Recent content by flamingcorsa

I keep wondering about changing the clio, I got it when it was 18 months old as a damaged car repaired it and been driving tilt since, I put kw v1s, exhaust, re map and that's it. Only thing that I don't really like it the mpg and tax, keep looking at a astra 888 cdti, similar power but...

I do bit of painting as bit of a hobbie just wondered how u get a paint match when sending parts out? How do u get the right shade to the car? Cos when ever I am painting something I take car or panel and have it matched with chips normally, just wondered how u did it without the car, if that...

I do painting as a hobbie and I would not worry about fresh paint standing out over the rest, most colours have few shades to choose from so can get a good match to your current paint. I am always bit careful of washing cars with jet wash, don't really realise how strong they are

i went on track at olton with set of toyo t1r and found them to be poor, squeeling all the time and poor grip, changed to a very worn out set os yoko a048's and was fun on them, grip still not great and wore them down to canvas so they were on there last legs! popped the t1rs back on rear to...

i run a clio 197 with kw coilovers, went on my first track day with the clio at silverston few weeks back, i had mums old worn yoko a048 off the back of here lotus exige, so they are 225/45/17's! i was little worried cos i have the car set very low on the coilovers and also my track wheel are 8...

ahhh thats rubbish, main prob in liquid yellow is thats its 3 stage paint i think meaning it requires a certan basecoat then followed with a tinted coat, then laquer on top, this means that depending on how much of the middle coat is put on will change the colour ........ a good bodyshop will...

197 prices seem to have dropped off pretty quickly in the last few months! i am planning to keep mine for few years so hopefully get moneys worth out if it!

i cant get over 25mpg, lol

£200 to fit! thought he was a friend! lol

i have fitted few coilover sets in the past, the clio is not as easy as for example vauxhalls! rears are easy and dont take long, fronts are little more complex but still not to hard and dont really need any complicated tools part from spring compressors to get top mounts off for coilovers! i...

i would say them prices are very good :-) i got my splitter for the trade price and it was more then that i am pretty sure :-)

couple of new pics with the carbon badges, did the side rensult sport badges also! and got some rim tape for the wheels, just to break them up a little, not sure if i like it or not but will stay for now! few pics

car looks mint, best colour also ;-) you have done quite alot in pretty short time! keep the progress coming! i am gonna try not to spend on mine now, lol

just read your project thread and how much you paid for the V3, decided i am not talking to you again! hahahaha total bargin, got my V1's for just over wot u paid for V3's!

got some left over but i may re do the badges cos think i could get much beta job if i removed them totally! but they are ok for now! got some left but gotta do few other bits maybe, wot u think about covering the renault sport silver bits on the bump strips in the carbon film?!?! can always...