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After all this talk of diy inlet manifold porting, I have been seriously tempted myself. My car has already been remapped by Paul Murray but will this be enough to compensate for the change in AFR. I know it is a difficult, hypothetical question but wasn't sure if any of the wizards on here...

Spotted you parked round the back of your house yesterday mate then on the road today on the way out of Cas', up towards Allerton Bywater. Car looked mint, nice and low.

Does anyone remember the Clio Team stickers that were spotted on a Spanish 182 on the 'Espana 182' thread, did anyone ever get hold of any? Like these: http://medias.rs-team.org/galerie/thumbnails.php?album=20

I saw him today and wondered what the specs were on his car as it seemed to go very well (all within the posted speed limits). I've seen Tims car a couple of times but actually got to see it go today. We were both being childish really trying to jump a queue at a set of lights. Anyone any...

After fitting my Apex about 3 months ago, I have noticed that the N/S rear is is consistently lower than the O/S rear by about 20mm. If I jack the car up and let it settle again it does the same thing. What I haven't yet worked out is wether it does it when the fuel tank is full. Is the tank...

Finally spotted you mate with the girlfriend in toe at 7 tonight coming back from Barwick. I was going through the lights at the top of Main Street with my girlfriend in her 5hit pot Fiesta. The car looked mint mate as did the Mini

Had to remove the old plate, smooth and fill the holes some clown drilled when fitting some old plates, respray and laquer then finally position the new plate which appears to be wonky. D'oh. Oh well, i'll straighten it when the laquer has fully set.

Are they worth it and by how much. The car is lowered on -40 Apex and has Cup Turinis @ ET37 I believe. Would spacers be of benefit and are they possible without rubbing?

Are these any good. My car is due it's 36k service anytime now and my local motor factors can get them at £20 a set. For that price I may as well take the plunge if they are any good.

As promised, some pics after giving it a very quick clean ce soir. I wanted to fit my 3/4 plate tonight as well but I had to take my bro' and his mate over to his stranded Corsa after a caliper bolt fell out. Bag of 5hite. You can just see make out the old kid leering in the window behind as...

After all of the frankly ridiculous quotes for the 36k service on 51 plate 172, I have looked into the cost of parts and it seems to be around £60. Based on that, where does the justification for £250-£300 of labour charges come from? I am more than able to carry out the service myself and to...

I know it has been asked before but I never seem to find a conclusive answer. My 172 has only ever had 1 key/ If Ibought another from Ebay, could it be reprogrammed to work on my car, who/where can do it and is it going to empty my wallet?

A lad I went to school with thought he'd go to town modifying his Nova one day. I had an SR at the time which wasn't that bad for an 18 year old lad. The friend in question picked up this example a couple of months after mine but thought his 1.2 L was an Evo 9 chassis'd super wagon. He decided...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/renault-clio-172-spares-or-repair_W0QQitemZ4627896686QQcategoryZ10410QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem V reg so it would be a phase 1, even has the ariel at the front, yet phase 2 front and rear end including tailgate. Phase 2 interior from what I can tell. But what is with the colour...

After about 6 months of ar$eing about I have finally sprayed and fitted my Trophy/V6 spoiler. The paint isn't quite finished yet but you get the idea. Please excuse the filth, it doesn't stop raining long enough to wash it.

I have removed the ISOfix bar from my 172 to save weight but this has left an unsightly gap between the seat back and the carpet. I am sure I have seen a lower spec Clio without the bar and a larger section of carpet. Am I being stupid or have I seen this? Are they the same colour carpet if they...

I have a 51 plate 2002 172 which is due for its 36k service in 250 miles. I also want the cambelt changing at the same time as the service. I have had 3 quotes so far which have all been £800 upwards! RS Murray and son Leeds was approx £800 Harrats Renalut in Pontefract was £175 for the aux...

Evening ladies and gents. For the past couple of weeks I have had a number of download issues. When downloading any torrent, the download speed is limited to between 25-30k, regardless of torrent used or time downloading. Considering I am on a 2mb wireless setup, that is pretty poor...

A picture of your car head on. I want to see what your 3/4 plate looks like on the new bumper. Cheers mate.

My phase 2 172 doesn't have ESP or TC. I am assuming these pieces of electronic trickery are part of the ECU. Would it be possible to retro-fit them? Would I actually want to/need to?

I wish my 172 had a 34 bhp Superchip! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-CLIO-SPORT-SILVER-16v-172-203BHP_W0QQitemZ4618114511QQcategoryZ9861QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I have a set which is 1gb in size but have been trying to find a way of resizing it to fit on a CD. I have Cool Edit Pro 2 but can't find how to re-encode the file with a lower bitrate. Any ideas?

I don't want to hijack other threads but leading on from another post along the same lines, how do I keep my FSH if I use Renault parts. For example, I buy the required parts from GSF then have a Renault speciaist fit them. Would I keep the receipts attached to the fitment invoice as proof of...

I know there is an undying love for PC's on here but following on from a thread the other day about silver Clios not showing scratches etc, will a rotary polisher do any good/bad to my paint or should I polish it by hand?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Washmitt-also-called-a-Wash-Mitt_W0QQitemZ8040412864QQcategoryZ72201QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I'm new to this hardcore detailing so don't know what's what.

As above. I have the opportunity to get hold of a 182 manifold and cat but am not sure what is involved in fitting. Will my exhaust need fettling as well?

Can Im remove the ISOFix bar without risk of the seats moving etc? I know you have to remove the bar to remove the seat back but I just wanted to remove the bar to save weight while retaining the rear seats.

The tyres on my Turinis are ever so slightly bald so I decided to swap back to my standard 172 wheels until I have my new tyres fitted this week. The first thing I noticed after driving was that the steering is nowhere near as direct. I could drive in a straight line with the Turinis fitted and...

I currently have a V6/Trophy spoiler in dark green. What colour primer would I need before I apply the silver? I'm sure I read somewhere that there are 5 different shades of Iceberg, is this true? Finally, what is the part no. of the aerosol form Renault? Thanks in advance.

I normally use Sainsburys Super or BP Ultimate when filling my 172 each week as the outlets are pretty close to me. This week I was at a mates and was running low so thought I would try a tank of Optimax. What a difference. The car pulls like a train in comparison to before, is smoother...