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Moving forward with getting my 172 how i want the next thing on my list is the exhaust, basically came with the car & dont want to spend £200+ on a new one as this looks in good nick.. but it hangs about 2" too low as you can see in the pick :( previous owner made the cut & i can lift it by hand...

Just been down to halfords to look at some new oil for the 172, was gonna go with some thing like mobil 1 for £50 but then halfords own brand caught my eye, not only is it £32 for 5litres of 5w30 fully synthetic that meets the specs of bmw & merc but they are throwing in a socket set worht £35...

How do i remove the cup spoiler brake light? want to get it painted up but the washer & brake light will obvoiusly need to be removed & before i can continue, there looks like a red clip or summit coming from the inside but not sure :S

was going to order on k-tec - http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1359 But thought as it totals £58 all in i would check to see if there was any where cheaper for a new one :) if not will get one from them tonight Thanks, James

Hi all, With more on going mods along with talking to other car lovers the decat looks to be a must, the current exhaust that came with the car looks a great bit of kit & sounds ace "with" the cat but i think its going to be far too loud & have thought of replacing it with a k-tec stealth sytem...

Right previous owner of my 172 thought it would be nice to de-badge the boot lid, so have now sourced all the badges, Installed the clio one no prob as that had the 2 holes to slot into, but the the RENAULT & the SPORT badge will need to be done by eye as i'm sure your aware, now i was thinking...

Another question guys... bank holiday bordam lol Which is lighter, a stock spare steal wheel ( found on 1.2etc ) or a turini? James

Gonna need to get my cup spoiler painted when it arrives in the week & usally dont mind spraying little bits & bobs but would rather get it done by a pro, so any one know any where good in the area & how much i would be looking at to get my cup spoiler painted? James

Just got a cup spoiler, well have payed for it & hope to see it next week! first things first, its off a silver 182, will this be the same silver as my 02 plate 172 which i belive is iceberg silver? or does the 182 come in another silver :dapprove: James

Well sourced a clio badge, gotta remove it from my 1.2 as the 172 looks kak de-badged.. was not me.. previous owner.. so i have removed the boot lining but how do i get them dome heads through as i thought i could pinch them with pliers but dont wanna break it :dapprove:

Does any one know the part no. for the RENAULT badge on the left hand side of the boot lid on a 172 ph2 pls

So been doing alot of reading on the silenced decat... think it could be a very near future mod :evil: .. but! as i leave for work before 7am mon-fri & already have a power flow exhaust i didnt want to upset every one that lives on my road.. So the question how much louder will a silenced...

When i bought my clio 172ff the previous owner had installed a full set of turini's, gotta say i think there the best looking alloys for the clio :cool: but unfortunatley my spare wheel is the original 16" 172 one, so lifted it out the boot to inspect & jesus that things gotta bit of weight in...

Just got my self a pioneer deh p6000ub, v happy with it, looks very trick ;) So apon fitting i have managed to get the whole thing in but the cage wont seem to clip in if you know what i mean? Am i supposed to bend the tabs up or some thing? as you can probarbly figure i dont fit head units...

Just wondered what they go for second hand these days with the brake light? Also how much are they from the dealers with the light Thanks, James

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/8275.html Need a head unit for the clio as it didn't come with one in the sale, not to worry as i got a reduction on the price, any one got one/ tried one of the above? Any recomendations for other head units? I Like this one as with the...

Just picked up my 172 yesterday, v v v happy with it, touch more power than my 1.2 that i had been driving around in for the last year & a half ;) Only prob is it came with M3 mirrrors, firstly they look kak & secondaly i cant see sod all out of them so a quick question, will electric mirrors...

Now on the hunt for the 172 as insurance is not "too" bad lol Just wanted to know if there are different specs in the Mk2 172 class So basically are all 172 ( not cups ) the same except for the colour? Such as fog lights, air con, cruise control, xenon's etc? I've heard of the 172 ff is...

Hi all, been a 1.2 clio owner for a year & a half now & really have had enough of not being able to just put my foot down & go! So looks like 172 time is coming close as i have cash to spend ;) , So firstly what do you reckon my current clio is worth, heres a pic & the spec -...

First one thats been on my mind, When using megs 83/80 combo can i lay something like EGP straight onto it or do i still have to put down a coat of SRP? Also that megs cleanner wax stuff, can that have EGP put on it or will it not bond properly? And finnaly if the weather ever givs into...

Hi all, once again the french shite has decided not to run as it should, while out yesterday the clio got a bit too warm for my likeing & has done this a few times before, so the usal wak the heater on & all is well.. so tonight i had a looky to see if the cooling fan kicks in but after running...

Hi all, after discussing cleanning cars at work.. as you do.. lol.. One of the other guys on site buts in & claims he's getting his beemer de-swirled & given a coating that should keep swirls away for at least 5 years through halfords valet team that he claims are from autoglym, he reckons this...

So after a few reads i'm feeling ready to tackle this monster sized black lexus just still havin a debat with pad polish combo, what do you guys think of this * Car washed with 2 bucket method & grit gaurd * Car clayed then washed again to remove clay lube Then on to polishing/swirl...

Right so the g220 arrived friday;) ( thanks again matt for top notch service & rapid deliverey from i4detail.co.uk :cool: ) So now the time has come to de-swirl my parents black lexus rx300, up till a couple of months ago it looked great, washed with 2 bucket, grit gaurd, 2 wash mitts etc...

Just been browsing the net for a new hose pipe & came across a so called flat hose which packs down on the reel, any one tried one? looks ideal for storage size only thing is i dont know if it would knot & fold all the time :S James

Hi all, The last few weekends i've been washing the clio i've noticed that my front tyre tread is getting low :dapprove: thing is though when i had a good look today i noticed that there is about 2mm on the outside edge & around 3-4mm on the inside, I'm guessing this could be a tracking...

Hi all, still waiting to get my hands on a megs g220:evil: but while talking about it at work i've had a few people asking me to do there car when i get one, now i'm by no means a pro with these, i've had a go with a mates & hope to give a few practice runs on a few low ££ cars before...

Hi guys, just been browseing the net for re-stock of goodies for the summer:approve: & came across this new stuff from autoglym around the £30 mark which is a so called super wax:S , any one on here ever used it? looks pretty good & with autoglym rep for price/quality i might give it a go as...

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basically came back from my gf's early yesterday morning & driving along i notice the temp light come on.. lil bit further on it gets higher, at this point i started to worry as i was going along county roads & could not see my self parking on blind bends on natinal speed limit roads,so i wack...