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Hi all.. I'm going to arrange a gokarting meet up in Elgin, i know this is a bit far for most of you lot but hopefully you will manage it :) Really wanting some numbers before i book anything so if you could all post your names. Also, hopefully get it later in january or feb sometime...

Hi all.. My resistor pack went last year which i replaced and all was well, now sinse the cold weather has come in, my heating was intermittent. Sometimes if i started the car it wouldnt come on but then if i hit a bump while driving, it would fire up and be ok. Now tonight i went to have a...

Hi all.. I know all about the resistors being faulty etc, this thread isnt about that! What im asking is, how would i go about removing the fan motor etc and having a look at it? Ive got a feeling its siezed/sticking. Reason i think this is because when my heating is set to full, the fan...

Hi all. The clio is going in to get a decat fitted tomorrow. Im just wondering about this as ive got no idea whatsoever... I want to get a 'rasp' from the exhaust, its currently s/s from the cat back with the centre section removed, after the cat it will only be the rear box left. What would...

After not being able to see out the windows, i gave the 172 a quick clean. Few pics from last week and then today :) C and C welcome.

Im talking about the vent to the right side of the dials, my 'flaps' are lose and they flap about which is annoying. I think they are unclipped or something. Ive tried to prize it a bit but i dont want to force it too hard incase i break it completley. Thanks

Howdy, im looking for an airfreshner for the car. I had a quick look on ebay but the air freshner is 4 quid then the postage is 9 so thats no use. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com.au/viewitem?itemId=390417520342&index=4&nav=SEARCH&nid=96101653936 Does anyone know where i can find one of these...

Hi all.. first off, i know nothing about phones etc so excuse me :p Got my S3 new 2 months ago, everything was going fine and then last week it popped up with a samsung account update. I updated and everything was fine, then after that it has started to randomly restart itself. Ill be in the...

Firstly, i'm not sure if this is the correct place for this thread but if not then i'm sorry! Anyways, i was on my way to the dump earlier and i came down a sliproad to join the dual carridgeway, i drove along the sliproad and got up to speed (70)ish. There were 2 cars in the outside lane, i...

Maybe crombie? Passed you on millburn road last night!

Hi all.. Over the last few days since the cold weather has started really my alarm keeps going off on the 172. Everytime i lock it, it will start going off after a few minutes. Ive tried disconnecting the battery for a while which didnt help, now ive just disconnected the bonnet pin which...

Hi all.. i dont know much about the laws regarding a sunstrip but from a quick search i found that if the wipers hit the strip then that makes it illegal? Anyway, my question was about the rain sensor, has anyone fitted a sunstrip over the rain sensor? Does it just stop working or what?

Hi all.. i was on my way to pick the mrs up last week and the car stared running on 3 cylinders, had a look under the bonnet and one of the leads had popped off the coil pack, i keep checking them before i go anywhere and it seems they keep coming a bit lose? Any advice for this other than...

Hi all, was out a drive yesterday and went past a car which flunge 2 stones up and chipped the windscreen just where the window wipers sit usually. Went out today and noticed that one of the chips has now cracked up the windscreen a bit (pics below) Ive called autoglass and they are going to...

I remember seeing this going about town one night. Stupid looking thing with lots of money spent on it.. Wouldnt mind buying it just for the engine though!! http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=130781383136&index=19&nav=SEARCH&nid=31248968938

Blonde girl driving it, arctic 182 with an aftermarket exhaust and some small decals on it?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VIOLENTLY-FAST-RENAULTSPORT-CLIO-172-LONG-T-T-70K-LEATHER-HIDS-NO-SWAP-200BHP-/330804850571?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4d05816f8b Please say the owners not on here!!

Just seen the front of your car as the barrier was in the way when i was passing, Renault f1 decal on the bonnet. Anyone on here?

Hi all.. Im hopefully going to get new tyres in 2 weeks but im undecided atm. Ive been planning a set of snow tyres but then i'd need to fork out again for summer/dry tyres after winter. Question: would i be safe enough with a set of rainsport 2's through winter and then they will be fine for...

Hi all. Just wondering as im at work and the car is at home. I can get a sheet of ply today from work for my false floor but does anyone know rough sizes i'd need to get to cover the floor? Ill trim it etc myself. Just need a rough size to ask the joiners? Cheers!

Hi all.. Been thinking about this for a while now. I'd be up for covering the highlands seeing as the closest rep to us would be glasgow according to the map in the sticky. Not sure how old that is though! There doesnt seem to be much happening up this way at all really which is odd because...

Hi all.. Looking for a bit of advice/tipa on cleabing my engine bay? Standard 172 with standard filter and everything else so theres a fair bit of dull plastics and a dirty inlet etc. I dont want to get a hose or anything on it incase the worst happens so im just wobdering how i would go...

Hi all. Never serviced a car before so excuse me! Just wondering how much oil i'd need for an oil change on my 172? Also what sort of money am i looking at for.. Oil. Oil filter Copper washer thing? Cheers

So i just went to nip to the shop and half way there i sttopped at traffic lights, then went to set off at green and the car started spluttering and popping/banging intermitantly and what sounds to be running on 3 cylinders. Had the exact same thing happen a couple of months ago which ended up...

Hi all.. My mate Mike from 197.net is trying to arrange a meeting in perth on the 28th of october.. plan is to meet up for lunch and pictures and hopefully a good drive somewhere about the area! Would anyone be interested in this? I think he already has a place in mind for lunch which is...

Right soooo... Got the 172 MOT'd on sat and taxed the week before and the belts were done around 8k ago so i figured if i'm going to sell it then now is the best time! Looking to save for a house deposit and as my insurance/fuel is so high in the 172 i'm looking for a sporty/nippy diesel or a...

Think the plate was SY52 GUK.. or GKU. Looks awesome anyways :)

Drove passed you today, you on here? Low with white turinis.

Hi all.. Just back in from fitting my new OMP wheel and BOSS. while removed my standard wheel i managed to pull both plugs out of the back of the airbag by mistake. Meh. Wired the horn up and then took the car out a quick drive and when i pulled off, my ESP light flickered then stayed on...

Hi all, Due to having alot of play in my rear disks/wheels im going to try fitting deflector plates/washer things as i dont remember seeing them when my brakes were changed last. Im just wondering if there are any pictures/guides or any info about it? Like.. where the go exactly etc.. Thanks...