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  1. Gus

    Liquid yellow 197 BT07 M4 near Reading

    Keep seeing this car every morning on the M4 eastbound towards Reading. Anyone off here? Im in a petrol blue 182 BTW.
  2. Gus

    Cheap engine oil Shell Ultra 5W40

    Juts a heads up for anyone that is after cheap but decent engine oil Eurocarparts have a sale on Shell ultra oil and it is showing as £19.99 but you get 10% off that using EXTRA10 as the discount code...
  3. Gus

    New windscreen seal

    I bought a new windscreen seal kit as they were fairly cheap and my old ones were in really bad shape. I pulled the old one off no problem. Im struggling to get the new one on and wondered if anyone else here had done this and if so how do you get the top windscreen to roof seal in place...
  4. Gus

    Tiger sealing exhaust mounts

    Ive got some new exhaust mounts on the way and want to try to make them last a little longer. Is this the stuff to use to fill them with: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002SQY852/?tag=cliospnet01-21 Also for people that have done this : -how long does it take to dry? is drying time quicker of...
  5. Gus

    Old french cars

    I go to France a few times a year and so thought I would post up pics of two quite funky cars I found: First one has that rat look to it - purely unintentional as the owner was an old mussel fisherman . Really like it though. Second one I really wanted to buy. This is a first edition...
  6. Gus

    VO54 FFS

    Havent seen this car mentioned at all in ages, has whoever has it now managed to fix her up?
  7. Gus

    Is there any decent wet dry vacuums about ?

    I was thinking of buying a new wet dry vac for the car but dont know which one to go for. I remember a year or so ago the EU put some new rule in about making them all ECO so now a days they are all really weak. Is there one that is fairly decent for car use. I was hoping to give my seats in...
  8. Gus

    Cleaning tools

    Hope this is the right forum, it involves cleaning but not cars.... Im doing up my garage at the moment and thought I would clean all the tools in my tool chest. Most of my spanners, screw drivers, sockets etc are all really mucky, covered in layers of engine oil, brake fluid, moly grease , you...
  9. Gus

    Engine mounts - which ones

    Im having my car stage 3 turbo'd in the next week and need to upgrade my standard engine mounts. What I need help with is picking some. Ideally I dont want vibrations going through the car if at all possible. Any suggestions?
  10. Gus

    Wife wants an A3 is this any good?

    http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201506284719293 She said it can be anything as long as its an A3 and black. Going to see this tomorrow. Need help as I know nothing about these.
  11. Gus

    Is this Clip worth buying

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Can-Clip-V145-Diagnostic-Interface-Scan-Tool-Scanner-Reprog-V130-For-Renault-/361237094722?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item541b68a142 Has anyone bought one of these and does it work with a 182? Seems pretty cheap for what it is and have found myself needing CLIP use a...
  12. Gus

    Black 182 pics

    Went for a drive this evening as the sun was going down and found a nice spot for some pics. Fitted a few new bits this weekend: New trophy spoiler (ebay special) Also got this amazing set of carbon dipped dash trips off @-Danman- . Cant stress how good the quality is, even the...
  13. Gus

    Mapping near Oxford?

    Im going to be getting an RS2 or Cyclops soon and was wondering where people go to get their cars mapped in the south. I live in Oxford. @Tim.
  14. Gus

    Farmoor Silver 182

    Just popped in to Spray Magick to have my trophy spoiler painted and saw a lovely silver 182 outside. If you see this, then come along to the meet in Kidlington this sunday.
  15. Gus

    Anyone ordered from here

    http://www.optimiz-access.fr/ They have loads of nice stuff for Clios. With the favourable exchange rate it it makes them quite cheap. Ordered some braided brake lines a week ago and am waiting on delivery. Have spent a while on the site this evening looking at carbon bits and various other...
  16. Gus

    Where can I get a brand new bonnet

    Im after a brand new clio mk2 bonnet. I have done a bit of searching but nothing is coming up. Where can I buy one brand new ?
  17. Gus

    What trim detailer to use?

