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Well my current insurers were not quite as optimistic/enthusiastic about my modifications as me. Resulting in me having to go to Adrian Flux to get proper cover, so this work all declared has resulted in an extra £300 over what I paid for the van as standard. Not the end of the world but worth noting
Final stages of the upgrades almost done now. The Tein active coil-overs are now nicely bedded in and they are superb, being a GPS and speed based system they are smooth when driving carefully then tighten up when you want to enjoy yourself.
The Yellow Racing brake upgrade is superb too I opted for six pot fronts and four pot rears with decent sized discs to boot. I had to buy larger wheel arches to accommodate the additional work and have to do a bit of fine fettling and filling at the weekend.
I'm happy with the re-mapped diesel at the moment but plan after all the modifications to slip a tuned Cooper S engine and gearbox assembly into it in the future. The winter wheels/tyres hide the discs/calipers a bit more than the summer wheels/tyres Rota RB's
The Yellow Racing brake upgrade is superb too I opted for six pot fronts and four pot rears with decent sized discs to boot. I had to buy larger wheel arches to accommodate the additional work and have to do a bit of fine fettling and filling at the weekend.
I'm happy with the re-mapped diesel at the moment but plan after all the modifications to slip a tuned Cooper S engine and gearbox assembly into it in the future. The winter wheels/tyres hide the discs/calipers a bit more than the summer wheels/tyres Rota RB's
Edited by BIRMA on Tuesday 12th February 16:03
HorneyMX5 said:
Love this so much. I keep yogi with getting my Clubman Cooper D remapped, but I'm worried it will murder the clutch in short order.
I'm six months into the re-map and don't think there is an issue, besides the benefits of the re-map come in at 2000 rpm so unless you are one of those people who have the bad habit of keeping your foot on the clutch I don't think there is a problem. Despite the significant hike in performance I'm still getting 41 MPG overall on V-Power diesel.DuckSauce said:
Did Celtic tuning come out to do the remap?
I actually prefer your winter wheel setup. Looks pretty good on the coilovers
Yes, you book the tuner and he turns up at your chosen place. I was going to have my CL65 re-mapped by them as my local Mercedes specialist recommended them, it's a first class service.I actually prefer your winter wheel setup. Looks pretty good on the coilovers
I'm not a fan of black wheels at all, it was only because these came up on e-bay at a decent price otherwise I'd have bought another set of Rota's.
I'm taking the car down to Southampton to have it aligned and may lower the suspension a bit more.
BIRMA said:
Yes, you book the tuner and he turns up at your chosen place. I was going to have my CL65 re-mapped by them as my local Mercedes specialist recommended them, it's a first class service.
I'm not a fan of black wheels at all, it was only because these came up on e-bay at a decent price otherwise I'd have bought another set of Rota's.
I'm taking the car down to Southampton to have it aligned and may lower the suspension a bit more.
Excellent! I will bookmark their site.I'm not a fan of black wheels at all, it was only because these came up on e-bay at a decent price otherwise I'd have bought another set of Rota's.
I'm taking the car down to Southampton to have it aligned and may lower the suspension a bit more.
I didn't like dark wheels either, until I got my Clubman and it had the same alloys as you.
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