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Got my mate a VTR Spoiler for his saxo 1.4 today, standard they bolt on through 2 hole drilled in the back window (im not drilling holes in his back window lol) so going to bond it on for him. whats the best stuff to use? its coming back from getting painted at the end of the week, is it ok to...

Well my cars been off the road with a fuked rocker cover gasket, water pump and downpipe flexi for 3 weeks now (been waiting on a sports cat coming from k-tec to fix the flexi problem,they have been very good keeping me updated despite the wait) anyway got the weekend off work and got my work...

fitted front fogs, wired them up, fitted new steering stalk with fog light switch. only one thing left to do, put a fuse in the fuse box and were ready to go, or are we?!?!?! the fuckin fuse box doesnt take a fuse for the front fogs where it says it should (where every dynamique has a fuse!)...

anyone read the bit about the 172 cup on LEDA coilovers this month, and about how they hate them and prefer standard setup? whats everyones thoughts on this? i was totally surprized when i read it, tbh would have been surprized if they didnt think they were that much better than standard, but...

asking on behalf of a mate, whats the law with driving a car with a non factory engine thats not on the V5 or insurance obviously it will void your insurance, but does it only void your insurance when the company states its void (so you cant get done for driving with no insurance if the police...

Gibson172 has a kinda squeek/grind noise coming from the cambelt side of the engine my mechanic mate had a look and recon'd it was a cambelt pully (think that was what he said it was?) sound possible? so whats needed in parts to do the job? just a cambelt kit? does this inc the aux belt...

Whats the best engine oil and the best gearbox oil to use in a 1.6 16v was thinking about this royal purple stuff (think that was what it was called) but cant find it anywhere to see just how expensive it is! i can get a good discount on millars motorsport oil too? any ideas cheers

needing some part numbers and prices engine is a 1.6 16v k4m cambelt kit (does this inc tensioners etc?) (does the waterpump need done like the 1.2s on this engine too at cambelt time?) Clutch kitcheers, martin

currently got a 1.2 16v with a custom cat back exhaust on it. ordering my 1.6 16v engine and box this week and need to know what to do about an exhaust.... im ordering the SuperSprint stainless manifold and front section (decat) will this fit straight on to my custom cat back exhaust (been...

looking at a 1.6 16v clio with climate and xenons 350 miles away in a renault dealership, can local dealers source cars from other dealers and get this brought down here for me? or does it not work like that lol? cheers

fitted these at 2:20am thismorning because i couldnt sleep lol. got a set of dynamique dials from ebay with 11,000 miles on them, swapped the silver surround and red needles on them with my boring black surround and white needles and it makes a big difference, still not sure if i should go...

burst my downpipe flexi today and needs replaced but not sure if its joined to the cat on the 1.2 or if its 2 seperate parts, anyone know? cheers

in 2004 (i think) renault changed the 1.2 16v engine slightly for one with a different inlet manifold, throttle body and ecu. think that was all that was changed, i might be wrong tho. had a shot of a car with one of these engines yesterday and realised that it was actually a bit faster than...

anyone know the difference between the JB1 and JB3 Gearboxes. Would b helpful to know... what makes the JB3 stronger what the differences in ratios are (eg. is there much difference in acceleration with them)cheers, martin

cheers to alan for giving me his old motorsport world custom exhaust from his old 1.2! heres some videos me and gibson made earlyer!

looking for some pictures of 1.6 16v K4M Engines to get ideas and do some photoshops. looking at having the engine cover done pearl black and getting a metal polisher to do the the engine mounts and fuel rail cover (is that what its called?)

hi, the Dynamiques/172 come with the dials with the red needles and silver surround where the expression/authentique come with the white dials and black surround. what im wondering is, is it possible to swap the surrounds and needles? as ive got a expression with shitty looking dials but just...

Gave her a quick wash, never had time to polish, wax or apply any trim or tyre dressing! possibly the last pics of the car with the 1.2 16v in it as the waterpump gave up today and pissed out all the coolant, so just need to wait till feburary to start my conversion :)

anyone got any feedback or opinions on these exhausts? was looking at ordering the stainless manifold, front section (with decat) and possibly centre section with backbox for the 1.6 16v are these ok from a performance side of things or is there anything out there thats better suited to this...

hi, phoning up matt black in january to order my 1.6 16v conversion kit and just got a couple of last questions about it. so far im getting 1.6 16v with everything needed, (but using a 1.2 16v gearbox) i also want to get the 2.0 F4R throttle body that fits the engine the kit comes with ecu...

got a couple of questions on the gearboxes for the above engines. firstly before i go anywhere can both gearboxes be used on both engines? (eg. can you use a 1.2 box on a 1.6 or the other way about?) secondly if the answer to the above question is yes, can the 1.2 16v box handle the...

saw a 172 cup near stirling services on sunday night you were waiting to come onto the roundabout as i was going round it, was a nice shiney blue one, anyone from here!?

dont worry it wasnt a wall i hit.... still feels brand new, infact feels much better than our 05 plate 1.2 16v clio lol

hi, my engines pretty much had it these days, its drinking oil, coolant, and lost a bit of power (as many will remember it used to be a quick one, no longer is!) now even although i can probably afford insurance a 1600 conversion i dont want to pay it, so mine is getting a rebuild. been...

came out work yesterday to find some wee ***** had eather kicked my wing mirror or hit it with a car/door. was pretty windy so think someones door must have caught the wind but still no excuse for not reporting it. the glass was hanging out dangling by the wires so i pushed it back in and it...

I always say that my Apex -60mm Suspension kit was the best mod ive ever done to my car, and although i like every mod ive done today i fitted Powerflex/K-Tec Uprated polly Gearbox bushes/inserts to a 2.0 16v 172 gearbox mount and fitted it to my 1.2 16v. its amazing how much this simple (but...

just re fitted my subframe etc after changing my box and noticed the steering had come out in the footwell so straightened the wheels and steeringwheel and put it back in to find its not driving straight anymore when the wheels straight, can you take the steeringwheel off and re align it to sort...

whats everyones opinion on these new ph4 front ends they're using on the new campus sport models, also has a different back bumper but i didnt get a pic. think it looks a bit gay, fronts not bad but rear isnt nice, reg plate is on back bumper and has smoothed boot!

not heard about it or seen it in ages, is the banana still alive and who has it now?

anyone done a rocker cover and/or head gasket on a 1.2 16v? my rocker cover gaskets gone and needing done and thought i might as well do the head gasket while im at it since its on 130k and leaking both oil and coolant somewhere! how hard/easy are both, if the head gaskets pretty hard ill...