Shuv's Racing Blue 200...................

[Cossers]

Finalllllly they are here, lol, love them, would love to go with the alcantara and leather in mine still

You!, wait a fill weekend! Lol, never happen, you'll be out with hairdryer today and they will be in by tonight!

 

[sevenfourate]

Finalllllly they are here, lol, love them, would love to go with the alcantara and leather in mine still

You!, wait a fill weekend! Lol, never happen, you'll be out with hairdryer today and they will be in by tonight!

Cheers bud.

I took the seats to work in the 'homework' department to fettle, clean and paint.

***10 miles away and out of temptation's way. I know what i'm like - otherwise i would be doing something rash and silly right now; and there'd likely be carpet sticking to wet paint !

 

[///M]

Bloody awesome mate. Love them even more now, seeing the other shots. The close up gives a bit more of an impression as to how amazing they'll look in the flesh. Stitching looks absolutely bang on too.

Really great choice on the colour. It's going to look so at home and OEM.

Made up. Really really keen to get ours moving now.

 

[sevenfourate]

Bloody awesome mate. Love them even more now, seeing the other shots. The close up gives a bit more of an impression as to how amazing they'll look in the flesh. Stitching looks absolutely bang on too.

Really great choice on the colour. It's going to look so at home and OEM.

Made up. Really really keen to get ours moving now.

Thankyou my friend.

You've been such a supporter of this 'project' buddy - and being a knowledgeable Recaro guy; you were my 'go to M8' yesterday when i first got pictures from my man.

And his initial single picture really didn't do them much justice in retrospect did it !

He may have been crap at schedules / updates and pictures. But the man can build a seat. The fitment, the tucking in around all edges both top and bottom; and the stitching etc is all superb. He gave me the final price when he delivered them yesterday after i cast my critical eye over them - and i then very happily counted the cash into his hand and then bunged him £50 ontop. Tells you what i think of them.

And yes - apart from a few decals to brighten the interior.....the car as a whole is pretty much my version of OEM+ with nothing too outlandish. These should fit in with that angle of attack i hope......

 

[///M]

Quality post mate. And you're right, the initial shot did NOT do them justice at all but I could still see it was a decent job. Now seeing the close ups... AWESOME. Honestly, it's really made me want to get pushing on ours now.

And you're dead right, OEM+ look is nailed. Can't wait to see them in.

 

[Chris]

Was there any spare leather mate? Do remember you ordered pretty much an entire cow. If so any plans with it?

 

[sevenfourate]

Was there any spare leather mate? Do remember you ordered pretty much an entire cow. If so any plans with it?

When i chose the leather - he ordered it for me; and upon delivery it looked like way too much with it (6.8 square metres i think ??)

He initially said - 'Sorry' - look's like you've got enough to do headlining, rear bench, door cards etc too !! Not that i wanted that. But the leather at cost - was a hair under £250; in part because of the size of the hide. So......we expected there to be alot left over. What he brought back yesterday wasn't very much at all....not that i've unwrapped and measured it as yet.

And yes ! I do have some idea's; but am going to let things settle and see how i feel about it before i dive into anything else.

 

[Chris]

When i chose the leather - he ordered it for me; and upon delivery it looked like way too much with it (6.8 square metres i think ??)

He initially said - 'Sorry' - look's like you've got enough to do headlining, rear bench, door cards etc too !! Not that i wanted that. But the leather at cost - was a hair under £250; in part because of the size of the hide. So......we expected there to be alot left over. What he brought back yesterday wasn't very much at all....not that i've unwrapped and measured it as yet.

And yes ! I do have some idea's; but am going to let things settle and see how i feel about it before i dive into anything else.

Will await further updates then

One of the armster arm rests covered in that would look very oem+

 

[sevenfourate]

Quality post mate. And you're right, the initial shot did NOT do them justice at all but I could still see it was a decent job. Now seeing the close ups... AWESOME. Honestly, it's really made me want to get pushing on ours now.

And you're dead right, OEM+ look is nailed. Can't wait to see them in.

Cant wait to see your visions come to fruition too. I know you've been keen on a re-trim for about as long as i was. And i know the savings scheme Mrs M had in place had to be unfairly raided at times too......

Who are you marking up as a likely candidate for the work Mes ?

 

[Jimmy]

Excellent Shuv, they look the business! As the others have said, very pleased for you that you're happy with them - just a pity on the wait you've had. Kudos to you for the attention to detail with the cleaning, and prepping of the bases too.

Absolutely stunning! I reckon they were well worth the wait. I can't be the only one who saw that calendar/poster right?

I missed that, however I scrolled straight back up and had an excited search of each pic! Like a pervy version of 'Where's Wally'

 

[Johnny 99]

I missed the calendar, but what caught my eye was the US army vehicle in one picture. I don't suppose you know what it is @sevenfourate? I guess that's the difference between the way my mind works & the way Davinder's mind works?!!! @DS197

 

[l33th3tr33]

Seats look spot on, they'll look right at home in your little minter. Can't be much left to do..... any other plans except for the decals mentioned?

 

[sevenfourate]

Seats look spot on, they'll look right at home in your little minter. Can't be much left to do..... any other plans except for the decals mentioned?

Thankyou for the kind words. Not sure what the next move is - if any here TBH. Unless you can see some glaringly obvious 'must haves' I'm missing out on and my life wouldn't be complete without ? )

Priority is to get a second / track car with my son and leave this one for sunny weekends only if his (our) insurance allows...

