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Doing a bit of searching and can't really find an answer to what I want to know, unless I am after something that isn't possible. Basically I want to paint the door strips black satin to give them a new lease of life. They currently have that fine texture to them, I want to keep that if...

Have about an inch of play in the pedal before the throttle does anything. Can't seem to find where this is coming from. It is as if it is taking up the slack of the cable. Is this normal? Or has anyone solved this issue?

Found two small pools of water in the back of the car this morning; highlighted in the picture. Rest of the car is bone dry. All windows were shut last night and eveything (unlike last time!). Not sure where it has come from as it is not in the lowest point of the car, plus right in the...

Drove the car this morning for about 20mins to and fromt he shops so this would have got rid of any "corrosion" from the rain the night before. Given the car a clean this morning I noticed that not all of the disc has cleaned up - there seems to be some orange rain marks (usual after it rains)...

As the title says, after some advice on refitting the lower mounting points of the strut to the hub. Have done this a few times before and it is a pig of a job! Want to know if there are any tips that people have to make it easier. Somehow it is a two person job fighting with it, and the "brute...

Need a front driver's side hub for the Clio. It is a Ph1 172. Am I right in saying that the Ph2 1*2 non cup ones are the same?? If anyone has one for sale with the ABS sensor and a good bearing let me know

Need to change the front wheel bearing. I can get hold of a new kit tomorrow and access to a press too, but will have to be tomorrow otherwise I will have to borrow mother's car for the week! What I am after what needs to be removed from the car so I can take it to my step dads work to use the...

My track rod ends are...ummm.....beyond useable condition (without using any faul language!). The end bit circled on both sides have the play in, can move the wheel a good inch without moving the steering wheels. I am hoping this is the cause of the grumbling noise otherwise it is the wheel...

I have got a bit of a knocking noise coming from the rear left corner. I know I have a rattling exhasut but this is a little different, or could it be an exhaust still? Started the other weelk when I changed the rear discs and pads. I have put the anti-rattling retaining springs to the pads...

Swapping my inlet manifold over for the one I painted up last month (finally!) this weekend when I go back to my parents. Need to change the gasket too as I am unsure of what state the current one is in and might as well when it is off. Is this the right one? Just want to have all the parts...

Struggled to lock the car on the remote button on the key. The little red light on the fob was flashing when I was pressing the button but the car wasn't responding and not locking possibly suggesting I still had life int he battery. Then I put the key in the ignition, turned on and then tried...

Going to sound like a simpleton here.....how do I adjust my lights! Just fitted an original set of headlight units and the drivers side basically points at about 2" in front of the car, not ideal. I know there are adjust screws (the White screw things behind the unit), but aren't these for...

I've read the "how to restore headlights" posts, and decided to get the 3M stuff. Watched videos and that and now know what to do. But the lights I am restoring are currently not on the car but will be come tomorrow. Is it best to do the restore when the lights are on or off the car? I am...

Just before the 50mph speed limit RB 182, did wave! Then infront of that a black 182 with just the "sport" bit of the Renault Sport badge where the Clio badge is on the boot. No Cliosport stickers on it though so may not be from here Three Clio's in a row did look quite cool!

Had Recaro Tendlines and was driving like a granny on the A329(M)

Selling the steering wheel I took off the car a while ago. I just want it gone as I cba to take it to my new place next month. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271835517385?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649

I am using VHT paint for the main part of the inlet (and fuel rail gaurd), but I want to paint the "Reanault Sport" logo in orange to match the wheels and mirrors. I was going to use some orange paint that I've used to touch my wheels up with (it's normal car paint), but will it peel and flake...

just cleaned the car (looking very smart!) and just moved it off the drive and there is a sloshing noise of water somewhere in the car. I can't see it or find it. It sounds like from the rear off side wheel arch. I've looked in the hole behind the door card and no water. Bit damp but no...

Having issues with deleting songs on my iPhone 4s, running iOS 8.2. I have no playlists or music to be syned in iTunes, so there should be nothing on it. But somehow there are a few albums that are stored "on my device" when I plug it in which sync. I delete them on the phone, but when I plug...

Is it really impossible to get this part out? reading through threads and apparently it is a dash out job, has anyone thought of an easier way of removing it? I want to tidy up the interior and just re-paint the trim, in black and nothing tacky!!

Turned the car on this morning and as it came into life there was like a turbo noise then went away. Didn't make it again all day, even when starting from cold after work at 4:30 this afternoon. Any ideas?? I am going with that it was the cold air and cold engine not helping. Never heard that...

Fitted a new temperature sensor yesterday as my gauge cut out when it got above half way. But then when it cooled below half way it would kick back in again. Just drove 90mins down the M4 and this is how hot it got, is this normal? I haven't got it hot yet, like stood in traffic for a while...

Followed me out of the turning for Grazley Green, up the A33 towards J11 M4 and then turned right to Thre Mile Cross / Spensers Wood. In a 2004 (I think) Black 182, gave me a toot as you passed.

Had the car since October 2012 and it has covered ~20k miles since then. The rear discs and pads haven't been changed in this time. They were a bit grindy today when I set off to work after being stood for 2 days, as expected, but then by the time I did 4 miles they didnt make a noise. Is it...

I have done some searching about and I cannot fit a towbar due to no quoted towing weight for my 172. But I am looking at getting a tow bar bike rack to take my MTB around as I hate boot mounted ones and I don't want anything on the roof and taking it apart each time I want to go anywhere is...

Need to get my wheels powder coated and refurbed. Not sure who does it around the Reading or Gloucester area. Tried a google search and a lot of places that come up are like engineering firms. I take it they will be sandblasted first before powder coating (not sure how it all works). and what...

I am having a right mare with my electrics atm. Went to go up the shop and the battery is flat. Reads 12V but can't check what the voltage is underload as my housmeate isn't in. Also have to wait to bump it and try and figure out if the battery needs replacing. But yesterday I was playing...

As the title says, my rear fogs aren't working. I had an issue with the left one the other week where that wouldn't work despite swapping the unit for the right, seemed to be the left hand side electrics. Now they both don't work. I have checked the fuse - fuse is working. Is it the 20amp fuse...

I have just used some G-techniq C4 to make all the black on the car black again. Brilliant stuff, does smarten the whole look up. The only parts which weren't as good as the rest are the door strips. Is this because they are a blue colour and not black? They seems to be a bit grey, like a black...

This is probably a stupid question, but how many rear fog lights should I have? I cannot remember how many I had the last time I did a light check and the rear left isn't working. But I have a bulb in there. Swapped for the right bulb and then cluster and this didn't help. (the ones in the left...