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    Trophy 20th Birthdays

    22nd of September. Perfect excuse to celebrate at the pub and have some birthday cake.
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    Spotted for sale on eBay...

    You can pick them up from Spain for £30-40. Ebay Spain link
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    Replacing Gear Shift Knob on Clio 3 – Tips or Compatibility Advice?

    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...
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    Advice on refurb

    I'm getting them added under the lacquer so they will last a bit longer
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    Advice on refurb

    Are those wheel nut covers Nick? I'm on the lookout for a set of wheel nuts or covers that match the wheels really well.
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    Advice on refurb

    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...
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    Trophy

    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/
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    Review of my trophy restoration parts list

    £400 for all three, bargain. I'll come tomorrow and throw in a bag of Haribo to sweeten the deal.
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    looking for a trophy for sale !!!!

    This one just popped up on Facebook. https://fremontclassics.com/our-vehicles/2005-renault-clio-trophy/
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    Spotted for sale on eBay...

    Front drivers side arch liner on ebay. Already over £80 and still has a week to go. Drivers arch liner
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    Genuine Renault 182 Trophy Rear Springs.

    Just for Nick, we should organise a photo shoot for them in unusual places.
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    Review of my trophy restoration parts list

    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...
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    Review of my trophy restoration parts list

    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.
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    Review of my trophy restoration parts list

    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...
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