Renault use a lot of friction to hold the gearknob on. Brute force is needed.
In regards to replacements, most of the owners on here have mk2 clios so can't comment on quality of replacements. Looking on ebay they all the seem to be the same design.
The Cliosport forums should be able to...
The paint colour code is Ixell 205-110. They are painted by the way, there are no powder coat colours that are an exact match.
Originally the wheels had a speedline sticker under the gloss coat. Although Speedline don't offer replacement stickers anymore there is a seller on ebay that offers...
Facebook advert for the car/competition.
Found the original sale listing, it's car #390
https://www.motorlounge.co.uk/details/used-car-in-radlett/renault/clio/2.0-16v-renaultsport-trophy-3dr/1200887/
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BwPDbJcE7/
Ultimately it down to cost and they can make a higher return by using the storage space on newer car parts.
The mould may worn with age and it was deemed to expensive to repair. Alternatively, it was determined making a viable run isn't achieving the profit margins they require once you factor...
I wish, would of probably bought them for the hoard.
Kam Racing have the passenger side one in stock and I just got lucky with finding someone selling a new set they didn't need anymore.
This is a first for myself, I've been asked to pay £45 in taxes for buying two €35 badges from the Oreca group. After some delayed responses, Oreca has confirmed they don't collect VAT on behalf of the UK government and they declared the value correctly.
Never had to pay import VAT for Oreca...