Okaaaaaay then so as in my previous thread the saxo is now my brothers car as he needed a car for his fiancee to learn to drive in and i fancied an upgrade haha
This car came about after doing some late night ebay browsing (probably should be banned from the car sales pages [emoji23]). I happened to come across a car that i have been wanting since they first came out, this one being the right spec the right price and 1 owner i just couldnt resist viewing it so off i went to the dealership and there it was in the indoor showroom looking amazing , one road test and i had to have it so i bought it there and then.
So the car in question is this (picture taken moments after signing the papers )
Its a 2009 clio rs200 cup, a full cup so light weight everything no real mod cons just you a steering wheel and an engine [emoji7]
As soon as i got it home i had to give it a good wash as there "valeters" really want sacking lol
Next i put my private plate on it (must be a keeper lol)
Next up it had a little knock when pulling off or changing gears which turned out to be the top stabiliser mount on the engine so thought id upgrade it to stop it happening again
This is the arm/ bush which had worn
So simply knock the securing tab off with a hammer and screwdriver and the bush falls out easily
Heres all the parts to the new kit
And all assembled
And back in the car
Sooo much better now, though i do want to change the lower engine mount for a polybush too as theres still a little too much movement
Next up i decided to carbon wrap the badges
Before
After
Fitted
And the rear
And then fitted a sunstrip as these cars have massive windscreens
The saxo and clio together
Then i removed the rear wiper as i really wasnt a fan of it on the back of the clios
Had to cut it off as it was seized on lol
Motor removed
Glass plug for the hole
Looks loads better
Next up i clayed the whole car and jeez was this thing contaminated [emoji849] there was a lot of what looked like iron in the paint and white overspray on the windows, safe to say it looks a lot whiter now haha
Next up i got tired of the gearknob which is straight out of a megane and feel aweful so i found a tidy replacement while browsing in halfords lol
So removed the old one
Fitted the collar to the gearstick and the new gearknob screws straight on
Absolute 100% improvement to the gear changes it just feels so much nicer haha
I also attempted to clean the recaros though i only got one done [emoji23]
So thas is all for now, the car is back at the dealership currently as it developed the usual crunchy gearbox so its getting rebuilt under warrenty so im
Stuck with a dirty brown 1.2 corsa for a while [emoji23]
So progress will continue when the clio returns [emoji41]
This car came about after doing some late night ebay browsing (probably should be banned from the car sales pages [emoji23]). I happened to come across a car that i have been wanting since they first came out, this one being the right spec the right price and 1 owner i just couldnt resist viewing it so off i went to the dealership and there it was in the indoor showroom looking amazing , one road test and i had to have it so i bought it there and then.
So the car in question is this (picture taken moments after signing the papers )
Its a 2009 clio rs200 cup, a full cup so light weight everything no real mod cons just you a steering wheel and an engine [emoji7]
As soon as i got it home i had to give it a good wash as there "valeters" really want sacking lol
Next i put my private plate on it (must be a keeper lol)
Next up it had a little knock when pulling off or changing gears which turned out to be the top stabiliser mount on the engine so thought id upgrade it to stop it happening again
This is the arm/ bush which had worn
So simply knock the securing tab off with a hammer and screwdriver and the bush falls out easily
Heres all the parts to the new kit
And all assembled
And back in the car
Sooo much better now, though i do want to change the lower engine mount for a polybush too as theres still a little too much movement
Next up i decided to carbon wrap the badges
Before
After
Fitted
And the rear
And then fitted a sunstrip as these cars have massive windscreens
The saxo and clio together
Then i removed the rear wiper as i really wasnt a fan of it on the back of the clios
Had to cut it off as it was seized on lol
Motor removed
Glass plug for the hole
Looks loads better
Next up i clayed the whole car and jeez was this thing contaminated [emoji849] there was a lot of what looked like iron in the paint and white overspray on the windows, safe to say it looks a lot whiter now haha
Next up i got tired of the gearknob which is straight out of a megane and feel aweful so i found a tidy replacement while browsing in halfords lol
So removed the old one
Fitted the collar to the gearstick and the new gearknob screws straight on
Absolute 100% improvement to the gear changes it just feels so much nicer haha
I also attempted to clean the recaros though i only got one done [emoji23]
So thas is all for now, the car is back at the dealership currently as it developed the usual crunchy gearbox so its getting rebuilt under warrenty so im
Stuck with a dirty brown 1.2 corsa for a while [emoji23]
So progress will continue when the clio returns [emoji41]