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Hi all Brought another set of wheels and need spigot rings. Now I know the size 73.1-60.1 but there are several on eBay ranging from £5-12 will there be any difference. Did try halfords but the said they dont do them separately

Right maybe a stupid question but do all aftermarket wheels use a set centre bore size which is then adapted using digit rings. For example will aftermarket alloys on a vauxhall fit a Clio with different spigot rings

Sorry if this has been covered before but has anyone fitted either 4x98 or 4x108 with special bolts? Cheers

Firstly saw a black 03 plate had 17 inch wheels and 182 exhausts parked in homebase carpark maidenhead. Then a black ph1 in burnham just outside upper school

Right guys I know this has been cover a lot recently but really need help on what my car is doing specifically. Firstly after a week or so of picking my car up the steering felt a bit light and was picking up any groove in the road. this then got worse leading to the steering pulling on bumpy...

I am after a spray can and maybe a touch up pot for my mondial blue cup. however not a clue where to get it apart from halfords or ebay. Anyone got any good places either online or in the Berkshire are to get some.

Right I have an RS tuner which I brought new and used on my old 172. now I have plugged it in the cup it has given some fault codes shown in the screen shot below. As far as I know the codes are old ones as there are no lights and the car runs fine. however can anyway shed light on what they...

As above I need to get the geo set up on my car. I have looked and found ats do a laser alignment, but every other place just do manual alignment. My question is will in need to get it laser aligned and are there any places in Berkshire that people recommend?

Maybe a silly question. I am fitting new ball joints and wondering if the tracking etc will need doing after. If so I might as well do the TREs while I'm there.

Thought I would start a thread for anyone that went to surrey rolling road today and wanted to show their results. Firstly here is mine, Totally standard 172 cup: Pretty happy with the result

Hi all I am having my car service soon and am wondering if I should get my aux belt done as the same time. The Cambelt was done by a specialist in feb and on the invoice it has just the aux belt only listed. Now I know on the aircon models it is highly advised to change the tensioners etc with...

Firstly sorry if this has been asked. I am looking to buy a DA polisher and a paint gauge. What do people think of the DAS-6 pro and a Paint detective PD8? any views on these or better alternavies would be greatly appreciated, also any links to buy them :)

as above blue cup, lowered, black wheels and exhaust pulling out onto the braywick road about 08:20 this morning.

I hope this is the right place to ask. I have just purchased a 172 cup, but the paint work has soon light scratching and swirling. Does anyone know a good place in the east Berkshire area to get the paint refreshed with a good detail

As above anyone know it

Bit random but do the 172 cups have isofix?

I know it will vary from place to place, but how much roughly does it cost to have a 172 engine rebuilt? just to standard spec and would having the engine out make a big difference in the price?

Quick question, how does the standard top air feed come off? I tried pulling it but did want to break it. Btw I mean the one that goes in the side of the air box. Cheers

Right guy I am kind of expecting to be shot down in flames for asking this but hey. I am going to be fitting some coilovers soon and am wondering if I need spring clamps as I will be using my original top mounts. or is there any other (safe) way to take them off? also anybody know a good place...

I have just picked up an exhaust and decat and was advised by stone automotive that fitting a decat is very tricky without a second person to help. unfortunately I am now going to have to have to attempt this by myself. so was wondering if there was a guide to fitting a 172 decat (did try to...

Here are a few of my car, been a long time coming really. Some are from simply French it's taken me that long!

Hi all I am about to get a cat back system and de-cat for my 172, which is standard apart from an air filter and RS tuner remap. due to fitting the decat, will i need a dyno remap or will the standard RS tuner remap be ok?

As title says my car has started misfiring/ hesitating around 2.5-3 rpm. However it will do it for a week the be fine for a while then come back. It has been suggested that a CTS may be a fault as the MPG is also bad. Is the any way of checking this I.e resistance reading? Any other ideas...

Hi all While picking up the top drivers side engine mount off another member at the weekend he mentioned that they can be modified in a vice to squeeze the sides in to touch the rubber stops. Is there a thread on this as I don't want to do it wrong and mess up the mount, even though it did...

My engine has become noisy over the last few weeks which I think might be the dephaser but not 100% plus there are a few other problems. So I would really like to get the car looked at before I decide to spend a lot of money on it. So does anyone know a local specialist in the...

Hi guys Does anyone know if a backbox from ktec will fit the center section of another company, say janspeed for example?

Hi guys I plugged in my new RS Tuner today and it came up with code electronic throttle control limits aquired, but stated it is not a fault. so what does it mean?? also just to check. i have taken a screenshot of my ECU details and sent it to info@fastchip.nl . am i correct that Henk will...

Hi guys My exhaust has almost got to the falling apart point so I am in need of a new one quickly. However I dont want to buy a standard one and don't have enough for a new ss one. So have looked on eBay but there are only ph1 exhaust available at the minute. As I understand the ph1 exhaust...

Hi guys I fitted my standard air box in place of a k&n last week and now it seems to idle just above 700rpm when hot. Sometimes when the revs drop when stopping it feels like it might cut out. I have noticed that the second hole in the air box at the back is open. Would this cause this? Any...

Parked up in sainsburys multi story last night. Sounded loud as it came in the car park.