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Was a great day out. Met up with Gary(WH173) early on and he gave me some advice on photography and lent me one of his lenses so i had abit of a play :) Photobucket really kills the photos and i have not been arsed to photoshop them. PM me if you want high res as they are much better...

my replica is now for sale :) http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/494551.htm thanks carl

sorry if ive missed your car as most of the pics were crap. most are too dark etc but here you go :) Was a fantastic meet and great to meet so many new faces :) :lolup::lolup::lolup::lolup: /carl

hey, fitted some ferodo DS2500 to the 172 500 miles ago. They were a tight fit so had to take a mm or 2 away from the wings. They fit perferct and have lots of meat on the pads but i have found a problem. After heavy usage the pads are sticking and making it squeal, after a run out and quickly...

do these just pop off with a screwdriver? any advice how not to break the clips? /carl

sorry if its a repost: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aD-RSuhIxlM /carl

just a quick question....is it possible to tighten a ph2 172 accelerator pedal as it seems to not give any feedback force when pushing down. I understand they are FBW so i wont feel any engine feedback through the pedal. thanks carl

finally got round to fitting them :) poor pics but will be doing a full photoshoot for my car sometime within the next few weeks. :) /carl

When reversing out of a parking bay today in the 172 (full lock) i put the aircon on to de-mist the window. The car stalled. is this common? anything i can do? /carl

noticed some dust on some of my shots recently. Really noticable when HDR as below: (top left) how can i sove this? should i take it to a camera shop and ask them to clean it? /carl

Hi, first time ive driven my 172 since engine transplant today. There is a little bit of movement when accelerating with the engine. Its normall low down revs, when you plant your foot the engine and box jump forward. Which mount needs adjusting to solve this? /carl

removing my wheel from my 172 today, put it back on incorrectly and now it has pulled the coil up wire out of where it was connected too. The airbag light and serv now appears when starting the car. If i replace this bit will the airbag light disappear or has it saved to the ECU or airbag...

Recaro Subframes - Are these renault or recaro? They are the red arrow bits below. They have a part number on them but non of them look like renault part numbers to me. They were on 182 factory fitted recaros. next port of call is Capitalseating.... thanks in advance Carl

Struggling to work out exactly how much to put my replica up for sale for, its absolutly immaculate. Clio 1.2 16v (Sport Replica) 32k miles FSH 2 previous owners (Renault + Young lady we know) Full sport kit + Full sport interior im thinking around £4250 but suggestions welcome :) /carl

where would i get subframes for recaro trendlines? Obviously the green arrow points to the runners in which you get from renault. The red arrow is the part im looking for, is it from renault or recaro? part number if possible :) the actual seats are from a 182 which was factory fitted with...

Could a helpful trophy owner please post a picture of the underneath of a recaro seat to show how the connectors are positioned, a picture of the airbag connector would be a big plus. thanks in advance carl

this loom was chopped from the car where i got my recaros from, which wire is which and where is the resistor thing to stop the airbag light appearing? /carl

can somebody get me the part number for a drivers side pretensioner, the one that attaches to the seat. For a ph2 172/182. Already phoned a few renault places but they wont give out the actual part number :mad: /carl

Been a good day testing the new Canon 350d, waxed my car ready to put up for sale so thought we would take it out aswell as my bros 182 for some photos. few HDR's :star: Blue 1.2 is for sale, pm for details!:star: High res versions available, pm if you...

sorry for the poor quality... Recaro Trendline /carl

any tips? im using a 350d with a canon 18-55mm lense. current stuff: /carl

After getting my 172 the replica has been feeling sorry for itself after losing its turinis/silvervisions to its bigger brother. Hasnt been washed for a couple of weeks so not exaclt shiny but got a new camera and wanted to test it out :) First time using an SLR so still getting used...

Just need abit of info... came with two lenses and three filters and i dont really know enough about photography to know what each is for! lol Canon 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 II EF-S Lens - takes 58mm filters Sigma 28-105mm 3.8-5.6 UC-III Lens (includes lens hood) - takes 62mm filters Hoya 58mm Circular...

.....from the bodyshop :) Not great pics and the car isnt looking as shiney as it could but thought i would grab a few pics of it before parking it up :) /carl

I have some logitech speakers for my computer. These ones: Z-5500 Digital http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/224&cl=gb,en Problem is one of the speakers has a bad connection on the RCA 'head? cable end?' when i mess around with it i can hear sound through...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CKeLJAZ25xM sorry if its anyone on here but seriously, grade A c**k........and im not talking about doing 130mph on a motorway. /carl

http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/415003.htm :lolup::lolup::lolup: £5.5k

Problems again with the insurance. This time it looks like i aint going to have any car insurance during April. This is due to my current policy running out with tesco on the 31st of march and Bell wont insure my 172 until ive been driving exactly 12 months (At 11 months it will cost 5k and at...

this guy seems to think so....... http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/412481.htm :dead: sorry if its a repost /carl

Current Insurance: Tesco with my policy ending on the 31st on March (NCB) My 1.2 16v New insurance: Looking for insurance for my 2.0 16v 172 so the start date is 31st of march. What im woundering is there anyway to insure the 2.0ltr before the 31st as a temporary cover so my policy still starts...