And @Johnny 99 - my Boss is a huge Military vehicle fan. Him and his Dad have a few Willy's jeeps, a follow-me jeep, personnel carrier, a lorry of some sort, an M715 or two, a Humvee and others I don't know much about ! You a fan ? Can soon rattle off some pics for you...


******Updated specs now read:

2010 Clio RS-200: Renault Racing Blue.
Mileage - circa 40k

ENGINE:

Toyo-Sports Stainless 4-2-1 manifold
Scorpion Resonated stainless system (1 x Cat removed)
Ram-Air panel filter in standard airbox
Acoustic Valve removed
Modified Acoustic Valve inlet / Cold air feed into air-box
Engine dynamics Remap (199.8bhp / 158.4lb-ft)
Yellow Silicone vacuum Hose and Aluminum one-way valve
Various VT Customs dress-up bolts etc and some Yellow colour-coding
Streamline Carbon - "RENAULT sport" inlet manifold badge
Custom-made Carbon Fibre radiator reservoir-bottle cover
Custom-made Stainless Alarm plunger bracket
Powerflex (Yellow series) Engine and gearbox mounts
Fuchs Titan Fully Synthetic engine and gearbox oil, Bosch oil filter, NGK plugs.
Cambelt, Aux Belt, Dephaser, Tensioner, Water-pump, Camshaft seals etc changed with Renault parts October 2016.

CHASSIS:

Continental Contisport-5 XL (215/45-17) tyres
Powdercoated Gloss Black / lacquered 'Speedline' wheels
Black Renault centre-caps
Black wheel-nut covers
Meyle uprated / stainless-steel heavy duty drop-links
Meyle Uprated / stainless-steel heavy duty anti rotation links
Camber / Toe / Caster set-up on Hunter Hawk-Eye
Eibach Pro-Kit lowering springs (15mm drop front / 20mm drop rear)
5mm Hubcentric spacers - Front
10mm Pure Motorsport stub-axle extenders - Rear

BRAKES:

Standard Brembo 4-piston calipers front / Standard rears
Brembo High-Carbon 312mm vented front discs
Brembo rear discs
Ferodo DS2500 front brake pads
Mintex 1144 rear brake pads
ATE Superblue fluid
Hubs painted with Hammerite smooth

EXTERIOR:

Gloss Black "Classic" rear spoiler
Gloss Black door rubbing strips
Carbon-fibre Black Renault badges front and rear
Satin Black Carbon Fibre 'B'-pillar decals
Black Renault flag decals on rear quarter's
Stubby Aerial
"CLIO" badge removed on boot
White sidelight / indicator bulbs
Xenon number-plate bulbs
Uprated headlamp / side-light bulbs
Bosch wipers all-round

INTERIOR:

Custom-trimmed Recaro CS seats in Anthracite Leather; with Silver stitching.
Custom Leather steering-wheel by 'Royal' ; with Orange centre-band and stitching
Leather gear-gaiter with Orange stitching
Tailored floor mats with Orange trim
Custom dash-decals with Orange highlights + other Orange highlights
RENAULT Sport "RS" Aluminium gear-knob
Xenon Bulbs: Courtesy lights front and rear, door-cards, boot and number-plate
JVC CS-DR520 speakers front
JVC CS-J520 speakers rear
12mm Sound-proofing under carpet in boot.

 

[Johnny 99]

And @Johnny 99 - my Boss is a huge Military vehicle fan. Him and his Dad have a few Willy's jeeps, a follow-me jeep, personnel carrier, a lorry of some sort, an M715 or two, a Humvee and others I don't know much about ! You a fan ? Can soon rattle off some pics for you...

[/QUOTE]
It's ok thanks Shuv, I was just intrigued by the picture. I am not what you could call a military vehicle fan as such. I did always fancy owning an original Jeep though. One of the customers I used to call on had an example of the 1st civilian spec Jeep produced after the war and I always loved to see it. It looked as if it had just rolled off the production line.

 

[DS197]

I missed the calendar, but what caught my eye was the US army vehicle in one picture. I don't suppose you know what it is @sevenfourate? I guess that's the difference between the way my mind works & the way Davinder's mind works?!!! @DS197

It just naturally caught the corner of my eye, honest!

 

[LOCKE]

Looking good Shuv, really pleased your happy with them.

 

[sevenfourate]

Looking good Shuv, really pleased your happy with them.

Thankyou !

**I can't help but feel your're leaving something on the table / there's something you don't 'like' though for some reason...

But yes. As good or better than expected so far.

Forecast is shocking tomorrow though. Might delay fitment

 

[Benno]

Still awaiting this 'black badge update' of yours Shuv!

 

[LOCKE]

Thankyou !

**I can't help but feel your're leaving something on the table / there's something you don't 'like' though for some reason...

But yes. As good or better than expected so far.

Forecast is shocking tomorrow though. Might delay fitment

Shuv we are all grown ups on here and I would like to think we can all be honest with each other. There are a lot of things I would change on your car but your new seats really do look great and I fully approve.

 

[sevenfourate]

Shuv we are all grown ups on here and I would like to think we can all be honest with each other. There are a lot of things I would change on your car but your new seats really do look great and I fully approve.

We are indeed ! And as much as I'm genuinely interested - at heart I pay little attention to opinions that don't fall in line with mine ref modding my own car; as-such.

While I do often ask - whatever the outcome - very rarely do I go away from my gut instinct or ideas. As I did with the seats in staying true to my vision from start to finish.

So as much as I really appreciate the 'approval' - I was also genuinely interested in your thoughts either way. And the reason we are men and (You especially) normally tell it like it is: was the very reason why I thought your comment wasn't perhaps fully heartfelt.

Seems I was wrong.

No malice meant or taken either way