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Hi guys, got a mk3 1.2 16v expression with 35k on the clock 2007 07 plate thats making a stupid whine noise, it started about 2 months ago and got louder and louder so i took it into renault under warranty (the joys!) they said it needed an alternator belt?! so they changed it and it didnt fix...

could someone slam this for me please? coilover style about -70mm please :) its a mates car hes thinking about lowering it. cheers

hi guys, my MOT Expires today (8th) does that mean i can drive the car today but not tomorrow or starting from today i cant drive the car? cheers

found this on piston heads lol, been resprayed in LY!! http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/491322.htm doesnt look as good as a megane though ;) ive saw a renault trying to be an audi but never an audi trying to be a renault!!!!!

saw a few tonight at falkirk cruise... white 197 cup black 172 FF (**51 YUK) - exhaust and lowered (beleive the ex owner is on here but not the new one if i remember correctly? Silver 182 FF with cup packs black megane 225 MK1 172 Silver - lowered exhaust etc blue 1.2 16v that looked quite...

looking at getting a set of 15" wheels for the summer and can get a cheap set of F1 Cups, anyone got any pics so i can get an idea what it'll look like?

Hi Guys, need a quick pic or 2 of a Clio DCI 80 and or 100 intercooler if possible. watching a DCI65 on ebay at the moment and just need to see roughly what size of intercooler i could fit on it! lol

Didnt have a decent camera to hand but was out and bored so these will do lol!!

dont know too much about exhausts on the actual design side of things so to start with i need to know what size of pipework im looking to use for an engine roughly to this spec for a project im working on... supercharged 16v engine with around 130bhp at a guess and secondly i need to know...

ok so my centre sections gone, but im not planning on keeping the car that long so was going to stick a new standard one on it but the thing i was wondering is, would painting the welds (or full centre section if needed) with high temp paint help stop the rust going through the welds and...

is there anyway to get the paint off my calipers without having to sand it off? lol because that could take a while! fancy a change, yellow was so last year! lol

better late than never, theres still more to get added but heres what ive got so far! All the RS Runs i caught on video (ive got others of non RS and non Renault cars ill get them up later on)... Video HERE Big Ians wee 106 xsi on the way to queensferry (as you can tell my mate was...

going through all my videos now ive got a new cable for camera and puting a video together. ive not got everyone on cam but ive got some. i need a list of mods for.... Ali the red trophy (sorry dont know whos it is) (and a power and torque figure too please) john johnadinho Chauster The...

My cambelts due soon and looking at getting it done + some other goodys at the same time!! looking at getting... Fast road cams 182 manifold sports cat mapping Going to Prospeed for a catback i think but just need a reliable tuner to do the above work, had spoke to GDi about it but after...

rear dampers are gone so ordering 172 cup ones to replace them but fancy changing the fronts while im at it since the cars now 5 years old and coming up on 40k (also doing bottom arms, suspension top mounts, track rod ends etc) was thinking of going for koni adjustables like i had on my last...

Both my rear dampers are leaking on my 172 (one leaking a bit more than the other!) so need to replace them this week, but was wondering if the 172 cup rear dampers were uprated over the standard 172 ones (i know the fronts are but wasnt sure if they changed the rears or just stuck with the same...

Fitted this a couple of weeks ago but this is the first time the cars been clean to take some pics! New 197 Style RenaultSport badge on the rear Local place has got some new megs stuff in so thought id give it a go, overall VERY impressed... Megs NXT Wash (megs washmitt/2 bucket method) Megs...

ok guys just had my 36k service, front pads 90% worn, rear disks 100% worn lol not to great!! so been thinking greenstuff front pads, new standard rear disks and braided lines with a fluid change. had standard front disks put on it before i picked it up when i baught it so they are fine and...

saw a Monaco MK2 172 thismorning at the lights near the gyle centre was low with 16v badges on the rear pillars behind back side windows. then saw a mars red mk2 v6 on the d/c going up towards east craigs (just up the road from where i spoted 172!) this was tonight, was dark and you just had...

Fitting a second hand apex -60mm kit to a 1.2 16v dynamique for a mate and the front is done fine and the rear springs are done but the problem starts when it comes to the rear dampers!! The kit just came with the rear dampers, none of the rubber mounts on the top and it would appear that the...

i know their is mixed reviews and opinions on these due to the fact that they might put extra strain on the other mounts but after using one on my old 1.2 16v for 20k miles as soon as my 172 mount went i thought id get another set. so fitted them today and i still stand by the statement that...

Since it was snowing me and a mate thought we would go out for some pics in the snow, pics arnt the best as ive not got a decent camera, hopefully a DSLR soon tho! First up was a quick wash before we headed up to the snowy hills! (was pretty pointless as the cars were covered in crap by the...

Looking for some good pics both closeup and from distance of the new style renault sport badges on 172/182's as ive just ordered mine and want to make sure i get it perfect when placing it! cheers

my exhaust is blowing again, had enough so its time for a change so what to get?! ive got about £400 to spend for a cat back, going to order it tomorrow hopefully! it cant be overly loud as they days for me are passed lol i was looking at the k-tec stealth mk2 but heard they sound crap...

was behind a silver mk1 172 today with an exhaust didnt have a CS sticker though. anyone from here?

saw C20 CUP in falkirk today, blue one with the mental cut out reg plate! you on here mate? was in the iceberg.

hi guys, getting a weird grinding feeling (thats all i can think of to explain it!) when breaking hard say from 100+ mph down to 60 or less when i first start braking it feels fine and normal but then after say 5 or 6 seconds i get a grinding noise and feeling through the car/pedal its a...

need an upstream 02 sensor for the 172 anyone got a part number and price there? 2003 172 cheers!

first snow this year so me and gibson172 took the 172's out for a spot of rally driving LOL check out my new splitter!

car went into garage under warranty with engine managment light on and flat spots, since its a toyota garage they couldnt find fault so it went to renault to the CLIP, turned out to be the "upstream o2 sensor" so toyota garage phoned their extended warranty company and its not covered under...