    Im needing something to blacken the plastics on the car, I have used meguiars trim detailer in the past. Im not happy with the meguiars trim detailer as when you apply it to the plastics that hold the wing mirrors I find that although it looks nice, next time you wash your car the grease from it...
  18. Gus

    Decontaminating car before a polish

    Just wanted to get your advice before I do anything. In the past I have washed the car with something strong like fairy liquid to strip any wax and then clayed it. This time I have got Collinite 476 on the car since autumn so intend on snowfoaming to begin with with citrus power. I have...
  19. Gus

    Blue 182 oxford wolvercote roundabout KU05 FUJ

    Spotted today at 5:45pm - thought it was steven103 but it wasnt.
  20. Gus

    Wax for Blackgold 182

    I want to buy some wax for my BG 182 for summer use. It doesnt need to last ages as I like car cleaning in the summer. I dont want to spend stupid amounts. I spotted this Chemical Guys back luminous glow wax http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wax/chemical-guys-black-luminous-glow-wax/prod_1174.html...
  21. Gus

    Trophy and blackgold 182's

    With the blue skies and setting sun @gambit and I decided to take a spirited drive and some photos this evening. Gambit is an awesome photographer !
  22. Gus

    Need a lathe

    Im a bit stuck at the moment. I need somewhere that would be able to use a lathe to take 2mm off the diameter of some brake discs. I have tried to google everything I can think of but nothing is coming up. Ive got some 300mm discs and some 4pot calipers and mounts which are great but there is...
  23. Gus

    Changing calipers

    Im going to be swapping my calipers for some new ones on my 182 and wanted to check that what I am doing is right: -unbolt old caliper and carrier and leave the braided line connected, placing it on something so the line doesnt tug. -remove old disc and fit new disc -fit new caliper and pads...
  24. Gus

    Airbag resistor help

    I need some help with the resistors as i am going to swap my seats today. If anyone has done this can they have a look at my pic and tell me which wires I need to bridge with the resistors. I have the right resistors just dont know where to brdge them. Here is a pic of my seat connectors.
  25. Gus

    Cheapest graphics card that does 3 monitors

    My work computer was left on for a few days and when I came in this morning the screen output is all corrupted. There is green lines all over the place and even when booting up the Dell post screen/bios is corrupted where any ascii text is jumbled. When it boots into windows its running 640x480...
  26. Gus

    Steering wheel - can you fit cruise buttons to a 172 wheel

    Im wanting to get a steering wheel retrimmed. I have got a spare 172 mk2 steering wheel that doesnt have the cruise buttons on the wheel. I was hoping to get this wheel retrimmed and then take the cruise buttons off my 182 wheel and fit to the new trimmed wheel. Is this possible? Im in a bit of...
  27. Gus

    Philips Hue and Living colours

    Bought a livingcolours Iris a couples of years ago and have been slowly adding and building up a collection of these lights. Added a Hue bridge a few weeks ago and have them all linked together. They are awesome lights and make for such a cozy living room. There is some pretty cool features like...
  28. Gus

    Gus's blackgold 182

    Been driving around in Renaultsport Clios since I got my first 172 in 2003. Ive never really done much apart from general maintenance with my previous clios but have enjoyed every minute of driving them. Seems everyone posts their old cars so here are mine: Clio 172 - ran it from 2003 - 2010...
  29. Gus

    Winter tyre bargain - will these fit though?

    http://www.nordiccartyres.com/nokian-wr-a3.html#.VItbWDGsUYM then look for : WR A3 205/55 R16 H (91) £48 for some really decent winter tyres. Not for everyone obviously but cant deny its a good price. Will 205 55 r16 fit in the arches or will it scrub?
  30. Gus

    Project Binky - mini 4x4 turbo celica engine

    Is anyone else following Project Binky on youtube? The attention to detail and fabricating skills are amazing. Is there any other projects like this on youtube.
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