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    CUP 172 IN HARTLEPOOL, spotted you a few times around focus, asda area.

    finished them, got the car on with front rake with the nose squatted down but the rear still low and plenty of camber on the front, it handles like a dream now! manged to get the camber within +/- 1mm out using a tape meausure and sprit level:rasp:, need to bed them in maybe for 300 mile befoer...
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    CUP 172 IN HARTLEPOOL, spotted you a few times around focus, asda area.

    oh il have to have a look, ive seen a monaco with standard wheels finished in white with its belly to the floor, is that you? thers also another silver 172 at the end of seaton lane, right before you ca either turn left or right to go along the front to the arcades or other way, dont know who...
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    The bean after a clean

    very nice indeed pal, only had a little look of it lastnight, was too dark! think were all going through to t park tonight for abit and meeting at tescos at 7, just gimmie a text if u fancy it.
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    oh dear! help? bleeding my coolant, mistake?

    nope, i wanted to flush the rad aswell and run it clean and old fluid out, i suppose you could just use the bleed screw but i did it this way to ensure all old fluid was expelled. didnt want the new fluid (type d) mixing in with the old stuff, wanted a clean flush and clean fluid going in :)
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    oh dear! help? bleeding my coolant, mistake?

    ive never did this before and despite all the searches ther was a vague sdescription how to do it and i followed it so far so good then removed the other pipe and slurrp!!:S right so ive taken of the bottom rad hose and watched it all gush out and removed the top rad hose (red) and flushed it...
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    CUP 172 IN HARTLEPOOL, spotted you a few times around focus, asda area.

    hmm? ive seen a monaco about hpool once or twice? i havnt went to any cs meets yet as im still building my cup up. but ive been out in it quite abit in the last week or so, where abouts in hpool you from? im just in seaton just before the staincliffe.:rasp:
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    CUP 172 IN HARTLEPOOL, spotted you a few times around focus, asda area.

    seen you a few times over the last week, last 3 letters of reg plate are cup aswell as my gf spotted:rasp:
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    best place to earth in the boot??

    hi sorry, me and many others have asked but thers been nothing official just through pms and ive been seraching many threads and it just routes me down the ''oddesey race battery under passenger seat'' im looking to keep my standard battery and relocate it to the boot as many others have done...
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    Exhaust advice

    yozza sport are highly praised for there craftsmanship and work, decats do free up abit of power but are just VERY loud when introduced to an exhaust system and heavy right foot!!
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    172 CUP POWER STEERING JUST GONE, hose has snapped! help asap!!

    pirtek are very good and highly recomended, but i went local and had a custom one knoked up, and fitted it down at the unit, took about 2 hours as its a tight squeeze and first time id had to replace one.
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    172 cup, best place for full service! (under £500)

    need a full service as its due and also im only getting 30mpg, somtimes as low as 26 on town driving!!. even sat just idleling i watch the trip computer mpg go down when im ideling not going up?:S very confused to why my mpg is 30 around town and only goes lower to as low as 26 when ideling...
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    172 CUP POWER STEERING JUST GONE, hose has snapped! help asap!!

    alot of scratched knuckles and trapped fingers.. took 2 hours to remove it maybe 3 on your own because it is a very very tight space to work in and its more of a ballache and patience job than technical and hard, might take you abit longer to refit it but once you know where to refit the pipes...
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    Power steering hose/pipe leak.

    my new one made up of two pieces is also very similar but with higher pressure hose than renault do so should have NO problems whatsoever now! also gave pirtek a rign and there top recomendeed although i went to somone different in the end and cost me a cheap £35 to fix itinstead of renaults £230!
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    172 CUP POWER STEERING JUST GONE, hose has snapped! help asap!!

    right yesterday morning up at 6am to start work down at the unit on the car, alongside taking of the high pressure hose i found out that one of the previous owners must have replaced it but not bolted it to the bracket so it was free to flap about and sit on the drive shaft causing it to grind...
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    172 CUP POWER STEERING JUST GONE, hose has snapped! help asap!!

