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First Post, First Car, First Project. What could go wrong eh? (mk2 1.2 16v)
Mk3 1.4 clio
Put my wheels away for the winter, so out came my old ones
Looks abit lower though which is strange as they are a higher profile tyre....
Still looking smart with the winters on mate
Still looking smart with the winters on mate
Cheers mate
might crack out the spacers haha
hey man,
firstly the car looks great! interior is in good nic, looking sweet low on the lenzos and loving your attention to detail
your colour coding, did you pick up new side strips or did you do them yourself? and are you gonna do the front bumper mouldings?
im basically looking to do the same thing to my lil 1.2, was wondering, if you did the side strips yourself, how did you do it? was it just a case of sand it down, primer and sand paint then lacquer?
firstly the car looks great! interior is in good nic, looking sweet low on the lenzos and loving your attention to detail
your colour coding, did you pick up new side strips or did you do them yourself? and are you gonna do the front bumper mouldings?
im basically looking to do the same thing to my lil 1.2, was wondering, if you did the side strips yourself, how did you do it? was it just a case of sand it down, primer and sand paint then lacquer?
hey man,
firstly the car looks great! interior is in good nic, looking sweet low on the lenzos and loving your attention to detail
your colour coding, did you pick up new side strips or did you do them yourself? and are you gonna do the front bumper mouldings?
im basically looking to do the same thing to my lil 1.2, was wondering, if you did the side strips yourself, how did you do it? was it just a case of sand it down, primer and sand paint then lacquer?
Cheers man, appreciate it!
I did them myself mate. sanded them down, primered, painted & clear coat. Easy mate if you wanna do it yourself!
The front strips i did do haha
They came out a darker blue though, i think the second can of paint i had matched wasnt right. I'll probably look into re-doing them once the weather picks up, afew things i wanna do ready for next summer.You should chuck up a project thread for yours mate, always enjoy a good non-sport
Cheers man, appreciate it!
I did them myself mate. sanded them down, primered, painted & clear coat. Easy mate if you wanna do it yourself!
The front strips i did do haha
You should chuck up a project thread for yours mate, always enjoy a good non-sport
thanks for the quick reply, always see you online
and sweet i will look into paint, as i bought the extreme 3 in malaga orange! bad decision, if i had a black clio i would have a full rep on its way, but im not wanting to fork out for every single part to be sprayed :/ so rear bumper is all i will get done
think ill pop up a project thread soonish, looking to get some coilies and will prob get some smaller alloys as currently i run bk 299 in black but they are 17's
anyways, how long did it take you and did you do the usual increasing in fine grit sandpaper when sanding?
thanks for the quick reply, always see you online
and sweet i will look into paint, as i bought the extreme 3 in malaga orange! bad decision, if i had a black clio i would have a full rep on its way, but im not wanting to fork out for every single part to be sprayed :/ so rear bumper is all i will get done
think ill pop up a project thread soonish, looking to get some coilies and will prob get some smaller alloys as currently i run bk 299 in black but they are 17's
anyways, how long did it take you and did you do the usual increasing in fine grit sandpaper when sanding?
Haha no worries, usually got CS open on a tab haha
Malaga orange? Sounds bright haha, got any pics? Meh I'd personally make the most of what you've got, but then I've never really been a fan of reps. Yeah the 172 bumper is a must, looks ace
Sounds good man, deffo go for coilies! Wish I had now haha
Took me a weekend but I was taking my time & leaving the coats to dry nicely in the sun. Tbh I just smoothed them down with some 1500 haha, all I had in the garage at the time! But you'd probably get far better results going finer as it will get smoother I would say.
1.2 Replica
thanks for the quick reply, always see you online
and sweet i will look into paint, as i bought the extreme 3 in malaga orange! bad decision, if i had a black clio i would have a full rep on its way, but im not wanting to fork out for every single part to be sprayed :/ so rear bumper is all i will get done
think ill pop up a project thread soonish, looking to get some coilies and will prob get some smaller alloys as currently i run bk 299 in black but they are 17's
anyways, how long did it take you and did you do the usual increasing in fine grit sandpaper when sanding?
