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Little note on MPG. Had a sensible drive back to Kent from Birmingham with both my 172 and 1.2. Traffic was a bit stop start, but had a few stretches of clear motorway driving. 1.2 arrived back with an average MPG of 44.9 (pretty much where it usually sits), and the 172 averaged a surprising 45.9!

Any more help on this? Still curious what system it is.

Hi all, Im looking for some help identifying what exhaust I have on my 172. It is a complete cat-back system, all stainless steel and has twin exit pipes at the rear. I have looked for some kind of branding/stamp but have had no luck whatsoever. I have attached a couple of pictures below...

Good job stepping up as area rep! I look forward to attending a few of the local meets.

Hi mate, I'd also be interested in a template if you have any luck finding it. Thanks

No problem chap, your welcome.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-II-PH2-DCI-2001-2006-Pair-16V-Door-Badges-Bullets-Campus-1-2-/271580247814?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&fits=Model%3AClio&hash=item3f3b71b706

Good progress mate, i enjoyed the read. keep the updates coming, cars looking a lot better already! -watched

For the belt to be released and pulled out you need to hold it the correct way up, as if it was mounted in the car. This can be a real pain and it can take a long time before you get it in just the right spot so it allows the belt to be released. If/when it does come out make sure you secure it...

I got a set of pearl black 172 wings (same colour as your car) for sale. Drop me a pm if your interested.

Alternatively, get yourself a set of eibach sportlines for the 1.2 - they'll give a 45-50mm drop, provide better (more comfortable) handling at speed and don't sacrifice ride quality (no worse than the standard springs over bumps I've found).

Cars coming along great mate! Keep up the good progress, cant wait to see the sport interior fitted

Yes mate they are the 15's. I considered the 16's from a 172 but haven't seen any decent sets come up for sale, and it would also need declaring on insurance so im in no rush for that. Thanks mate, its not far off the finished article now. I'd like to do the bumper/wings/skirts change, but...

Next update. I decided I would revert back to a more 172 OEM look so set about going down the black/silver interior theme. I removed the red/black interior bits and purchased this lovely snappy re-trimmed steering wheel, with silver stitching and band. I also purchased a silver carbon...

Thanks mate, I almost always give it a full clean (sometimes polish) inside and out on weekends, so the car stays mint 95% of the time. The paintwork comes up nice, but im forever finding small imperfections in it I don't like.. i guess im a bit OCD. In answer to your other question, Eibach say...

Update time. -Think this might bring me up to date. I picked up a good condition rear bumper from a 172 for £35, stripped off the small parts on it and began prepping for paint. I got it all sanded back, then went over it with a couple of layers of primer, then got some filler primer in the two...

Time for another update. My first job to tidy up the outside of the car was to remove the fried egg effect from the headlights/taillights. For those of you not aware what the 'fried egg' effect is, its when the amber indicator bulbs reflect in the light housing and cause a ghastly orange mess. A...

Nice car mate, seems very cheap. What's wrong with it? :smile:

Right another update, just to finish up the interior updates. -Sorry for some of poor picture quality in places. Firstly I got out the hairdryer and white spirit out, and set to work removing the Renault window stickers. I removed the side window stickers (shown below) and then the rear window...

I cant fault the quality of the mats so far, they seem decent. I have no idea how long they will last though, as I've only used them in for around 5 months. Stitching is good, and they look the part. The logo is a little 'flat' if that makes sense. The fit is pretty accurate, I can get some more...

I will first pop up a picture of the exterior of the car and show how it sat at this point, standard and very dull -with emphasis on the side strips/door handles. Anyway, time for my next update. - colour coding! Contradictory of the picture above, I first made some changes to the rest of my...

Yes mate, I have a Dynamique, so I can confirm its a PY21W fitment.

Yeah they came up a lot better than I expected. :up: And thanks for clearing that up. I wasn't sure so took the safe option. I had to cut the connectors off my old seats and solder them to new ones, as they had been cut. :/ All lights stayed out though so worked out alright in the end.

Right, time for a quick update. No real big changes in this post, but a few smaller things which still deserve a mention. Now the original alloys were in pretty good condition, and only had a few light marks and minor kerbing, but the perfectionist I am decided I would hunt for a new set. I...

Sorry mate, only just saw this message. Each front seat is secured in place by four bolts, which are removed from under the car. There is a rubber stopper/bung which first needs to be popped out, to gain access to the bolts (you should see them once looking underneath). Some people jack the car...

Yeah get that down on the list, will certainly freshen the front up (its on my list too!). Isn't the bonnet sticker the RenaultSport logo used on the 197's/200s? If so, I would remove that and keep the French flag personally ,, obviously it boils down to personal preference though. Good job on...

Looking good mate, gutted you beat me to the cup spoiler -had it on my ebay watch list! Have you considered painting the front sport grill satin black? Its looking really tired and light, in contrast to the black paintwork.

I would highly recommend the interior change mate, if space allows of course (get that garage cleared out asap!). My parents weren't particularly happy with the cloth seats laying around the house/garage for over a month hah. In the end I sold the cloth seats for the same price I paid for the...

It was now time to focus on the front half of the cars interior. I whipped off the old door cards and various bits of plastic trim, and then set to work getting the old cloth seats out -ready to put these in. Although the picture above doesn't show it particularly well, these seats were...

The sport seats were going into the second black 1.2 I pictured in my original post (this is mainly a project thread for that car). The 182 content will come later on; as I plan to keep it OE, so a thread of its own wouldn't be very exciting. Hope that makes sense. I will put it down to your...