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Left work yesterday, and the car wasn't keen on starting. Pulled out of the car park and the car seriously bogged in 2nd gear then was fine. A few minutes later down the road and the car was misfiring on 1 cylinder. Loss of power and can hear the occasional pop from the exhaust. would like to...

So the clio got a lot of love this weekend...:o Basically started yesterday morning, wet flatted a few areas of the car to get the paint super-smooth, then spent pretty much all of yesterday and today getting it all looking good again with various compounds, polishes, and wax! Pictures taken...

Anyone else into airbrushing? Have a half decent airbrush, but have been using it with my DIY compressor in my shed, a 2.5hp 50 litre jobby. Nothing great but more than good enough for what I use (touch-up gun, airbrush, inflating tyres). Would like to get something even more portable that I...

Anyone ever removed the b*****d door hinge "pins" from a clio? Have removed 1 circlip from each pin, is there anything else to do apart from just bang them out? Access is pretty tight to hit them out so wondering if there is something I've missed!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0033LZHBK/?tag=cliospnet01-21 I'd love to see a side-by-side comparison of this and a £100 wax, half a bonnet each!

Finally fitted the parts back I removed from the dash and centre console today! Painted them in Black Gold to match the exterior of the car, I think it suits the interior pretty well...

To everyone with a V6 airbox... What did you do for a cold air feed? Did you even bother with one, buy something or make one up? Mines currently just got the opening angled down towards the back of the headlight but with no cold air feed, just wondering whether to bother making something up...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-CLIO-KANGOO-LAGUNA-CHROME-SILVER-FINISH-GEAR-KNOB-/280875369612?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item41657a048c Anyone ever bought/know someone with one/seen one of these? Looks reasonable in the photo but im concerned the rubber will look really...

Whats a good gearknob to go into my 182, preferably OEM? Just re-trimmed mine in alcantara, it didn't come out as well as I would have liked so I want to replace it with something standardish looking. Do 197/200 gearknobs fit?

Does anyone know what the most likely cause of this is...? Lately I can hear the brakes 'binding' when im rolling at a junction/hill etc either forwards or backwards. Jacked the car up earlier and gave all the wheels a spin, the passenger side rear is clearly trying to resist spinning. I...

Anyone know of rolling road days planned in SE England anytime soon? Fancy going to one to compare with other clio's!

Has anyone got a good fix for rattling exhaust heat shields? Been under the car with bigger washers to put on some bolts where the shield has rotted, but some bits are too rotten, or the bolts have snapped off. Any ideas for a decent fix? I was thinking tiger seal but not sure how well it...

Any ideas what this could be? When im turning close to, or at, full lock there is like a creaking noise as I turn, where should I start looking!

I've picked up a manifold to cat fitting kit from my local motor factors. Can anyone confirm the measure of the bits that fit into the manifold bracket? The things that look like mini buckets that fit into the mount at the end of the manifold. The ones I have are about 12mm across and I have...

Last night my manifold to cat join decided to split in 2! Have re-bolted it together, but now it sounds like there's a hole ther, it's blowing out of the join Is there supposed to be a gasket or anything inbetween? I literally just bolted the 2 parts back together with the spring bolts

Just got a V6 airbox and need to get the filter for it...can anyone recommend a good place to buy one? Pipercross/K&N etc...

Does anyone know if the centre section Scorpion RS192 exhaust is similar to any other aftermarket systems? For some reason on mine the back box is the RS192 but the middle section is powerflow - the welds are SHITE! So I want to replace the centre silencer as cheaply as possible really...

Re-trimmed my A-pillars in dark grey alcantara this weekend, and made a new gear shift gaiter to match. These bits have come out really nice. Also attempted to do the centre piece of trim that houses the 2 centre fan blowers and central stereo display. I wasted 3 hours removing the dash and...

I'm going to trim the A-pillars in alcantara, and am thinking what to do with the leftover material as i've just bought 1 metre of it in dark grey. Has anyone had the central part of the dash trimmed? The piece of plastic that surrounds the display, and the 2 middle air vents in centre of the...

Only had the car a month and not had the chance to drive it loads, i picked up a mate today who has his own garage (mechanics MOT's etc) and he said it sounded lumpy at idle and asked if it had uprated cams. I can see the car has had a pipercross carbon induction kit, and scorpion rs192...

I have retrimmed 3 sets of doorcards in leather, and 2 leather armrests before so I know the basics but am definately not ready to be re-trimming a steering wheel in leather/alcantara! So my plan is to do a nice DIY refurb, i'm looking into the options tonight on the net, my plan is to use a...

Since I bought my clio last month i've been seriously looking into getting the front seats a good inch lower. Recaro's are more money than i'm willing to spend for 10mm drop, and all the other tips such as removing the rubber grommets, which again only result in 10mm drop. There MUST be a way...

Anyone had any experience with a creaking noise coming from the front, think it is suspension related. It does it rarely, for example I was turning around last week, went over a speed bump whilst turning and it creaked whilst I pulled over the bump. Have heard it once or twice before, always...

Maybe a silly question, but when driving my 182 if I change gear normally they all engage smoothly and quietly. Today I was just cruising on the way home from work and noticed that if I pulled the gearstick really quickly from 3rd to 4th it would feel almost 'too easy' to go into 4th and make a...

I'm now thinking of just upgrading the front door speakers, would a decent upgraded set of door speakers improve the sound noticeably with the standard head unit? If so, would I buy just plain 13cm type speakers (no tweeters built into them like components) as I would just keep the standard...

Hi guys, looking to do a mild upgrade to the sound system in my 182. Have come from an Audi A3 with Bose sound system - nothing special but it sounded reasonable and actually had some sort of bass. What is the most cost effective way to upgrade the audio? Just a head unit? Or just front...

Recently bought a clio 182, think it has been mapped (bought it from a dealer he didnt know) Reason I think it has is because when warm it revs over 7,200 which is the limit for a standard one? Mine goes to about 7,600rpm. Sometimes it does only rev to 7,000 though is that because its not up...

My recent purchase (182 with both cup packs) came with a scorpion cat-back and a pipercross viper carbon induction kit. The exhaust is staying for sure, its a really nice system. I'm not sure about the induction kit though, it sounds nice but i've never really been a fan of induction kits so...

Hi all, I recently bought a minty mint 182 in black gold with both cup packs. Anyway, really impressed with the car in terms of spec, speed etc, but 2 major problems for me. Seats are too high, and standard stereo is shocking! Any advice/guidance would be appreciated... - I've looked into...