I like, I like at least im not the only one with malaga orange!!!
Haha no worries, usually got CS open on a tab haha
Malaga orange? Sounds bright haha, got any pics? Meh I'd personally make the most of what you've got, but then I've never really been a fan of reps. Yeah the 172 bumper is a must, looks ace
Sounds good man, deffo go for coilies! Wish I had now haha
Took me a weekend but I was taking my time & leaving the coats to dry nicely in the sun. Tbh I just smoothed them down with some 1500 haha, all I had in the garage at the time! But you'd probably get far better results going finer as it will get smoother I would say.
yeh man the malaga orange was on some kind of special edition thing iirc,
and i like reps, i wouldnt have it fully replicated down to the wheels and that, but interior and bumpers i like
the best pic i have is this
[that wheel gap :'(] lol
and cheers, think ill have to sand them down, paint and leave them somewhere warm and dry as there isnt gonna be any decent sun for a while :/
also, 1500 is a fine grit so yours will be nice and smooth
think ive got a sanding mouse set somewhere, so that should be nice and quick
1.2 Replica
woooo
and just seen your car, likey likey
have you got the s**t spec too, like comes with no rear speakers and the old interior-doesnt apply to you now, im stuck with barcodes fml
Yeah man, I had to fit the rear speakers! I couldn't not do it haha!!! And the barcodes were everywhere even on the airbag dash trim!
Anyway, thanks for the advice jack
Loving the car, keep up the good work
Nice to find a 1.2 thread on here
And thanks for the advice mate
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Loving the car, keep up the good work
Nice to find a 1.2 thread on here
And thanks for the advice mate
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yeh man the malaga orange was on some kind of special edition thing iirc,
and i like reps, i wouldnt have it fully replicated down to the wheels and that, but interior and bumpers i like
the best pic i have is this
[that wheel gap :'(] lol
and cheers, think ill have to sand them down, paint and leave them somewhere warm and dry as there isnt gonna be any decent sun for a while :/
also, 1500 is a fine grit so yours will be nice and smooth
think ive got a sanding mouse set somewhere, so that should be nice and quick
That aint a bad colour haha, would look great lowered & colour coded!
Yeah they are quite smooth, took me awhille by hand though to get the texture nice!
Cheers pal, no worries!
Theres loads of 1.2 threads on here so if you ever need any ideas have a search
Right, got afew pics of the spacers while they were on. will have to come off for now due to backs rubbing & possible knackered CV joint on the front (that and spacers on front with none on back looks weird aha)
Before:
After:
Gutted i didn't get any better pics
@alexr19 They looked so, so good on the car! (good call btw
Cheers pal! hopefully will be at CSS next year with it
looks great mate what size are these
1.2 16v Clio dynamiq
looking good!
Little update:
Got my BSX's back out and back on the car, couldnt resist!
Gave them a good clean inside & out beforehand though:
And then i rushed and took the most dogshit photo ever :rasp:
Dont ask, it looked OK on my phone
Got my fabia splitter to fit, then it needs a good, full weekend of TLC to get it nice & clean! Holding off spending much money on it now though as I may be getting a new car come renewal, a big maybe....
Got my BSX's back out and back on the car, couldnt resist!
Gave them a good clean inside & out beforehand though:
And then i rushed and took the most dogshit photo ever :rasp:
Dont ask, it looked OK on my phone
Got my fabia splitter to fit, then it needs a good, full weekend of TLC to get it nice & clean! Holding off spending much money on it now though as I may be getting a new car come renewal, a big maybe....
Spent an hour or so today tidying the car up
First replaced the pollen filter. well, when I say replace, there wasn't one in there anyway which was weird! So i popped a fresh one in
Then I started to hoover & clean up the interior, gave the dash a wipe down & generally made it a nice place to be again!
My Gear knob insert is looking abit worse for wear so I'll be ordering up a new one when I have the chance
Also, dat MPG
Still got a fabia splitter to fit, my new bullets (when they arrive) and then i need a good day cleaning, polishing & waxing the outside.
