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Just thought i'd share some pics of my photo shoot session that took place after a little back road action with my mates 300bhp TT S-line Theres a few more pics in my project thread but i think these 2 are the best ones :cool: The TT makes the Clio look tiny in the flesh lol James

Gonna strip the back seats from the clio this weekend to carry on with the strip out.. but! i still need a boot compartment so idea to blank off where the seats are & use MDF seems to be the way forward but i would like to cover it & the metal with some thing similar to the black floor carpet...

Will be buying an OMP tow eye some point this weekend off ebay, have seen burps guide & for a total of £15 compared to £45 for the cup racer version the OMP wins lol So basically comes painted in bright yellow & assume its going to be fairly thick but it does say its stainless steel so...

As title says, show me pics of your fixed bucket seats & info on where you got them from what price etc please :) James

Basically gotta get my breakdown cover sorted this week, have only had 1 breakdown in the old clio, was with green flag at the time & they were shite, 3 hours to get me towed 8 miles back home :mad: , so dont wanna use them again & have heard bad things with the AA so looks like the RAC are the...

No i havent smashed my bumper or splitter off, not yet any way lol, went to halfords & got a 2 tonne jack & they through in a pair of axle stands for free :cool: , gotta catch the offers :) , lame thing is the thing wont get under the car as its too low :dapprove: .. any one know any good jacks...

Drove past you at the lights next to pizza hut, looked like a stealth sytem was on there...

So still trying to get a little bit more out of my 172 & the plan was to send the inlets off to Angle works/GDI but the turn around time is just not going to work for me as i need the car during the week plus doing this my self would be helpfull £££ wise So basically here goes, i use my dremel...

More weight removal gossip lol, basically ivan73 was over mine yesterday, had a fun time re-mapping his car :dapprove:.. argh that was fun.. but while talking about weight removal he suggested removing the Iso bar as it weighed a fair bit & was only there for child seats, so is this the case? i...

Got the FK's installed :cool: , been for a spin in it today, wooow :approve: , the handleing is greatly improved & is not that harsh at all, well that is after you guys saying it was rock hard, You old girls lol, although it may be that i have the adjustable damping :rasp: So onto the...

Basically got my self a set of FK koni's for the 172, but they didnt come with any sort of install/set-up manual or anything :S except for a small bit of paper that shows what bits you need from the old rear shocks to put onto the new ones.. well had a go at installing one of the fronts...

Plan to install some light weight fibre glass seats next month, getting my 172 on a diet lol, so currently have a pair of Sparco seats that are fully adjustable & plan to sell them with the sparco frames & runners so basically still a very practical seat with the much needed added support over...

Been looking around for a light weight batterey for a few weeks now, came accross this on ebay - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tab%3DWatching 6.1kgs :D If memory serves me right the standard batterey is around 15-18 kgs, can any one confirm? so in theory could be a 10kg weight saving...

Thinking of removing the xenon washer jets, prefer the look of the cups with out them, will this then make my xenons illiegal? So any one know the part no. & if there just a straight drop in on a 172FF? James

Looking to upgrade the speakers in my PH2 172, standards are good but could be better, how do you rate the above? there ment to be a direct fit, bare in mind i'm going with light weight on mine so have no plans for a sub/amp etc would just plan to use these, & remove the rear speakers, sound...

Just spent another afternoon outside trying to fit my new de-cat, last night i got the old one off, lamba sensors installed then had a go at re-fitting.. failed... tried re-fitting again tonight, out side in the rain :dapprove: .. failed again... i just cant get it to line up so theres enough...

Well after long enough in the 1.2 8v clio >>http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=272863 I could no longer stand it, I needed more power & due to the insurance being… erm… under 2 grand I went on the hunt for a decent PH2 was tempted to go for the cup but the Full fat toys were a...

Not sure if this is the right section, technically it does involve an electric water pump so that falls into this section lol Basically on the list of to do's removing the rear wiper & motor is on the list, so since buying the cup spoiler the washer pipe was no longer long enough to fit & has...

So on Julys planned mods comes coilovers :D.. been looking through k-tecs site & seen they have a few kits for the 172.. My first choice was the H&R's which look ace but at nearly £800 & being mainly aimed at track use i think these would never be worth the cash, right?? So after doing a few...

Basically been like this since brand new, think it may be just a case of a dry cable, any one had this? its making me look like a right t**t in traffic, seems to right on the bighting point that its happening :dapprove: , is there any way of re-lubeing the cable or just of to reno for a new one...

Along with other planned mods i have consider changing the 172 mani for the 182 version, are there good gains to be had from this? what does the car earn other than the claimed 10hp, better torque, longer power curve? are the bennefits of keeping the 172 over the 182 mani? James

Basically its time for new front discs when i get payed, so i'm planning to get the brembo max grooved ones, i've found them on the net for £90 delivered but as i'm working every day i wont be into sign for them :dapprove: .. so think i will have to go some where like GSF, just wondered if any...

On my ongoing quest for improvement i have now looked into new caf's, purely as i could get positive gains for fewer £££ :cool: , so first question what have you guys done, got any pics? Guides? I've had a search & read up on the acoustic valve, i get the theory behind it but just wondered if...

Just wondered if the rs tuner could be used on fault codes on other clio models or is it just the sport?

Passed a black 172 on the m3, had tints & looked on the floor, either fully lowered or full of people lol, see you stuck behind me for abit untill the t**t in the astra wasn't letting any one accross :mad: Silver V6 just down the road from frimeley hospital, gave you a flash & got one back...

Well the rstuner kit arrived today :approve: , so before i go out & play what manual do i need for it, there are to on the web site? or is there some thing other manaul i need, came with no instructions in the box :S

Where is the cheapest place to get a set of these? tried ebay with no joy :( .. k-tec want £160 delivered so just wondered if theres any where cheaper? James

Been interested in doing this for some bits on my 172, obviously i dont expect to be pro after one attempt but would be cool to have a little go.. i havent manged to find any guides but i belive i have some idea lol.. correct me if i'm wrong please :o So i would assume you take the part you...

Just been down camberely auto factors & picked up an oil filter for my 172, looks identical to the eye & was the one on the sytem so hopefully will be a straight swap.. but before i do the oil change just thought i would ask, is it normally okay to use after market oil filters or would you guys...

Well last weekend i used the g220 for the first time, well impressed & so easy to use :D , so first to be done was a play with the spoiler that i painted on my old 1.2 about 8 months ago, came up great & made it so smooth & slick, i assume over spray was the cause of the loss of gloss, never...