    i had to reverse it 15 yards into the lock up and the noise the pump made was painfull! but the car had to be stored away, going to take it off tomorow mprning and hopefulyl have it repaired with new fixings and metal tubing by tomorow and have it all back up and running by tomorow noon fingers...
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    172 CUP POWER STEERING JUST GONE, hose has snapped! help asap!!

    really? did u remove anything else aswell or just pas itself!? for me living without pas would be a nightmare, only after 10mph would it be easier to drive i think?
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    172 CUP POWER STEERING JUST GONE, hose has snapped! help asap!!

    yes mate its the ower one which is the high pressure hose, im just glad it failed on me around the industrial esate rather than on a road. just gave up and peed out everywhere, just made a call to my mate to take itoff tonight and im taking it to pertek in stockton for them to workther magic...
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    172 CUP POWER STEERING JUST GONE, hose has snapped! help asap!!

    okay just been to dealerships and there quoting me £213.00 for the high pressure hose!? any aftermarket or cheaper replacement alternatives to pulling my pants down to the dealerships?!
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    172 CUP POWER STEERING JUST GONE, hose has snapped! help asap!!

    just came back to my car and found that the power steering fluid has pissed out allover under the front passenger side wheel, had a further inspection and the hose has snapped!:( ive got a written off clio dynamique 1.2 16v 03 plate, just looking in the engine bay and powersteering setup looks...
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    The Clio Williams Thread...

    any help please..
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    The Clio Williams Thread...

    hi, just wondering as im hopefully getting a williams in the next couple of days as an audi kindly completley wrote off the rear end of my car (1*2) so looking to replace it as i was going to get a 182 i thought to go for somthing a little mre fun, what are the main things besides rust that i...
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    Insurance Question (urgent)

    can i ask though, ive had an accident on friday an audi kindly wrote me off into a wall and admited liability to the accident, however now looking for a new car ive checked on confused for the best prices for insurance on a 182 od similar price and spec and age of car and its came best i can get...
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    Project 172 **** ITB'S - 204bhp *** Redline Featured ***

    Re: Project 172 **** ITB'S - 204bhp *** Sausage filter fitted Page 14 looking good mate! glad to see the seats in good use now!
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    V6 airbox

    sorry but on merlin motorsport im finding it hard to source the ITG filter i need with the airbox, even wit the code on here, sorry, help please :)
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    best looking wheels for a silver 182

    ive just shifted a pair of those anthracite ktec alloys with toyo t1-r tryes for £300 about 2 weeks ago, only if u wer sooner matey they would of went to you :(
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    SILVER 182 SPARYED LIQUID YELLOW DONE FOR JUST UNDER £1000 YOUR THOUGHTS?

    thankyou for your views and input, i will be buying a RB now as LY is just a effing pain to do as most haev pointed out ad for 1k yes it will be a crap job so i will not be going ahead
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    SILVER 182 SPARYED LIQUID YELLOW DONE FOR JUST UNDER £1000 YOUR THOUGHTS?

    each to their own yes but you find me a LY for 6.5k and i wont have to do this...;)
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    SILVER 182 SPARYED LIQUID YELLOW DONE FOR JUST UNDER £1000 YOUR THOUGHTS?

    after further thoughs and speaking to another paint specialist ive decided against doing this now, thanks forr all the opinions and advice all, much appriciated RB WILL BE BAUGHT UNLESS THERS A LY UP FOR SALE AROUND 6.5K? cash in hand :D:D:D
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    TOP SPEEDS? 160-170MPH can this be done?

    my car isnt out? how would itell if it is? i never set 40mph speed cameras of going exactly 40mph and going 68+ on the motorway past mobile speed cameras i never get the blue lights in my rear view either so it cant be out on my car.... how would i know if its the sat nav??
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