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welshname - No, I have never been to a rolling road event! I sold the rallye back in 2012 and regretted it ever since. The now owner and I are still in contact and he use to take it to shows and events so it might have been him. Where is EFI I can see if it's local to where he lives!? I had this...

The rallye spent most of its life getting a good wash and wax!! That was the first wash so it would have been HOURS I was working on it there. this was shortly before I sold it... Gave it a full interior strip (the dash was out at one point to clean behind there as well!) and cleaned...

Surly it shouldn't be this hard to work out!!! 172 = Xenons, leathers, standard suspension. Not a Full Fat. 172 cup = No Xenons, No leathers, Cup spoiler, Better cup suspension, decal on B pillar. Not a Full Fat. 172 with Cup style pack = Xenons, leathers, standard suspension, cup spoiler. Not...

So am I. Massive load off my mind...and my shocks as well to be fair!! Ha. Will hopefully get them on this weekend and then the car will be loads better to drive. These springs are terrible that are fitted! Jack

I introduced myself in the new members area and have been chatting to a few people. And that's lead me to starting a thread in here for my own records and to bring everything together! I will keep the introduction brief. I'm Jack, I'm based in Chester and iv come from the 106rr after a brief...

Well this is all moving very quickly! Haha. Full set of 182 cup springs ready to go on and replace the terrible cut jobs that are on the car. p@blo is a top guy! Cheers for sorting me out pal! If you ever sell the Speedlines off you black 172 give me a shout! They were bloody lovely! Jack

Update: I have sent pictures over to the guys at Birchdown Autos and they have confirmed that these are home brew springs. Would appear the standard coils have been cut and then heated and bent to fit. While they look secure the spring rate remains the same so the car bottoms out pretty easily...

I will get in the classifieds and see what there is in there. I have asked The guys at Birchdown about replacements. If they can locate a decent set for me, I will have them do the work. It's more than just the cost of the springs, I haven't got the tools to do it my self, would be more labor...

Cheers pal. I would like some decent lowering springs like you have mentioned. But the idea for this car was a cheap, reliable run about that I didn't plough money into, if the missus found me smashing £150 out on sporty red springs...my head would be for the block! That, or she would be out...

cheeky one of the collection!! the mini is my better halves little brothers. The 205 is also his and it's his daily drive after the mini failed its mot for the dreaded tin worm. I found him the 205 and he got it for a bargain price, although it has needed us under it on a fair few occasions...

thanks, I do love the look of the car, the exhaust looks OEM in my opinion. Doesn't sound it though! ;) The car isn't too bad to drive! It's just the Suspension is a bit suspect...it's far too low and it's messing with the cars dynamics! Want to replace it for standard springs as soon as I...

Thats the long term plan. I'm just wanting to know what these are that are fitted for now. I initially thought they might be cut when I started looking but then...to cut them, bend them to new pig tails and then power coat them black...surly new springs would be cheaper!! Jack

That's not a brilliant start! I want to change them but tyres are a priority at the moment. Was hoping the answers would be they are just cheap lowering springs...not bin fodder! Haha. Jack

Having a mini panic! Recently bought a Clio sport 172 and have limited knowledge of the cars so on first inspection was pretty happy with everything and went and bought it! now...after looking around on the forum and the internet I can't find any coil springs that look like mine and I'm worried...

Maybe it's just me having delicate little ears in my old age! Haha. :S

Well I got a quick video of inside the cabin on the drive when I got back from work. It's not that loud... http://youtu.be/hN2Gifwt9Nc ...Is it?!? jack

Ok, I will stick something up when I come to the first move on the maintenance front. Going to book it in at Birchdown Autos for an inspection. That should give me a list to start off with. :) between now and then, I'm just enjoying driving it. It's really growing on me more than I expected. So...

Cheers! :) I am chuffed. Clio Sport PH2 has always been a car on my "to own list" Just thought it would be a 182 and it would be more of a weekend play thing rather than a day to day drive! Enjoying it though. Its a well speced little car. Jack

If it turns into a project, I will get something in there! Its just my daily drive at the moment though. It wont be a project thread as much as a general maintenance thread! I would like to get some new springs fitted at some stage, these lowering ones have no branding on them and are shockingly...

Does it make that much of a difference? I thought they all sounded pretty similar. I would have loved a 182, but the ones in my budget were all dogs. Get a video up i want ot hear it! :D

I have yet to find a performance exhaust that doesn't drone at motorway speeds, especially when running a decat. I would like it more if it wasn't so boomy, I agree that it is annoying, but that's the nature of the beast. When I first got the car I hated this piper system, but everyone who has...

The system is good. You expect drone and extra volume in the cabin with a performance exhaust. Its nothing worse than any other cat back system I have had on any other car. The system its self is a good looking bit of kit when fitted as well. :) You wouldn't be disappointed, fitting a piper...

Another vote for the Piper. Its actually pretty loud in the cabin, but fairly quiet outside. At low revs its OK and its not very offensive at 30mph so you wont be annoying people as you pop to the shops. On motorways the exhaust drone is pretty bad, you know its there at 70mph and it only gets...

We will see how long it is before im hitting that spot at 8.30am. The M6 junction iv a ferking car park at the moment. Took me over an hour to get from Chester to Wazza yesterday. If it carries on like that, I will be getting in earlier and finishing earlier to avoid the rush hour carnage!!

Well you lot are chatty aren't you!! Lol! Quick vid of the piper exhaust! http://youtu.be/iPE19mOoXys and a couple of snaps of the car on the drive! :) Jack

You tried updating the firmware on tv?! You should be able to do it from the settings window. I updated mine recently as non of the apps would work unless it was updated. Jack

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That isn't odd! That's what I do! It means you will have a good knowledge of what you are buying into! It can also give you the fear though, you might know too much and walk away from a perfectly good car because you are over thinking it! haha. I have done that before! ;) I also work on the...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/yellow-light-film eBay to the rescue!

Anyone know anything about FC02 FHO?! I collected it from Nottingham last weekend and iv been trawling the internet to see if there is anything on here about it. So far I have been unsuccessful. It's clearly been someone's toy though...yellow calipers, piper exhaust and an induction kit. Also...