Recent content by The Bear

Panic over. They've been having problems with their phone system. I thought they'd gone bust!!

Anyone been having any trouble phoning these lately? I've been trying to call them this afternoon only to get a voice message saying I'm dialling an incorrect number! I'm using the 01277 263 030 number. 118 says that Greenlight insurance don't exist at their address! (shock).

I can't be arsed to drive all the way down to Cardiff! Probably just take it to a guy I know who does exhausts. Hope it won't be too costly.

How the **** has this happened! This is a Prospeed custom exhaust btw. I had previously bodged the usual dodgy exhaust mount with some (what I thought was) stiff hose. Seems it has broken through the very rear rubber mount as well and is now hanging down badly, as well as making...

Lolly stick with some sellotape round the end? I reckon there's just about enough room to get it in through the bulb holder gap.

Anyone have the same bit?

The upside down triangular/dome one that is right at the back near the bumper. It's solid rubber with no metal, just seems stuck on to the underside of the car. I don't know if it's something Prospeed added when I had the exhaust done?

I'm not worried about the one with the rubber hangers now, I sorted that. It's the solid rubber one right at the back I'm wondering how to replace.

It's already passed with a bodge job on the usual rubber hangers and a split one right at the back!

Well I propped it up with some hose, but then noticed the solid rubber one right at the back had split - It looks like an upside down triangle with rounded edges, and seems to be stuck to the underneath of the car right above the backbox. I didn't have time to fix it and you can't get a cable...

Well clearly the exhaust is still supported, just not quite as well as when the rubber hanger was new.

Cheers. Just wondered whether they'd fail it or not.

I know exhaust mounts are checked for the MOT as I read it on a garage wall the other day! My rear one has sagged due to the crap rubber bit that suspends it at the back and the tailpipes (twin Prospeed jobby) sit about an inch lower than it used to under the cutout of the rear bumper...

Just a quick bump and some info for future reference. The RT419 is the correct radiator for a 172 (Feb 2000 onwards) from Advanced Radiators: http://www.adrad.co.uk/new/prices.php?id=RT419&model=CLIO&make=RENAULT £72.96 delivered (free delivery if ordered online)...

The pool of fluid under the bumper after every journey gave it away! I spotted it when it was right on the MIN line.