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got the car back from garage after getting the timing belt, aux belt (plus all pulleys) and the power steering pump. is it right for the car to feel really tight and be idling rough? also when i pull away the car sort of judders( if that makes sense :S ) obv i need to give it a good few...

Put my car into local garage to get cam belt changed yesterday. Got a phone call to say that the belt had pulled the pulleys off a little so it has knackered the bearings inside the power sterring pump so i need a new pump! :mad: So looks like i am gonna need: Complete Cam belt kit New...

Got my renewal from Admiral yesterday. 20yrs old 2 yrs NCB All mods declared 172 cup £660 a year. bargain i thought, but on reading a little closer i noticed my points had not been added. Oh! quick phone call and it rose to a nice sum of £1500. b@stards!

GAZ gold coilovers. any good?

Just put car into garage yesterday to get the fan belt replaced as it was driving me nuts with the amount of squeking, so thought i would get the timing belt done as well as it is 5 years old now and rolling on 56k. £260 for the timing belt. seem fair price? dunno how much for the fan belt...

maybe wrong section but, what does everyone use to keep there painted calipers looking clean? especially folk that have painted them yellow. i did mine and within an hour they were black and have used heaps of diff claiper cleaners but nothing seems to work. any help would be great. :D

Trying to get a new CAT for my 172 cup, but guy said i need to know some code for it. Which obv i dont, says its either: CBM or CB1N anyone know? thanks

please help asap somebody. i have put my rear strut to painters to get sprayed and painter has phoned asking for the paint code. like idiot i am i forgot to ask on here before what the paint code is. some one tell me? its a 172 cup. thanks a lot guys

ok guys my rear strut arrived yesterday so now need to fit it. is it jus as easy as it looks? un bolt the two nuts, strut over thread and tighten up? :S

jus a few pics of the clio before (been about 2 weeks since last wash, and driving on some nice dirty scottish back roads) and the afters. also took some pics of the new seats and the carpeted rear (what use think?) rear strut is at the painters just now so willhopefully be fitted after the new...

hi all looking to upgrade my brake lines. i think i remember reading summit bout s.s. braided being good. anyone help? cost etc? its for a 172 cup cheers

anyone know where to get one, preferably painted?

just boughta touch up kit from renault for my cup and was wondering on the best way to apply. just a few wee stone chips near front of bonnet to do but wanna make a good job cheers guys

right all you employees/owners of nice, friendly, accomodating car cleaning/detailing websites can you help? need somme ssr 2.5 and prima finishing polish or really good alternatives anyone help me? i know its late but need them anytime tommorow or no later than 12 sat.:S credit card...

right guys, pc should (hopefully) be here this weekend so need to order all the right products to use on my cup. just for light swirls, nothing too aggresive and something that if ordered tomorrow will be here on fri. anything guys? cheers

please do me a huge favour and help me. which of these carpets do you think is closest to the original colour of carpet in the car this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Carpet-and-Acoustic-Cloth-charcoal_W0QQitemZ190023930514QQihZ009QQcategoryZ40199QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem or this one...

Have stripped out the back seats and door cards from my car and was wondering if you can buy lengths of carpet from anywhere? idea was to carpet the whole of the back and up the sides where door cards have been removed to tidy it up a bit, but cant seem to find actual car carpet anywhere...

...of car lol. ;) nah, picked the gf up earlier and on way to mine i started to hear this loud noise from my drivers side rear wheel. was doin about 70mph and faster i went the louder it got, sounded like a high pitched squelling but car felt like it was a flat. so pulled up to check and...

:D ok guys, have put a deposit down on a PC and really want to get into this. was gonna go to a scrappy and buy a couple of old panels for pennies to practice on, but aint too sure on the correct order to be doin things in. basically i am just looking for some advice or guides or...

looking into getting a PC, but dont know what are the best polishes etc to use with it. any help appreciated and links to websites (that offer cliosport discounts preferably) :o thank guys

was at the aberdeen car show at the aecc yesterday (anyone else there?) anyway got talking at a stand about wheel refurb, guy said he would charge £160 to remove wheels, remove tires, refurb and respray in colour of choice. he also comes to my work or house to do it. is this a decent price?

maybe wrong forum but anyway. have a couple of slow punctures on my car at front and am currently running 195/45/r16's all round. wanting to know if its ok to put 205/40/r15 or 205/45/r16 or 215/40/r16 or 215/45/r16 and continue with the 195s at the back? is any of these combinations...

;) right now i have your attention lol i am taking all the seats out my car tommorrow so was wondering if someone can give me some comprehensive advice? also needing some major help on the airbags and pretensioners situation. all help will be very much appreciated. starting about...

Right just wanted to know if anyone else has this problem? Car is a 02 172 cup, lowered 40mm on coilovers. I didnt think much of the braking as without it having any sort of aids to help i was expecting it to be ding, but the brakes are shocking. Front discs have been uprated to grooved...

Does anyone know how to set my locks on my clio to 'self lock' when the car has moved a certain distance/speed etc? cheers

Anyone tell me if the yellowstuff or greenstuff brake pads are any good for my 172 cup. have got grooved discs on it so was looking to get these too. worth it? cheers

here are a few pics of a hards days work. spent today painting my calipers yellow. 4 coats and 6 hrs later this is the result also some pics of it looking at its clean best lol. also decided to put some detail into the engine bay too. :o

can anyone tell me where i could get some "cup 172" badges for the door pillars of my 172. mine came off when washing the car earlier :mad:

any1 know if the leather thumb inserts can be replaced on the stering wheel on my 172 cup? :S mine have become really worn

Hey. i am gearing myself up to give my 172 cup its first full cleaning service since i bought it a couple weeks ago this friday. jus wondering what are the best products etc to use. also the car has a leather/suede seat upgrade so was wondering if there are any products out there to get that...