I would yes and the fog surrounds while your at it. I didnt do it as its bumper off job. will probably need more than one can of paint and lacquer though one can of primer should be fine for all. The lacquer once hardened job is to protect the paint so should stand up to chips as much as any paint (like bumpers) except a bumper cant deflect stones as well as the grille.
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EXHAUST FITTED WOOHOO!! SOUNDS AWESOME!!
Quiet when driving normally and dick sounding when your driving like a dick (lol)
Quite happily a Corsa VXR decided to overtake so I gave chase and I was shocked with the ease he pulled away in second gear and then I fluffed 3rd (again, im thinking I need a new dogbone mount) but then clawed him upon braking and cornering. It may not have been standard but still a shock. Would have expected the exhaust to give a little bit more power but none noticed...
Quiet when driving normally and dick sounding when your driving like a dick (lol)
Quite happily a Corsa VXR decided to overtake so I gave chase and I was shocked with the ease he pulled away in second gear and then I fluffed 3rd (again, im thinking I need a new dogbone mount) but then clawed him upon braking and cornering. It may not have been standard but still a shock. Would have expected the exhaust to give a little bit more power but none noticed...
Those are the best exhausts lol! What one you went for mate?
I'd bet that Corsa had been remapped if it pulled away that well. A mates nurburgring edition one (202hp compared with 189hp in standard trim) couldn't pull a car length on me in my ph1 lol, they're just too heavy. A simple re map soon sorts them out though.
I'd bet that Corsa had been remapped if it pulled away that well. A mates nurburgring edition one (202hp compared with 189hp in standard trim) couldn't pull a car length on me in my ph1 lol, they're just too heavy. A simple re map soon sorts them out though.
Oh thats okay then I only took it to a garage as its just a lot easier for them to do as they have ramps and I didnt fancy getting under a car and trying to do it myself at home!
Monaco 172
Im so so happy with the exhaust! Its perfect!
Don't want to be lowering the car anytime soon though....
They'll still catch on something i reckon!! could you not have used a sleeve rather than those clamps to secure the exhaust??
Well im assuming thats what ktec sent as I had my local garage fit it for me purely because I didnt want to be fecking around under a car with not much room. Annoyingly it seems that the clamps could have been twisted so they would give more clearance because as you can see at the moment they are positioned so they are going to be as close to the ground whereas if they were turned a quarter there would be a lot more clearance!
I would do but Im now away on a shift and then 5 days of training and a 4 day shift again! It will be fine but feck me Its annoying. Luckily suffolk doesnt seem to know what speed bumps are!
dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
Just loosen and rotate them when you get chance. Shouldn't be a problem.
1.6 Astra Sporthatch
I know the feeling, I have a week of training at a time at a training camp/hotel in Bedford, means you get a whole week without driving etc. Barely look at the car for the week!
clio 172 cup
Surrey do
Funny you said that as a few years ago I was based in surrey and had a lowered saxo and one time I went around a speed bump slowly and the woman behind cut me up so i almost smashed into her and started giving me abuse. To which I replied that I wasnt going to damage my car by going over the bump. She gave more abuse so I told herI had 3 squaddies in the car recently returned from afghan and that we would "fill her in" if she didnt shut up! lmao obviously we wouldnt have done but her reaction was amusing lmao
Yeah I dont even have my car down here! I was given a 1.2 corsa to get me and two other lads down here (portsmouth from norfolk) and all our kit and It was the most horrendous vehicle I have ever driven in my life!!!! I had my foot buried to the floor coming off slip roads and the car was pulling about as fast as my Clio would in 5th gear! Possibly even slower! Also the indicators dont self cancel and the seat felt like it was made from a mountain rock!
BUGGER!
Ignored my own advice while spraying my mirror caps and decided to use the whole can of lacquer as there was a tiny bit left....BIG mistake it now looks orange peely from where it spurted on the last few strokes and ive got a nice big run! b****cks!!!
Still pleased with the exhaust however its annoying when the car wheel spins as I can hear it hitting something? But only when it wheelspins never any other time..so because the stupid gritters have been out gritting the roads when its 4 degrees (I though water freezed at below 0 not +4!) the roads are now twice as slippery as they would have been if they had just been left to get icey. God knows why they bother. If you can't drive a car on a bit of ice you shouldnt be driving at all! So of course im wheelspinning everywhere with my ditchfinders.....never had a car spin its wheels in third gear while rolling before!!!
So now I have to wait till March/April for some traction LOL
Ignored my own advice while spraying my mirror caps and decided to use the whole can of lacquer as there was a tiny bit left....BIG mistake it now looks orange peely from where it spurted on the last few strokes and ive got a nice big run! b****cks!!!
Still pleased with the exhaust however its annoying when the car wheel spins as I can hear it hitting something? But only when it wheelspins never any other time..so because the stupid gritters have been out gritting the roads when its 4 degrees (I though water freezed at below 0 not +4!) the roads are now twice as slippery as they would have been if they had just been left to get icey. God knows why they bother. If you can't drive a car on a bit of ice you shouldnt be driving at all! So of course im wheelspinning everywhere with my ditchfinders.....never had a car spin its wheels in third gear while rolling before!!!
So now I have to wait till March/April for some traction LOL
To be fair I did question whether It even worked at first as its not like the Twingo's I had. The ESP especially on that was awesome and perfectly judged whereas this lets the wheels spin forever before it actually does anything!
1.6 Astra Sporthatch
Wetsand and buff up?
Clear coat is off and now im left with the graphite grey which now looks a matte colour with what looks like orange holes all over it! I also sanded right down to the original colour in a small part of it so majorly fucked off. Don't know how this has happened when all my over stuff came out 100%
dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
I know dem spraying fail feels.
Well redid the mirrors!
Sanded them down as best I could with what I had (2000 grit) and then redid them primer and all!
To be honest I got 90% of the finish I was after which isnt bad for a diy jobbie. If I hadnt have ballsed it up the first time they probably would have been 99% but oh well. You would never tell they aren't perfect from a distance anyway!
They are still drying so will look better. Then I will buff them up with some turtle wax when they are fully dry in a few days. Should look great on the car! Now just the small door handle section to do and my clio badge to redo.
Anyone know how to remove the clio badge without breaking it?
Sanded them down as best I could with what I had (2000 grit) and then redid them primer and all!
To be honest I got 90% of the finish I was after which isnt bad for a diy jobbie. If I hadnt have ballsed it up the first time they probably would have been 99% but oh well. You would never tell they aren't perfect from a distance anyway!
They are still drying so will look better. Then I will buff them up with some turtle wax when they are fully dry in a few days. Should look great on the car! Now just the small door handle section to do and my clio badge to redo.
Anyone know how to remove the clio badge without breaking it?
dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
They'll be fine once wet sanded and polished.
