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Latest update, changed the OEM headlights for some Prasco projectors. Was a bit of a ball-ache as I orderd 197 lights in error instead of 200 ones, but got sorted in the end. I'm now a bloody expert at taking the front bumper off. I think I need a quick-release solution.
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Really brings the front end up to date, the light output from HIDs in projector lenses is also far better than the yellow OEM candles.
I also ordered another set of Ultraleggeras from Supreme Motorsport, and they're getting some 225/45 Pilot Sport Cup 2's fitted this afternoon. They'll be my damp tyres, R888R for drying to dry track, and slicks for full dry and warm track.
First outing is Donington Park next Wednesday 21st April and I'll be taking it down on the trailer.
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DURING:
AFTER:
Really brings the front end up to date, the light output from HIDs in projector lenses is also far better than the yellow OEM candles.
I also ordered another set of Ultraleggeras from Supreme Motorsport, and they're getting some 225/45 Pilot Sport Cup 2's fitted this afternoon. They'll be my damp tyres, R888R for drying to dry track, and slicks for full dry and warm track.
First outing is Donington Park next Wednesday 21st April and I'll be taking it down on the trailer.
RSRowe
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Looks much better with the projectors. I always like cutting cable ties to the sharpest point I can, that way it adds more excitement and danger to working on my car.
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Tyres on:
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They were from eBay from a seller called KD Trading. £110 per side:
RENAULT CLIO Headlight Electric Black Projector W/cornering Left Hand 2009-2012 | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for RENAULT CLIO Headlight Electric Black Projector W/cornering Left Hand 2009-2012 at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.
www.ebay.co.uk
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Decided to ditch the white sun strip. The shade of white didn't match the paint, and the white vinyl actually didn't do a great job of blocking the sun, which is actually the whole point 
. Also @R27WTF isn't paying me enough to drive around being a mobile instagram advert, so I've gone a little more subtle.
After cocking it up three times with some black vinyl (it's actually harder than it looks with just one person) I ended up using some carbon effect vinyl I had lying around. It was a bit thicker which meant it was a little more forgiving with creases etc, I think It actually came out OK.
. Also @R27WTF isn't paying me enough to drive around being a mobile instagram advert, so I've gone a little more subtle. After cocking it up three times with some black vinyl (it's actually harder than it looks with just one person) I ended up using some carbon effect vinyl I had lying around. It was a bit thicker which meant it was a little more forgiving with creases etc, I think It actually came out OK.
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I’m in the process of completely ripping you off, which HID kit did you opt for?
They're all much of a muchness these days, ballasts have got a little slimmer over time but they're pretty similar. They all have external ballasts which means cutting a hole in the back of the rubber headlight seal to let the wires through (they generally provide rubber bungs in the kits), I went for these (1 x H1 pair and 1 x H7 pair):
55W HID Xenon Conversion Kit H1 H4-2 H7 H11 9005 9006 Headlights Bulbs Ballasts | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 55W HID Xenon Conversion Kit H1 H4-2 H7 H11 9005 9006 Headlights Bulbs Ballasts at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products!
www.ebay.co.uk
The second set of H7 cornering lights are non-functional, I just stuck a couple of old H7 bulbs in to fill the gaps. I got some silver indicator bulbs (PY21W - 581 fitment) whilst I was at it.
Sidelights I got some 501 fitment LEDs on eBay too, something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/T10-CAR-...791745&hash=item1aa6d221f8:g:sZ8AAOSwpwBfirdL
It is plug and play (to a degree), if you get stuck drop me a message because I probably made the same mistake!
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Hopefully you’ll have more luck than I’ve had with the Prasco projectors. I’m on my second off-side and third near-side due to water ingress......and this near side one is leaky too
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That’s not good news, hopefully I won’t suffer the same fate as it’s garaged except for track days. Will keep an eye on it.
Would be good to know where the Ingres was as some preventative maintenance with some clear silicone might help.
Cheers
Iain
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Would be good to know where the Ingres was as some preventative maintenance with some clear silicone might help.
Cheers
Iain
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Shakedown at Donington Park went well. I'm waiting for the official Javelin pictures and I'll stick some on here. I don't have any in-car footage I'm afraid, I'm figuring out a hard-wired remote controlled GoPro setup and haven't sorted it yet.
I'd rented a trailer for the day from a local Brian James dealer, they gave me the A4 2.0m x 5.0m bed with tyre rack. It's the perfect width for the Clio, but 5.0m is a bit too long. It's just confirmed to me that the 2.0m x 4.5m bed is the one I'll probably end up buying. I loaded up the car Tuesday afternoon and strapped it down with my lairy flouro yellow straps.
