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under the front of the bumper its most likely attached to the undertray it then should just be a case of unclipping it from the front archs by pulling it

The cam belt needs done every 72,000 miles or 5 years so it'll need done in a year..

9PM 15/06/2010 car looked well dude

So if I/You boot the rs clio to 7500RPM does the box melt down? "Oh I had to overtake a big old slow tractor so I gave it some and theres no power low down on the 197". Can see that excuse coming out a lot etc.. For normal day driving I wouldnt mind it as my insursance isnt cheap however what...

Thanks just pain in the hole that I boiled it in the first place mate :( thanks for the info though ill see what the price difference is!

thanks Mr Pink :) i'll ask the garage to get 5.1 put in then. I assume its OK to ignore the fluid cap saying saying use dot4 only?

have you taken the pads out to ensure there's nothing stuck in there?

car will autolock if you unlock the car and don't open the door within a few minutes.. dont know if its the same on the 172s/182s but it works on the 197 unless you have a faulty sensor on the door this information is useless!

I boiled by brake fluid yesterday (apart from the awful smell) the brakes are now spongy. I have been reading about and lots of sites say that DOT5 will not work with ABS. How can this be true? Can anyone recommend the best fluid for a 197 ? Make and rating?

slight increase means 2-3 bhp with no other mods.. its the way it changes the power delivery is what makes the difference

Ahh right I guessed good vids mate well done :) was TCS on or off btw?

Just watched the second vid in HD what happened to that evo near the end? lots of smoke coming out? that porsche sounded mint passing you although your exhaust damn that second to third pop every time on the straight.. *drool*

who was the hero in the Ferrari? at the end of the first vid! he was taking no prisoners! good driving buddy I think id bin the R27 :(

you sure it isn't the fuel pump you can hear?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA0AlR-YbcY&NR=1 350z not doing to bad against a V6 clio..

Hey does anyone know if you can get the red button bbc1 service on the ipad iplayer utility? struggling to find it..

you had me until.. "if it was on top gear" point now invalid :-p Car isn't my thing but its well done. I especially like the way they have put the guy on the bike with that particular song. Brilliant video.

Very nice Cro.. what are you using to map it?

Virgin media are a pack of w*****s but the internet i've had from them has been 100%. its dropped out like twice in about 7 years and the drop outs where for less than 30minutes

after the 12 months you are on a monthly contract from memory where it just rolls over and you can cancel as you wish they wont call you to give you money off. try canceling although be prepared to walk away.. I made the mistake and was without broadband for about a month lol :(

from memory you need to enable simple folder sharing on XP to set permissions. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040 then apply the permissions http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/security/permissions.mspx you can also manage share permissions from right click my computer...

I did my oil on the 197 about 2 weeks ago. I had to buy a bigger pair of oil removal grips as the ones I had where too small! i ended up laying under the car pulling so hard the car was moving on the ramps!! one final tug and it came loose. theres about 10 inchs at the front of the 197 its not...

+1 was a great watch. some sad moments.

Most people who arn't on these forums drive the bollox of RS's when they first get them anyway.. theres a lot of disagreement if it actually makes a difference.. buy it and rake the balls outta it. Ask for a first free service as you didn't get you're full 12k miles out of it :)

^- I hit a tree in a MK3 had a bit of neck pain that was it. whole side of the car was trashed though. Unsure what a MK2 would be like but I assume its very similar!

can you go test drive a 172/182 at a garage and see if its any different before spending money on you're car? Make sure its fully serviced and up to date. If its a lot different and you enjoy it you know theres light at the end of the tunnel, however if you go and drive it and its the same and...

holy s**t thats knackered. ^do as this man says.

there is none sadly although pm tigger he's quite handy and will usually do it quite cheap :) where you from chap?

had my old one for about two years and did around 50k mile in it no problems. Apart from a little dicking around causing the gearbox to knacker.. my fault for driving like a clampet though!