Clio 172 ***** Mod

Nomisf · 5 Jul 2009 at 20:36

Just saw this floating around on another forum, did a search and it isnt already posted :

Clicky

It took a while to fabricate but oh boy is it worth it.

The car corners much flatter, feels more solid at the front end, and all those local corners I know so well can be taken 10mph more quickly and with much more confidence. Clearly the 172 front end is a thing of fragility as the stiffening has transformed it. Yes that's wood btw, a long way from any real heat and I'm sure the plastic would melt before the wood caught on fire smile

Housey · 5 Jul 2009 at 20:44

Oh dear.

Cr0fty · 5 Jul 2009 at 20:44

Is this actually safe?

Rich · 5 Jul 2009 at 20:44

You can do it if you B&Q it

Duke · 5 Jul 2009 at 21:13

Looks like he meant to go to Halfords but ended up going into Focus.

MarkDavis · 5 Jul 2009 at 21:17

Wood flexes......

Fido McNasty · 5 Jul 2009 at 21:18

#12 of 100 things you can do with an old pallet.

Clarkey · 5 Jul 2009 at 21:19

Wait a minute, a 172 doesn't have a bar from the factory?

Ev0 · 5 Jul 2009 at 22:18

Clarkey said:
Wait a minute, a 172 doesn't have a bar from the factory?

nope

olv · 5 Jul 2009 at 22:22

MarkDavis said:
Wood flexes......

Everything flexes.

andrewdodd13 · 5 Jul 2009 at 22:23

I have a plank of wood atop my battery to keep it in place (it's a long story, cut short, the fixings were far too long to keep the replacement battery I was given to keep it in place, the wood adds the extra gap) and it passed its MOT.

All this fancy metal and carbon fibre stuff is nonsense, wood is where it's at.

PMKeates · 5 Jul 2009 at 22:24

olv said:
Everything flexes.

Not everything..

dalin80 · 5 Jul 2009 at 22:38

PMKeates said:
Not everything..

a full carbon nanotube bar would be tad expensive.

AmDaMan · 5 Jul 2009 at 22:40

Looks like it's mounted on the rubber donut :/

PMKeates · 5 Jul 2009 at 22:41

dalin80 said:
a full carbon nanotube bar would be tad expensive.

I have a BMW optional full carbon nanotube bar.

olv · 5 Jul 2009 at 22:41

dalin80 said:
a full carbon nanotube bar would be tad expensive.

and still wouldn't be 100% rigid.

millsy888 · 5 Jul 2009 at 22:48

Rich said:
You can do it if you B&Q it

Ricochet J · 5 Jul 2009 at 23:07

PMKeates said:
Not everything..

Everything has a Youngs Modulus, so yes, everything flexes. Just some more than others

KNiVES · 5 Jul 2009 at 23:29

Could some-one explain to this moron what that is?

Dangerous · 5 Jul 2009 at 23:59

JESUS CHRIST!