Megane RS250. Attempt 3. I am not smart.
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Third time lucky, can I keep a Megane RS a year?
Previous 2 were sold just before I had them a year, due to circumstances at the time making them no longer an option. Yet, I still go back to these French pieces of tat, why? Well; that's a question my Mrs would love to know as well, but the honest answer is no other car has got under my skin like these little baguette-mobiles.
Anyway; to the car!
Here it is, the day I picked it up.
Deliciously standard. This one, is a little special and somewhat uncommon, even for the already uncommon Megane RS. It's an Extreme Blue RS250 Cup, one of only 18 registered in the UK. This has a light (I mean light) smattering of options, including: DRL's, RS Monitor and Keyless entry, and that's it!
Having owned 2 previously, one being a facelift 265, and a pre facelift 250 lux, this certain feels more spartan compared to those 2. This is the first one without the Recaro CS Sportsters I've owned. This has very few options, which, for me, was perfect due to what I want to do with it.
Both previous RS' have been dailies first and foremost, and cars to use on track taking a definitive back foot on the priorities list, meaning some of the modifications I wanted to do had to take a back foot.
Now, due not needing the car for daily use, I can do what I've wanted to do for a while, and turn it into a car that I can drive to track in comfort, doing decent economy and a big boot, turn up to a circuit, empty the boot and spend all day worrying expensive machinery.
First up, was to do some quick, remedial jobs that help take age off a car, and help tidy it up somewhat. First up was de-yellowing all of the lights.
I'm not a fan of the xenon, in reflector lens look, it looks crap and never suits the car. So I've settled with some LED sidelights, and Osram Coolboost blue 4300k halogen bulbs. It removes the yellow from the headlights, adds a little further range, but most importantly, doesn't blind people and make you like a penis. This suits me.
Before:
After:
The one thing the put me off this, was the huge amount chrome on the front end, with headlights looking a little awkward, and to my eye, odd. Thanks to some satin black paint, and liberation of the Mrs' hairdryer, I split them and sprayed the inserts black.
Refitted:
This, to me, tidying the front end up hugely, and with the new black front badge gave the front end a much meaner look.
As I had the front badge, it would've been rude not to fit the rear, and remove the MEGANE badges across the back end of the car. I initially wanted to keep the RS badge in the corner, but whilst removing the badges the tar and glue remover I was using peeled that badge too, so off that came too. I initially didn't like the badge-less rear look, but i'm warming to it now.
Then, after much deliberation I fitted a blanking plate, and an ITG induction kit to the car. This is intake was fitted to the white one and I loved the noise, so it made sense to get it on this too. It's also been shown on dynos to add about 10hp to the car, which was enough to persuade me to buy it. The blanking plate, well, it makes choo-choos and I'm 4 years old inside, so this makes me happy.
So far, this is where it sits.
Next plans are wheels & Brakes, coilovers, POWERRRR, and many many trackdays inbetween.
I'm normally crap at keeping these up to date, but I will try to keep this updated.
Previous 2 were sold just before I had them a year, due to circumstances at the time making them no longer an option. Yet, I still go back to these French pieces of tat, why? Well; that's a question my Mrs would love to know as well, but the honest answer is no other car has got under my skin like these little baguette-mobiles.
Anyway; to the car!
Here it is, the day I picked it up.
Deliciously standard. This one, is a little special and somewhat uncommon, even for the already uncommon Megane RS. It's an Extreme Blue RS250 Cup, one of only 18 registered in the UK. This has a light (I mean light) smattering of options, including: DRL's, RS Monitor and Keyless entry, and that's it!
Having owned 2 previously, one being a facelift 265, and a pre facelift 250 lux, this certain feels more spartan compared to those 2. This is the first one without the Recaro CS Sportsters I've owned. This has very few options, which, for me, was perfect due to what I want to do with it.
Both previous RS' have been dailies first and foremost, and cars to use on track taking a definitive back foot on the priorities list, meaning some of the modifications I wanted to do had to take a back foot.
Now, due not needing the car for daily use, I can do what I've wanted to do for a while, and turn it into a car that I can drive to track in comfort, doing decent economy and a big boot, turn up to a circuit, empty the boot and spend all day worrying expensive machinery.
First up, was to do some quick, remedial jobs that help take age off a car, and help tidy it up somewhat. First up was de-yellowing all of the lights.
I'm not a fan of the xenon, in reflector lens look, it looks crap and never suits the car. So I've settled with some LED sidelights, and Osram Coolboost blue 4300k halogen bulbs. It removes the yellow from the headlights, adds a little further range, but most importantly, doesn't blind people and make you like a penis. This suits me.
Before:
After:
The one thing the put me off this, was the huge amount chrome on the front end, with headlights looking a little awkward, and to my eye, odd. Thanks to some satin black paint, and liberation of the Mrs' hairdryer, I split them and sprayed the inserts black.
Refitted:
This, to me, tidying the front end up hugely, and with the new black front badge gave the front end a much meaner look.
