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  1. Nick197RS

    My new Clio 197 Progress Thread

    Cheers guys, yeah come from an engineering background and the family own a body shop :thumb: So I can save on labour charges haha! I need to get the wheels powder coated...What colour should I go for??????
  2. Nick197RS

    My new Clio 197 Progress Thread

    This is the current state... Just waiting on parts arriving and getting stuff cleaned up and painted/ coated to prevent corrosion. Got some Cup shocks and dampers off a chap on here, to make the ride more suitable for what I want it to do.7 Also got HEL Braided brake lines, Mintex race brake...
  3. Nick197RS

    My new Clio 197 Progress Thread

    Hey guys, fairly new to the forum. After introducing myself, I have decided to post my progress so far. The car: 2007 Clio 197 LUX Metallic Black Fairly tidy - few bumper scuffs etc but clean interior. Completely stock (apart from bodge caliper paint job) Bought it cheap as it failed its MOT on...
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    Better late than never...thought i should introduce myself.

    Here is the clio when I got it :blush: Its now sat in bits on the drive, having a suspension refresh (aswell as all the seized parts) and bumpers resprayed as they have some scuffs.
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    Better late than never...thought i should introduce myself.

    Been trying but can't get them to work
  6. Nick197RS

    Better late than never...thought i should introduce myself.

    Haha yes but it will be used on the road. And handy for directions getting to circuits And I wanted an oem look!
  7. Nick197RS

    Better late than never...thought i should introduce myself.

    Ahh excellent! I bought my Clio from Leyland! Are there any meets in the area?
  8. Nick197RS

    Better late than never...thought i should introduce myself.

    Thankyou, its a fantastic forum. Is there any info on membership pack times scales by the way? cheers
  9. Nick197RS

    Better late than never...thought i should introduce myself.

    Its not too bad to do if your good at tracing wires and soldering etc. The annoying part is choosing what headunit to use (oem) i got the stuff from a 2012 clio, unfortunatly the headunit sends and recieves a signal to the clocks which matches vin number. this cant be done with the 197 clocks so...
  10. Nick197RS

    Black 197 color combos

    +1 on that one! Red wheels looks very nice. Im also stuck with my stock black 197 Was going to go anthracite on the wheels and carbon skinned badges, but seeing red rims.... hmmmmmm
  11. Nick197RS

    Better late than never...thought i should introduce myself.

    Hello chaps, Im a newbie to the forum but been using it for a few weeks to gather info and make some purchases. My name is Nick, from Lancashire. A month ago i decided to buy a Clio 197 Lux in black. It required some work so i got it for a steal! So far it has been in bits on the driveway...
  12. Nick197RS

    Hello, I became a gold member a few weeks ago. i was wondering when i should recieve my...

    Hello, I became a gold member a few weeks ago. i was wondering when i should recieve my membership pack? Cheers, nick
  13. Nick197RS

    satnav

    Hey guys! For anybody attempting this, I managed to find a full guide with plug diagrams and everything labelled and it tells you what to connect where. Unfortunately it's in French and I've translated it and produced a word document with images. If you would like it give me a pm It's useful...
  14. Nick197RS

    satnav

    Luke197, do you have any wiring diagrams from when you did your conversion? Having issues getting it to power up etc.
  15. Nick197RS

    satnav

    Can anyone shed some light?
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    satnav

    Currently doing this conversion, having issues getting it working!! Does anybody have any wiring diagrams for the 197 and a Clio with the tomtom. Also, does it need to be plugged into the body control module! I've got everything including the donor car loom. I've also already got the stalk...