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Help, I think Im loosing it :confused:.... I have just decided to get my car lowered and so for the past few days have been examining the gallery pics of lowered and non lowered Clio’s, when I was looking at my car earlier I could have sworn that it is lower than it used to be and definitely...

I am thinking about lowering my 172, and was wondering what springs you guys use/recomend and the cost. I want to improve the handling without the loss of too much comfort or rubbing or making the cd jump!! Will a 40mm drop give me what I want??? Ive got 16" alloys. Help please :) Viv

Just had a very pleasant trip to Dales Renault in Cornwall :) Anyway to cut a long story short, I need a new washer jet bottle, Are they covered by warrenty, my cars reg March 02. If not how much will a new one cost?? Thanx Viv

Does anyone know how is it done and how long does it take?? Also can you buy a do it yourself kit from Halfords??

Today a drove a V6 for the very first time, it was a very nice car..................... WHOO HOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want! I want! I want!!!!! :devilish:

Finally had my car in to Renault this morning to get the washer jet ball replaced!!!! Don’t think they had to rev it quite that much tho’ just to move it forward a few feet..:@ the bloke went red when he saw me watching and apologised “his foot slipped, sorry” yeah right!!! Much prefer it when...

I was just reading old posts about starting problems coz for the first time yesterday my car wouldnt start until the 3rd try...some peolpe seem to think that fuel could be the problem and I was wondering if anyone has been able to confirm this?? I tend to fill up on optimax once a week, but...

In this nice weather Ive been driving with the windows up and the air con on, in the winter Ive been driving with the windows up.... So yesterday, I decided to leave off the air con and give it a blast with the windows down............WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didnt realise how nice the car...

Any one know, How do I fit a washer jet ball??? :)

Just had a call from Renault to say that they finnaly have my washer jet ball.......Yes the right part at last!!!!! Dont wanna pay £50 for them to fit it so was wondering how easy or hard it would be to fit it myself, or should I take it to a local garage and get them to do it???? I saw a...

As the mark 2 172 doesnt have a 172 badge on it, is it now known by Renault as a Renault Sport 16v 2.0 or an RS 2.0??? :confused:

The other day I drove over some wet paint :( it splashed up the side and back of my car, just like a mud splash...i didnt notice till later (at the time I thought the paint on the road was dry). It looks like it was a tin of house paint, dropped off the back of a pick-up or something. I got...

Ive got the standard mk 2 172 Conti sport tyres on my car, I have changed my alloys, but kept the same Contis. They are ok but dont seem to sit flush on my new alloys...not quite wide enough possibly...................... Has anyone got any ideas on what alternative tyres I can put on that...

Hi, I have been trying to get a part for my car from my local dealer and they have ordered the wrong part three times!!! Can u give me the part number and the correct name for the head light washer ball (just the ball) that sits in the front bumper?? So I can tell them exactly what to...

The Williams, the mark 1 172, the V6 and the Cup ALL came with nice alloys as standard, But the mark 2 172 got such a plain, unbranded set. Why??? :cry: (dont know what the standard valver wheels were coz everyones changed em!)

Have ordered these wheels, Kosei snipers. What do you think? http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1052940927__kosei-sniper-m.jpg

Got my 3 year warrenty in the post this morning :) woohoo!!!!!!!!!!! It seems that copies and the 1st service stamp were ok after all!!!

Have now sent off the requested copy of the service book stamp..hope they accept the 12000m service one :confused:. Lets see if they move the goalposts AGAIN. Scudetto, did they manage to find your docs???

Ive just spoken to Magnex about an exhaust for my mk2 172 and they told me that they only do one for the mk1 172 I know people on here have them on their mk2s so did I speak to a bloke who didnt know what he was on or did u guys have to modify the mk1 exhaust to fit the mk2 or are they the...

Ive just spoken to Magnex about an exhaust for my mk2 172 and they told me that they only do one for the mk1 172 I know people on here have them on their mk2s so did I speak to a bloke who didnt know what he was on or did u guys have to modify the mk1 exhaust to fit the mk2 or are they the...

Having just been to Renault with the exhaust rattle in my 172 and been quoted £160 to have it replaced, (and thats just 30%! :o) I have decided Id rarther spend the cash on a performance jobby. If I changed just the back box would that cure the rattle???

Does anybody know how much a set of 4 mk2 172 wheels cost new? and secondhand??

Got some pics done at last!! have a look at my car on page one of the gallery at the top :) or can some clever person put them on here? I just got the url(?) when I tried, thanx

I was thinking of getting some 17s for my 172 mk2, but read on here that they will make the car slower :confused: I didnt think it would make a difference... Does anyone know about this???

Hope some one on here will be able to help :) Yet another wall to over come on my endless quest for my 3 year warrenty... I sent off all my docs to Renault UK last week and have just had a call from them...saying that every thing was ok BUT... the inside page service history book hadnt...

Ive just seen a 172mk 2 silver with cup wheels, lowered, clear repeaters, private reg and polished to within an inch of its life in Safeways car park.. So I thought Id sit in my car and wait for the owner say hi and tell them about the club... Out came, an old couple with their grand kids...

Q: How many kwik fit men does it take to check wheel Alignment??? A: Four!!! One to check it and Three to drool over my car!!!! At least I got good sevice and the car got plenty of attention!!!

Just taken my 172 out for a spin as its such a sunny day, gave it a blast down a nice clear bit of road lovely. Got home and the front and wing mirrors had bugs splattered on them :(..the first of the year oh no!!! Does any body know,Is there any way of easily removing bugs without...

I called into to a Renault dealer today to arrange for my thermastat(spelling!) to be replaced, no problems, then they said your car will need sevicing next month coz it will be 1 year old. I told them "no, its 12000m or two years" They said theyd check and e-mail me so: Just got this e-mail...

I know some peolpe have had this prob, my car thinks it is 25 degrees today!!, what had to be done to fix this and was it a big job??