Having owned this for a few months now, I thought I'd finally post a proper progress thread.
Wouldn't expect quick progress mind.
Anyway; bought this car in January, good mileage and well specc'd:
- FF Clio 200 with cup pack
- 47k miles
- Recaro seats
- Speedline wheels
- Cornering/projector headlights
![FB_IMG_1453118282934_zps8jmb0u2e.jpg FB_IMG_1453118282934_zps8jmb0u2e.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91101-59b65d2a8d5f7e92e4476a75a0ca4c59.jpg)
There were no short term plans to make any changes to the car - I was happy to be back driving a small petrol coming back from a diesel golf.
However...
MOT time came late March, and I initially thought just rear bearings were required (did a full rear brake job).
The MOT report came back that 1 of the front springs had snapped, so I had to lower it all round on H&R's.![Smile :smile: :smile:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![P1020661_zpsz4nq2yer.jpg P1020661_zpsz4nq2yer.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91102-56fecef509c3c9325857df7b91f12181.jpg)
Pretty happy with how it sits - the ride height still clears sleeping policemen (which is a + when there are so many en route to work), and the ride is no firmer than the original cup springs that they replaced.
I'd then had the car in to take a look at the characteristic 'reluctant to select gears when cold'. We went with fresh gear oil, ran for a few weeks; then renewed the oil again & installed a PowerFlex lower engine mount. Related or not - the gear selections are much better than they used to be when cold!
While I was ordering the lower mount, I also decided to install the PowerFlex upper torque arm bush. Other than a little more vibration through the cabin, these have made the power delivery feel much more solid. Oh, and the torque arm bush solved an odd knocking sound when going on/off throttle at low speeds
![P1020679_zpslq7lumwz.gif P1020679_zpslq7lumwz.gif](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91103-76f9d58b976393b6f51a800cdd6085cc.jpg)
Other little touches so far
- LED bulb kit
- RenaultSport steering wheel insert
![P1020675_zpsgomemsbg.jpg P1020675_zpsgomemsbg.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91104-f04cef7dc249e37f9264f877247fb081.jpg)
Oh, and can't recommend these car cradles from Brodit enough!
![P1020676_zps4wvaw2nx.gif P1020676_zps4wvaw2nx.gif](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91105-76f9d58b976393b6f51a800cdd6085cc.jpg)
Some more pictures from this morning, after a good clean & glaze with Poorboy's Black Hole
![P1020671_1_zpstyikl2z9.jpg P1020671_1_zpstyikl2z9.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91106-95982220ea96c96e7ec02becf87cbf1e.jpg)
![P1020669_1_zpsjpalccxa.jpg P1020669_1_zpsjpalccxa.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91107-c25d54c85be5e254153328e9ec85b1e0.jpg)
![P1020668_1_zpsvsvsht4m.jpg P1020668_1_zpsvsvsht4m.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91108-ed6cd1b0e321ec5ef35db1ac39120c30.jpg)
![P1020666_zpsxqqebwts.jpg P1020666_zpsxqqebwts.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91109-769c3d7b1c65fb93a49aff188486d0c2.jpg)
![P1020665_zpsjpk19hmv.jpg P1020665_zpsjpk19hmv.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91110-bcdad844db01460a1650a88bfecd6feb.jpg)
![P1020664_zps2t2eeiwq.jpg P1020664_zps2t2eeiwq.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91111-187bb63d48970e67cfcf98f7798924b1.jpg)
![P1020663_1_zpsxkfraa8e.jpg P1020663_1_zpsxkfraa8e.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91112-29a6be8ab5de245da076de214c28c1ed.jpg)
![P1020660_zpsikmw2onj.jpg P1020660_zpsikmw2onj.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91113-79e42f7204585d9680c4203144e67551.jpg)
![P1020673_zpsxpwhnwm5.jpg P1020673_zpsxpwhnwm5.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91114-dcf1830a0986154ef28aa2a37370bce4.jpg)
Wouldn't expect quick progress mind.
