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If you're just painting panels (off the car) and are a bit handy with tools, you'll be ok if you have a big enough compressor and a decent gun. Just don't be expecting a showroom finish. Personally, I'd not bother. Just take the panels to a body shop and let them do them. Will be a better job...

Get a big bar through the wishbone and under the subframe. With one hand put all of your weight on it until the holes line up. Whack the bottom bolt in, then a bit of wiggling and you'll get the top bolt in. Wallop.

90% of what I buy is autosmart. If you want any opinions just holla!

Yes, every day! It's no good on wheels like iron X, and it doesn't turn purple, but it does work. Our new cars are covered in fall out. If they're on the top deck of a boat that's chugging out crap, we'll have to clean the whole car with it.

Rentech or SJM. Either way you'll be in safe hands and won't get ripped off.

You have no class.

I had a 1600i mk1 that I rolled, A 1400 equippe minter A white 1600i mk2 E plate And then that red one above. They get under your skin, I love them.

My old one, sold it 18 months ago as I lost my storage. :-(

Hi. It's been painted, we're putting it back together very slowly... Wheels need to be redurbed and then it's done. I will do an advert when it's finished. It won't be cheap...

I've had b14's and as said, if you love a Sunday morning blast and the occasional track day, they're superb. Ride quality is fantastic. A bit too soft for hard core track day goers though IMO.

It will disappear. Leave the car out in the sun.

@Ben- is it worth the risk?? £20 on some new wheel cleaner or £150 per wheel to have them re-faced...

Not sure mate, maybe @gally can advise?

Anything with no acid in it. We use Autosmart alkaline wheel cleaner on the Porsche's and it's perfect. We also use IronX on them if they're really bad. Acid based cleaners will f**k them as soon as it hits them.

Shame it's a wankamatic.

I really wish I'd kept photographs of my old cars. Such a t**t.

Sell the exhaust, keep the 182 manifold. The 172 manifold is a s**t design and makes working on the exhaust a monumental ball ache.

@Schweppy I loved that car!

Not in London mate, I'm way over in Bristol! @midge @Budgie may be able to offer an idea?

A new genuine clutch is £100 delivered to your door from Russ @ SW Autos. Id say £200, £250 absolute tops for labour is a fair price.

I thought you said you'd fitted xenons in your first post?

None that are any good! Lol It doesn't look like that now. It's Windows are out, door handles out and it's completely in primer. It's being painted tomorrow morning. I'm very excited... [emoji16][emoji16]

Yeah I was going with £2999 but I may just carcoon it and put it up at £3499 and sit on it.

Receipts for everything, including the repaint. Oh, and it will be polished up don't you worry about that! Lol

What should I be selling this for? (If I do sell it) 03 172 Monaco 55k Belts, dephaser, track rod ends, ball joints, discs, pads, shocks, springs all changed within the last 100 miles. Complete respray (currently being done) so unmarked. Conti tyres Apart from a snappy steering wheel...

She'll be sat at a junction and it will be in neutral. She'll try to pull away quick to get in a gap and the car will wonder wtf is going on. By this time she'll have shat her pants and took her foot off the throttle not wanting to pull out. But the car will suddenly wake up and try to drive...

Clio quick shift... AVOID! They are dangerous. Go to pull out at a roundabout and it gets confused, you panic.... They're f**king horse s**t. Buy a Clio 1.4 or 1.6 with a normal auto box