Considering a clio diesel

[Nafoff]

and the modding bug sets in...

are you not familiar with my 172??? lol
i always planned to haggle the hell out of the owner and use the remains of the passat money to pay for wheels and suspension as the commute i will be on is pretty epic. however he didn't knock much off...

i don't want to play with this too much, its meant to be low cost at the end of the day, i just want it to handle a little better, i have my 172 for being really silly

 

[Curtis!]

you really need to get that torque limiter removed!!

Not something I want to spend £300+ on mate, I wasted enough money on cars as it is I think.

 

[welshname]

are you not familiar with my 172??? lol
i always planned to haggle the hell out of the owner and use the remains of the passat money to pay for wheels and suspension as the commute i will be on is pretty epic. however he didn't knock much off...

i don't want to play with this too much, its meant to be low cost at the end of the day, i just want it to handle a little better, i have my 172 for being really silly

OEM+ is where it's at.

 

[Martin_172]

Not something I want to spend £300+ on mate, I wasted enough money on cars as it is I think.

lol no point in owning a standard one!! they need unleashed! i know the feeling ive not spent a penny on my 172 the last 2 months a bit fed up spending

 

[Nafoff]

i will need to get clued up on all the bits and bobs i can do....

 

[Curtis!]

Anything you can with any other clio really!

If your looking at engine stuff though just remap and done. No point in making it unreliable.

 

[welshname]

I would personally go for:

Service
Thorough detail
Remap
Coilovers/lowering springs
Spacers
Refurb alloys in different colour/different wheels
Colour code
Silvatec's


Optional:
Sport xenon's
172 rear
Sport interior

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

Dont fill your tank full as then you pay to move the extra fuel around aswell!, fill up like £20- 30 a time

 

[Martin_172]

keep it standardish and just enjoy the cheap motoring. best bit of cash i spent on mine was a decent service, done it myself but changed oil, filter, gearbox oil, coolant, brake fluid, cabin filter, air filter. i found with a panel filter (think it was a K&N i had) it spooled that wee bit quicker and lower in the revs, that made a nice difference at the same time i fitted the 80 cooler (obviously i had a 65, never got round to mapping it though)

 

[Nafoff]

I would personally go for:
Service
Thorough detail
Remap
Coilovers/lowering springs
Spacers
Refurb alloys in different colour/different wheels
Colour code
Silvatec's


Optional:
Sport xenon's
172 rear
Sport interior

you can keep the Sport xenon's, 172 rear and Sport interior, however i do fancy a new steering wheel as this has the general wear and melting on it....
I have gone through the documents and service book tonight and last night and it will shortly need a service so will probably get that done over the next 2 weeks.... only a minor one as its been well looked after, the timing belts been done twice, the accessory belt once and the water pump once.

otherwise i think you hit the nail on the head with the mods, service and a super clean first being priorities, always keeping my eyes open for bargains though

 

[Martin_172]

awesome, its surprizing how many people overlook cambelts! id look into fitting something like a mk3 steeringwheel doesnt have to be a RS one just the normal dynamique ones, i never understood the issue with mk2 wheels (thats why i had my ph1 one retrimmed) until i bought my mk3 and now im having to change the 172 wheel for something smaller as its ruining the drive for me!

 

[Nafoff]

awesome, its surprizing how many people overlook cambelts! id look into fitting something like a mk3 steeringwheel doesnt have to be a RS one just the normal dynamique ones, i never understood the issue with mk2 wheels (thats why i had my ph1 one retrimmed) until i bought my mk3 and now im having to change the 172 wheel for something smaller as its ruining the drive for me!

do many mk3 wheels come up?
sash offered me some 40mm apex springs but i did a search and i see your (just) springs lowered DCi wasn't great, i think i will hold out for some coilovers to come up....

 

[Martin_172]

im not sure to be honest never really looked into it, id imagine they will pop up on ebay not sure on whats involved to retro fit though, i know they use the 197 ones on the 172/182's

yeah to be honest especially if its a runabout and you want a bit of comfort, infact not so much comfort just a bit of bodycontrol, the -60's were pretty bouncy and harsh, even the eibachs on standard dampers felt like a bit of a miss match on my 100

when i bought the apex you couldnt get vmaxx coils and the other cheaper ones at the time so my cheapest option was really FKs at £450+

 

[Scrooge]

I had FK Konigsports on my DCi and once it was set up properly it was silly fun!

 

[Martin_172]

yeah nothing wrong with FK's i had Silverline X's on my 1.2 i just mean at the time i wanted cheap lows and couldnt get cheap coilovers like Vmaxx, but now their is no reason not to go for cheap coils unless your on a very low budget.

i was torn between Vmaxx or eibachs that i already had and a set of dampers, so i went with that and got some Koni STR-T dampers (the orange ones) - AVOID THEM!!!