The forecast was good so I went with the R888R and Michelin slicks:
The Discovery tows like a dream. Got there in good time and started unloading into the garage:
I'd packed breakfast, so munched on that on my camping chair with a coffee whilst the paddock started to fill up:
Who should roll up next to me but another white Clio with a yellow Supreme Motorsport sticker and some home-made aero, who turns out lives local to me, small world! We'd conversed on Instagram but didn't realise he was on the forum (@Jackbubb_ )
This is where I don't have any track pics yet I'm afraid. The morning session didn't start too well, the marshalling at Donington left a lot to be desired. For those who don't know, the pit exit leads into the braking zone for Turn 1, you approach on the left for a third gear right hander which just happens to line up perfectly with the pit exit. On numerous occasions the marshall at the end of the pit lane was waving people out into traffic. Three abreast into Redgate and the chump at the end of the pit lane is just waving people out.
Unfortunately I found out the hard way when @nicked95 was waved out in front of me, I readjusted my line but got my braking all wrong and ended up carrying way too much speed into the corner and ended up bouncing over the gravel. Not my finest moment! The pit lane issue kept happening so I spoke with one of the Javelin organisers and complained about it. Their view was that you had to look behind you to check traffic whilst entering the circuit. Not so easily done when you're wearing a helmet and strapped tightly into a 6-point harness! The whole point of having a pit lane marshall is to let you know when the coast is clear! Madness.
By 10am I was in the gravel again at Redgate, I'd spent some time chasing a Caterham and was catching him and preparing to pass when he got it all wrong mid corner, span in front of me and left me a choice to either T-bone him or bail into the gravel. I chose the latter and we both beached in the gravel. Red flag and brought back to the pits on a low-loader.
While I had the car up in the air cleaning all the gravel out the Caterham driver did come over and apologise, and someone from Javelin did come over and say the marshalls had reported it wasn't my fault and was taking evasive action so I didn't get a slap on the wrist.
I had a break and a brew and let the adrenaline settle and went out again at 10.40 and really got into it, the car was performing fantastically I began to experiment with lines etc. I actually stayed out for an hour and only came in at 11:40 when my fuel light came on, probably the longest stint I've done. The car soaked it up, oil temperature rock solid at 100c and never moved.
I started the day with the Gaz Gold (22 damper settings) on 11F/7R then wound that up to 13F/9R which felt better.
By lunchtime, and after chatting to @R27WTF to compare notes with lines etc, Craners Curves was flat in 4th on the R888Rs. That took a few laps to figure out, it went from a dab of the brakes, then to not braking but having a security lift, ending up with a 'fuck it keep it pinned' attitude. Letting the car run out wide at the bottom and then straight lining the braking zone to the Old Hairpin seemed to feel the best. Feels good until you're following someone who doesn't quite have the same plan and they brake halfway through Craner Curves. Yep, brown pants.
Around 2pm the sun had come out and the track was getting warm so I put my big boy pants on, took a couple of brave pills and bolted the slicks on.
It's the first time I'd driven on full slicks and was a bit nervous about the horror stories from the TrackBaguette crew about snap oversteer, but after giving them 2-3 laps to warm up they were ace. I'd increased the stiffness on the dampers to 15F/11R which gave enough stiffness balanced with some nice predictability. The slicks were just laugh-out-loud quick, the more abuse you gave them the hotter and stickier they got and I was just in the groove, only getting passed by the really quick stuff.
The slicks meant that I was carrying even more speed into Craner Curves which meant I was hitting the limiter in 4th on the way down. I then started to shift up and take Craner flat in 5th. This is when an issue cropped up where the car was jumping out of 5th gear and leaving me in neutral on the way into the braking zone of the Old Hairpin. Not good. It would stay in 5th if I kept my hand on the gear stick holding it in gear, but that meant taking Craner Curves with one hand on the wheel. No ta. Instead I spent the remainder of the afternoon lifting in 4th so it just clipped the limiter without needing 5th.
The ZPO shifter is rocking back and forth on/off throttle, the car does have Powerflex engine mounts and dog-bone mount but they might be knackered. In speaking to Matt I've ordered the Pure Motorsport setup and I'll get that fitted before the next outing:
www.pure-motorsport.co.uk
Had a cracking day, and despite some dubious driving standards from other particpants, managed to come away unscathed.
I'd rented a trailer for the day from a local Brian James dealer, they gave me the A4 2.0m x 5.0m bed with tyre rack. It's the perfect width for the Clio, but 5.0m is a bit too long. It's just confirmed to me that the 2.0m x 4.5m bed is the one I'll probably end up buying. I loaded up the car Tuesday afternoon and strapped it down with my lairy flouro yellow straps.
