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I think I've figured it out - these'll have more bass but perhaps less top end. I hope so anyway...

So this is an absolute noob question and I apologise in advance for how stupid I must sound but... I've bought an old Mk3 facelift Polo as a commute car to keep the miles down on the 182. The car's front speakers were blown, and i was given a pair of these for free by a friend as a temporary...

I'm a fan, reminds me of the old Cup race cars on 15-inch wheels!

I've recently bought Sparco R100 seats and OMP subframes, and was wondering how people mount the seatbelt pretensioner to the subframe. To confirm, my seats are mounted on rails and will need to slide forwards and back. I came across this old thread...

Awesome cheers. And why's that, jack D? Had a bad experience?

Amazing. I'm running some expensive 5w40 and change every 6 months roughly so hopefully she'll make it to 200k one day!

Been a long, long time since I've updated this! Recently I fitted a Ktec induction kit. Initially I complained that it seemed to have strangled my car's top end; 50 miles later and almost over night the car was transformed. I assume this is to do with the car's ECU adapting to the change in...

Thanks for the recommendation. Having seen so many printouts that prove the Ktec system brings - albeit tiny ones - gains to power, I'm hopeful I can source the problem to something elsewhere. Something cheap preferably!

I might give that a try, but suspect I'll be booking the car into a rolling road to do a back-to-back test with standard v Ktec kits. Sounds mega so I refuse to give up and just switch back to standard!

Update: Could it be a Lambda issue? The only other thing I can think of is that the kit seems to sit very close to the battery, and as such, is being pinched ever-so-slightly on the first bend exiting the throttle body. Could a tiny pinch really make that much of a difference?

I've recently fitted Ktec's induction kit. Initial thoughts are it's fantastic. It sounds mega on full throttle and looks tidy in the engine bay. I'd even say it's sharpened up throttle response. But after a few days I've started to notice that the top end of the rev-band feels a little...

My brakes have been fairly useless for several months now. Initial bite is good, but any heavy stops and they're rubbish. The pedal has feel and isn't to the floor, though it does seem a little spongy with very heavy pressure. The servo seems to be holding its vacuum as it only hisses when the...

Colour looked awesome even if it was dirty. I've only just moved to MK for work but seen a few 172/182s around. Plenty of roundabouts to get that rear wheel up!

Nice car! On here?

Saw you on Saturday opposite Southgate station. You gave me a thumbs up. The phase 1 V6 looked great. On here?

Cheers! Noticed the CS sticker on my walk to the station yesterday too

Another video I've been working on this week features the MG 3 and Skoda Citigo. Hopefully a much more polished product than all that other rubbish I've been making! Still, it's far from perfect as I am in no way a cameraman/videographer, I'm only concerned with the reviewing bit. But as a...

Just noticed this. That would be me! You don't happen to own the black 172 that's often parked across the road do you?

My local Renault dealer reckons the brake master cylinder fitted to my car is rare and can only be sourced from abroad. As a result, he thinks it could take up to two weeks to source the part! Since my car is my daily, this is a slight issue.. The reason for the lengthy waiting time...

Cheers guys. I appreciate the backwards snapback comments, but this video really isn't anything serious. If I was working for Evo/Autocar, I have no doubt they'd tell me to burn the hat. But for this, I didn't even think about my outfit. Having said that, I've been told by one big brand the...

Cheers for the feedback guys. I'll take comments on board and make sure I put together an overall more professional video in the MG3/Citigo comparison. Should be a generally more polished product!

They're all rubbish and cringe mate ha! The MG3/Citigo vid should be my first 'proper' vid (fingers crossed). Re. the music volume, the levels seemed good in my headphones. Suppose I should have checked with some other speakers too!

Some of you may have seen that I'm an aspiring motoring journo. I'm currently working as a writer, contributing to Car Throttle and Evo amongst other places, but online video is the route I want to take. I've been testing a Suzuki Swift Sport for the week and if I'm honest, I love it. It almost...

Cool, I'll make a note of that. Cheers guys

Thanks guys. I'll be sure to post my findings here when I compile them over the next few weeks. Ah ok, I've just added an 'other' option. Do you want to DM me your answer? If you can remember which one you selected when you had a go, I'll minus one from the answers and add your new answer.

Thanks guys, interesting trends emerging already!

Many of us enjoy watching car videos, things like Chris Harris On Cars, Evo TV, Car Throttle etc. As people with an interest in cars, we all have a wide range of YouTube channels to choose from when watching a car review. I'm hoping to find out which channel you choose and why. So I ask...

Does anyone know if a new dephaser pully unit comes locked in position? My 182's due a cam and aux belt change and the dephaser sounds like it's on its way out, so wondered if it would be possible to change both, using the new dephaser's locked position to ensure timing is right? Sam

I've had this problem. It leaked in two different places. The first was under the wipers on the driver's side, there was a large amount of road gunk blocking drainage channels that resulted in water filling up behind the bulkhead. The second was under the washer water container on the passenger...

Yeah I've checked the handbrake and that locks fine so figure it must be the master cylinder. That'll be the next port of call anyway! I'm hoping it's that, there are no ABS lights on on the dash so fingers crossed that's all fine. Thanks guys!