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Hi guys, What is an average price for these pads for a 172? Im having a set of custom discs made up and the company doing the discs recommend these pads but hes having trouble finding out from Europe what the price would be.

Ooooh I think that would look stunning in my blue 172...Now...to find where I buried my cover

Hmmm, I was thinking of the Osrams, might see if I can get Phillips over here too.

Does anyone know offhand which bulbs are used in the headlights of a mk1 172? eg. H7 Which brand is best?

Govend_d, I reckon powder coated in Anthracite would look good on your car (even better on my car:D) Youre in Randburg right? There is a wheel refurbishing place round the back of the motorcity center on Hans Strydom..I think theyre called Rim Right, something like that...prices are quite...

Govend_d PLEASE DO NOT RUIN THOSE WHEELS ON THE TRACK!!! Theyre hard enough to come by locally in decent condition. If youre interested, Id gladly talk to you about doing you a deal...Ill swop you my 16" wheels and tyres for them...Hell Ive even go out and buy you a new set of 15" wheels...

OOh, another South African mk1...Even rarer... Nice to see you here Govend ps. Did you get the car with the original wheels? Do you still have them?

Um...but arent the CTR and 182 cars in different classes? Wouldnt it have been a closer match to put the 225 up against the CTR? since they are in the same price and size range? Although I think the CTR would still have been on top due to the 225s soggy handling In that case the 182 did...

Why not recover it in Genuine Leather like the bottom section of the wheel Im going to get mine done soon as since I got married, my wedding band is ripping chunks out of the Alcantara. Dark grey leather to match the grey parts of the interior should do nicely

He was definately being harsh about the build quality, but I think his point was that you wouldnt be able to go any faster for any less cash.

If you can afford insurance for the 172, then Id say get one, should be less maintenance than a valver or williams since its quite a bit newer. [Edited by viceroy on 25 April 2005 at 11:32am]

I lit mine up 4 times during the first time I drive it :)

Bit of a late reply, but Im still around, lurking on the forums, asking stupid questions and such... See youve gotten yourself a little bit of a business going...wish you the best of luck mate

Love the car, and leave the stickers in place...they really compliment the cars overall appearance, not overstated, looks very good in fact

Gotta agree, especially in South Africa, we only received 50 mk1 172s and as far as I know about 20% of them have been written off to date

I owned a 1.4 16v RXE Alize before I bought the mk1 172 and in town the 1.4 was a much easier car to drive, mainly because of the clutch feel. On the motorway, the 1.4 was fine for tootling along at the speed limit but crap for overtaking. Overall I prefer the 172, but yes, it could be...

Does anyone have any pics of the seats (including Renaultsport stitching) from a mk1 172? Thanks

Congrats on the car. The exhaust vibrations are common from 4000rpm to about 5000rpm. Check your engine cover, it might be loose. Mine would vibrate and sound similar to the exhaust vibration but occured at much lower revs. I fixed it by removing the cover completely.

It doesnt protect it at all, its just there to add weight and look pretty...but imho I prefer the look of the engine without the cover on

Well after my 600 pound service 2 weeks ago I got my car on the rolling road and was very happy with the results RR was very stingy with most people saying it was between 8kW and 15kW shy of what it should be showing In any case I got 79kW / 136Nm a mate with a gti180 got 86kW / 138Nm...

Damnit...We need turbo clios here...ours are all asmatic with the lack of decent air pressure

did 12k in mine before I sold it...tyres still looked new and I wasnt exactly the gentlest with them

Oi...and us;)

sounds like how my 172 was performing, no power, shuddering and flat spots. I had to replace a sheared top engine mount and a gearbox bolt (nut) was missing. If its intermittant, then I dunno

The top engine mount in my mk1 172 was also sheared in two... just over 100 quid to replace

MUCH MUCH worse! Ive just forked out 600 quid...admittedly 120 of that was to replace the top right engine mount which had sheared in half...God only knows how the engine didnt fall out of the car:oops:

This isnt from Renault...they want even more money (at least another 50 quid)...its from a mechie who used to work at Renault and now has his own shop... He does excellent work, spent 30 minutes with him before the service talking about what I needed done etc, then another 30 minutes just...

Just booked my mk1 172 in for its 60,000km (about 35,000mi) service 480 quid is the quote and that excludes fixing the suspected loose engine mount (shudder on pulloff, clutch is fine, engine doesnt move when revving or when trying to move it by hand in the engine bay) Also excludes fixing...

Do any 172s have a pad sensor because I bought some ATs front pads last time I replaced pads and they had sensor wires coming out of them...my mk1 doesnt have sensors though