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Yeah, may take it off, it doesn't look as clean does it, I'll have a play about with it tomorrow. I installed some new Alpine SPG-13CS component speakers today in the front. The front door speakers went in fine along with some DEI speaker baffles to enhance the weight of the bass and also...

Saw your car and I think you waved but I was too busy lighting my cigarette, and you'd gone past by the time I'd realised, :( I was in the silver Cup.

If you're unsure and your code reader is not giving any indication as to what exactly is at fault, I would first start searching Google for people who've had similar problems in the past. Maybe you can find someone who's been in a similar situation and resolved it. If you've already done that...

You sure its not something simple like a faulty ABS sensor?

Weight reduction bro! :) Seriously, don't know if I'll keep it on or not, the cars colour is maybe too light for it. I think of it as a kind of beauty spot :tongueout:

Ok, so new OEM Renault 172 Cup shocks all round, new top mounts front and rear, along with Eibach Proline springs. Don't think the rear has dropped that much, if at all really, but the front is certainly lower. The car feels much more responsive in the bends now, it was pretty twitchy...

Never had these, don't know what they're like, but these seem ridiculously cheap at the moment for anyone wanting some cheap lows :)...

Hopefully the car wil be lowered by the end of today, so here's a quick 'Pre Eibach' pic:

Ok, so not updated this thread in a while, but the Cup is still going strong. oil change and service just completed, new genuine Renault Cup rear shocks installed, and new front OEM Cup shocks awaiting install along with Eibach lowering springs, hopefully to be completed tomorrow. I also...

Yeah, that Firenza sounded angry, I wasn't expecting that sound to be made by the Firenza when it first started up!! Wish there were more like that nowadays :(

Nice pics :) I saw your car yesterday but must have missed you, it looks in good shape, really tidy that. Did you hear that WRC Escort Cosworth rally car? That was insane!

Yeah, probably see you tomorrow then, I'll be in the Iceberg Cup if you venture over, there are some pretty unique 5's there on the stand tomorrow too. May see you around :)

Ah you taking your 5 then? Mine's poorly so I'm in the Cup, not very historic but there we go. Yeah Matt is going I think, may see you tomorrow :)

Is anyone attending this weekend? I'll be there tomorrow on the Combustion Punks stand, hopefully the weather will hold out. A great event in you're in the area, highly recommended! http://www.doningtonhistoric.com/the-event/

Are places still available for this?

Ooohh, may have a cheeky bid ;)

The wheel bolts on my 172 cup are looking way past their best, so I'm looking for some new ones, preferably locking. I was going to go for some Renault OE ones, but just wondering if anyone has bought any other aftermarket bolts and had good experiences with them? Don't want cheap Chinese ones...

I may have one of these, should I purchase on eBay or here to save you some fees and what not?

That looks pretty nice actually, bit more OEM than the stubby but more subtle than the correct one, might have to check those out, thanks ;)

Ah, Smokey & The Bandit style ;) The stubby doesn't look right, and I want an OEM look, so may try and find cheap one on eBay and have a play. Thanks gents :)

Bit of a strange question, but can anyone tell me what type of OEM aerial came on the RS Clio cup circa 2003? Mine has a short stubby thing on it and was wondering if it's standard or not, although I think it might not be? Or Did the 172 Cups come with the standard long aerial from the rest of...

Nice, thanks, off to finish and test right now :)

I installed my stealth system with brand new OEM hangers from Renault a few months ago. They seem to be holding up fine, not had any experience with any others though. The middle one is a smaller red one with a metal bracket, the rear is the larger metal bracket with the rubber bushing bonded...

Thread resurrection :) Just to confirm, the two washers go on the top and bottom part of the smaller of the two bushes, is that right?

May be up for this..

It's right from the drivers seat facing forwards

Installed mine and whilst firm, there is more vibration inside the car, making it much more of a raw experience. Gear change and power delivery a little firmer though, doesn't feel like the power train is under as much torsion compared with the standard mount. The drivers side of the engine...

Ok, so I managed this by unclipping the bottom seat cover and removing it along with the foam base. Just need to swap it with the other seat and some hog ring pliers now to clip the old base back to the new seat.

I was just wondering if it is easy to remove the front seat bases from the back rest part of the seats? I've got some newer seats for my 172 and they're in better condition than those currently in the car. However, the newer dirvers one has a very small cigarette burn on the base, I want to...

Nice work on the car, it sits really well, looking great compared to how it first looked. Much inspiration from this thread, will be following :smile: BTW, re clutch: mine did that last week when I had it in the air. I turned it over after doing the aux belt and oil to check all was ok, noticed...