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    Personalised Car Mats

    Anyone know a place that will do a decent quality car mat and embroider whatever I want on it... for example the williams logo? Cheers, Dan.
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    Valvers with ABS

    Has anyone got a valver with ABS? I need to find a new ABS control unit and am wondering how common the ABS was on the 1.8 clio. Or if anyone has just written their valver off with ABS and would like to sell me their abs computer then lets talk.
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    Williams 3 ABS Repairs

    Anyone know a place that can repair ABS computers... A relay has gone in my williams 3, not the replaceable 50 amp power relay but one of the relays in the computer. Alternately, anyone know if the ABS system on a williams 3 is the same as that on a megane for example? Would be good if I...
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    Changing pads Williams/16v

    Anyone know if there are any hidden pit falls in changing the front and rear brake pads on a williams? You obviously need the tool to push the piston back in but is there anything else? Cheers Dan.
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    Tunability of Mk 1 V6’s

    Seeing as the price of mk 1 V6 clios is coming down so fast... has anyone else thought that they seem a bit underpowered for a 3 litre engine. I know theyre about 230 bhp standard, but if you can pick one of for abot 14 grand, and spend a grand on it engine surely it will develop more than...
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    Top Gear Tyres

    http://www.topgear.co.uk/http://www.topgear.co.uk/ Does 0% finance... after a 25% deposit on tyres. Their prices look quite good aswell. Some michelin pilot exaltos are winging their way to me as we speak.
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    Small Dent Repair...

    Anyone had a good job done around the manchester area....or nationally for that matter. The wire tie snapped on my bonnet dropping the bonnet into the bay window outside my gaff... one small round dent in bonnet...b*stard.
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    NO Toyo’s @ mytyres..so where next

    Seeing as the absolute bargains on toyos have come to a stop anyone got a good deal on tyres recently? Im driving round on chuffing slicks.
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    Williams COBRA alarm probs

    MY factory fitted cobra alarm has started playing up, going off for no reason. Anyone had this problem before? It went off at 3am....f*cking thing.
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    Back in the saddle again

    Im sure people will be releived to hear that despite my best efforts I have not managed to ensure there is one less williams 3 on the roads... Picked it up yesterday, with a boat load a fresh paintwork and badges after my little run in with 2 motorway barriers last month. It looks like...
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    Cup snippet out of EVO mag

    Anyone read the little snippet at the side of the page in this months Evo Where it said that the Cup had proven so popular the renault are thinking of discontinuing the 172 and just offering cups with ABS etc.... In other words they mean badgin all the cars up as cups but reverting them back...
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    Williams 3 = Stratos Blue

    Just to let everyone know that the williams 3 is in fact stratos blus and not monaco blue as a lot of people think it is. I have just got the brochure and is says so on the back... plus Ill need a sh*t load of it to spray the new front end thats going on mine after I stuffed it into a motorway...
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    Oh dear.. that’s gonna hurt...

    Errr... Ive done something bad... very bad. Ive smashed the williams into 2 motorway barriers and it doesnt look very healthy... I am now minus 2 front headlights, a front bumper and a rear light cluster and tailgate... what a total penis. The insurance man is coming round to collect it...
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    ABS coming on too often

    Ive noticed that the ABS on my williams wont come on under harsh braking until needed when going in a straight line... but if I turn the wheel when braking hard it comes on nearly every time. Anyone know if this is a characteristic of ABS that it comes on more readily if the wheels arent...
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    Willy wheels touch up kit

    Anyone know if there is a speedline touch up kit for the williams wheels? Ive got a couple of annoying chips that need sorting.
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    Bloody stickers!!!!

    Does anyone know a good place to get replacement williams stickers from? I need a new williams 3 sticker for the side of the beast as its smudged... anyone had a good result from somewhere?
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    172 Vs Williams Battle - Manchester

    Last night on the good old Handforth bypass got my first taste of the 172. Things went pretty much as you might expect.. ie: I caught up round the roundabouts but the extra 20 odd horses of the 172 meant it slowly pulled away on the straight bits... I was impressed by their grunt... they...
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    Removing gear knobs, 16v/willy

    I have just succesfully completed this task and have found that you will need the following equipment. 1) Sharp Knife 2) Sturdy pair of garden seccoteurs 3) Some semtex It took me approximately 30 mins to get the old one off using a combination of hacking it to bits with the sharp knife...
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    Tail Pipe Piccies

    Anyone got piccies of their non-standard exhaust tail pipes. Im getting a stainless steel one made for the beast and want to know if anyone has seen a quality looking pipe. I could get them just to copy the original but... if theres better out there... giz a look.
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    williams gear stick caps

    Anyone got a decent condition blue williams gear stick cap available? The numbers are coming off mine..:(
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    Chipping...

    Anyone know what gets altered when you get a performance ECU? Im guessing the fueling gets reworked... but Ive heard the rev limiter gets pushed up a bit... Now I may be soft but arent rev limiters there for a bloody good reason ie: to stop the pistons trying to escape through the bonnet...
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    Tarox Brake pads..

    Anyone used these with their standard brake set up on a mk 1 clio? Any good? Im in line for some new ones shortly.
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    Rear windscreen washer woe..

    Has anyone had their rear windscreen washer pack up on a mk1 clio? My williams has suffered from day one... Ive worked out its not the pump or the nozzles... so it must be kinked somewhere. Anyone know a good place to start looking?
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    Hill power chips... the low down.

    Right this goes out to the hill power mob... how much does nick hill charge for chipping? Plus whats it like for fuel consumption after... and perhaps the biggest question who has had the guts to tell their insurance theyve had it done and what was the damage on you policy? I am tempted to...
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    Mega depreciation of V6’s

    Just read this months EVO magazine with the end of term report on their V6 clio.... Jesus H!... it lost 9 grand in 18 months....he traded it in for 16k. Now that has just put it in the Civic type r bracket...errr.... I think I know which one Id go for. Any of the V6 owners crying into...
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    Bespoke exhausts

    ANyone got a tailor made stainless exhaust... if so how much and from where. Im thinking of getting my williams exhaust copied in stainless steel (with a little less silencing he heee), when mine needs a new one.
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    Williams Vs 172/CUP

    Surely someone on here has driven all of these 3 and can give an unbiased view on which they reckon to be the best... The williams is said to be the best hot hatch ever according to EVO... I want to know whether thats a load of old pony or whether it can still give the 2 newest renault sports...
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    Sierra Cosworth / ST220 bashing

    Had a scoot with these 2 yesterday.. all pretty high speed stuff on sweeping motorway slip roads... Results were that the cossie was rapid as you might expect pulling away until his arse dropped on a tight bend and he eased off... The ST220 though didnt proove to be that quick, I went away...
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    Oversizing tyres... the effects

    Anyone know the effects of say going from a 185/55/15 to a 195/50/15 tyre? Or in other words fitting the same size tyres from a 172 onto a Williams. Does oversize rubber give any handling benefits, or does it actually c**k the handling up?
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    Williams paintwork...

    Anyone know if the side williams badges are stickers? If so where can you get them from? One of mine has been smudged by the previous owner..
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