My latest run around
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Grind the bullets down and paint silver will look good
I painted mine ford moon dust silver as it was as close to the original metal colour.
I painted mine ford moon dust silver as it was as close to the original metal colour.
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Ok, I lied. There was one little issue, but a tiny one that didn't really bother me that much. The heater in the car wasn't great. It wasn't warm and wasn't cold no matter what setting the climate control was at.
I pulled the side panel of the heater box off where the servo motors are attached as one common fault is the spindle to which a servo attaches can split, but it was fine. The servo just didn't turn.
Another common fault is the sensor mounted in the roof. When I first pulled the roof panel down it looked connected (apparently the sensors get noises with age and people disconnect them).
Then reading on the Clio Sport Facebook page yesterday I discovered that the sensor has a fan inside it, and as such should make a little noise. So I pulled the panel down again to see if I could hear or feel it do anything, and sure enough the wiring literally fell out!
Connected it up and it was working, took it off again to have a look and it was full of dust and crud. Took it apart, gave it a clean, put it back in the car and whilst it's still noisy, you can't hear it with the radio on and now the heater is pumping out good warm air or cold on demand!
I pulled the side panel of the heater box off where the servo motors are attached as one common fault is the spindle to which a servo attaches can split, but it was fine. The servo just didn't turn.
Another common fault is the sensor mounted in the roof. When I first pulled the roof panel down it looked connected (apparently the sensors get noises with age and people disconnect them).
Then reading on the Clio Sport Facebook page yesterday I discovered that the sensor has a fan inside it, and as such should make a little noise. So I pulled the panel down again to see if I could hear or feel it do anything, and sure enough the wiring literally fell out!
Connected it up and it was working, took it off again to have a look and it was full of dust and crud. Took it apart, gave it a clean, put it back in the car and whilst it's still noisy, you can't hear it with the radio on and now the heater is pumping out good warm air or cold on demand!
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Saw that on bake book. What a hassle!!
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Ok, so now that I've spent two days at Dubshed it's got my wee head buzzing and somewhat pickled lol.
I know I can't build a show winning car on my funds, but I am wanting to make it stand out a bit from the sea of Mk2 Clio's that are still about.
So, if anyone has any free or cheap stuff that would suit or fit it, let me know lol
I know I can't build a show winning car on my funds, but I am wanting to make it stand out a bit from the sea of Mk2 Clio's that are still about.
So, if anyone has any free or cheap stuff that would suit or fit it, let me know lol
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Well this morning I did something that I've never done in my 20 + years of driving. I took the wee Clio in for MOT without looking over or doing anything to the car!
Thankfully the gamble paid off, even the MOT tester commented on how good the condition of the wee car was in.
Thankfully the gamble paid off, even the MOT tester commented on how good the condition of the wee car was in.
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Simply Sublime mate - I love checking your build threads - you give the planet INSPIRATION!Today I fitted "French Flag" stickers to the grill
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You should start your own you-toob channel. You might get the clio finished after 15 x 25 minute episodes.....
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