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  1. Dumdum

    Something a bit different...

    So the reason I’m selling the Clio is I bought a partner van for fishing/car audio install also... This is my world of hobby/work once upon a time... So far I’ve done the doors, fitted a 0.5 cu ft enclosure in each door made of 12mm birch plywood, and then built it out to meet a nice trim...
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    Yokohama AD08R life expectancy

    so I fitted a new set of the above in 215/45R17 in approx 5k miles if not a touch less since 25th June this year, so 4.5 months... the fronts are pretty much done... Is this about right or have I been using my right foot in an aggressive manner or do they normally last about that, no track...
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    Budget mods you’ve done...

    so go on, the best cash I’ve spent has been 30 quid on a set of hub spacers, made the rear end of the car more predictable in slides And black badges just cost a few quid in paint What’s your best budget mods, looks handling but power may be a touch out of reach of budget
  4. Dumdum

    Anyone know a paint code for the dash trims?

    long shot I know as it won’t generally have one, don’t fancy painting them all body coloured as it will lose the Renault sport emblem, and want to colourcode just the centre console to match and blend the radio adaptor into it as it looks crap with the trim insert, and the black rubbery coating...
  5. Dumdum

    Hazard lights going overtime randomly!

    so odd occasion Ive got in the car and figured I’d caught the hazard light switch... fast forward to today, found my scuttle panel full of goldfish (not really but it could have supported a few!) and carpets inside a bit damp, when I first picked up the car the rear windows misted like a good un...
  6. Dumdum

    So I’ve just booked a taxi...

    Only going to my mates for a bbq, pics to follow! :) :) :)
  7. Dumdum

    Don’t tuners just make you laugh!

    input your Reg and ask what they can do when they remap your car... I put mine in and apparantly I don’t know what I’m on about... I just posted that... one to avoid boys and girls! :(
  8. Dumdum

    Anyone a dab hand with photoshop?

    I am going to be putting some 197 rims for winter on my 200 cup Need the alloys colouring in to get an idea... So I’ll need some 197 alloys putting on my car or a pic of a 200 cup with 197 alloys on in mercury grey and then the alloys changing colour... anyone fancy a challenge?
  9. Dumdum

    Rear axle bearing kit

    so having ordered a new set of stub axle spacers from pure motorsport as I want a better arch fill without additional pressure on wheel bearings from moving the loading outward, I see they do a rear axle bearing kit which requires a race kit welding into the rear axle, this seems like a...
  10. Dumdum

    middle exhaust rubber

    having got my car up in the air I have noticed that there is no rubber at the rear of the tunnel just before the exhaust deviates from its straight line path to the back of the car, can anyone confirm that this is the item I require, looks like I have an M8 bolt hole up and an M6 in the exhaust...
  11. Dumdum

    Cruise control and limiter

    out of interest @turkie172 do you have any wiring diagrams for this on a 200, it will definately benefit the forum if you do as I am gonna see if I can’t add it to my cup with a series of buttons on the dash and a switch for penny’s and then do a how too :)
  12. Dumdum

    Anyone used or heard of these??

    https://www.mtecbrakes.com/brake-discs/renault/clio-mk3-09-13/clio-renaultsport-200-2-0-16v-05-09-12-13.html Do all manner of drilled/machined/g hook discs, front and rear and will also finish them in black so they stay looking pretty apart from the pad friction surfaces, silver, gold and black...
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    What colour is my car?

    having had a look online for paint code which (someone else) read as d69 I believe it’s a mercury grey but sometimes it comes up as a French translation of platinum silver (gris platine)? Is that a different year to a 2009 clio cup?
  14. Dumdum

    Come at me with all you audio questions!

    you know all the ones you know you wanted to ask but never had anyone to ask... if I know the answer I’ll happily share! Subs, amps, stereos, speakers etc... And dare I say it... sound deadening...
  15. Dumdum

    Thermostat/temp guage

    so being relatively new to the rs200 I have zero clue but I have a feeling my car is running cooler than it should, most cars I’ve ever driven straight up the centre is where the temp guage sits when normal operating temps are reached, mine sits at one notch to the left which doesn’t sit well...
  16. Dumdum

    Gearbox rebuild info

    just for those who care, apparantly the boxes from the factory have steel synchros with some form of lining bonded on the inside, speaking to my gearbox man we used for years at my old garage he says to eleviate all the issues with the synchros he rebuilds them with bronze (I think he said...
  17. Dumdum

    Two yellow 197/200’s

    i was in my diesel van and traffic meant I couldn’t catch up to see em, heading past j28 M1, ones plate was scoooby or similar, heading south, couldn’t remember if I’d seen something about a track day at donnington or something? Or is that next Friday?
  18. Dumdum

    Dumdums RS200 cup

    Figured I May aswell start a thread as the car isn’t leaving my grubby mitts for a good while yet! So to start with I have purchased a remote kit for the stereo with a pioneer adaptor, the original aerial is pants so that’s gonna be leaving once the new dab/fm/am effort comes, I’ll update on...
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    New guy, Clio RS200 cup

    well I couldn’t resist any longer, I no longer needed my van for work so I was on the hunt... This turned up in Durham and I caught a train from Sheffield after many conversations with the owner asking him all sorts and him sending me a video of the cars bodywork and innards, Seats are pretty...