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Rosso
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:23 pm

Phoned Hill Power ( www.hillpower.co.uk ) today to enquire about some polished goodies for my engine bay, guy who answered the phone was very polite and explained he hardly ever sold anything like that for the 19 anymore but did have a few parts unpolished (dull ally) which would need a little work to bring up to standard and said he would do me all the parts i asked about for £40 and thats including the carriage!

Ended up with:

ECU cover
Strut top covers
Ignition coil cover
Hill power sticker

Bargain as far as im concerned! According to a 2004 price guide i had from them the parts in polished form should retail for around the £80-90 mark excluding carriage.... so a bit of elbow grease just saved me a packet! that can go towards a header tank now Very Happy

Dont know if anyone else has had any dealings with this company, but im impressed so far....
Rosso
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:24 pm

Hoping to have everything in weekend after next including the inlet manifold r/c and t/b ive already won on ebay... ill get some progree pics up then Smile
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:25 pm

Hill power or "mr hill" is very well known amungst the renault clubs.
Rosso
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:31 pm

"borrowed" this image from the website.... this is just awesome imo....

Makes me want to go buy a clio and drop it off down there!

Image
Neal
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:45 pm

i like that filler cap...
Rosso
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:48 pm

Personally the throttle bodies do more for me! but whatever floats your boat! Laughing
Dan
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:32 pm

Bring it to me and i'll do it!
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:35 pm

i was thinking the same about the cap
Rosso
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:59 pm

danlp6";p="81511 wrote:

Bring it to me and i'll do it!


Why how much is your throttle body conversion? Razz

Roger Red Hat";p="81513 wrote:

i was thinking the same about the cap


Yet another cap fetishist.... oh dear...
Chet T16
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:05 pm

I have those 3 covers

You probably could've guessed tho Rolling Eyes
Dan
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:29 pm

Rosso";p="81521 wrote:

Why how much is your throttle body conversion? Razz


How much ya got!?
Rosso
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:35 pm

At the moment full respray money.... wouldnt do it to the cabby though, have to be a clio valver...
Dan
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:40 pm

Well i have one of those too. forsale aswell!
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:21 pm

you have 16v cap chet?
Rosso
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:42 am

No not the cap... the covers... keep up man!
Chet T16
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:35 am

Rosso";p="81536 wrote:
At the moment full respray money.... wouldnt do it to the cabby though, have to be a clio valver...


Can it get any worse? Laughing
Rosso
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Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:22 am

If im going for n/a performance of course id pick the clio.... are a lot more chuckable and are a lot lighter. But saying that my sister drives a clio Confused

Chet youve just persuaded me against it! Long live the cabby! lol
Chet T16
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:36 am

By feels more chuckable cos its more unstable
Rosso
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:50 am

All i can say is that i drove my mates valver a few times and it gave me a lot of confidence going in and out of the corners. Making it "chuckable" Very Happy Suppose im comparing it to a cabby 19 though, sure the differences are quite big.
Chet T16
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:59 am

I need to read what i'm about to send sometimes Rolling Eyes

Drive a proper 19, you'll see then
JB
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:50 am

else you will be tormented....again.
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