Clio 172 Homemade strut brace transforms the handling :)

[hewlett]

It took a while to fabricate but oh boy is it worth it.

The car corners much flatter, feels more solid at the front end, and all those local corners I know so well can be taken 10mph more quickly and with much more confidence. Clearly the 172 front end is a thing of fragility as the stiffening has transformed it. Yes that's wood btw, a long way from any real heat and I'm sure the plastic would melt before the wood caught on fire

[oakdale]

Are you serious?
Biggest botch up I've seen in a while.

[hewlett]

It's very solid and works a treat, not a mm of play and really does do the job

[Alfa_75_Steve]

You have to be taking the piss.

Surely?

Or are you a close friend of Utterly Clueless?

[hewlett]

Cost: about £15
Effectiveness: 100%
Safety: well it seems very solid and hardwood catches fire at a higher temperature than the surrounding plastic so it should be OK

In summary, success..

[The_Jackal]

lol you just reminded me to go look at the Barry site.
Havent had a good laugh at that for a while.

[HereBeMonsters]

LMAO!

[The Riddler]

Are you for real?!

Edited by The Riddler on Tuesday 30th June 06:55

[dotty]

Hahahahaha!!

[Scousefella]

[Bonxy]

Are you utterly serious?

What have you bolted it to ?

lmfao

[The Riddler]

Look at the bolts on the top mount. I could bite them in half!

[Brunzybubbles]

[Jermal]

[The Riddler]

Brunzybubbles said:

Welcome to the site though!

ETA, Is this the strangest first post ever?!

Edited by The Riddler on Thursday 2nd July 01:40

[Stu R]

[OllieWinchester]

Funniest thing I have seen in a long while.

[Alfanatic]

I like that bent bolt! Did you bend it before or after it made a dent in the bonnet?

[ZesPak]

It's almost like a morgan now...

DIY gone wrong?

[Utterpiffle]

Yeah that'll help

Put the bonnet down and step away from the car...