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I have a Clio 200. I’m looking to get a little extra camber and castor It’s a late 2010 model, which I think has some struggles with camber adjustment via top mount owing to the smaller aperture? I was looking at powerflex adjustable camber and castor bushes. Does anyone have any experience...

I just did a write-up here of upgrading speakers and headunit to a Sony DSX-GS80. It's not cheap at around £190 but is an excellent stereo with plenty of power if you ever want to upgrade your speakers and will give you both USB/Lightning and Bluetooth options for playing music from your...

I'd love to reduce the general road/wind noise in my Clio to make it a bit more pleasant on motorway journeys - I've been spoilt with years of doing it in the likes of my M3, S4, Disco 4, C Class etc. With rear seats and parcel shelf fitted, I suspect the bulk of my noise comes from the front...

Yeah, it's a shame about the rear seats. I bet someone did it at some point thinking they were better. I shall be keeping an eye out for some cup items. Regarding stereo stuff - I like my music and do a lot of long journeys, I'm just trying to make it usable in case I need to use it for them...

I originally owned a 182FF back in 2011, I've always had a thing for Clios and naturally, a Trophy always topped the list. In the years since, I'd sort of moved on from the Clio in all sorts of fun and interesting cars from an R26, various M3s, S4, M2, K20 Elise, Exige - all sorts. I regularly...

So more drama today. The stalk adapter I bought doesn't work and apparently I need to buy a more expensive CANBUS one. http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/ctsrn005-2-can-bus-steering-control-adaptor#product_tabs_description_tabbed

I don't have any experience directly with the Clio, but I'm really interested to hear others. I have done it on an Elise, though. It might be different, as it had zero sound deadening already (Not sure what various clios have standard?) but the concept was getting the most improvement for the...

Thanks for letting me know, Car Audio Centre have a price match promise, so I'll get in touch with them.

Absolutely. It's not split per se as the filtering is done on the tweeter. The tweeter wire seems to come from the car side door plug. I didn't reuse the tweeter wire, though.

Yeah, I've cut into the OEM wiring close to the car side of the door plugs for the crossovers. In hindsight,I probably make it more complicated than I needed to doing it that way. If I did it again, I'd probably do it from behind the headunit with an ISO extension loom to avoid modifying the...

It's 4x45w RMS at 4 Ohm. I believe it achives 45w RMS at 2 Ohms for the direct driven sub by combining both rear channels. On the plus side, I got it fitted this afternoon along with finishing off the speakers etc. and it's a huge improvement even before I've messed with any settings or got...

Where did you see that the power rating is at 2 Ohms? The manual says 4x 100w at 2 ohm / 4 ohm. Which is confusing, but I think it means that you achieve 100w per channel either way because when you drive a sub directly (the only time you're running at 2ohm, which is configured via a menu) you...

I grabbed a few pics of the fitment for anyone interested. I'm quite happy that it was possible to fit is all discretely. New vs. Old - If this doesn't offer a decent improvement once driven properly, I don't know what will! by mikehhhhhhh, on Flickr Untitled by mikehhhhhhh, on Flickr...

That's good to hear. The DSX-GS180 should have plenty with nearly double the power then! I ended up ordering this for remote control, hopefully it does the trick - http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/ctsrn003-stalk-adapter-for-renault-clio-kangoo-megane-twin

What a drama that was. I couldn't find any solder anywhere to repair the multimeter. Made quick work of it once I got it going, though. I've been popping out to work on it in short bursts between meetings and I have one side done front and rear and I think those who suggested a new headunit was...

I'm currently stuck mid fitting of the crossovers because I can't seem to find a pinout for the car side of the door plug and I broke the battery connector off my multimeter to check it :poop: Managed to fettle the standard tweeter location to get the focal tweeters in nicely, though.

The more I've thought about it, the more I've had doubts about this extra amp. This Sony headunit pumps out the same power (4x100w max, 45w RMS) as that add-on amp! https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/in-car-receivers-players/dsx-gs80#product_details_default Plus you have the bonus of having...

I've ordered one of these already. What's the bluetooth fitting loom?

Any recommendations on sound deadening? Am I best off just coughing up for dynomat?

The last time I fitted components to a Clio, I cut the speaker wiring on the car side of the door shut for the crossover and just reused that. Where would you put sound deadening? Also, a slight update - a helpful chap on the Clio Trophy Facebook group put me onto this high-level amp that...

Yeah, will do.

Well for anyone interested, I ordered the following These for the front: https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-focal-car-audio-130as_p-32021.htm These for the rear: https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-focal-car-audio-rcx-130_p-40178.htm Hopefully they'll improve things a bit

I've spent some time researching this evening. I'm currently debating a set of Focal component speakers like these - https://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-focal-car-audio-130as_p-32021.htm Probably with a pair of coaxials to replace the rear speakers. I'll see how that goes before...

I'm looking to upgrade the audio in my 182 Trophy. I don't want to go through the rigmorale of fitting an amp. I'd ideally like to retain the original stereo, but if that's the best option to upgrade audio without an amp, I'd consider it. I'm guessing my best option is to spend out on the...

After years of working on cars with nothing but a Halfords tool kit, I recently started to build up my battery powered power tool collection. I absolutely love my12v 3/8 impact - it's light, small, fits in so many places and will do 90% of bolts I come across - including wheels. If there's...

Replaced the missing splitter Untitled by mikehhhhhhh, on Flickr

I'm amazed anyone bothers trying to tow without B+E - the faffing around with buying a special tow car, trailer, getting it downplated etc. etc. is all far more effort and more expensive than just doing the test. You must just look suspicious 😂 I've never been pulled over, but then I'm...

I have an issue where I don't seem to be able to turn ESP off, or at least there's no visual indicator. I don't recall of the ESP light is supposed to light up with ignition, but it does not - so it's possible someone has removed/taped up the bulb. I have a vgate BTLE OBD adapter that I...

I'm back in a Clio after 7-8 years, in the form of a Trophy. The box needs some attention and I fancy fitting an LSD while it's being rebuilt. What are the options these days? Nearly £1100 for a Quaife feels a bit pricey compared to other helical diffs I've bought in the past.

I had a lot of fun heel and toeing last night - something I miss since having a DCT car.