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172 Cup
Update time!
Well i picked the freshly refurbished Turini's up on thursday and i can safely say they are now in OUTSTANDING condition! Im sooo pleased i got them done silver it makes the car look 100x better than before.
Over the weekend ive had all 4 wheels off for the following process:
- Rinsed
- Washed using Dodo Juice Born to be mild
- Rinsed
- Dried
- Sealed with EGP extra gloss
- 2 Coats (each wheel) of Poor boys Wheel sealant
- Tyres dressed with megs gel
With the Turini's taken care of my and our kid turned our attention to sorting out the paggered looking calipers:
Before:
After:
FRESH
With all 4 of the calipers looking considerably better, all 4 Turini's were fitted and the icing on the cake came in the form of my new TPI Polarised wheel bolts ohh yeah! The car was given a quick wash (still needs a full 3 stage detail) and i headed out to grab some pics of it:
Really happy with how the car is coming along now, its starting to look real clean and fresh even if i do say so myself which is the aim of the car.
Thanks for looking, comments welcome as always
Well i picked the freshly refurbished Turini's up on thursday and i can safely say they are now in OUTSTANDING condition! Im sooo pleased i got them done silver it makes the car look 100x better than before.
Over the weekend ive had all 4 wheels off for the following process:
- Rinsed
- Washed using Dodo Juice Born to be mild
- Rinsed
- Dried
- Sealed with EGP extra gloss
- 2 Coats (each wheel) of Poor boys Wheel sealant
- Tyres dressed with megs gel
With the Turini's taken care of my and our kid turned our attention to sorting out the paggered looking calipers:
Before:
After:
FRESH
With all 4 of the calipers looking considerably better, all 4 Turini's were fitted and the icing on the cake came in the form of my new TPI Polarised wheel bolts ohh yeah! The car was given a quick wash (still needs a full 3 stage detail) and i headed out to grab some pics of it:
Really happy with how the car is coming along now, its starting to look real clean and fresh even if i do say so myself which is the aim of the car.
Thanks for looking, comments welcome as always
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Love it
Love it! it's superb
Discounted 1*2 parts
That's made up my mind on black or silver calipers!! Silver looks great.
172 Cup
Love it
Cheers mate!
It really does make all the difference.
Thanks man :approve:
Thanks! Just having a well earned takeaway and beer lol
Black looks good too dude, however these add the fresh side to things...hopefully they will stay clean for a good few months.
172 Cup
A few have said that may be the case with them, hopefully i'll get the summer out of them then they can be repainted after the winter
The wheels bolts are defo worth the moneyz lol
172 Cup
I had them done at SEM Alloys in Sunderland mate, his work is amazing.
Looking good man!
ta very muchCheers dude.
Dont get me wrong mate i love Turini's in anthracite too but IMO Cups belong on silver Turini's (unless for track purposes etc).
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Where is SEM? I've never seen it
Titanium 182
Redhouse mate, just along the road from the Ford garage on Wessy way
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
Ah, no wonder I've not seen it. Don't go that way often
Looks like they've done a good job though
Looks like they've done a good job though
172 Cup
What lee said lol.
rusty wheel arch screws make me sad
Rest is
They are a job for another day
, cheers too!Ah, no wonder I've not seen it. Don't go that way often
Looks like they've done a good job though
His work is seriously top notch dude, defo comes highly recommended.
172 Cup
What a great example this is. Anymore plans? Tidying? Looks awesome!
Thanks alot pal! Plans for the near future;
- 2 new Conti contact sports (these things are soft lol!)
- Tracking/allignment all set up
- New '2.0' side bullets
- Short aeriel
- Full paint correction
FCS
Plans later in the year/future:
- Clutch
- Rear calipers refurbished
- Dog bone mount/engine mounts (either OE or powerflex)
- Shocks (either OE Cup shocks or a Koni kit)
- Then maybe i might think about a few more performance mods...maybe lolz.
Im saving to move out too so its just one step at a time while maintaining her.
Wow! really appreciate that mate cheers, i'll keep that in mind
Thanks Owen!
172 Cup
Had the car at the FCS at the weekend and while I was there I bargained with the dent master bloke and got a couple of car parking dings took out from both the passenger door and drivers door (one on each). As it happens he done this on the CS stand and I have to say he did a fantastic job with both dings vanishing .
More updates soon after pay day lol.
.More updates soon after pay day lol.
Just read this thread and I must say this is spot on! I really want to go the OEM+ route with mine including the HC discs and 2500s (or maybe Carbon Lorraines if the budget allows).
Can I ask where you got your new gearknob from and also the bullets (were the bullets brand new or resprayed)?
Also not sure whether to get the original Conti Contacts or Michi PS3s - have you tried both?
I really want to go the OEM+ route with mine including the HC discs and 2500s (or maybe Carbon Lorraines if the budget allows).Can I ask where you got your new gearknob from and also the bullets (were the bullets brand new or resprayed)?
Also not sure whether to get the original Conti Contacts or Michi PS3s - have you tried both?
172 Cup
Just read this thread and I must say this is spot on!
Can I ask where you got your new gearknob from and also the bullets (were the bullets brand new or resprayed)?