As I had the front badge, it would've been rude not to fit the rear, and remove the MEGANE badges across the back end of the car. I initially wanted to keep the RS badge in the corner, but whilst removing the badges the tar and glue remover I was using peeled that badge too, so off that came too. I initially didn't like the badge-less rear look, but i'm warming to it now.
Then, after much deliberation I fitted a blanking plate, and an ITG induction kit to the car. This is intake was fitted to the white one and I loved the noise, so it made sense to get it on this too. It's also been shown on dynos to add about 10hp to the car, which was enough to persuade me to buy it. The blanking plate, well, it makes choo-choos and I'm 4 years old inside, so this makes me happy.
So far, this is where it sits.
Next plans are wheels & Brakes, coilovers, POWERRRR, and many many trackdays inbetween.
I'm normally crap at keeping these up to date, but I will try to keep this updated.
Croutons said:
This deserves more input from others. Looks like your experience from the previous two has already given you a good idea of what to do, and if you stick to subtle mods it's going to be a cracker.
Fingers crossed you can keep this one longer than the last two!
We can only but hope! I'm currently looking for some wheels and coilovers for it. I know what I want, but it's just waiting on payday now! Fingers crossed you can keep this one longer than the last two!
Butter Face said:
Looks great in Extreme blue. The 19" (I can't remember the name of them now) diamond cut wheels look ace against this colour, the black can get a bit lost.
Good work so far!
Part of the reason I picked this one was due to the colour. I knew they were rare, and looked amazing in blue. Good work so far!
The one thing that I don't like about the car at the moment is the wheels. They look lost in the arches, and the black doesn't hugely appeal to me. I'm on the lookout for a set of OZ Ultraleggeras, ideally in bronze. I don't really want to buy new, as they're hugely expensive and you lose a load of money. Me, being the tight fisted git I am, doesn't want to buy new. I am looking at a set of road wheels, and track wheels.
Road wheels will still have semi slicks on, but something like Michelin Cup2's, or Yoko AD08R's. The track wheels will probably have R888R's or Nankang AR1's; not sure yet.
Coilovers are going to be BC Racing. for their adjustability. After that, it'll be power, noise,etc.
|https://thumbsnap.com/R5GElUrM[/url]Nice car OP. I remember seeing this up for sale and was tempted due to the rare colour. Although I like bright coloured cars so ended up with a yellow one. Plus I also like the look of the xenons. Different strokes for different folks I guess 
I need to get a readers ride thread up too.
I need to get a readers ride thread up too.
MikeGoodwin said:
Post some more of the car mate, love this colour
Thanks!I need to get it cleaned, and some nice photos taken. There's an RS coffee morning in Bristol I'm going too, so may dig the DSLR out and take some decent photos. It could do with a full correction detail, but at the minute I'd rather drive it
Gilhooligan said:
Nice car OP. I remember seeing this up for sale and was tempted due to the rare colour. Although I like bright coloured cars so ended up with a yellow one. Plus I also like the look of the xenons. Different strokes for different folks I guess
I need to get a readers ride thread up too.
Tbh, it was what swayed it for me. I had a White, and a black one previously and wanted a different colour, and loved the LY, but didn't want the hassle if I dinged a barrier. But thinking of that, I've picked a rarer colour than LY... I need to get a readers ride thread up too.
I had Xenons on my old white one, and they were sublime. I wasn't keen on the halogen bulbs and did consider passing the entire car because of it, but I thought that once painted inside, they'll look better and work just as well, as I rarely drive it at night anyway.
Turbojuice said:
Doing any brake mods for the track day or just going as it is? Seen a lot of people switch to the plain discs due to the slotted ones eating up pads on track.
I am yeah, currently got it all in the basket ready for payday, it includes: BC Racing coilovers, new pads front and rear, (discs are fine), new lines and fluid. I'm happy to forego the coilovers, but I've managed to boil the brakes on a back road blast at 6-7/10ths already. The brakes will be done, 100%. Nunga said:
Ive got a soft spot for blue cars; great wheel choice as well.
Thanks! I'm going a sort of blue and yellow theme with the car, so the intercooler is going to have yellow logos on it, yellow towstrap and I'm considering getting the blade/DRL holder thing pinstriped in yellow too. I'm not a fan of OTT styling, but I think that can look good, as it won't be enough to ruin the front end, but will be enough to break the blue and black up a bit. I have a trackday booked. Pembrey, with Opentrack on 30th June.
In prep for this, a few parts were ordered, mainly:
Hel Braided brake lines.
Motul RBF600 fluid
Performance Fricton Z rated pads.
EBC Yellowstuff rears.
Pure Motorsport Rear camber shim kit.
Pure Motorsport Stud Conversion.
And finally, BC Racing Coilovers. 8kg front springs, 7kg rears. This is supposedly the ideal fast road/trackday setup.
All of this should be going on the car in the next week or so. I'm looking to see about getting cooksport to set up the geo.
