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Ward's Arctic 182



danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Snappy has finished my steering wheel trimming and its been paid for - hopefully I will have it by this weekend so I can fit it! The photos Snappy sent look spot on so I can't wait to get it. Photos will be up shortly.
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Snappy is a miracle worker!

This morning I took delivery of my favourite upgrade for any car I have ever owned. Snappy is well known on these forums for being the man to go to when you want your steering wheel re-trimmed and so I did just that. All the way through the process Snappy was fantastic with communication and even sent me a few update photos via SMS. I went for black leather with blue stitching and blue center marker and black thumb grips with black stitching. The quality of the work is second to none and I honestly can't recommend this guy enough, the improvement to the interior of the car is amazing and I personally see it as an investment. I would of paid twice the £120 cost of this and still been more than happy. I will let the photos do the rest of the talking (although I apologise for their poor quality) (the silver center marker you can see in one pic is my mates - he may post pics of his in the future).

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If you would like one done contact Snappy by PM :)
 
  Italian 3.2 V6
Great work! I need to do this at some point, could u send me a PM with his contact details for future reference.

Cheers.
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
PM sent ;)

Speedyrossco - the acoustic valve is attached to the end of one of the cold air feeds and is located in the passenger side arch liner. As far as I am aware it is there to reduce the induction noise on the standard set up.
 
  172 Cup
Yea buddy!! Best money i've spent on any car i've owned that wheel....when I can arsed i'll get a few photos of mine up aswel! Not that a quick snap does them any justice haha!
 

Thrust-Rated

President of the KMAG fan club.
ClioSport Club Member
  F31 35d, Berlingo Na
looking good mate. that steering wheel is great too, think i may have to send mine off after seeing that.
:)
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Midweek tiny update!

Today I had 2x Uniroyal RS2s fitted on the front. Slowly preparing it for the Bedford track day. :)
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Not had an update for a little while but very soon there will be an awesome one!! New alloys on the way - should be fitted on Friday.

I also have a pair of solid top mounts and I can't decide whether to fit or not... we shall see.
 
  AB 182 FF
Car is looking great Dan. Got to love Arctic Blue..

What alloys are en route?

Also, you got a link for where you got your plates from as I'm after the exact same thing?

Cheers fella.
 
  evo 6rs/clio 172
Hi mate going to take the acoustic valve off
so I just unbolt it from the end of the large induction pipe found under the wheel liner
then I have to plug a smaller hose up , is that correct
thanks
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Yes mate it really is that simple. Just need to cable tie up the left over lil hose/wires as well to stop them flapping around.
 
  evo 6rs/clio 172
Cheers dan
Is it Defo worth doing as it increases the noise
What did you use to block the thin hose
Thanks
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Well I did it because I was removing the cold air feed all together so I can't comment on the noise difference it would make on the standard setup. I put a bolt in the end of it, I used a spare brake mounting bolt from my mountain bike.
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Fitted the Turinis today and I am very happy with them! They are the ET35 version (not the Renault version) so they sit in the arches really well and in my opinion don't really need spacers. I haven't got the centre caps yet but they will go on next week.

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danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Well next weekend it's the Bedford track day so I'm just waiting for that now and my next move will depend on how the car goes on track. :) I do have some solid top mounts but I'm undecided as to whether I should fit them or sell them on and spend the money elsewhere.
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Bedford Autodrome Track Day 16-02-2013

I had a brilliant day out on track and passengering with Rob G, the car was faultless all day long and handled superbly. It was my first go so the first few laps of the day were very slow but throughout the day my lines improved and my technique got better and better, by the end I was very happy with my improvements and felt my laps were pretty quick in comparison with my earlier attempts. That being said, I was being overtaken all day long by almost everything haha.

Here are the pics I bought from the MSV photography site, I think they got some great shots! I think I was the only guy on track with a magic tree still dangling!

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danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Since my track day I've replaced the rubber slam panel strip which is so much better quality than the tatty thing that was on there previously.
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...-172-182-rubber-slam-panel-strip-bonnet-seals

Also fitted an Aux-in kit to my standard stereo. Took a few mins to fit and works perfectly so was very happy with that.

Also given it a damn good clean (well, the local hand car wash did) and just driven it in the nice weather we've had recently.

Got it booked in this week for a service; oil + filter, gearbox oil, fuel filter etc...
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Got a quote today of £295 for the service mentioned above - this seemed like a massive price so I decided to stop being lazy and do it myself.

Order completed with Opie Oils (some great prices on there) and looking forward to getting my hands dirty again.
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Today I installed my new interior bits, they are out of a 172 cup and I think look brilliant, they compliment the steering wheel really well.

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My Fuchs Supersyn oil has turned up as well the filter, plus a nice new Sealey micrometer torque wrench. :)
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Little update today in between sun and rain showers. Did an oil change with some Fuchs SuperSyn.

Off with the old cheap filter:

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On with a genuine Renault item:

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And whilst the injector guard was removed I saw this:

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Car feels great to drive as ever and it is just a pleasure to own. I'm looking to refresh the fixings around the CAT soon and then look to get another track day booked.
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Tiny updates as usual at the moment. New rear wiper, also fitted mist washer jets but I think my washer pump is knackered so I'll have to sort that soon. Next spare moment I get and it's not raining I'll be replacing the exhaust fittings!
 

danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Well, it's been a little while since at update, reason being that all I've done is drive it!

However, over the last week my exhaust centre section has started sagging and catching on bumps that it didn't previously, and I can hear a blow. So, as a result, I've booked into my local Longlife dealer for a consultation and plan to eventually (sooner rather than later) have the whole centre section replaced with a shiny new, non-silenced section.

In the meantime, a few pics taken since my last update:

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danward

ClioSport Club Member
  M135i
Hi Northy, the front tyres are 195/45/16 however the rears are 195/50/15. I prefer the 45s but the deal I got on the 50s was too good to pass up.
 
  evo 6rs/clio 172
Thanks dan
Do you mean 205/50/16 on the rear mate
Mine have 195/45/16 on my 182 cup alloys
I am going to put 205/45/16 on
Going for ad08's on the frt and abit cheaper on the rear as i think 205 will look better
 


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