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  1. Fernandez

    Recaros uncomfortable (wife)

    Is a double edge sword mate. On one hand I get to enjoy the car how I like it as is my daily but then it means on weekends I don't get to use it much as we have to use Caroline's car. Its getting there, not really done much with it, I've kind of taken a modding sabatical which in sure won't...
  2. Fernandez

    Recaros uncomfortable (wife)

    Don't ever buy a Lotus then Chris, my wife won't get in it, she's been in it twice in a year and that's twice too many. Having said that it does mean I have it all to myself and can drive without hearing instructions of 'car... brake..... slow down' every 30 seconds :rofl:
  3. Fernandez

    Clio as a track car 'weak points'

    Only weak point is lack of power/torque. Other than that they are a track weapon, corner like cars costing 3 times the price. Stick a meg engine in one and you'll surprise plenty of people.
  4. Fernandez

    which bush for powerflex dogbone 197

    Depends what you mean by dogbone. Both top and bottom could be described as dogbone Lower engine mount - under car http://www.powerflex.co.uk/road-series/product-details/Lower+Engine+Mount+Insert/11148.html Upper engine mount - under bonnet...
  5. Fernandez

    Advice and opinions needed

    Unfortunately a non fault claim or even a notification to your insurance of an incident will in most cases affect your future premiums. There's only a handful of companies that won't load your premium come renewal time. Increasingly insurer's at using data collected on the Claims and...
  6. Fernandez

    Are the RS engine mounts harder than other OEM mounts?

    So it sounds like what your saying is you need engine mounts but the RS ones are more expensive than the lower models so can you use those. . Personally I wouldn't take the punt unless the part numbers were the same, you can be sure then that the shore hardness is correct. If you want harder...
  7. Fernandez

    Wheel spacer advice please.

    not really had the time Chris with other stuff going on. I'm sure the time to change will come but for now it's staying. The few times I've driven it b in the last few months have been really enjoyable
  8. Fernandez

    Wheel spacer advice please.

    That's Colin Chapman for you. Legend Lucilky I've not had any issues with it. The only thing breaking is my knees from getting out of it. Lol
  9. Fernandez

    Wheel spacer advice please.

    OK mate. Been a mad few month but getting there. Had a drive in my old Clio the other night so had to come on and take a look at what's been happening. Hope all is good with you.
  10. Fernandez

    Wheel spacer advice please.

    Lol. Not sure what happened tbh. I changed the avatar and it appeared upside down.
  11. Fernandez

    Wheel spacer advice please.

    is a Lotus mate, so light I can't keep it on the ground lol
  12. Fernandez

    Wheel spacer advice please.

    20mm on std alloys is the most common fitment and fill the arches nicely. 25mm will sit very flush with the arch ànd does throw up a lot of stones. You only usually experience rubbing at the front if you are using 25's lowered and running on 225's. Probably best to fit them all round...
  13. Fernandez

    Strut braces. Are they worth it?

    I found they stiffened the chassis up reducing the flex. The car was flatter and faster in the corners. The car also felt much easier to balance when on the absolute limit of grip. Without the rear arb the rear was very lose when tracking it.
  14. Fernandez

    Strut braces. Are they worth it?

    The rear one in the boot does bugger all but the rear arb and front lower are more than just a mind trick. Tested ours before and after at Cadwell when Cazan was running and noticed a huge improvement to the cars handling on the limit
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    Strut braces. Are they worth it?

    I had all the Ultra Racing braces on my car and the difference was incredible. The car was much flatter and much more controlled in the corners and in braking. IMHO the full set is £400 well spent. You'll be faster point to point than 400 spent on an exhaust. A few months after I fitted...
  16. Fernandez

    Angel

    Cheers guys. Getting old as Roy says :)
  17. Fernandez

    Squeak from OSF when cornering right.

    Sounds like the lower swivel hub bearing. There are plenty of threads on it if you have a search Renault main dealers don't list the bearing as a spare part and will insist you need a complete hub assembly which is ludicrously expensive. Give RSport (official Renaultsport Motorsport deale) a...
  18. Fernandez

    Does anyone know what this cables for

    The fuse boxes do have random unplugged wires so I'd say it's nothing to worry about.
  19. Fernandez

    Spacers (advice needed)

    I wouldn't stager the rears more than the front on a front wheel drive car. The old cup race cars used to fit 5mm spacers up front to give extra track over the rear.
  20. Fernandez

    knocking noisesetup

    Could be a number of things. My first guess would be a top mount or a drop link bar. The drop link bar is the vertical bar that comes down off the strut, give it a wiggle and see if there is any play. Also worth pointing out that I had a knocking on the front which I thought was a top...