The forecast was good so I went with the R888R and Michelin slicks:
The Discovery tows like a dream. Got there in good time and started unloading into the garage:
I'd packed breakfast, so munched on that on my camping chair with a coffee whilst the paddock started to fill up:
Who should roll up next to me but another white Clio with a yellow Supreme Motorsport sticker and some home-made aero, who turns out lives local to me, small world! We'd conversed on Instagram but didn't realise he was on the forum (@Jackbubb_ )
This is where I don't have any track pics yet I'm afraid. The morning session didn't start too well, the marshalling at Donington left a lot to be desired. For those who don't know, the pit exit leads into the braking zone for Turn 1, you approach on the left for a third gear right hander which just happens to line up perfectly with the pit exit. On numerous occasions the marshall at the end of the pit lane was waving people out into traffic. Three abreast into Redgate and the chump at the end of the pit lane is just waving people out.
Unfortunately I found out the hard way when @nicked95 was waved out in front of me, I readjusted my line but got my braking all wrong and ended up carrying way too much speed into the corner and ended up bouncing over the gravel. Not my finest moment! The pit lane issue kept happening so I spoke with one of the Javelin organisers and complained about it. Their view was that you had to look behind you to check traffic whilst entering the circuit. Not so easily done when you're wearing a helmet and strapped tightly into a 6-point harness! The whole point of having a pit lane marshall is to let you know when the coast is clear! Madness.
By 10am I was in the gravel again at Redgate, I'd spent some time chasing a Caterham and was catching him and preparing to pass when he got it all wrong mid corner, span in front of me and left me a choice to either T-bone him or bail into the gravel. I chose the latter and we both beached in the gravel. Red flag and brought back to the pits on a low-loader.
While I had the car up in the air cleaning all the gravel out the Caterham driver did come over and apologise, and someone from Javelin did come over and say the marshalls had reported it wasn't my fault and was taking evasive action so I didn't get a slap on the wrist.
I had a break and a brew and let the adrenaline settle and went out again at 10.40 and really got into it, the car was performing fantastically I began to experiment with lines etc. I actually stayed out for an hour and only came in at 11:40 when my fuel light came on, probably the longest stint I've done. The car soaked it up, oil temperature rock solid at 100c and never moved.
I started the day with the Gaz Gold (22 damper settings) on 11F/7R then wound that up to 13F/9R which felt better.
By lunchtime, and after chatting to @R27WTF to compare notes with lines etc, Craners Curves was flat in 4th on the R888Rs. That took a few laps to figure out, it went from a dab of the brakes, then to not braking but having a security lift, ending up with a 'fuck it keep it pinned' attitude. Letting the car run out wide at the bottom and then straight lining the braking zone to the Old Hairpin seemed to feel the best. Feels good until you're following someone who doesn't quite have the same plan and they brake halfway through Craner Curves. Yep, brown pants.
Around 2pm the sun had come out and the track was getting warm so I put my big boy pants on, took a couple of brave pills and bolted the slicks on.
It's the first time I'd driven on full slicks and was a bit nervous about the horror stories from the TrackBaguette crew about snap oversteer, but after giving them 2-3 laps to warm up they were ace. I'd increased the stiffness on the dampers to 15F/11R which gave enough stiffness balanced with some nice predictability. The slicks were just laugh-out-loud quick, the more abuse you gave them the hotter and stickier they got and I was just in the groove, only getting passed by the really quick stuff.
The slicks meant that I was carrying even more speed into Craner Curves which meant I was hitting the limiter in 4th on the way down. I then started to shift up and take Craner flat in 5th. This is when an issue cropped up where the car was jumping out of 5th gear and leaving me in neutral on the way into the braking zone of the Old Hairpin. Not good. It would stay in 5th if I kept my hand on the gear stick holding it in gear, but that meant taking Craner Curves with one hand on the wheel. No ta. Instead I spent the remainder of the afternoon lifting in 4th so it just clipped the limiter without needing 5th.
The ZPO shifter is rocking back and forth on/off throttle, the car does have Powerflex engine mounts and dog-bone mount but they might be knackered. In speaking to Matt I've ordered the Pure Motorsport setup and I'll get that fitted before the next outing:
Clio 3 RS Competition Engine Mount Kit
Clio 3 RS Competition Engine Mount Kit
www.pure-motorsport.co.uk
Had a cracking day, and despite some dubious driving standards from other particpants, managed to come away unscathed.
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