In prep for this, a few parts were ordered, mainly:
Hel Braided brake lines.
Motul RBF600 fluid
Performance Fricton Z rated pads.
EBC Yellowstuff rears.
Pure Motorsport Rear camber shim kit.
Pure Motorsport Stud Conversion.
And finally, BC Racing Coilovers. 8kg front springs, 7kg rears. This is supposedly the ideal fast road/trackday setup.
All of this should be going on the car in the next week or so. I'm looking to see about getting cooksport to set up the geo.
Great thread, having always been a renaultsport fan and owned a few 172/182/R26 examples. I have just bought a really cheap Megane Rs250 that I am collecting on Sunday.
I'll be interested to hear how you find the BC's, I am just contemplating purchasing some Gaz Golds on an introductory offer on at the moment.
Good luck !
I'll be interested to hear how you find the BC's, I am just contemplating purchasing some Gaz Golds on an introductory offer on at the moment.
Good luck !
tc3nitro said:
Great thread, having always been a renaultsport fan and owned a few 172/182/R26 examples. I have just bought a really cheap Megane Rs250 that I am collecting on Sunday.
I'll be interested to hear how you find the BC's, I am just contemplating purchasing some Gaz Golds on an introductory offer on at the moment.
Good luck !
Cheers! They're getting fitted and setup up by Cooksport themselves next week. All being well I'll be able to give first impressions shortly after. I'll be interested to hear how you find the BC's, I am just contemplating purchasing some Gaz Golds on an introductory offer on at the moment.
Good luck !
Welcome to the Mk3! If you're on Facebook I would join the Renaultsport groups, as there is a lot of information on there, and a lot of very tasty metal. People will often post up about TD's they're doing and whether people will be going along etc.
I properly suck at updating these!
I had the coilovers, brakes, stud conversion, mid box chop and everything fitted by Cooksport. When I got it back, it looked like this.
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|https://thumbsnap.com/NLJKbiy9[/url
It's a bit low!
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But it's got the coilovers on, and 2.7 degrees of front camber each side.
The mid box chop has transformed the whole car. It adds so much drama to the car now and pops and bangs like it always should've.
So a week after having this done, It was booked on for Pembrey with Opentrack.
It was a stupid early start to travel from Bristol but it was well worth it. There was 2 Megane's (including mine), an FN2, Mini Cooper S and a Focus ST.
During the day I took a few of my mates out, had a few lovely dices with other cars and overall had a great time leaning harder on the car than I ever had.
The over-riding impression was A. The grip from the camber, and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2's were insane, and the braking performance was nothing short of incredible.It was making the passengers nearly headbutt the dashboard, and a couple of times cars nearly rear-ended me because of the braking. A mate said after he got out that he was about to scream brake as he
thought I'd forgot to brake, and later said he would've preferred to have hit the barriers.
Almost all trackday photos are the same, and boring to those who don't care! But The car performed faultlessly, and managed to keep up with an FK2 type R, a couple of Turbo MX5's and an S2000. There was a white one though that I could not keep up with!
It did highlight how bad the seats were though, as I was falling out of them and bracing the wheel on most turns. So some buckets are next, without doubt. Power will be done over the winter I think.
It's going to Forge Action day on 7th September, and I have Curborough sprint course booked for the end of sept, and Combe in early November. I want to get it booked on for another trackday before hand. I'm unsure as to which yet.
I had the coilovers, brakes, stud conversion, mid box chop and everything fitted by Cooksport. When I got it back, it looked like this.
[url]
|https://thumbsnap.com/NLJKbiy9[/urlIt's a bit low!
]
But it's got the coilovers on, and 2.7 degrees of front camber each side.
The mid box chop has transformed the whole car. It adds so much drama to the car now and pops and bangs like it always should've.
So a week after having this done, It was booked on for Pembrey with Opentrack.
It was a stupid early start to travel from Bristol but it was well worth it. There was 2 Megane's (including mine), an FN2, Mini Cooper S and a Focus ST.
During the day I took a few of my mates out, had a few lovely dices with other cars and overall had a great time leaning harder on the car than I ever had.
The over-riding impression was A. The grip from the camber, and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2's were insane, and the braking performance was nothing short of incredible.It was making the passengers nearly headbutt the dashboard, and a couple of times cars nearly rear-ended me because of the braking. A mate said after he got out that he was about to scream brake as he
thought I'd forgot to brake, and later said he would've preferred to have hit the barriers.
Almost all trackday photos are the same, and boring to those who don't care! But The car performed faultlessly, and managed to keep up with an FK2 type R, a couple of Turbo MX5's and an S2000. There was a white one though that I could not keep up with!
It did highlight how bad the seats were though, as I was falling out of them and bracing the wheel on most turns. So some buckets are next, without doubt. Power will be done over the winter I think.
It's going to Forge Action day on 7th September, and I have Curborough sprint course booked for the end of sept, and Combe in early November. I want to get it booked on for another trackday before hand. I'm unsure as to which yet.
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