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    RS200 Racing Blue

    So true, I'd swap my UR R27 for a nice RB R27 in a second.
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    Clio r27R #2054...New chapter in an old story

    Looks so much better than the standard silver! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Clio r27R #2054...New chapter in an old story

    Hi Andre, stunning car, have you painted the rev counter and speedo surround? Or used a 200 dash, but kept the 197 clocks? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Tyre choice for 197, road + a few track days

    Here's a photo of me driving across the Baelach Na Ba (North Coast 500 route) a couple of days ago in the Clio. It never slid or got stuck once. There clearly are far better all year round tyres available, but just to highlight that AD08Rs can do it. However, when it's not snowing, the...
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    Tyre choice for 197, road + a few track days

    I run AD08R all year round on my 197, before that I ran them on my Minis. They cope very well even in winter, they only really struggle on snow when their tread fills and they become slicks with absolutely zero grip. I know that happens to most tyres, but where my AD08Rs give up, my wife’s Mini...
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    Steering wheel retrim, where/how much

    Jack at Royal for me too, used him a couple of times now, amazing quality
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    Original options

    Hi Dave, as far as I’m aware, all R27 F1 Clios had Recaros. I did see a black one for sale recently with standard seats and I assumed they’d been removed and sold or a previous owner had preferred the standard seats.
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    Rentune's Recaro Seat Base?

    Job finished. It does look and feel a lot lower now. Any lower and even the lowest setting on the steering wheel would be too high. Then again it might not be that low, it might just be further away than the passenger seat (as per the Father Ted cow scene) I'll get the guide written up tonight.
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    Rentune's Recaro Seat Base?

    The plastic but doesn't bother me either, the passenger seat doesn't have this anyway. A couple of nice 'Recaro' decals on each subframe and it will look fine
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    Rentune's Recaro Seat Base?

    I'll get a fitting guide written up with photos once it's in. I laughed out loud when I sat on the base, it was probably lower than I'll sit when the back is fitted as that will push me further forward and slightly higher on the base, but I couldn't see behind me with my mirrors and I can now...
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    Rentune's Recaro Seat Base?

    My subframe arrived today. Build quality looks more substantial than the height adjuster mechanism. Great finish too. Not fitted yet, pulled out the seat on the height adjustable subframe, but don't have a T45 torx bit, so can't remove the seat back from subframe yet. I did however put the...
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    RS200 temperature gauge

    Marvin. LOL Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    RS200 temperature gauge

    That sounds normal, they have a low opening thermostat to improve power. There are a lot of posts on here, mine only ever touches the second mark when such in traffic or after a very hard without. Fuel wise, I'm afraid that's normal too, I usually drive like I'm driving miss daisy and and...
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    Scotland holiday

    There’s free parking at the airport where you can get the tram into the centre. There’s also a premier inn at Edinburgh Park, which is on the tram journey in. Not sure of prices or if the car park allows overnight parking, but I’m guessing the premier inn does. A day ticket on the tram / buses...
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    Rentune's Recaro Seat Base?

    Just bought one too, hopefully get it fitted in a few weeks. If anyone in the a Stirling area wants to try for size once fitted, please just shout. There is a YouTube video of a guy lowering his Recaro in a Mk3 Focus RS by 55mm and is blown away by the seat height drop. Different car and...
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    L33th3tr33's Ultra red 197

    Thanks Lee. They look great
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    L33th3tr33's Ultra red 197

    Hi Lee, just catching up with your thread. The fixed back seats appear to give such a great low driving position. How do you find them comfort wise for leg position? I’d dearly love to lower my driving position, but worry a bit about how my legs / feet to pedal position will feel.
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    197 Acceleration Issue?

    Likewise, when I got mine it would sometimes feel woefully underpowered and sometimes fine. Mine would also stall when cold. I just cleaned my TDC sensor (bottom / front of the engine where the engine meets the gearbox) and gave the connections a good dowsing in WD40 as its location means it’s...
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    MOT Fail - Rear Brakes

    I just had both my rears replaced, £109 each IIRC from Renault Parts Direct. Not too expensive. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Looking to buy a 197

    Hi Tony and welcome along. I’m sure this was for sale when I bought my R27 in May. I bought the first one I saw, so never went to view I’m afraid. I would suggest it’s right at the top of the price range, bar mint or decently modified examples. Just as a word of warning, they are not...