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Its been that long since i been on this forum i'm not sure where this post should go so moderators feel free to move me to relevant section. Hello to anyone who recognises me cant believe my username is still active. Any way has anyone had the side airbag go off and rip the seat and blow the...

oh yeah forgot, email me: no1.scribbler@ntworld.com

Hi, im an oldie from the early days of the club. Not been on in ages due to crashing my valvers (all three of them :( Doh) and selling my 172 exclusive. I now have a skoda Octavia VRS 225bhp version. I'm well happy with the car and wont be getting another clio although now and again i miss the...

thats the fabia not the octavia 02 plate

How do you turn the passenger airbag off, its essential i find out as the wife is due to have the baby in two weeks and its illegal to place a baby seat in the front without turning it off. Its a mk1 172 exclusive and doesnt have the key slot that comes with the new ones to turn it off. There is...

Most people want to do the best by there kids, and not put themselves before their needs. That said i dont think we should have to sacrifice a nice motor for a slow tank. 4 doors is the only option really im quite slim and struggle to get in the back seats of the clio. I dont want my wife to...

I cant sell the valver, thats like chopping your leg off i just wouldnt be able to cope. I might sell it you if i can find a williams though :D im on the third valver now you know this one is mint aswell ;)

May i remind people aswell im looking for something in the 9k price range megane 255 for example good choice but well over my budget i think realistically a uk spec scooby is the only option, or a honda accord unless anyone has any other ideas?

i had a friendly play with one on my local bypass in the valver and although it did pull slightly i kept with it i got the impression the 172 would make a leon its b**ch from this experience. I was hoping for a step up not a side step. I need convinsing that they are proportionatly quicker for...

Yeah i like the idea of the octavia vrs, the name doesnt put me off does the leon have 4 doors in the cupra-r

been told toget a uk spec sti 5 i think was the model from a guy who owns one of the quickest scoobies in england , its a 22B if anyones wondering.

not keen on the 225 arse and the mondeo well its a bit mundano good choices though fit the criteria keep em coming!

The wife is having a baby so we have got to get a car with 4 doors, We will be selling the 172 exclusive to buy a new car we should have about £9000 to play with. What are you recomendations? Criteria - 4 Doors, practical & very fast. The wife gets free petrol so engine size is unimportant...

nothing in it, i can keep up with a standard crx which has the same engine yet a lot lighter and more aerodynamic. I would say if your a half decent driver who knows how to keep the valver on song you should keep up no probs.

Yeah sounds like a placebo effect the car has flyby wire anyway i doubt any extra pressure will make any difference. The carpet getting trapped under the pedal is most common.

look for vertical scratches to see if someone has slid a knife down the side and prized it off

Yeah mine still works but you cant see it very well and doesnt iluminate at night. You need to remove all the plastics around the stearing column and dash there are 4 screws holding the dials in then remove the lens enclosure and unplug all the electrics and speedo cable (tight & fidly). Then...

F1 = chesterfield road, Mansfield, Notts I think they have branches all over but craig the manager showed me his price list last time i was in as he had never heard of pilot exaltos let alone PEII when we checked they were £64. I couldnt believe it either i would have purchased a set had i...

Mitchelin Pilot exalto peII from F1 @ £64 (fitted i do believe) unless they have caught on to the fact there prices are wrong ;)

sacrilege, brings a tear to my eye.

This was instigated ages ago and had pages and pages of responses but i dont think it ever went anywhere. The best course of action is to badger there customer services department and you will keep getting money vouchers which you can use against parts or services mines an 02 plate and i havent...

Anyone who is interested i now have a cheque in the post for £250 Just shows its well worth persuing things like this and use threatening behaviour within the limits obviously ;) I will be now hiring out my services as the EQUALISER:devilish: so the centre section is available cheap for...

phase 2 yes!

Where is the number stamped and what does the F16 I.E. stand for on the plastic cover as this seams to be on both.

Normally the one that you have has a twin block at the back (brown/black) and this fits in the back of the blaupunt headunit. The control stalk (grey cable) has a white connection block which fits in the other slot. However because mine has the optional 10 disc multi changer that has more wires...

Does anyone still have this fitted? Ive just aquired a new valver and taken the MD player out and replaced it with the original Blaupunkt Head unit and the car already had the optional disc changer in the boot. Luckily the guy who had the car previosuly didnt cut the connectors off, so it just...

Yes m8 sorry been busy you have a pm

temp only on the clio, i think it did something else aswell on the R19 trip computer etc. I think maybe it can be used for diagnostics by renault techies but for all intents and purposes its just a temperature display.

Im on my third sorry to rub it in but mechanically nothing bad has happened i drive mine very hard but i also look after them i.e service/maintain them at very regular intervals i think this is the key!