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Ok all... Im about to order my front components... I was going to go for MB Quart DSD213s ..... but I could get a set of Phase linear PC130.20 ... Which would you guys go for? Ill be powering them directly from my sony head unit at the mo..... no amp I like the idea of the quarts because of...

well fuel does absorb moisture after a while... but I usually find it I try to start up after shutting off for a little while because the fuel had evaporated out of the cylinders so all of the fuel system and injectors need to prime up before the car is going to fire... nothing to worry about...

I had a Suzuki SJ410... I bought it in a hurry as it seemed cheap and looked ok... well I was wrooong.. Driving it back home... i went to put the brakes on and all the pedals went straight through the floor.... it was rusted through... So I repaired that... had to cut a massive hole out and weld...

Mine is sometimes a little bit like that... its possibly just fuel evaporation from the cylinders... ?

I paid about £150 for it in the states... but it might not recieve UK radio stations... I spoken to a couple of people and they both gave conflicting opinions... I havent actually gone to pick it up yet... I leave on the 23rd... Thing is Ive already payed for it so either its going to be a...

I havent installed it yet... but the lead can be bought from http://www.connects2.co.uk/europedealers/ukaddress.htm#UKhttp://www.connects2.co.uk/

Has anyone tried one of these?? any good? the only reason I went for sony was because the smart lead will make both the dash display and the remote stalk work : ) Next I want to get a pair of MB quarts... but I need to save a little bit first... I actually bought the radio in the US ... I...

Hi all I posted this in the ice section also.. but thought someone here might know...Soooo does anyone know how to remove the door loop from a MKII 172??... I had a quick look today but I didnt want to start forcing things... Im going to be fitting a pair of MB quarts soon hooked up to an alpine...

Hi all... does anyone know how to remove the door loop from a MKII 172??... I had a quick look today but I didnt want to start forcing things... Im going to be fitting a pair of MB quarts soon hooked up to an alpine amp (90 watts per chanel)... thing is Im not sure about using the original wire...

I had a similar experience in my Toyota MR2 once... hit the throttle a bit hard, in the wet, coming off of a roundabout onto a dual carriageway.... the car wasnt quite straight and the turbo kicked in..... I ended up doing a real tank slapper.... I didnt hit the brakes at all but every time I...

Been offered some of these for £70 brand new... but they are 6.5 inch... do you think Ill get them to fit?? without a major door rebuild.

the ones I had were a few years back now... Ill take a look at the momos ... thanks colin

Just had a look into a local store where Im going... I can get the momo components for about £175

Ok thanks Ill look into those... I tried polk once but for some reason they sounded really tinny... I ended up reversing the polarity on the tweeters...

Ok ... so Ive decided to buy an amp and some components to use with my original head unit.... gonna get an alpine amp with speaker level inputs... Thing is.. Im off to the states in a couple of weeks and I was thinking I could pick some components up cheap.... thing is.. which ones? What...

is the coolant return pipe blocked?? the small pipe toward the top of the tank...

sorry for all the Qs by the way... :oops:

Ok so when I fit my new components... how do u usualy wire them?? for each speaker does a single pair of wires come out of the head unit and into a crossover behind the dash?? or is it configured some other way? I wanted to use the original wiring and iso connector

I got a Peugeot 205 Automatic... perfect for bombing around town... it was an mot failure... couple of split cv boots and new brake pads needid... an afternoons work... all in all cost less than £200 ... reliable too... dead simple to work on if anything plays up...

Ok thanks guys... some useful info there... ClioJohn that pioneer HU looks very cool... I can see how it would blend in... maff those rca adaptors sound like they might be a good idea for the time being until I decide to do the head unit. Where do you guys normally fit the amps? under the...

Hi all... just a couple of questions... I want to fit new speakers in the front of my Mk2 172... thing is I like that the original head unit is nice and neat and matches the dash.I understand I wont get great quality sound out of this.. So my question is... if I just upgrade the front...

only polish with straight strokes from the front of the car to the back.Its the polishing and washing in circles that makes the swirl marks.Also you may be using too much polish.If it goes on heavy it will leave a swirl of uneven polish

... Oh and the micro fibres were cool too... Ive been searching the local pound shops ... but cant find any... it seems I can only get them from Tescos.. but thats fine.. Ive been wanting to try misting it with water and buffing it again but the neighbours doing his drive at the moment and my...

Just been out for a quick drive today to pick up some essentials and I came up to a set of red lights with a merging slip road to the left of me, ppl on the slip road have to give way.So Im at the light and this guy in a bmw comes down the slip road and stops like an inch from my front wing...

... Really well... its a lot easier than any other polish Ive used... I found it best to work with fairly small areas though so that the wax doesnt dry too much... Im definately going to stock up on some.... Ive been in touch with a couple of places in the states... the savings are good but...

Ok well here are the results after just a couple of hours work (inc washing) its a little hard to tell how glossy silver is but it really is shiney... up close and feels glass smooth too... http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1052062087__2003_0504_162956AA.jpg...

... going back to pollen filters... where is it located??? as Im sure I have something near the fan on mine.. like a leaf... I can here it buzzing against the fan until it moves somewhere..

Ive heard of some other ppl having problems with belt tensioners

yeah they were motor world....cheap, but as you all say.. it probally shows in the quality

Anybody heard of MW alloys??? are they any good or real cheapo stuff http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1051834601__2663.jpg Pretty cheap at £59 for a 17 inch