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My clio 1.2 is due an oil change in the next few weeks, now usally i'd throw the same stuff in that i had before but a friend had some castrol 5w30 full syn oil left in his garage when i did my last oil change so we through that in... now at just over 8,500 miles later on i've been looking at...

Well started driving november last year, spent better part of 3 years on motorbikes, traveling into london alot i just couldn't see the point in owning a car... but after a few winters & near misses i decided on a car:o , after looking on the net & reviews i decided on a clio, always preffered...

I've been toying with the idea of getting myself one of the two, basically i dont think my arms gonna see 30 if i dont ease the load with some machine help lol, would also be great to be able to remove swirls instead of hiding them, whats the diffrence between the two?? Thanks, James

So its come time to make my own quick detailor for claying, i've got the old megs bottle & i remeber reading about using car shampoo + water to make my very own stuff;) .. just cant remeber what ratio it needs to be? James

Well to cut a long story short, i jumped on the motorway the other night & the faster i was getting the louder i could hear a wining noise coming from the passenger side, dropped the clutch to see if it was from the engine & nothing changed so i'm assuming its coming from the passenger wheel...

Does any one know if mk1 172 front fog lights will fit my mk2 ph1 1.2? Thanks, James

Basically after having enough of sore knees & back from washing the wheels & polishing the lower half of the car i decided to invest in the above, only cost £11.99 from screw fix, its a mechanics small work stall, great thing is its on wheels so can just roll round, well worth the money! would...

heard a few ppl saying there doing this, i thought the car had to be dry as it would water down the lube? i wash/dry the car then, clay, wash, dry.. so if it doesn't need to be dried this would save me a bit of time ;)

Finnaly got myself an autoglym bag:cool: , went to argos & got the whole kit for £39.99, £10 cheaper than halfords:S , any way, it came with a great little guide book which i had a gd read of & after flicking through it they reckon the best way to get your car looking spanking shiny you should...

Thinking of a selling towards the end of the year but have no idea what its worth as i've added bits n bobs to it, any input would be great guys, heres the spec - T reg, 1.2 8v, service history, lots of reciepts since i've owned it, has had cambelt and new clutch in the last 6 months, passed...

I'm currently using one of these black tubs from tesco at the mo for all my goodies & plan on getting summit a bit more for the part, i like the red auto glym bags, is it possible to pick up just the bags with out the goodies? what are you lot currently using? James

Basically i've got a mk2 ph1 clio which i've slowly being doing bits n bobs on & the latest idea was to get a ph1 172 speedo ( white dials :cool: ) so i've found one & began pulling the dash apart only to find the connectors are all diffrent:( .. I thought this would work as i've seen others...

Hi all, i installed some new 172 cups seats on my mk2 ph1 1.2 rt & the plugs for the air bag & seat sensor are diffrent, i did the install a couple of weeks ago.. looking at it i seem to have the same number of cable's & colours so i would just cut & crimp but i dont want to blow the air bag off...

Hi all, done some bumper colour coding the past week & was "fairly" pleased with halfords match but its not totally spot on, thankfully i kicked up some fuss & had half the money refunded so only cost about £35/40 to do all the bump strips so happy days :cool: , but now i plan on doing another...

Called up reno dealer today to see how much a new splitter for my mk2 ph1 would set me back, i thought around £20-25.... they say around the £70 mark :eek:, are they seriously that much for a bit of rubber? also are there any other smart looking splitters on the market for my lil motor?

Plan to spray my rear bumper next week, but i'm still gonna need to drive the car to work so is am i still gonna be legal? only thing i can see being a problem is the nuber plate light but i'll be home before dark so should be okay right? James

would really like to see how it would look with colour coded bumpers Thanks, James

Any one on here got one? looking at one as they look like very smart bits of kit, just wondered what peoples views on them were? also if any one does have one could you tell me if the speakers are wall montable Thanks, James

Could i do a straight swap with my standard seats as my ones are on there last legs as the 172 cup seats would look a touch better than the extreme design i've currently got lol Thanks, James

Hi all, just wondering how much works involved in changing the basic lights on a mk2 ph1 clio to the sport dual optic lights? i'm considering buying some but dont fancy getting in over my head if its more hassle than its worth? Thanks, James

Hi all, had a go at claying a few weeks ago & was very impressed with the results, i've since done the family's car's & have had nothing but happy days with the stuff :approve: , i'm currently using the megs one from halfords, basically a friend saw my car & has asked me to do his bmw as he cant...

Hi all, my lil 1.2 8v has started making a rattling noise recently, a friend had a quick listen a few weeks ago & he reckoned it was the cat thats shot.. last week my car passed its mot with flying colours, no advisorys or any thing:approve: so does that mean i can rule the cat out as the...

Hi all, i've been looking at sat navs for the past few days as i'm a sparky by trade & move from site to site & hav basically had enough of aa route planner & the a-z lol.. i've checked the tomtom listed above & halfords hav got it online for £160 delivered so i'm very tempted to pick 1 up, any...

hey all, trying to track down a new clutch cable for my mk2 ph1 clio 1.2, i've been to camberley auto factors & euro car parts & both hav supplied the wrong clutch cable so i've opted to go to the ren dealer for one, the question i hav is in the haynes manual for my car it mentions theres 2...

Hi all, my clio has decided to giv up on the remote central locking, its a mk2 ph1 1.2 RT, went out in it yesterday morning & all was fine.. went out last night & the thing wouldn't open from the remote, the red light flashes on the key so i "assume" thats not the prob although since it didnt...

well used to b a big fan of AG but i'm finding the more n more i try other stuff on the market i can do alot better for my money, i'm not saying ag is a bad product, far from it, just think most of there stuff is overrated, any 1 else think this or am i just doing summit wrong lol... recently...

Since getting my alloys a few months ago i found a new home for my steelys down the side of the house :cool: .. but since the weathers cheering up the family hav started using the garden - which means my parents see them as nothing more than an eye sore :dapprove: .. so they gotta go, my...

was going to have another go at polishing but i think it might b worth getting any shite thats on the paint work off before sealing it in there, just wanted to know what u guys views were on the stuff Thanks, James

after hunting around for weeks i've found my self a dynamique spoiler :cool: .. good price.. good condition.. only flaw is matey has said its mine if i come & remove it, he's not far away so pick ups ok my only worry is will it b a pig to remove? ie sealent & stuff or is it just a few screws...

Hi, i'm very tempted to get some side skirts in a couple of weeks so just wondered if some one could photo shop some onto my car :) Thanks, James