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Clio My 197/Meglio conversion
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RacingBlue107
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Used your wiring guide today mate for the loom, after finding out my loom hadn't been converted after they said it had. Massive help dead easy to follow great job on that.
Great guide this, I am no mechanic but with the guidance from a very well trained mechanic and couple guide on here I have done most the conversion myself.
Great guide this, I am no mechanic but with the guidance from a very well trained mechanic and couple guide on here I have done most the conversion myself.
DaveL485
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My pleasure!
RacingBlue107
New Member
I know you changed your alternator to the clio Dave, but can you remember what wires went to the megane one. On my loom I have a purple wire without a plug on it, and a yellowish wire with a plug. But I think the lad who started my engine put the wrong pressure switch in the engine as its a round connection.
I know red needs connecting to the alternator, but am I right in yellow to alternator or does that actually go to pressure switch (the correct one I need to fit)
I know red needs connecting to the alternator, but am I right in yellow to alternator or does that actually go to pressure switch (the correct one I need to fit)
Mark_L
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When I first did mine I plugged them on the wrong way round, it came up with a battery low light from memory. I think you need to use the clio alternator from memory. The megane will give issue's i know Dave's was OK for a while. I've always used the clio one with no issues.
RacingBlue107
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Thanks Mark appreciate it! Just these niggly issues and I can start her up.
RacingBlue107
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Bonus Mark just had a look and the alternator is a 2 pin so must be the clio one. I bought the whole lot as a package but they cut plugs off the loom. I'll wire to how yours is thanks mate.
DaveL485
Staff member
4 weeks ago it had new wishbone balljoints (£65 eah!). Fixed a rattle and created a knock. Diagnosed a failed swivel hub bottom balljoint (only 7000 miles old 
) so did those 2 weeks ago too (£55 each!)
Fixed the knock, created another knock. Diagnosed a goosed inner rack joint - so I did both inner tie rods and tie rod ends, £60 a side
And guess what. It STILL has a small rattle. Looks like one of the 7000 mile old anti-rotation links has given up too.
Getting pissed off with it now.
) so did those 2 weeks ago too (£55 each!)Fixed the knock, created another knock. Diagnosed a goosed inner rack joint - so I did both inner tie rods and tie rod ends, £60 a side
And guess what. It STILL has a small rattle. Looks like one of the 7000 mile old anti-rotation links has given up too.
Getting pissed off with it now.
Stick with it. I must have done 100 different jobs on mine, to get it where it is now. You will try to replace a part that costs £1, and it end up costing a lot more, and takes 3 weeks to get the part, which is of course, on back order. Mine probably took 18 months to get it running perfectly, with every job now done.Pour yourself out a drink, and carry on, its well worth it in the end.
conversion coming in 15 to 20 years then
jonboy21t
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It would've disolved by then...or fallen apart..
but then you could play the Dave game, constantly weld up the cars as a "project" but they never see the road because you are always chasing the rust
;D
DaveL485
Staff member
Better then arsing about selling a half done project.but then you could play the Dave game, constantly weld up the cars as a "project" but they never see the road because you are always chasing the rust
Then buying it back again.
Then selling it.
Then buying it back again.
Repeat ad infinitum!
DaveL485
Staff member
Some absolute pillock hit my front bumper while the car was parked outside my house, scraped past the OSF and pulled the bumper mount off with his NSR quarter. Luckily I caught him on my CCTV and tracked him down. Once i'd explained and showed the footage he put his hands up and agreed to resolve - fair play. He didnt even know he hit it! I bagged a wing and bumper from Essex in the right colour almost straight away and the bumper happened to come with the genuine RS splitter too 
New one fitted
Also as it's been 6000 or so miles since the Meg engine went in I treated it to an oil and filter change, and also a Clio 200 instrument console to match the 200 interior trims I fitted a while back (the grey dial surrounds match the trim). The 200 dials are *far* nicer, and I really like the yellow rev counter.
New one fitted
Also as it's been 6000 or so miles since the Meg engine went in I treated it to an oil and filter change, and also a Clio 200 instrument console to match the 200 interior trims I fitted a while back (the grey dial surrounds match the trim). The 200 dials are *far* nicer, and I really like the yellow rev counter.
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