What handling upgrades do you guys recommend /run yourselves?

I've been driving my brothers Megane R26 for a few months and love how connected it feels, really responsive steering, just the right level of steering weight and general confidence it gives.*

For a budget of £250 Ish what kind of basic upgrades can be achieved? I can get a friend to do the work so would save on labour.*

 

To be honest I prefer the fitting on these V2 flaps better than the original setup.
The brackets are much more OEM and look the part & also allot easier to fit and setup, A big bonus was the front flaps now have a small recess so after market wheels clear without compromise. Nothing wrong with the original design but I do prefer the steel brackets on these opposed to the plastic V1

Cheers Mate
Shell V-power & 16% methanol on one map & straight V-power on the other Map. If I get caught short I have used tesco 99 which can be a bit juddery until the car gets used to it, once its going then its fine.

in short either tesco 99 or shell v-power, My fuel of choice was V-power as theres a few stations around my area as opposed to one tesco site next door to my work.

 

i have always used tesco 99
touch wood no problems with car and tomorrow it will
show 50K had service today

 

Guys... What's your opinion on these wheels?

I can get a set of these exact wheels very cheap The size are 18-8,5" ET35.

 

same as mine aint they

 

Indeed they do look the same! Is yours also 8,5" wide @ ET35? Do you have 245/40-18?

 

guys just an update regarding the over lays, any one that wants in please let me know asap but here is an update that i have sent to those who are afetr a set


well its time to get these ordered so if you are still up for a set then please can you sort the money out asap and I hope to get them ordered tomorrow / Monday

I have been quoted $42 plus $6 shipping, now I am not sure if the postage will be combined or for each set. so the total is

$48 which according to Google is - £30.89

if you can send it as a gift, if not please add 4% to cover what I think the rough fees are so there is enough to pay for the set

please could you send that over to

steve_1982@hotmail.com

(the gap is an underscore so reads steve_1982)

obviously there will be import taxes and then shipping on to you guys which is will split down the line, obviously depending on how many actually get on board and cough up for s set will dictate what the cost are so once its all done and I have received them I will let you know the final fee but I would of thought nothing more than a cheeky £5 may be a little more.

any how I hope you are still after a set and please let me know when you can pay for it as I really would like to get these e ordered by Monday

cheers

 

Cheers Steve, payment sent

 

received mate, thanks very much for the prompt reply.

awaiting 2 others who pm'd me and there was a couple of other parties who posted on here but have not pm'd me so guys if you read this and are still wanting a set you better get in touch soon

 

Rob, is it the same price for an STI, need to book mine in and handy to have your sort or prices to hand as ammunition, you really should get a van and do mobile servicing at weekends!!!

 

The STI is a different price mate.
it has the following on a 40,000 mile

Engine oil & filter
Gearbox oil
Rear diff oil
clutch fluid
Brake fluid
Wheel Rotation
vehicle inspection & condition report.

normal RRP £333.66 + vat
Discounted Price Via me £262.59 + vat

By the time I got a van & insured it as its a commercial vehicle It wouldn't be worth me doing just on a weekend.

 

Had my lamps fixed this evening, what do you guys think?

 

Nice mod!

 

Cheers Rob, good value you have there!

I never said it would be cost effective for YOU. ;-)

 

Immy your looking a set of lowering springs something like Eibach or Tein. I would go for a used set of ebay or check the market section. Only other option is a set of BC coilovers again I WOULD GO FOR A USED SET HOWEVER YOUR LOOKING AT £500

 

3 things that combined will transform the standard car - and without breaking the bank :

Uprated rear anti roll bar - Whiteline BSR49XZ or BSR49XXZ
Rear subframe bush insert kit - Whiteline KDT902
Steering rack bush kit - Whiteline KSR207

£259.27 shipped from Balance Motorsport - although you may find cheaper elsewhere if you look about.

If you want to go further, then springs would be the next thing. I would personally recommend Prodrive but unfortunately they're no longer available. Have heard good things about the ProR/Eibach springs though.

A full geo setup also makes a difference and will be essential if you're changing springs and preferable if you do the rack bushes and subframe inserts. Prodrive geo settings are good.

HTH, Neil

 

I do like those
If u don't go for them, let me know as I am after a new set

Carlos

 

Money sent

Cheers

 

Thanks for the info guys, I cant go down the lowering route as there are too many speed bumps around here and there is a dip at the end of my drive which my front lip misses by about 5mm at the mo

will look into those whiteline mods.

The steering just feels too light and disconnected at the mo, thats really all I need to fix.

 

This looks really good, is it paint or Vinyl? I ordered a set of Vinyls for my headlights but it turned out too difficult to apply (for me)... so instead I tinted the fog lights

 

Thanks mate!
Yes it is vinyl. I had a "tuning company" to install the vinyl last night when I realized the difficult level was far beyond my experiences...

I think the headlights looks quite similar to the Golf R lights now

 

Have a look at this site

http://www.powerstation.org.uk/subaru_chassis.asp

And you are looking to get the Revised PAS Pump Valving changed only way to sort that streering I am going to get it done when I get home

 

nice 1

exactly the same as I produce and fitted on my front and rear lights!!!

have done loads of peoples headlights now, even shop owner next door's MPV lol

 

Where do you get the the tint from

 

cheers Paul, will keep you in the loop

 

looks like they've given you about 15% discount off RRP, same as what I can get.

 

I make it myslef

 

Do you sell it is so how much to do headlights and fogs pm me price

 

A bit about the STI on here,

http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/..._2_Movie_Cars/

Starts at 13.08

Bit staged like the UK Top Gear but worth a watch.

 

A link that works

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode..._2_Movie_Cars/