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Kenobi
18-03-2009, 07:29
Im not talking bout swapping engines or anything. I mean what single item can you buy for the Renault 5 that costs the earth?

Also what the most you have ever spent on your car?

Os8472
18-03-2009, 07:45
Theres loads of things that could be consider exspensive

a paint job that could go up to 2grand
a turbo 800quid
ph1 side graphics 180quid
alloy wheels 400-500quid
forged pistons 300-400quid
forged rods 300-350quid
tubular manifold 300quid

this list is endless

Bigfoot
18-03-2009, 07:48
Custom Roll cage
Brakes
Suspension

All those can go above 1k I recon

Deano
18-03-2009, 08:13
How about this one !
http://www.dsengineering.co.uk/airsuspensionkits.php?model=23 :scratch::eek:

Bigfoot
18-03-2009, 08:41
Sadev Gearbox, £6k :D do i win

dgdogz
18-03-2009, 08:42
interior retrim 2.5 grand
ice install 2.5 grand and upwards

:)

jure
18-03-2009, 09:03
LSD cost fair amount of money. EFi conversions at the beginning were :eek: :eek: :eek:

Tony Walker
18-03-2009, 10:13
New poster! (less than 10 posts)

veryon engine/transmission in a 5?

Sparkie
18-03-2009, 10:57
forged pistons 300-400quid
forged rods 300-350quid

where from?

Kenobi
18-03-2009, 13:38
Custom Roll cage
Brakes
Suspension

All those can go above 1k I recon

Interesting what would a custom Roll cage be made out of??


Also I bet carbon fibre Body parts aint cheap.

Sparkie
18-03-2009, 13:49
carbon body parts arent that much. if you sent the part to China, they can copy it in carbon if you wanted, but they usually require a minimum quantity and you gotta think of chipping back to the UK, which a couple of years ago was £500 for a container. bonnets were about £280 for nissan 200Sx's....

markey b
18-03-2009, 13:58
i spent over 2k on paintwork
nearly 700 on brakes

Jono
18-03-2009, 15:34
Insurance! not a mod but still expensive!

Bigfoot
18-03-2009, 15:41
Insurance! not a mod but still expensive!

Dont go there with insurance, renewed mine today. They said because I valued my car above 5k they will only go full com. Cheapest they can do is 600 thats without a agreed value, which im not sure whats the point insuring it that high then :confused: they said they can charge me just under 1k and they will cover me for track and agreed value. So decided to so value of 4999 and TPFT, got agreed value now and its half the price.

UNICRONICUS
18-03-2009, 16:09
I got a quote the other day for £51!




















































On a 125cc motorbike :D

RICHIE
18-03-2009, 17:51
are we talking custom built or off the shelf products. i would say a chassis would cost a fair few quid to have made

i l k e r
18-03-2009, 17:52
stainless stereo :laugh:

markey b
18-03-2009, 18:38
a space shuttle bonnet mascot

wrightygtt
18-03-2009, 19:04
Group A mixture screw

wrightygtt
18-03-2009, 19:09
Probably the most I've spent in one go is 1k, on Avo coilovers/ a front mount intercooler and other odds and sods, Tbh when I was a couple of years younger and starting to earn alright money I quite regularly blew £300 or so a week on new panals/ paint/ seats/ etc.
I've wised up a bit now though, and would rather do things on the cheap regarding the car.

Kenobi
18-03-2009, 19:35
are we talking custom built or off the shelf products. i would say a chassis would cost a fair few quid to have made

Off the shelf Richie.

TommyB
18-03-2009, 19:41
pls wheels with out tyres were £1000 plus post from germany.

A decent custom cage would cost around £2000( chrome moly)

allanr5gtt
18-03-2009, 19:43
custom built manifold £1300

Noa33
18-03-2009, 23:00
dont know about now but back when i had my 5 the most expensive single mod was a charge cooler around the £500 mark

newbstar*
20-03-2009, 23:33
modified heads!

rs250nut
21-03-2009, 09:13
pls wheels with out tyres were £1000 plus post from germany.

A decent custom cage would cost around £2000( chrome moly)

Chrome moly is pony, t40 is where its at.

I think bigfoot has won this with the sadev, do you remember the k-tec demo car with this gearbag.