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    Damaged repaired 197 project, now with kw's, spacers and splitter:-)

    so u just want me to measure from middle of wheel to arch yea? front and back? will try find tape measure and let u know
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    Damaged repaired 197 project, now with kw's, spacers and splitter:-)

    i didnt expect to be comparing the fuel consumption to the vx220 i have tho, that has 300hp and gets to 60 in almost half the time! and driven hard all the time get about 18-20mpg! taking it easy it would be same as clio i think!
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    Damaged repaired 197 project, now with kw's, spacers and splitter:-)

    if you know its been repaired you could prob tell if you looked in that area, but still looks good, yea planel was welded in! pretty impressed with handling but also suprised at how bad fuel consumption is! lol
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    Damaged repaired 197 project, now with kw's, spacers and splitter:-)

    put some pics on before in newbe area, thought i would so thread now in here:- will try make the story as short as i can, was looking on ebay at cars like normal and ame across damaged clio 197, borther has tweeked 172 so quite liked the 197 after seeing them on a renault day at olton park...
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    My quatre mile time...

    wot is the actual spec of your car? seems really good time, i only got a 12.5 in my other car and my clio seems soooooooo slow compared to that!
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    Why did you choose the Cliosport 197/200?

    i bought mine cos it was damaged and cheap, oh and quite fancied one after seeing afew at renaultsport track day i went to with my brother! i would never have bought one at full normal price tho was just luck i came across mine!
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    bought damaged 197 and repaired, just thought i would say hi! pics inside

    i have..... the vx220 the z20leh van and the clio 197 other pics are few cars i have done in the past, either owner or doing for other people! few years back i really worked like mad to save money to buy lease on the pub me and brother run! still seem to be working like mad now, lol
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    bought damaged 197 and repaired, just thought i would say hi! pics inside

    popped to renault today and just about got the cup splitter in the vx, who said vx220's are not practical, lol and fitted it this afternoon
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    bought damaged 197 and repaired, just thought i would say hi! pics inside

    yea it was all closed up when i got it! pretty srue it had been taken out of another car but definatly never gone off b4
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    bought damaged 197 and repaired, just thought i would say hi! pics inside

    i am hoping to keep the clio, i just gotta remember its a nice practical fun car and not compare it to vx, exige or van which is hard, cos the vx has almost twice the power to weight of the clio so when going from vx to clio it feels slow! picked up a cup splitter today from renualt :-) looks...
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    bought damaged 197 and repaired, just thought i would say hi! pics inside

    the seat air bag came from airbagsforsale.com, or something like that! around £60-70 it cost them its a comple unit, just drill a revit out and fit new one and wire up, easy with the seat cover off! i bought a new seat cover from renault for around £150 cos wanted seat to look like is should!
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    bought damaged 197 and repaired, just thought i would say hi! pics inside

    nope sorry:-( other way, i live in little town ellesmere, nr oswestry! NOT ellesmere port, lol
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    bought damaged 197 and repaired, just thought i would say hi! pics inside

    i am around 30-40mins from chester but not after anymore work at the moment! lol am working 7days a week, 11hours days at the pub, lol
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    bought damaged 197 and repaired, just thought i would say hi! pics inside

    really thats a first?!?! lol the only reason it happened was cos the new door had silver handle and other side was black, which also prob would have been a first, same with bump strips so decided to just do them all blue and make them match! was either that or everything gloss black! trying...
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    bought damaged 197 and repaired, just thought i would say hi! pics inside

    yea big petrol head yea :-) i am totally self tought and only do painting and mecanicing in my spare time! done all sorts of cars, bought a damaged exige 240pp last year that my mum has, yea u did read that right this is mums car:- few other cars i have done along the say, sure lots...
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    bought damaged 197 and repaired, just thought i would say hi! pics inside

    will try make the story as short as i can, was looking on ebay at cars like normal and ame across damaged clio 197, borther has tweeked 172 so quite liked the 197 after seeing them on a renault day at olton park! so anyway few phone calls latter and i bought the car without seeing it, bit...