Anyway; bought this car in January, good mileage and well specc'd:
- FF Clio 200 with cup pack
- 47k miles
- Recaro seats
- Speedline wheels
- Cornering/projector headlights
![FB_IMG_1453118282934_zps8jmb0u2e.jpg FB_IMG_1453118282934_zps8jmb0u2e.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91101-59b65d2a8d5f7e92e4476a75a0ca4c59.jpg)
There were no short term plans to make any changes to the car - I was happy to be back driving a small petrol coming back from a diesel golf.
However...
MOT time came late March, and I initially thought just rear bearings were required (did a full rear brake job).
The MOT report came back that 1 of the front springs had snapped, so I had to lower it all round on H&R's.
![P1020661_zpsz4nq2yer.jpg P1020661_zpsz4nq2yer.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91102-56fecef509c3c9325857df7b91f12181.jpg)
Pretty happy with how it sits - the ride height still clears sleeping policemen (which is a + when there are so many en route to work), and the ride is no firmer than the original cup springs that they replaced.
I'd then had the car in to take a look at the characteristic 'reluctant to select gears when cold'. We went with fresh gear oil, ran for a few weeks; then renewed the oil again & installed a PowerFlex lower engine mount. Related or not - the gear selections are much better than they used to be when cold!
While I was ordering the lower mount, I also decided to install the PowerFlex upper torque arm bush. Other than a little more vibration through the cabin, these have made the power delivery feel much more solid. Oh, and the torque arm bush solved an odd knocking sound when going on/off throttle at low speeds
![P1020679_zpslq7lumwz.gif P1020679_zpslq7lumwz.gif](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91103-76f9d58b976393b6f51a800cdd6085cc.jpg)
Other little touches so far
- LED bulb kit
- RenaultSport steering wheel insert
![P1020675_zpsgomemsbg.jpg P1020675_zpsgomemsbg.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91104-f04cef7dc249e37f9264f877247fb081.jpg)
Oh, and can't recommend these car cradles from Brodit enough!
![P1020676_zps4wvaw2nx.gif P1020676_zps4wvaw2nx.gif](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91105-76f9d58b976393b6f51a800cdd6085cc.jpg)
Some more pictures from this morning, after a good clean & glaze with Poorboy's Black Hole
![P1020671_1_zpstyikl2z9.jpg P1020671_1_zpstyikl2z9.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91106-95982220ea96c96e7ec02becf87cbf1e.jpg)
![P1020669_1_zpsjpalccxa.jpg P1020669_1_zpsjpalccxa.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91107-c25d54c85be5e254153328e9ec85b1e0.jpg)
![P1020668_1_zpsvsvsht4m.jpg P1020668_1_zpsvsvsht4m.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91108-ed6cd1b0e321ec5ef35db1ac39120c30.jpg)
![P1020666_zpsxqqebwts.jpg P1020666_zpsxqqebwts.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91109-769c3d7b1c65fb93a49aff188486d0c2.jpg)
![P1020665_zpsjpk19hmv.jpg P1020665_zpsjpk19hmv.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91110-bcdad844db01460a1650a88bfecd6feb.jpg)
![P1020664_zps2t2eeiwq.jpg P1020664_zps2t2eeiwq.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91111-187bb63d48970e67cfcf98f7798924b1.jpg)
![P1020663_1_zpsxkfraa8e.jpg P1020663_1_zpsxkfraa8e.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91112-29a6be8ab5de245da076de214c28c1ed.jpg)
![P1020660_zpsikmw2onj.jpg P1020660_zpsikmw2onj.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91113-79e42f7204585d9680c4203144e67551.jpg)
![P1020673_zpsxpwhnwm5.jpg P1020673_zpsxpwhnwm5.jpg](https://clio197.net/data/attachments/91/91114-dcf1830a0986154ef28aa2a37370bce4.jpg)