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Hi all, i have the Rock solid Fk highsport coilovers on the clio at the mo. to be honest while i like a stiff ride (steady!) its starting to do my head in. After i drove another clio last week it highlighted just how shite this suspension setup really is. So what i was wondering is if there is...

Anyone on here? see this guy a few times on way home from work. had a couple of blasts with him. Just thought id say hi :)

Hi all, can someone post the above, since im going for bodies soon and i want it to be sleeperish i want to return back to std 172 wheels. (not cup wheels) the fat 5 spokers. Can anyone chuck up some pics of your iceburg 1*2 on those wheels. dont mind what colour really, just to get an idea of...

Come on then, lets see em, Engine bays with ITB's only! Clio's of course! will be doing this in april/may to my 172. Want to see what ive got in store.

Hi all. 172, ph2 52reg Im now getting a little closer to the time when i can start up a new project for the car. I was thinking bodies but wanted some opinions/views on running them with a std engine (other than cat back exhaust). do people have this setup, what is it like? how does it...

Blimey, blown away at the moment in the transformation in the cars handling capabilities. (172 FF) Removed all the sound system from the boot (a lot of weight, sub, 2 amps, box, EQ, wiring, wood, carpets etc) and had new tyres fitted in the form on toyo T1R's. Rears were very dead, fronts were...

After the part number for some interior clips, they are the little white and yellow ones that are in various places but i want them for attching the b pillar plastic trim peice. mine has decided to come off! broken clips. i know they'l only be a few pence each from renault, want to go armed...

Hi all, having the inlets matched this weekend, next step for me is cams. Car is a 172 FF, 2002 52 plate. Current mods include, panel filter, cat back exh, matched inlets. Fairly new to the whole 2.0 16v engine, coming from TU engines. What are the cam choices available to me? ive done a...

Hi all, in relation to my thread the other week about staring a new project car, ive come to the conclusion that id like to use my current car as the project and just get another daily driver... But my main concern is resale value of my 52 plate 172, on 35k, full service history and 100% mint...

Hi all, recently ive decided that me n the mrs are gonna be gettin married. Now this is something she has wanted for ages so i made a deal, we get married n i get something car related. Now ive trawled piston heads looking for a new car. Ive already done a supercharged saxo track car before...

Hi all, got in the car last night after work at 9:30pm. was fairly cold, 0deg maybe. electrics were all fine prior to this moment. So I get in, get the car started without problem, windows are all misted up as it is when its cold (but not icey) and i cant see so i drop down both side...

Well since the clio has had over £500 quid spent on her this month in the form of new rear discs n pads, service at GDI and a few touch ups from the bodyshop (plus a scratch that i did, oops!) i thought why not finish it off with a full going over, so i got prepared on saturday and here's the...

Hi all, my clio is coming up for its 36k service, (currently on 33k but already had belts done etc). Its a 52 plate 172 full fat. Ive had the Fk's on for a while now. maybe about 4500miles. Ive noticed more n more than the suspension knocks n rattles a lot! is this normal? on normal smooth...

Hi all, some may remember a little thread i made before about a stealthy install i made in my clio. Basically i still used the boot and kept everything hidden. Looked good and i was ok with it for a short while. The idea of having that setup was to still allow me to put the shopping in the...

Here's my issue: I currently have a Pioneer 6000UB with two preouts, sub and front channels I run a single set of RCA's to a graphic EQ (Eq allows one set of RCA's in & one out) then I run a split pair of RCA's to two amps, one amp controls my Comps, the other my Sub. In a previous thread I...

Hi all, will soon be time to replace the tyes on the clio. i currently run the Toyo proxy t1r's. goo dtyre fairly happy with them. Everyone seems to be going for the parada's - which are nice but i feel like trying something different? do the pirelli P6000 or similar Pirelli seem ok, cant...

Hi all, ive done a search for this and seen plenty of different situations involving people's hazard lights. Mine seems to be a little different, they stopped working randomly i dont know when, a few months back maybe??? I dont use them really so wouldn know! Anyway, after a little search on...

Hi all, my hazard lights dont work, which after some digging around seems to be a common fault, new switch needed, no problem. I was testing all my light and tried puttin the fogs lights on the other day and they dont work either. I havent done anything to check them yet, but would the hazard...

Hi all, had my aligments and geometry setup today, shouldve done it ages ago but just never bothered. £89.99 :) anyway garage told me my coilovers werent level, which i was aware of, anyway, after that setup the car feels much lighter on its feet, turn in is sharper...steering isnt so heavy...

Hi all, probably been covered in some far and distant thread but never the less. Going to be running my cable down the passenger side of the car. Doing this tonight. I need to run all 4 sets. Power (4AWG), RCA's, Remote and speaker wire. The plastic sills look ideal, how do they come off...

Hi all, someone somehwere posted a guide on how to mount tweeters in the a pillars. Now although i know what i need to do its nice to do a little bit of reading before hand. Only thing is i cant find the fecking thread anywhere! wasnt sure if i read it on here or over on talk audio. ALl i...

Hi all, just thought id ask this question... I have a clio 52 plate 172. no problems with it. all fine just wondered if anyone had this same observation... when i drive it from cold, eg first thing in the morning i find the car very stuttery to drive...idle is perfect...but when driving...

My Dad got a new SLR 450D so thought after a quick clean today, In the rain! it would be nice to get some pics with it. still working out how to use it all so these are the first shots ive taken with it. let me know what you think. Couldnt be arsed to move the car around so location is cat poo!

hi all, quick question... a mate of mine is hoping to purchase a set of injectors for his Throttle bodied saxo vts... he's says 172 ones will do the job with his fuel rail. what are they worth 2nd hand. what are they new also? i told him a set of pico 490cc will set him back £200 new...

Hi all, will soon be dropping all the cables into the clio 172 2002 Whats the best angle of attack here, i know the power cable can be routed through the bulk head on the passenger side, is that true? Also if i were to remove the passenger front seat will i get any warning lights come on...

Hi all. I have a 2002 172 FF 100% standard stereo. I have a new Pioneer DEH P6000ub unit to slot in. got the adaptor loom for the actual stereo. this works fine. Unfortunatly it doesnt allow the CD changer or stalks controls to work. which i knew it wouldnt. Now i know there are adaptor...

my car wont start now ive replaced the headunit...nothing works other than the instrument dials and the cd player! anyone else come across this, what did you do to sort it? thanks (i know i have one thread about this but this is more specific)

hi all. ok, been using the clio mk2 172 sport 2002 all day today. my new headunit arrived so i turn off car. keys out. remove std headunit, put new pioneer one in. headunit works happy days. go to start car. nothing. no electricals work whatso ever. only the stereo! now ive read some...

Hi all I will be sorting my install soon, in which my 32 band graphic equaliser will be going into it. Pionner HU - bought Hertz speakers Hertz Woofer Pioneer Amps Crossfire EQ - bought now this needs to be setup using a real time analyser (RTA) or a spectrum analyser, ive looked at...

After some inspiration...so nothing better than to have some other cars to look at. Inside and out shots, under bonnet and whatever else you have! Thanks Sean