bonjour ! ex vee dubber gets garlicky

hi
everyone im dan and ive bought a french car!
there i said it !
I've jumped ship after owning v.a.g stuff for 20+ years and have bought a 197 which so far im over the moon with
i met a few of you at the french car show the other week and the scene seems pretty cool and not as cliquey as the vw shows
i was originally gonna buy a twingo rs133 but after joining the forum i was put off by the amount of problems they seem to have, id discounted a clio as i thought they were out of my price range but my bug fetched more than i expected so i went to test drive one and was smitten

this was my beetle track/show car and my mapped golf 5 gttdi 4 motion daily

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both are gone and replaced with these

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got a few plans for it, so far just debadged it , bought some black renault badges,a ktr filter, ipod connector and parrot ,full size spare and bag
future plans inc lowering, brake mods, uprated engine mount,renaultsport skirts and front lip,anthracite wheel refurb,black headlights and some trimming , which leads me onto what i do for a job, i trim porsche cars for a living so if anyone wants anything trimming or needs any advice give me a shout
this is what i do
911 turbo
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custom sports seat for 964 turbo
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a mates lupo gti with golf 4 gti recaros and colour matched belts
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997 seats
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Welcome,

Im a dubber as well lovely beetle.
Just bought a french car myself clio 200 cup for track work.
I still have my corrado.
 
cheers m8
good choice, i wanted a 200 cup in alien green but still too much cash for me

what rado you got ? lovely motors esp the vr ,always been a fan
 
cheers folks
jonny, i too am from oop north , batley in w yorks originally but am based down in hampshire now

Bit of a trek for me then ! Shame you weren't still in Yorkshire, I'm just outside of Middlesbrough. Would be interested to know prices for seat trimming though
 
cheers m8
good choice, i wanted a 200 cup in alien green but still too much cash for me

what rado you got ? lovely motors esp the vr ,always been a fan

Yeah alien green is lovely colour.
Use to be a g60 many years ago now its a 1.9 fully forged 20v turbo 435bhp all stripped out carbon bonnet and roof.
It never fails to put a smile on my face.
 

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cheers jase
been lurking for a while but got arse in gear now

re, trimming, i try and do mainly job for job swaps , i do work for mechanics/sprayers etc and they work on my cars, ideally i need builders, landscape gardeners and joiners etc who want trimming doing and can come and do some work on my house lol
also willing to trim in exchange for parts i need etc
i work on porsches full time so can only do smaller stuff on the side otherwise i get no time off at all
i aint the cheapest though but i do it right, typically front and rear seats in full nappa leather would start around £1k depending on spec and level of detailing, ie contrasting stitching, embroidery , embossing etc etc, but can be cheaper in other less expensive leathers/ vinyls

tree im in andover,but am in salisbury a lot as the mrs works there
cheers
dan
 
Bug looks lovely on those Fifteen52's. I don't think I've ever seen a track prep'd new gen Bug, and that looks awesome. Hopefully you'll fetch a bit of the VW flair to the Clio, no doubt you'll have fun driving it :smile:
 
Welcome along :smile: I'm a plumber so always happy to do job for job jobs :wink: kept my old van on the road for years with the help of a mechanic that wanted a bathroom done lol
 
Heyup mate welcome to the site looking forward to seeing what you do with the clio,
your work looks quality.
 
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