DV8's Titanium Silver 182

[DV8]

Picked up my first Renault a few weeks ago - Titanium Silver 182 with 46k on her. Already had a Clio Sport sticker on it so must of previously been owned by an enthusiast.

Thought i'd start a thread to track the mods - nothing major planned as i'd like to keep her standard-ish (yeah right...).

Mod 1 - Spacers :smile:

 

[incy-spider]

That car in the background looks like a serious piece of kit, at a guess I'm thinking probably the cleanest turbo installation ever too. Truly magnifique! Mange tout Timmy!

 

[Diego_tit]

16 mm or 20 mm spacers?

 

[incy-spider]

15mm rear 20mm front

 

[DV8]

Decided to go for a bit of an Audio Upgrade. Gone for the Pioneer direct replacement speakers for the front - really impressed with the fitment of these.

Original Door Speakers:

Pioneer Replacements:

Dash had to come off to fit the tweeters:

Original Tweeters (Top) VS Pioneers (Bottom):

Original & Pioneer Tweeters in situe:

While the Dash was it off it gave me access to a crap load more space so i could fit a new Headunit and stalk control. Due to the bulkiness of the connectors this seemed almost impossible without the dash top off.

No fitted pics as everythings hidden now. LOL

Also got some 10mm rear stub axle spacers to go on as the 15mm seemed to rub a bit:

 

[JakeyCUK]

My car already had spacers fitted when I bought it but I think it's one of the best mods you can do on a 182, I've always thought the wheels seemed so lost in the arches, makes it look brilliant from the back :tonguewink:

 

[gav896]

Looks like a nice example Tim
(Gav-ek9) 🙈

 

[DV8]

Cheers mate, I originally wanted a funky colour but it added on an extra £1k for most examples... with more mileage...

 

[Dan...]

Looking good mate, I'll keep an eye on this. Good choice on the colour

 

[DV8]

Bit more maintenance...

Exhaust decided to separate itself from the manifold thanks to some failed washers - which left me with a ridiculously loud car and a nasty cough:

@incy-spider Got it sorted for me with a new exhaust fitting kit and bunged in a brand new Bosch sensor at the same time.

 

[incy-spider]

Woop woop!!

 

[DV8]

More mods

Decided the rear speakers could do with an upgrade too (Old & New):

Also a pic of the Headunit - added a little Nür graphic too it:

Gave the Headlights a mild restore and seal (they weren't too bad to begin with and look like the previous owner had already had a go):

I was also running vynil washer blanks (as seen above) while i was waiting to get some proper ones - these are now on:

 

[N4TH4N]

Which spacers ae you using?

 

[DV8]

BIMECC 15mm Front Spacers
Pure Motorsport 10mm Rear Hub/Stub Spacers

Dumped the 20/15mm set up as i was getting rubbing from the rear

 

[DV8]

Installed a new CS sticker on the rear too:

& Got a badge waiting to go on

Next mod is to repair the front splitter...

 

[N4TH4N]

V nice example!

 

[DV8]

My lip was looking a bit sorry for itself, think its a carbon KTEC one. Lacquer was chipped and in the centre there was a crack that had been bonded together.
Thought i'd try filling the damage wrapping it with CF vinyl - if it didn't work i could always paint it black.

Filling the central crack:

Vynil Applied - think it turned out quite well. Sadly had to add two joins but still an improvement.

Also went ahead with de-badging and fitting the new badge

When removing the Clio badge pins i found the boot cavity was stuffed with two cushions... they came straight out... LOL

Badges removed and then on to machine polishing:

And the results

 

[Loz H]

nice work

 

[Martin.]

Looks very fresh! Really tidies up the rear end with that style badge.

Love the CF washer blanks, but not a fan of vinyl on the splitter.

Really need to restore my headlights!

 

[DV8]

Looks very fresh! Really tidies up the rear end with that style badge.

Love the CF washer blanks, but not a fan of vinyl on the splitter.

Really need to restore my headlights!

