What was the first thing you did to your Clio?

[Jonny7155]

Hey guys, long time lurker, never posted anything here!

So, what was the first thing you did to your Clio?
Any suggestions for easy good looking mods?

I got my 1.4 16v a couple of months a go, nothing special but it's been very well looked after with great paint work and I need to keep that insurance LOW!
The first thing I did was black the badges, spray the dash trim, added LED sidelights, LED number plate light and LED interior lights.

 

[ADS_V6]

hi,that looks in real good nick m8,i wouldnt mess with it much,maybe upgrade cd player,different alloys maybe cup 172 wheels

 

[Mr Plums]

Bmc cda induction kit, removed after a while for a home made ktec style one because it was too large and didn't fit right.

 

[KyleRS]

Panel filter!

 

[Matt W]

Renaultsport floor mats. Shocking that a £18k car doesn't come with them!

 

[Iain C]

apex springs and 17s lol. well it was 2004

 

[jamesC172]

I gave mine a good wash! Replaced the centre box and rear silencer plus new exhaust brackets, gave it a service (oil, plugs etc) Gave the engine bay a clean to smarten it up.
Next on my list is coilovers and decent tyres (received the car on budgets)

 

[Matt W]

Oh and then a CG lock. Cheap but very effective! Wouldn't drive without one now.

 

[V6Dan]

I fitted a splitter to the front bumper

 

[AndyStew]

Maxed it out.

 

[Greeny.]

On my current one, took things off to sell and fitted a splitter.

 

[Ethan1996]

Hated it and had a huge argument with the dealer over the cambelt that "had been done".

 

[Goodj]

Filled it with V-Power and drove to Waitrose as the shopping needed doing

 

[sfacey]

Got a link to your sidelights? Mine are too blue for my liking!

 

[Jonny7155]

Got a link to your sidelights? Mine are too blue for my liking!

These are the side lights I got, they aren't as bright as you'd expect, but they are decent for the price and very small/short so they fit perfectly:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330853655920?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[levaz]

replaced the engine as it spat it's belt after 3 days of ownership.

ALWAYS buy one with proof of belts!!! lesson learnt!

 

[Daz.]

Got in it!

 

[Jonny7155]

replaced the engine as it spat it's belt after 3 days of ownership.

ALWAYS buy one with proof of belts!!! lesson learnt!

I also learned that lesson the hard way, I bought an 04 VW Polo 1.4 FSI Sport as my first car, 4 weeks later the belt slipped and the engine destroyed itself, needless to say I was super P*ssed off! £1500 to fix it so I scrapped it and refunded the insurance and bought this Clio with it :up:

 

[Jonny7155]

Got in it!

 

[DaveDreads]

Decent exhaust, standard one was falling off.

 

[Mr R.]

Fitted eibach sportline springs. (its now on coilovers)

 

[peedee]

Drive straight back to the 'Renault' dealership as they had stuck the front plate on with sticky pads instead of screws. The engine had warmed up the sticky stuff and the plate fell off when I got home. I wasn't best pleased! Lucky it hadn't happened on the road. I can only assume the cold air kept the plate on, then as it was cooling down on the drive, the engine warmth made them fall off.

 

[PP200t]

Drove home, and immediately got f*cked off with the aftermarket alarm. Then washed it.

 

[p13h34d]

needed new tyres all round got some conti sport 3's and gave it a good service and change most of the fluids, couple of days later set off to the ring, alternator went 20km away, 455 euro bill, apparently parts are dearer over there :/.

Needs power steering sorting now, but love the car. Enjoy yours, i had a 1.2 16v in black great car.

Ash

 

[ed55j]

Rs tuner map was the 1st thing i did, followed by solid engine and gearbox mounts.

 

[Adam93]

New custom spec plates
KTR Decat pipe
RenaultSport floor mats

 

[GrahamS]

changed the oil pressure switch
first mod on this one was xenons

 

[Christopher.]

RB 182: Was either a Ktec Ultra exhaust or a new break setup

Ph1: Gave it to Rentech to get it up to scratch.... ££££

PB 182: Scorpoion exhaust

 

[MrBox]

Stripped interior, then fitted GAZ coilovers.

 

[sidey]

Brakes: Brembo discs, greenstuff pads (I found them fine for road use despite what everyone on here will say) and braided lines.

Silvervisions, stubby aerial and skoda splitter because sheep!

 

[Marc.]

Had the belts changed.

 

[Le Baguette]

Honestly, not much.
Removed the CD-changer and replaced the HU with an Alpine unit I had laying around.
Bought a RS Tuner and Cup spoiler after less than two months of ownership but I have yet to get both fitted!

 

[DefJester]

Put it away in the garage for 2 months until my old cars insurance expired, then swapped it over and set it free.
Also fitted a cargo net to the boot and changed the head unit over.

 

[car.crash]

Took the engine out and fitted a new cambelt, dephaser and clutch with all the small bits to match.

 

[malyon]

Took a grinder to it

 

[dablk]

Drove it to Birchdown for belts, rear discs, pads, goodridge hoses and all fluids. Expensive first trip but I like knowing it's all done from the off.

 

[KitsonRis]

Removed the stupid Lexus style rear lights so people at Llandow the following week didn't judge!

 

[CrippsCorner]

The same first modification I do to any car Pinky... clear indicator bulbs!

 

[warwickstingray]

Cured a misfire with a second-hand coilpack.

 

[dann2707]

Got bitches.