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Oh dear...what a day! I finally put my 16v back together yesterday after it had been in the body shop. So I took it for a run today to give my mate a lift to get his new car. All was fine and dandy until I was just about 200 meters from my house on the way home, when *BANG* goes something in...

Oh dear...what a day! I finally put my 16v back together yesterday after it had been in the body shop. So I took it for a run today to give my mate a lift to get his new car. All was fine and dandy until I was just about 200 meters from my house on the way home, when *BANG* goes something in...

Does anybody have them? Are they good? How much are they? What accompanying mods are needed? Cheers:D

...So which cars are going to be behind your gold-plated garage doors? As for me, it has to be: Clio 16v, Clio Williams, Maxi-Clio 16v, Clio V6, Clio 172, Clio Cup (see, this topic is Clio-related!), GT Turbo, Turbo 2, Austin-Healey Sprite, 205 GTi 1.9, Golf GTi Mk1, Lotus Elise, Audi...

I recently took off the HT leads from my distributor cap - and noticed that one of the five ends of the distributor was covered in a chalky deposit and was badly corroded/melted (one that goes to No.3 cylinder). The HT lead in question appears to be fine (Magnecor), with no corrosion - as...

Ive managed to carefully dismantle the insides of my doors, but am having problems with one final thing - the locks. They seem to be held in place by a slip of thin metal that slides in between the barrel and the back of the door panel to keep them still. I dont want to hack at them as I...

Ive managed to get the actual fog light units out of the front bumper of my 16v, but cant get the surrounds that hold them out. Theyre plastic casings that go all around the hole in my bumper. They need to come out as Im having the bumper re-sprayed! This car is starting to become like...

Just to re-cap: some bugly builders dropped loads of crap all over my car, making loads of small dents all over. Well, Ive just spent this week chatting to body shops and sprayers to find the best people in Bristol to do my car - and the result is that my 16v will be going in next week and...

Just to re-cap: some bugly builders dropped loads of crap all over my car, making loads of small dents all over. Well, Ive just spent this week chatting to body shops and sprayers to find the best people in Bristol to do my car - and the result is that my 16v will be going in next week and...

What do people have in terms of suspension set-ups on their Valvers? Whats hot and whats not? How much will it cost me to get a good set of shocks - adjustable at the front? Cheers

Are the Clio 16v front fog lamps the same as RT ones? Its just that http://www.Andyspares.comwww.Andyspares.com seem only to offer 16v-specific fogs with a yellow tint, which I dont want as my car is a Phase 2. Cheers.

There have been some builders doing work next door for the past month or so - and they finally took the scaffolding down today and cleared off. But they took the scaffolding down through the yard at our flat in Bristol. Went out to my car and its peppered in shallow, but very noticeable...

There have been some builders doing work next door for the past month or so - and they finally took the scaffolding down today and cleared off. But they took the scaffolding down through the yard at our flat in Bristol. Went out to my car and its peppered in shallow, but very noticeable...

Id like to trim the top of my dash (extended 16v one) in alcantara. Looks fairly straightforward, but I cant find anywhere that sells alcantara! Cheers.

I changed the oil and filter the other day on my beloved 16v. Dont know what all the fuss is all about - seemed pretty straightforward to me. Top tip - remove the front grille to improve access to the filter. Anyway, while under the car I noticed a little trickle of oil from my gearbox...

Well, Ive been waiting for ages to see what all the fuss is about with these 106 GTi giant-slayers - over a year now in fact, since I got my 16v. Finally, today, I got the chance. Found a willing yellow one in Bristol today on the way out to Cribbs Causeway and onto the M5. Lofty and Ben R...

Well, Ive been waiting for ages to see what all the fuss is about with these 106 GTi giant-slayers - over a year now in fact, since I got my 16v. Finally, today, I got the chance. Found a willing yellow one in Bristol today on the way out to Cribbs Causeway and onto the M5. Lofty and Ben R...

Ive just been called out to have a look at my flatmates Polo of 1997 vintage. It has pools of water three inches deep in each of the footwells, front and rear!:o He said that this happened last year as well. Does anyone have any ideas as to what might have caused this? The sunroof is as...

The deal is done and very shortly I swap my anthracite Motorsport 16" wheels for some original 15" Phase II ones! So its goodbye to the bad-boy style of dark wheels to compliment the black bodywork and leather - and its hello to the "original" unmodified:devilish: look. I guess some who know...

By next summer I should have saved enough for a turbo conversion on my 16v. Ive been through all the motions of considering alternative cars and so on, but it boils down to my desire for a unique(ish) car - wrapped, of course, in one of the finest-styled shells ever. I was hoping that I...

My girlfriend really isnt into my car. She thinks it looks like a gangsta bad boy pimp-mobile:devilish:, thinks its too loud :Dand nearly cries when I hit 4000rpm (which I kind of the point in a 16v!;)). She also takes the piss out of Cliosport as a gay chat-up forum!! She reckons I...

My girlfriend really isnt into my car. She thinks it looks like a gangsta bad boy pimp-mobile:devilish:, thinks its too loud :Dand nearly cries when I hit 4000rpm (which I kind of the point in a 16v!;)). She also takes the piss out of Cliosport as a gay chat-up forum!! She reckons I...

Just wondering if Renault still did the badges for older cars like the GT Turbo, 16v etc... Ive seen GT Turbos and BB Tunings 16v Turbo with really big "Renault" and "Turbo" badges - are they from one of the Master/Traffic vans? Cheers

Ok guys - sorry this isnt exactly totally Clio related, but its still to do with cars and my mate needs your advice:D Basically, the head on his 1996 vintage Rover 400 1.6 (K-series jobbie) has cracked - and taken lots of ancillary bits with it - so a new engine is the "cheapest" option. That...

Ok guys - sorry this isnt exactly totally Clio related, but its still to do with cars and my mate needs your advice:D Basically, the head on his 1996 vintage Rover 400 1.6 (K-series jobbie) has cracked - and taken lots of ancillary bits with it - so a new engine is the "cheapest" option. That...

Just been looking around for some new wheels for my baby! My anthracite 16x7" Motorsport wheels are of 1998 vintage now and are a bit worse for wear - couple of buckles, so not just a re-spray job! The criteria for new wheels is that theyve got to be 16" (so I can fit my old tyres, being the...

Just been looking around for some new wheels for my baby! My anthracite 16x7" Motorsport wheels are of 1998 vintage now and are a bit worse for wear - couple of buckles, so not just a re-spray job! The criteria for new wheels is that theyve got to be 16" (so I can fit my old tyres, being the...

Right, have had a few quotes for an alternator for my 16v - £72 from Andyspares.com and £170 from Halfords:cry: Better not ask Renault then!! Anyway, Ive had a look at my engine bay and have decided that Id like to let the pros have a pop at it, as one of the auxillary belt allen key holes has...