Planning an Install

[Tigger 172]

Just ordered my ICE from AA the other day and I'm having a go at some of the install myself.

First up - where would I get materials?

MDF & a decent glue
Carpet & Alcantara
Perspex
Neons & LEDs

I know the battery has to be disconnected for most of the instalation but doesnt disconnecting it "erase the cars memory" or even reset the alarm ?

Cheers
Trev

 

[buff]

b&q for MDF buy an 8x4 sheet works out a lot cheaper

evo stick contact adhesive good, or just use normal spray glue. I use stuff from Zivhargo upholstery in Belfast very good stuff.

Mcmordies on ravenhill road in belfast for your perspex

maplins or a computer shop for neons and LED's

 

[natogreen16v]

MDF-B&Q, shillitons (portadown), haldane fishers, etc
decent glue,carpet&alcantara-upholsters (sp)
perspex-haldane fishers, shillitons, etc
neons and LEDs-maplins, halfords, etc
not sure about the alarm mate. hope that sorts ya out tho

 

[Lyons]

Is it a Clifford alarm? Shouldnt "reset" the alarm, i had my battery disconnected a hundred times in the 306 with never any bother.

 

[Tigger 172]

Yeah it is a clifford -
Just asking cus I had the -neg terminal off the battery for the whole of 10 seconds once to clamp someting under it. When I turned the ignition on after that I got a series of bleeps but the alarm was ok.

Disconnecting the battery wont do the ECU any harm then ?

 

[Peje]

u can disconnect the batt and it'll not give the alarm any bother, just make sure u dont do it wen its armed or ull get deafened wen u put the terminals back on-and if u've the battery backup siren jobbie it'll keep goin even wen the terminals are lifted off.

and as for the ECU...of course not

Pete

 

[Tigger 172]

Cheers

Where would I get the materials for fibreglass ?

 

[Boydie]

your local motor factors and buy in bulk - the amount of times i had to visit mine and halfords was dire!

buy as big as you can

 

[Tigger 172]

Thanks again

Must make some space in the back yard and pray for good weather

Removing door-cards and boot lining to make the measurements be a sensible start then?
Or should I sound-deaden before I make any attempt at the build ?

 

[Martyn]

deffo sound deaden everything!!!!

Otherwise when the build is finished the car will rattle like a big rattly thing...

Dynamat extreme is the way forward. They do a bulk pack - 8 sheets...

 

[Tigger 172]

ROFL
It's a Renault, it's a Clio, it's French - for a small hatch it is a big rattly thing !

I have a fair bit of extreme on the doors already and a bit on the bootlid (I think) from when my first sub went in.

I'll propably need a bit more on the lid and then line the boot & sidewalls?

 

[Martyn]

Ohhh.... yes.... Fill the thing with dynamat!

 

[Tigger 172]

Just a thought - has anyone used dynamatt to cure a roof rattle ?

 

[Boydie]

im going to do it some time this summer

 

[Nicky]

Roof rattle?? Why am i not suprised.. ?

I started a thread asking about sunroof removal.. Im sure yourself and Boydie feel my pain on this 1 lol

 

[Boydie]

if i was to take the sun roof out id replace it with an electric one

but going to dynamat the roof soon

 

[Nicky]

Hope those diagrams i sent ya were understandable Tigger

Looking forward to hearing/seeing the finished article

 

[Krisclio ( SQD )]

Just a thought - has anyone used dynamatt to cure a roof rattle ?

i had 14 rolls of extreme in my black clio, fairly cuts the road noise down, but still had a few rattles. a roll or 2 in each door is a must, 2 will do the roof, and a few in the boot. then if you are still not happy, the rear quarters and floor will consume a few more rolls!

 

[Lyons]

I have a rattle right in the middle of my dash- thee most annoying thing ever!

 

[Chris Mac]

I have a rattle right in the middle of my dash- thee most annoying thing ever!

im the same, however i think mine is off the tray the wipers are attached 2, happens at 3000 RPM then goes away

 

[Lyons]

Mine happens when i have the music up too loud, which isnt too often luckily.

 

[miniator]

the button on my handbrake rattles....really annoying and i dunno how to fix it lol

had paper stuck in it, which cured the rattle but meant handbrake wouldnt "click" and hold the car lol!!

 

[Tigger 172]

Boydie - My sunroof is the electric one

Back to the ICE
It doesnt have to be dynamatt extreme for all areas of the car does it ?

 

[Krisclio ( SQD )]

the extreme is the best, and personally i wouldnt use anything else. brown bread isn't too bad, certainly better than the original dynamat, which is crap.

 

[-Pete-]

extreme is very good and the best available locally although if you are prepared to go further afield there are better products. although these will be hitting our shores soon im sure and are becoming available in england at the minute fresh from america. might have to get a hold of some and see how it goes!