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Before the winter I gave the car a good clean:
Snow Foamed
Washed - Rinsed
Clayed
Washed - Rinsed
Dried
Taped up Plastics and Rubbers
SRP
EGP
Dojo Purple Haze
Wheels Cleaned
Tyres Dressed
Plastics/Rubbers Dressed
Glass Cleaned and Protected
Quick Hoover.
Looked like new but took me close to...
Fitted up Monday, went out for a drive tonight.
It's totally dry and got PE2's fitted all running good PSI.
My front wheels lock alot and it's throwing the back end around alot!!
Am almost scared to use them :S
I've tried all braking options I know, it's like constant left foot braking!
Gave to car a massive overhaul today. Dropped engine oil gearbox oil, dog mount, serivced all the calipers etc etc...
Which included new brakes and braided lines.
Brembo HC's
Mintex M1155's
HEL Braided lines
Motul 5.1 Brake Fluid
The brakes that where on the car where rotten, litrally broke...
Just mapped my 172 Cup using RS Tuner and 7300_5B10_WEB_RON98_july09 .cal file.
All went perfect on install etc etc
The car feels very different now, alot smoother not 5k Kick in the ass.
But how has the mapped changed the 5k kick?
I don't know if the car feels faster/slower. Alot smoother...
Been going around and around on ebay looking for them, anyone have the sellers name or a link to them?
Don't know if this is the right section, sorry in advanced if not.
Mark
When your turning with the car on full lock, or close to full lock, it feels like the wheel moves in or out.
There isn't a noise then or ever when driving.
Car breaks in a straight line and goes in a straight line.
Could this be Wish Bone problems, cause I had a garage say the driver side one...
Just had the car booked in for the bonnet catch, never been in for recall.
They did there normal car health check and noted the belt was due.
I said i'd need a bank loan for Renault to do it.
He gave me a price which I didn't think was bad at all.
full cam and aux change with water pump and...
Just started since snow, kinda putting it down to dam cold weather!
But alarm is fucked, press bliper on key and you get long beep, then few seconds after its gone off the alarm starts up.
When am driving the door open light on dash lights up, turn on rear wiper and it goes off, but press...
Last night 3am the car alarm starts to go off.
Ran down stairs all is ok, no foot prints in snow around the car security light off.
Pressed the key alarm dissarms all seems good.
Pressed to reset it and i got a long peep for about 60 secs.
Looked in book it says pass door or boot or bonnet...
:rasp:
Since us 172 Cup owners have the fastest car to grace this planet, I thought I'd show you a few snaps!
Had the car since 1st Aug 2009, loving every minute of it, the good and the bad!
List of things done to date:
Ktec Stealth
Refurbed Wheels Satin Black (The Wheel Specialist using our...
Is this a common problem?
Got warrenty cover on the car, just rang them and it is covered with the policy I have, so won't cost me anything.
Just want it sorted before warrenty runs out.
Mark
Looking for someone to come round and show me the ropes on my car before I start spending on some new stuff.
and a good winter coat on the old girl.
Money waiting :approve:
NE34 9UA is my post code
All the specialists down south are doing offer at the moment, if I was lucky enough to be close enough it would be £280 for belts sorted.
It's going to cost me over £500 here, unless one of you lot know of any one doing a good deal?
172 Cup willing to travel upto 100 miles from Newcastle upon...
I bought a Sony A200 with standard 18-70 Lens.
Took a few pictures but then kinda lost interst.
Been reading through this section for a while now and I fancy another shot at it! No pun intended! lol
These are some shots I took last time:
All photo's taken from around South Shields...
172 Cup, needs to buckets, don't need to recline.
£500-£600 budget whats that get you these days?
Fancy all black or black and blue.
You think harnesses are a must or!?
Would my options be lighter then the current Cup seats at that sort of price?