Search results

The parts are cheaper on carparts4less, which is operated by Euro Car Parts. In fact, when my order for track rod ends and ball joints arrived, there were Eurocarparts stickers on the boxes....

Surely that's unwise? You'd risk eating through the car's paintwork too! I'd go with the tar remover idea and possibly clay.

My hands are about the same size as BFG's, so I welcome the larger sized controller personally :)

They're more expensive because they're bespoke to that model which was made in a fewer numbers. This means the overall tooling cost is spread over a smaller number of parts which results in each unit costing more relative to the standard model's.

I was thinking this too. It's unusual for a head gasket to go on these! Nice collection though. I do like the 205s :)

10mm I believe!

Such a shame :( But at least you're alright and can feel safe in the knowledge that it wasn't your fault at all. RIP Cup!

1.8/2.0 Duratec - more tuning potential! Can't help but love old Fords, even if they rust after going through as much as a puddle

This makes Range Rovers look like hairdresser's cars!

Yeah I was! The Micra between us peeled off at first turn off for Loddon so I was sat behind you briefly before I turned off at a later junction. And due to the warmer weather, my hat's been consigned to my chest of drawers! I'll have to wear my bright red bandana instead :D

Cit-Ren (local French car specialist) charged me a very reasonable £600 for supply and fitting of the cambelt, dephaser pulley (including oil and filter change), and water pump. They also did the tracking too! Bare in mind however that mine is a 172 Cup without the complex aux belt assembly, so...

Which driveshaft needs a new boot - n/s or o/s? If it's the n/s, make sure you drain the gearbox oil beforehand or else it'll pee out everywhere once you pull the driveshaft out.

Pretty sure that was you ahead of the Nissan Micra that was front of me this morning! :)

Put the £300 towards an RS Clio ;)

I'll head your way Phil! :) 8:30 at Stratton Motor Co. it is!

I also covered up the lower part of the inlet manifold to prevent any crap getting into the inlets. Perhaps a bit overly cautious, but i'd rather be safe than sorry!

At the moment we've loosely arranged to meet between 8:45-9 at the Stratton Motor Co. but that's subject to what time the Bury lot want to meet so it'll likely change nearer the day. In terms of numbers, I think markerboy2002 said he was up for travelling a different route so that'd make at...

I fitted some new track rod ends, with a bit of assistance from Plus Gas - always works a treat!

I'll be heading the 'scenic' route (A140 & A143) with P17 TOO to Bury St. Edmunds, so you could meet me at Harford Bridge Tesco petrol station if you wanted to head that way. The other option is to join the people heading the A11 route, although I don't know exactly who's organising that convoy.

1. Luke 2. Brian* 3. Nik 4. DannyR* 5. Eddie 6. Don 7. -Danman- 8. Spinksy 9. LaurenTayla 10. Sunglasses Ron 11. JHead 12. Dolan 13. Matty a 14. 24JSeymour 15. Kyle 86 16. Scotty-boi 17. Feates172+StephenJ 18. LJColeman 19. Cookie 20. 3Regt Ash ( AH64 Apache ) 21. Matt W 22. Neef 23. D4RREN 24...

I would've thought Adobe Reader wasn't the correct software to open the file....

Change tyre pressures if necessary ;)

Make sure you get the original spacer, otherwise you'll fook the rear wheel bearing in no time. Part number is in this thread http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?547079-Rear-disc-spacer

Excellent Cup! Gives me something to aim for haha. Do you think the Cobra seats improve the driving position?

I read somewhere that Ford are now rated the worst for rust protecting their cars, and if Fiat can produce cars that are still tidy after 10 years then there's really no excuse! I'd definitely go for a Fiesta ST over the Cio 200T in future providing that they don't rot like my Mk5 Fezza did.

Was that on Easter Sunday by any chance? If so, we were meeting there before heading out in convoy to Yarmouth for an official East Of England meet. Are you going to CSS? Quite a few of us from around here are going :)

Put some copper grease on the thread to make things easier next time you need to undo the nut ;) If you come cross stubborn bolts in future, I seriously recommend Plus Gas over WD40. Apply plenty on the nut & bolt assembly in question and leave over night - bingo!

How old is the battery?

I'll head your way as the A140 and A143 route to Bury is a much better drive than the A11! :) I'd also recommend it to anyone else who is heading from Norwich, plus it gives BMW 3 series drivers more of a challenge to overtake if there are more of us! Are we meeting the Bury lot in the Tescos...

In my experience they're crap; I got an RAC branded one as a Christmas gift from an ex-missus and it was able to clear up a couple of crumbs but nothing else!