First replaced the pollen filter. well, when I say replace, there wasn't one in there anyway which was weird! So i popped a fresh one in
Then I started to hoover & clean up the interior, gave the dash a wipe down & generally made it a nice place to be again!
My Gear knob insert is looking abit worse for wear so I'll be ordering up a new one when I have the chance
Also, dat MPG
Still got a fabia splitter to fit, my new bullets (when they arrive) and then i need a good day cleaning, polishing & waxing the outside.
I've had it a while. The guy does them on eBay but I never fitted it and it's just sat in my room. £15 posted?
Looks nice that, drop me a PM with your paypal and ill let you know my address
If you've got some 1200 wet & dry, paint, lacquer & a little time spare then just buy the sticker from Andy @ N2X (or is it Ady? Sorry, I forget!) on here. Less than £3 posted or something trivial like that for a DIY refurb.
Does your clio have Air Con ? if not then that's your reason for no polen filter
nah it doesnt! that explains it then haha, cheers
Yeah i did that the first time round, quite like the blue engraved look of alex's though
Parts arrived!
Got my new, smoothed bullets from the sprayshack GB, so well done!
Also my gearknob came from alexr19 so i whacked that on:
Plans are to spend the weekend on the car, sorting out all the niggles & giving it a good clean. Got my new splitter to fit also.
P.S, anyone know where to get some decent seatcovers from? I bought some cheap ones off ebay but they dont fit the shape of the seat properly so have ripped lol.
Got my new, smoothed bullets from the sprayshack GB, so well done!
Also my gearknob came from alexr19 so i whacked that on:
Plans are to spend the weekend on the car, sorting out all the niggles & giving it a good clean. Got my new splitter to fit also.
P.S, anyone know where to get some decent seatcovers from? I bought some cheap ones off ebay but they dont fit the shape of the seat properly so have ripped lol.
Clio mk3
Cheers mate, cant wait to get the bullets on. Need to wash the car first though aha
Cleaned mine twice on the weekend and now it's covered in dust and s**t. Can't wait for summer just so I don't have to keep cleaning it haha
Haha too right, more hastle than its worth atm!
Got up early(ish) and gave the whip a quick clean today! Thought id test out my new toy haha
Method was rinse, foam, cleaned the wheels, rinsed, handwash, rinse, dry. Didnt bother with any polish/wax as I left it for later on & then forgot haha too busy getting my KFC lol so i just gave it a once over with a QD.
Still some white spots etc all over the front end & near the sills, not sure what it is. fairly sure they arent stone chips, but they didnt come off after the clean so i presume its something like tar spots? any ideas on the best route to take to get rid?
Still, looks miles better than before:
New bullets!
Still got my splitter to fit but im hoping to sort next weekend, will be good to have on for the west mids photo day
Method was rinse, foam, cleaned the wheels, rinsed, handwash, rinse, dry. Didnt bother with any polish/wax as I left it for later on & then forgot haha
too busy getting my KFC lol so i just gave it a once over with a QD.Still some white spots etc all over the front end & near the sills, not sure what it is. fairly sure they arent stone chips, but they didnt come off after the clean so i presume its something like tar spots? any ideas on the best route to take to get rid?
Still, looks miles better than before:
New bullets!
Still got my splitter to fit but im hoping to sort next weekend, will be good to have on for the west mids photo day
Looking good, got the same pressure washer great bit of kit for the price. You going to get a 3/4 plate?
Cheers pal
Yeah its great! plus i got the free patio brush & little extras so will be put to use cleaning the garden up aswell haha.
Nah im trying oh so hard to stop spending money now! Plan is for the car to return standardish and passed on to my mum (glad its still in the family haha). And im trying to find myself a new car, been looking at trophys, 182's etc but also Z4's lol
Cheers pal
Yeah its great! plus i got the free patio brush & little extras so will be put to use cleaning the garden up aswell haha.
Nah im trying oh so hard to stop spending money now! Plan is for the car to return standardish and passed on to my mum (glad its still in the family haha). And im trying to find myself a new car, been looking at trophys, 182's etc but also Z4's lol
Haha I know what you mean I've spent far to much the past month, trophy would be nice or an ly182
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