 

[welshname]

I know it's wrong but if your budget is tight the raceland coilovers are cheap as chips and aren't that bad apparently, think they go for 170 ish new. That's of the bolt spacing on the dci is the same as the non sport petrols.

I will be getting a set next month money dependant.

 

[welshname]

iirc in west renaults thread it was a few screws and a little bit of the orange plug for the airbag need filing off.

I'm sure that the mk3 wheel struggles to auto correct( probably the wrong phrase) itself on a mk2 as it's a tighter fit.

 

[Nafoff]

not sure on raceland coilovers but i had vmaxx on the passat and they were fine for what i used that for,
have FK's on the 172, have we covered that the bolt pattern will be different?... otherwise i would switch them straight over and save for some KW's on the 172...

as for the steering wheel, its not vital

 

[Scrooge]

Bolt spacing will be different unfortunately

 

[welshname]

im sure i have read somewhere that the bolt holes can be notched. Sure someone said something about Mark Fish doing it?

 

[Martin_172]

dci will be 58mm bolt spacing. go the full hog and fit 172 bottom arms, hubs, ARB, and brakes

that way your getting awesome big brakes, the FK's and getting rid of the issue with the rubbish drop links on non RS cars!

 

[Sean6545]

Mines running just standard shocks with 172 springs all round. Handles awsome with some sticky rubber. Cost me all of nothing and puts a smile on my face in the corners still!

Obviously how far you go is how deep your pockets are, mine wernt very deep!

This is how it sits.

 

[kibbs]

I had a 406 Hdi and that was faultless.
Ok so it's like driving a silent fart where everything is all quiet and fluffy
The ride is cushioned, the pedals are light, the spec is good, the steering is light, they are pretty economical.
Mine only needed glow plugs and glow plug relay in 4 years and never once let me down.
If they are good enough for taxi drivers going to the moon and back then they are good enough for most
I actually miss the cosetting ride and comfort everytime I drive my lowered Clio with 17s - although the Clio is slightly faster, better handling and more fun

 

[daydotz]

ah i miss my dci

 

[TomBear]

i just hope you dont get any issues with turbos going

 

[Martin_172]

i just hope you dont get any issues with turbos going

lol ur like a broken record.

 

[Tunst]

dci will be 58mm bolt spacing. go the full hog and fit 172 bottom arms, hubs, ARB, and brakes

that way your getting awesome big brakes, the FK's and getting rid of the issue with the rubbish drop links on non RS cars!

I have all those

 

[Nafoff]

yeah, no way i am spending out for all that on it...lol

 

[Tunst]

yeah, no way i am spending out for all that on it...lol

Its going cheap, i need rid

 

[Nafoff]

Its going cheap, i need rid

how cheap? for what?

 

[Tunst]

Iv got the subframe, ARB, shocks, springs, bottom arms, hubs.

Make me and offer

 

[welshname]

Any update on how this is going yet?

I may soon be changing Jobs and have to travel a lot more, so might be looking into 1 myself now.

 

[Nafoff]

Iv got the subframe, ARB, shocks, springs, bottom arms, hubs.
Make me and offer

pm me if you are serious about selling it (with a price) and i will tell you my thoughts...lol

Any update on how this is going yet?
I may soon be changing Jobs and have to travel a lot more, so might be looking into 1 myself now.

have a look at this thread mate (gives you a little bit of an update)
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...totally-OE-DCi-content)&p=7867521#post7867521

however i haven't actually driven it properly yet, after getting it home 2 weeks ago i went on holiday the next day. It got a good clean up this weekend ready for its dive straight into the big commute this week, it has been averaging 69MPG on the little pottering trips over the weekend though....

 

[Wests Renault]

looks like a good buy. See if you can beat 90mpg average over 200 miles

 

[Nafoff]

thanks for the kind words.
challenge set, my daily commute is a 100+ miles at the moment so i have every oppourtunity

 

[Skott_Dci]

Love that colour on clios ph-reebone, looks a nice tidy example hope you enjoy it.

 

[Nafoff]

Love that colour on clios ph-reebone, looks a nice tidy example hope you enjoy it.

thank you.
now it may just be me, but does anyone else find the seats uncomfortable?

i am currently seeing a chiropractor for back problems after wiplash, as said it could just be me as i haven't been in a car really for over 2 weeks.... just a thought

 

[Daniel]

thank you.
now it may just be me, but does anyone else find the seats uncomfortable?

i am currently seeing a chiropractor for back problems after wiplash, as said it could just be me as i haven't been in a car really for over 2 weeks.... just a thought

www.shouldhaveboughta406forcommuting.com

 

[Sash]

The seats in my Old dynamique had lumbar support - does yours?

Mine might be going up for sale soon

 

[StephenJ]

Mine might be going up for sale soon

PM me details