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so mine has xenons etc which is a phase 2 i presume?

you rekon hey PAUL B check the figures mate the 172 and 182 figures are virtually identical mate certainly not noticable anyway nothing a good driver wouldnt sort out anyway and considering the 182 was suppost to be the new better model etc i wouldn't exactly say renault pulled out all the stops...

hi all so what year is considered a phase 2 172 then is it the sort of Y reg onwards when they started putting coulour coded trim on the outside of the doors etc with the alloy 2.016v badge etc mine is a 2002 172 so is this a phase 2 etc etc sorry to sound a little dumb only had it couple of...

i always thought the phase 2 172 was quicker than the normal 182 ? oh well you learn sumit new every day :cool:

nah i think its gonna be a warm one today mate best pull out the big one and go for 16 or mini lol :cool:

climate control is great wouldnt do without it, just had it re gassed etc so like a freezer now only had my 2002 172 a couple weeks, went to look at a cup model 1st and it was a tidy car but ended up walking away simply because of the lack of aircon as have had this in my last 2 cars and wont do...

Cheers il give them a bell in a minute as they only a mile up road from me anyway oh and what plugs would you recomend? are they ngk as standard?

hi again fred so is that gasket called plenum to inlet gasket or something then? and do you think it be ok to not bother with new 1 or should i use a little instant sealer upon reassembly? regards

Cheers for that fred, i think il just leave it then if it wasnt there as standard anyway was just worried that bits of my car were missing lol might aswell leave it as renault intended thanks again.

Hi guys im wanting to change my sparkplugs in my 2002 172, now i thing i no what needs to come off to gain access to the plugs but am a little unsure as to whether or not im going to need a new gasket when i put it all back together again and if so does anyone no the name of that gasket or a...

Hi all just a quick one i bought my 2002 clio 172 a few weeks ago and have only just realised there is no splitter on the bottom of front bumper, is there supposed to be like a flappy rubber one on there as standard? and if so where would be best place to try get one from or will any 2002 clio...

calm yourself samoose lol as said earlier the 182 exhaust wont look good on a 172 i mean it doesnt even look any good on the 182 lol and as for induction kits etc come on mate are you serious i mean its a clio for god sake hahahahahahahaha waaaaaam listen to my loud exhaust everyone

Why bother messing about with exhausts etc in the first place or any other mods at all to that point, just wasting money as wont add any value to the car or make it any noticably faster:nono: imo the best 172's / 182's are the ones with a nice low mileage 1 0r 2 owners max and a s**t hot service...

cheers lads thats spot on just called birchdown and said £430 for aux and cam kit fitted booked in for a couple weeks time cheers again to forum:approve:

hi all as title say's im looking for a good cheapish place to get cambelt and aux belt changed on my 2002 172 its only done 40k but unfortunately is overdue because of the age of the car:( rang chester renault earlier who qouted me nearly £600 there is no chance im paying that id rather sell it...

Hi all do bear with me im a newbie so 1st post lol just bought a 2002 clio 172 and doing a bit of a minor service at home and not too sure about how to go about replacing plugs with them being hidden a little lol cheers in advance, MATT