Cheers mate!
With the splitter it was only really a choice of Paint it black, apply vinyl or remove it and buy a new one.
The Vinyl looks a lot better in the flesh (almost like textured matt) and seeing as its real carbon underneath its 'almost' ok...

 

[Martin.]

Hehe I know what you mean. Would have been a shame to throw away a real carbon one. I'd probably have been tempted to do it black though. Looks great as a whole though.

 

[leedsboy]

Titanium 182's always look so 'fresh' when they're clean and new badge finishes the rear off nicely.

Will be keeping an eye on this thread

 

[incy-spider]

Splitter does look pretty sweet in real life, defo needs anthracite wheels!!

 

[DV8]

Thought i'd best start some sort of service record so i can remember whats been done...

Had Cambelt, Dephaser & Aux Belts done yesterday by @incy-spider. Awesome job. Found that the timing was out a bit, all sorted now with all the proper Renault tools & know how. Feels so much better now.

45,550 Miles - 17/11/14 - Car Purchased
46,500 Miles - 22/01/15 - Parts - Bosch O2 Sensor Fitted, Genuine Renault Exhaust Bolts Fitted
47,100 Miles - 11/02/15 - Parts - Genuine Renault Rear Discs & Pads - By @incy-spider at County Renault Barnstaple
48,100 Miles - 10/04/15 - Service - Gates Cambelt Kit, Genuine Renault Dephaser, Genuine Renault Aux Belt & Pulley Kit - By @incy-spider at County Renault Barnstaple

 

[DV8]

Another service update; oil, filter and plugs changed thanks again to @incy-spider. Only thing left to do now is the air filter but I quite fancy the KTEC induction kit. We'll see.
Also ordered some Xsara washer jets as mine are blocked and dont seem to have a great pattern.

45,550 Miles - 17/11/14 - Car Purchased
46,500 Miles - 22/01/15 - Parts - Bosch O2 Sensor Fitted, Genuine Renault Exhaust Bolts Fitted
47,100 Miles - 11/02/15 - Parts - Genuine Renault Rear Discs & Pads - By @@incy-spider at County Renault Barnstaple
48,100 Miles - 10/04/15 - Service - Gates Cambelt Kit, Genuine Renault Dephaser, Genuine Renault Aux Belt & Pulley Kit - By @@incy-spider at County Renault Barnstaple
48,300 Miles - 24/04/15 - Service - Genuine Oil Filter, ELF Oil & Genuine plugs - By @@incy-spider at County Renault Barnstaple

 

[incy-spider]

Less of the maintenance and more of the mods needed now!!

 

[DV8]

Hell of a bark!

 

[imprezaworks]

Looks a tidy example. Where did you get the front spacers from?

 

[DV8]

Looks a tidy example. Where did you get the front spacers from?

Cheers! JJT AUTO on eBay - I would recommend only running 15mm up front and switching to 10mm stub spacers at the rear. My 20/15 setup did rub at the rear

 

[imprezaworks]

Ok cheers. I have shims on the rear which push the wheels out slightly. I'm changing to a different offset wheel and suspect I will need front spacers

 

[GavC]

LOL at the cushions stuffed into the boot lid! Must have been an attempt to cure a rattle?
Fantastic work so far on the motor :wink:

 

[DV8]

LOL at the cushions stuffed into the boot lid! Must have been an attempt to cure a rattle?
Fantastic work so far on the motor :wink:

Thanks mate!
The exhaust seems louder in the car after removing them so that would be my guess. Silly idea though.

 

[DV8]

Had the wheels re-painted - looked at various options in the gunmetal grey area. In the end went for Renault Lunar Grey as i wanted them to be a bit different. Looks great in the flesh with a slight blueish hue depending on the sun.

Better pics soon - Cheers to @incy-spider for the pro Tyre fitment.

 

[Dan The Top Bloke]

Looks smart mate, could you pm me a link to the front and back speekers at all? need to freshen mine up really as they sound awful.

 

[DV8]

Had a go at taking a couple of shots at night with some lighting with the clio as the subject. Turned out ok i think, lots learned. Think the car is kinda difficult to photography, really needs the right angles.