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As above, is there a set colour code for this wheel, or is it a hit and hope job? I've got a repair job to do and need to touch up. Any help appreciated. (I've done a search and only got the colour code for the standard 172 wheel)

I'm looking at making a decat pipe for my Cup, does anyone have a picture of a cat from a 172 and any important dimensions? I have access to stainless pipe and bending equipment and want to have a crack at making my own. I need a picture to show me where the bend is and what the clamp situation...

Just been to the local scrappy, found a bashed 172, with the intention of removing the gearlever. (I'm looking to fit an 8-ball as a gearknob and don't want to butcher the knob I already have) How the hell do you get the thing out? After removing the centre console and the heating ducts, I...

Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but if you're after new brakes for your 172/182 and don't want to pay Renault prices, try www.buypartsby.co.uk. I just got a pair of discs and axle set of pads for my cup for 62 quid, including delivery. Pads are mintex and discs are made by an OE...

I've been changing the inner ARB bushes on my Cup today. Getting the old ones off was the easy part, getting the new ones in was a struggle and it appears nigh-on impossible to get the clasp to close to get the bolts back in. Any tips or secrets on how to close the clasp? I can't find any point...

I was reading a thread elsewhere the other day about a guy who repainted an RS Focus pink for his missus. The quality and attention to detail was spot on and for the most part, he was congratulated by fellow fast Ford owners. I suspect the RSF boys were less impressed, they're quite finicky...

My 172 Cup pulls to the left under normal driving. Not by a huge amount, but noticeable and requires the wheel to be held off-centre to go in a straight line. Had the tracking checked this morning, which is absolutely fine. I had a small off at Oulton Park back in November and scraped down an...

How hard a job am I looking at? I've had a gander under the car and see where they are, they just look a bit of a pig to reach. Any special removal instructions? Any help appreciated.

I'm getting a knocking noise under hard acceleration, especially on rough roads or when the wheels have lost grip. Sounds as if it's coming from the front driver's side. My initial thought was the upper engine mount, which was removed to do the cambelt in November, but that's as tight as a...

Is it just the 172 Cup and 182s that use the Mondial Blue colour? Only because I've seen a fair few Clio Campus' in what looks like the same colour. I'm after a new fuel flap in Mondial Blue and thought I'd be more likely to find a Campus than a Cup in the local scrappy.

An acquaintance has one of these and was wondering if the oil filter was a replacement element or entire filter. My 172 Cup has always had entire filters, but I'm not sure about the 1.2. Any help appreciated. Cheers.

Are there any major differences between the phase 1 and 2 gearlevers? Or even any difference between models? I'm looking into changing the gearlever on my Cup and don't want to butcher the original, so it can be put back to standard at any time. There are little, if any, 172/182s in scrappies...

Like a lot of you, I suffer from the 'Renault-we-can't-be-arsed-to-make-out-steering-wheels-out-of-decent-leather syndrome' and I'm looking to whip the wheel out of my 172 Cup and replace it with a non-airbag aftermarket jobby. Is there a certain sequence that must be acknowledged for removing...

My alloys are in need of a refurb, so I bought some Laguna 15" steelies and some 195/50/15 tyres. Painted the babies matt black (although they may turn white yet) and banged them on. I never realised how much difference the Turinis made to the track..

Is there a special process required for removing the front seats from a 172 Cup? IE, does the battery need to be disconnected for a certain amount of time so as not to affect the pretensioners and airbag? I only ask as this has to be done with a Vectra, which has the pretensioners and airbag on...

How difficult is it to remove the whole gearlever from the car? I'm looking at doing a small modification to mine, but need to fully remove it to do so. Car is a 172 Cup. Any help appreciated.

Apologies if this has been done before, I'm just being nosy! What model do you have, how much you pay, age and any NCD? Me: 172 Cup with minor mods, £329 fully comp with Adrian Flux, 27 with 9 years protected NCD. :)

How bright?! Just fitted these beauties as reverse lights to match my LED tail/brake:

Further to my bushes question, where's best for front springs for a 172 Cup? Just had it serviced today and the mechanic warns me that one of the springs has bust. Can't find them on Yozzasport, unless I buy lowered or uprated jobbies and Eurocarparts don't even list them. Same with GSF. Any...

Where is the best place to buy suspension bushes from? My 2003 172 Cup is creaking under full lock, which I have put down to bushes being on the way out. I'm hoping to replace every bush up front and hopefully this will stop the creaking. What kind of prices am I looking at and will I pleasantly...

I have a set of Cobra Clubman seats that I'm interested in fitting to my 172 Cup, where is the best place to get subframes from? I'm retaining my back seats (Baby seat, unfortunately!), so they need to have tilt/slide function. Any help much appreciated.

....Is it to change to rear dampers on a 172 Cup? Is it a jack up, whip out the old and in with the new? Mine are knocking like the springs on a honeymoon bed.....

Just a few piccies. Nothing you haven't seen before, but I love this little beast!

How do. My 172 Cup has just started to leak from one of the rear dampers and I need to know where to get a replacement. Obviously, I'd rather trust my wedding tackle in a lion's mouth than pay Renault stealer prices, so does anyone know of anywhere I can buy the elusive items. GSF and...

Alright people, new member here. Currently thrashing a 2003 172 Cup, no mods apart from a Poweflow stainless system. (Cheaper than the rubbish mild steel Renault guff!) ;) Also own a modified trackday V6 Vectra, but don't hold that against me! Good to be here. Be aware that nothing I say is...