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Drunken purchases are the best I bid on an exhaust system and didn't realise till I got a notification about it ending soon oops :)

It's got the usual problems steering wheels falling apart seats look tired all will be sorted in due course

Figured been on here a while I should start a progress thread the car started life as my other halfs run around she fancied a 172 as at the time I had a cup, I wanted her to have abs and such so I picked her up the flamer for £400. It needed a new windscreen and had no tax and test so the...

I paid £50 from euro car parts, if there's anyone local to you with one see if they would swap it to test just to confirm it, only takes a few mins to take off

Could it be a tired coil?

Hope it works out better would like to attend some meets

Just match your 172 one

About midday didn't catch the reg properly

Seems strange, but at least your getting it sorted mate

Unlucky, hope it's not too much of a headache.

Port matched my 172 now of to give it a wash

Flamer ftw!

Did you get any closure mate

Gutted I couldn't join the run there maybe next year

Nearly 30 had renault sports my whole driving life started with the r5 gtt and currently driving a flamer like I'm still 17

Parked on a driveway on summershill drive in papworth everard

i dont live far from bedford mate so if theres anything i can do just let me know

just changed aux belt and tensioners. fiddly job but fairly easy

Spotted a 172 phase 1 in silver with a roll cage passing nandos in the centre

About 10:30pm yesterday On a private reg looked clean

People under estimate the time thats required to laminate carbon parts to a high standard. Seen a few pics that look nasty laminated parts with the weave screwed or in a different direction to the rest. Maybe its ocd of me as i work with the stuff day in day out are people using wet layup...

Spotted an iceberg 172 parked on market square about mid day today anyone on here?

i go past it regularly looks tidy mate

Yes mate was blue i see a black one parked near one stop is that yours?

Let me past on my bike on thurs night had a twin exhaust was fairly loud

Turned out to be a faulty spring on the tensioner all sorted now thanks for all your help

Well... I bought a new tensioner after a lot of effing and such I got the old tensioner off what's the best way to get it out of the engine bay it's like a square peg in a round hole at the moment, looks like the best option is to remove the alternator but would appreciate Any help

The spring looks straight it's just touching the water pump pulley (I think it's the waterpump pulley) I pushed the tensioner away a little (with difficulty) and turned the engine over and it just sat back on the belt typically happened over Christmas period when all the garages round here are...

I noticed recently that on full lock the steering has been making a horrible noise on full lock only and it got alot worse yesterday i looked at.the aux belt and the tensioner spring is resting on the belt wearing a nice groove in the centre. The tensioner is only 4 months old has the tensioner...

my clio has always had a lumpy idle can be quite strong especially when cold I had a dig around in the engine bay and there seems to be a broken sensor on the front of the block (under the intake manifold) its a brown connector looks like a mechanic may have caught it whilst doing some work...