Also not sure whether to get the original Conti Contacts or Michi PS3s - have you tried both?
Thanks alot mate!
The new gear knob and bullets can be bought through your local Renault dealership or Tom aka West Renault off here.
If the car is for road use i would stick to the ds2500's aswell matey
With regards to the tyres i think the conti contacts sports are fantastic (they were the original Cup tyre). I have not ran PE3's on my car but my brother had them on his Trophy and again i have to say they are a fantastic tyre so i dont think you can go wrong with either imo.
Hopefully there will be some more updates with the Cup soon!
182, 6r GTi
looks really smart subtle mods but really set it off
172 Cup
Yeah they seem to wear very quick that's the downside!
Personally from using both tyres I prefer the michelins, however if you could get the conti's cheap then go for them
Jimbo....how's the corgie's?
Haha Charles has taken them for a walk
Thanks pal!
172 Cup
Update:
Very little has happened with the Cup recently, however this week saw the following:
- 2 New Conti Contact Sports
- 2 new track rod ends
- Fully aligned and set up to 172 Cup specs again
- Oil change with gulf 5-40w
- OE Oil filter change
- ITG panel filter cleaned
Basically the numpy who changed the track rod end and set the tracking in the past had set it up wrong and it was way out, which resulted in the death of my front tyres hence the change. The car now seems to turn in sharper which is great.
I have also purchased a house so progress with the Cup is going to be very slow. TBH it doesnt really need anything now (a few odds and sods) and is just about a MINT example of a 172 CUP which was my aim from the off.
It may stay as it is (and being maintained to a high standard) for some time now with work needing to be done to the house etc and also the possibility of me and my bro buying ourselves a 106 GTI/VTS to turn into an all out track prep'ed project car in the future (i still miss my vts dearly lol) which we have talked about doing for some time together.
Anyhow pics of it to follow soon once its been fully machine polished, Thanks for looking guys
Very little has happened with the Cup recently, however this week saw the following:
- 2 New Conti Contact Sports
- 2 new track rod ends
- Fully aligned and set up to 172 Cup specs again
- Oil change with gulf 5-40w
- OE Oil filter change
- ITG panel filter cleaned
Basically the numpy who changed the track rod end and set the tracking in the past had set it up wrong and it was way out, which resulted in the death of my front tyres hence the change. The car now seems to turn in sharper which is great.
I have also purchased a house so progress with the Cup is going to be very slow. TBH it doesnt really need anything now (a few odds and sods) and is just about a MINT example of a 172 CUP which was my aim from the off.
It may stay as it is (and being maintained to a high standard) for some time now with work needing to be done to the house etc and also the possibility of me and my bro buying ourselves a 106 GTI/VTS to turn into an all out track prep'ed project car in the future (i still miss my vts dearly lol) which we have talked about doing for some time together.
Anyhow pics of it to follow soon once its been fully machine polished, Thanks for looking guys
Anymore updates on this ? hope it's still keeping strong
172 Cup
Sorry for the late reply pal i have only just noticed this post due to being away and being busy with other things.
The Cup is still going strong and is being maintained as it should be! I have bought a house which needed (needs) alot of work so 'progress' as such has stopped for now. The car is at the place i always wanted and is still only on 50k so has alot of life in her yet lol.
The Cup is still going strong
and is being maintained as it should be! I have bought a house which needed (needs) alot of work so 'progress' as such has stopped for now. The car is at the place i always wanted and is still only on 50k so has alot of life in her yet lol.
172 Cup
Well its been a while since anything has been happening with the Cup as i had bought a house which needed a lot of work doing to it so money was tight! Having got the house sorted i thought i would take the chance to give the Cup its yearly service, after a quick look on Opie Oils a purchase was made and this little lot turned up:
The Cup was serviced last weekend and i thought that since it had not been detailed properly yet i would sort it out, so the car was fully machine polished and waxed etc today and after all the hard work me and my brother put in i popped out for some pics:
some of the products used today:
Really happy with how it turned out!...current mileage of it is now 53k
The Cup was serviced last weekend and i thought that since it had not been detailed properly yet i would sort it out, so the car was fully machine polished and waxed etc today and after all the hard work me and my brother put in i popped out for some pics:
some of the products used today:
Really happy with how it turned out!...current mileage of it is now 53k
banther
ClioSport Club Member
Pretty much echoes what im doing with my 172 Cup. I've still got the onerous wheel refurb yet to really smarten mine up.
They really let the car down, for me.
Quick question... How have you found the eibachs? I want cooksports but getting fed up with waiting and want them on before FCS. What sort of drop did you get with them?
They really let the car down, for me.
Quick question... How have you found the eibachs? I want cooksports but getting fed up with waiting and want them on before FCS. What sort of drop did you get with them?
172 Cup
Thanks dude!Yeah having the wheels refurbished made a big difference to the appearance of the car mate. As regards to the springs they are fantastic, as is all Eibach stuff, its pretty much all i will use and have had Eibachs on all my cars. They come well recommended from most the lads on here too dude. I cant rate them highly enough. They dropped it around 15-20mm i would say its just a nice amount
