Clio 3 1.2 16V 75 iMusic my Clio 3 door
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LIO Mk3 Ph2 FACELIFT 2010 1.2 16V '75' I-Music model acquired by me October 2013. Arguably the best car I've ever had and in the first year I've done nearly 7,000 miles in it, which for me is a huge mileage especially for any car I might have. I like driving it that much.
Had to replace the front door speakers because they were intermittently open-circuit (eBay – Clio Front Door Speakers Pioneer 13cm car speaker kit); installed a set of floor mats (eBay – Clio 2009 - 2013 4 Piece Car Mat Set); and latterly, a pair of Daytime Running Lights (DRL).
The petrol filler flap does not lock (common failure) so instead I bought a locking cap to replace the original, and which to be honest is much more secure anyway than the all-plastic flap and locking mechanism. (Toys4Cars – Locking Fuel Cap for Clio 1998 on.)
The LH door mirror had been clouted at some point previously so I repaired the housing with Araldite and gaffer tape.
See also http://www.renaultforums.co.uk/.
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With DRL's just fitted...
At a Travelodge near Shrewsbury...
The 1.2L D4F engine:
DRL's Wiring Diagram
"Control module" is one of those auto LED DRL's switching modules that detect battery Voltage and hence turn the DRL's on when engine running and charging. There is invariably a control wire (in this case, orange) that turns the DRL's off when other lights are turned on. Here I've used the sidelights supply wire so DRL's go off with sidelights on, as per current EU regs for new cars in Europe with DRL's as standard.
'227' is the righthand (OS) headlight cluster, and 'JA' is the grey 5-way plug connector; the orange wire is spliced into the blue sidelights wire from this plug.
Other Clio's I could have chosen, but the I-Music (black one) had the most toys and gadgets. The red is an 'Extreme', the white is a 'Bizu'. All around 2010 - 2011. The white and black are metallic colours, not sure about the red.
