Who here owns a Renaultsport?

In 172's the gear light comes on when you hit the limiter. I think only 182's have one that comes on before you get to the limiter.

To be honest I would really like a shift light to tell me the optimum time to shift. If your driving hard enough to be needing to shift at the right time, your likely to be a bit to busy to keep looking at the rev counter.

Nobody on CS has got the 197 wheel working properly on a 1*2. Its also just as big as the 1*2 wheel so isn't really worth it. Get a refurbished 1*2 wheel, its the best modification I have made to mine.
 
Afaik, for a 182, if you're shift light comes on it's to tell you that you should have shifted already and are just wasting revs.

Thumbs up for the wheel refurb too. They look great and you can have yours customised with stitching or centre strips.
 
MikeHiow said:
Also, someone mentioned something a while ago about dropping the drivers seat by removing some vibration washers, has anyone got any more info? A heads up on what replacement washers and tools are required would be a great help. (I'm not that stupid - I only ask so I know what I need to take down the Unit :P).
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Anyone?
 
Done it to mine. You will want to stick a couple of washers back in to stop the runners binding on the carpet and preventing the seat moving.

It isn't a big drop, but it is noticeable. Coupled with my fat arse squashing the seat its meant the position in mine is now about acceptable. When I sit in the passenger seat I feel miles higher!
 
I've done the mod, I cut up an old inner tube to replace the old washers, so 1. you don't see any bare metal, and 2. prevent direct metal->metal on the seat mounting.

Quite an improvement, 15mm is a deceptively large drop despite how minor it may seem, but then I already knew this from the bucket seats in the Strada.
 
Its fairly annoying that RenaultSport seem to ignore their fans. The major complaints about the cabin of Clios is the seating position being to high, and the steering wheel being too big. Yet even after 5 revisions of the Sport Clio, its still got the same problems :(
 
What is the deal with wheels? Are there any OEM ones that fit? Or perhaps a common aftermarket wheel people fit, or one a trader on the owners club does a deal on? I'm fairly small, and the bit wheel is somewhat of an annoyance - it's bigger than even the Mondeo!
 
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MikeHiow said:
What is the deal with wheels? Are there any OEM ones that fit? Or perhaps a common aftermarket wheel people fit, or one a trader on the owners club does a deal on? I'm fairly small, and the bit wheel is somewhat of an annoyance - it's bigger than even the Mondeo!
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If you want the airbag to work you have to use a 1*2 wheel. There is only 1 aftermaket wheel with an airbag I belive, but nobody has tried it. Likewise, nobody has tried the airbag using a 197/200 wheel either.

If you are happy without an airbag then its just a case of fitting a boss and then fitting any aftermarket wheel you want.

Personally, I plan to fit a smaller non airbag wheel later, but only after fitting harnesses and bucket seats (if I ever do) as I am rather fond of my front teeth.
 
Sorry MikeHiow, forgot you were an expert on Clios already, but can you please explain why you need a roll cage before fitting harnesses?
 
Skeeter said:
Sorry MikeHiow, forgot you were an expert on Clios already, but can you please explain why you need a roll cage before fitting harnesses?
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Its more to do with cars in general rather than clios... if you roll the car without a rollcage in and you're wearing a harness you're more likely to big squished as you can't move out of the way. Its designed to pin you to the seat, so without a cage you are more susceptible to having your head in-bedded in the roof.
 
It has nothing to do with it being a Clio, but rather what happens to a car when you have a crash.

There are two theories behind it;

1. With a fixed back, and harnesses holding you in place, if the roof were to colapse you'd be held dead in place while it crushes you.

2. Harness fixing points - the harnesses should not be more than 45 degrees (according to MSA bluebook - there must be a good reason for it :)) lower than level, with level being ideal, this is why you'll quite often see harnesses fixed to a crossbar on the rollcage either horizonal, or very slightly under.
 
I always thought the opposite was no-no - you had to fit harnesses BEFORE a roll cage rather than NOT fit harness without also fitting a roll cage?

1. With a fixed back, and harnesses holding you in place, if the roof were to colapse you'd be held dead in place while it crushes you
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Whereas without harnesses, a magic bunny lifts you clear of the car as the roof implodes on itself?
 
Oh, and if you need any clarification on what happens when harnesses are not fixed properly:

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Apparently the passenger died.

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Whereas without harnesses, a magic bunny lifts you clear of the car as the roof implodes on itself?
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Standard seats and seatbelts are designed to allow you to slide down, I believe.
 
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