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Thanks @MicKPM what am I looking for and where?

Old post bump but it seems the most suitable place. I have a 2002 Ph2 172 which doesnt have cruise. I assume from your post above I can fit those two components and then it will "just work"? Is the plug for the cruise buttons behind that dash panel? What about the plug for the steering wheel...

Cheers fella, hopefully someone else can confirm!

Unless turbocharged, or you have the mechanical sympathy of a chimp, no clio should be losing traction in a straight line in third. I'd be getting the geometry checked out and making sure none of the front suspension has play in it as this will make any tyre feel awful. After that, ANY decent...

This suggests its a single wire from the ABS module http://www.cliosport.net/threads/can-anybody-get-hold-of-a-wiring-diagram-for-the-abs-circuit-on-a-172-02.405325/ This suggests its a twisted pair and canbus trickery...

Hi, I have a clio 172 which has had a replacement gearbox with no speedo sensor hole. Does anyone know what the pulserate is on these boxes? Ideally I need to know how many pulses the dash sees per revolution of the diff and then I can rig up an alternative sender. Cheers

I'm looking to see how some of it goes together with a view to fitting it around my cage and also if it's workable I'm in need of a headlining, front (door), rear and boot cards, front carpet and headlining Cheers

I did wonder, it seemed like a bit of an oversight! Glad it's in hand, just better mentioned now than after a failure, people used to be awful for machining all the radii off vauxhaul front hubs when they did big block transplants At least on the front you have the CV joint to hold the wheel on!

I love the idea and I love the have a go attitude, but I REALLY don't like the way the most important machining features are missing in the new ones, there is almost no radius at the section changes which will cause fatigue cracking issues in time. I'd personally bin this batch and do them again...

exactly, you're doing a trackday so laptimes are irrelevant, its ALL about how the car feels to drive IMHO. I HATE cars with sloppy suspension and the more grip you have the more noticeable any wear and slop becomes.

Im not suggesting you do it, simply saying a modern engine in good condition will have no issues sitting at the rev limit continuously, and certainly wont mind doing 4krpm.

in a well serviced and maintained car I;d have no issue running it just shy of the limiter all day long tbh. 4000rpm will wear you out long before the car in my experience, its just a very unpleasant place to be.

No worries at all! I've seen various arrangements and given it a bit of thought over the years and in the right circumstances it can make a lot of sense.

Id happily share a car, but only on the agreement that running costs were split and only with someone who could afford to buy me out of my half if (when) it got binned. I wouldnt then use that car as a daily (I can afford to run a daily and as it's then free to take on track, that too, and its...

@cpaterson76 who is 'we'? Cliosport session?

Do the suspension properly and make do on tyres for now. Very sticky rubber with half shagged suspension will feel AWFUL. TBH for trackdays, find someone who races on the same size tyres you need and buy their used tyres. I paid £120 for my last set of A048s and £136 for new rainsports and I'm...

Aye it is, which as a format i really like. Done a good number of their days now. Be nice to get out withsome more clios sometime this year too. Good to hear theyve calmed down, used to be a bit destruction derby!

How are the hothatch days recently? My first this year is booked for Feb 13th with trackscotland, is there a complete list of dates anywhere?

So, went with HIC, comparative quotes were: chaucer/Sky - 656 Brentacre - still to call back from 11am Livingstone Warman - Called back after I'd closed the deal with HIC, premium was the same, will definitely consider in future Performance direct - 6-700, still to call back with an exact...

Adrian Flux is a sister company of HIC and therefore won't give a competitive quote. Liverpool Victoria are over 850 On the phone to Livingstones Warman just now

Yeah I called to check if that was still the case mate!

This morning has been fun so far.... I need to find insurance for my VW Bora, which has about 50% more power than when it left the factory, for 25k miles per year, including around 5k of business use and I have an SP30 from May '15. There are companies who can deal with each of those, but very...

As said, no issues at all. Just make sure its got no outstanding issues and change the tyres, pads and fluid for something which won't die too quickly. The only issue is having a backup plan to get the car home and get to work if you (or someone else) bins it and damages your car.

It makes financial sense if you keep it for a LONG time. Mine will be sold when it needs something big, or at 210k as I'll then personally have driven 100k in it. It doesnt make sense if you do all the work and expense and then give it to someone else to reap the benefit and do it all over again!

Never said it wasnt reliable! I wanted a PD130 with the 6 speed box and I wanted a black one. Went shopping to find a nice example with FSH and good paint and wound up buying a black one.... Bought from a guy on an estate who's wife arried home with it warm, in the rain, with 108k and no...

Theyll clean up from where they are, but not if theyre left to get worse all winter. Mine was stored outside this summer and I ended up replacing the rears, properly ruined.

Good effort, I have a bora on the same platform whch was also a terrible purchase, I think the shell, dash and carpets are about the only bits that havent been removed or replaced now.

I painted mine with zinc rich primer before I tucked the car away in the garage for the winter. It'll burn off at the first trackday.

Interested in pictures of this installed

Apart from the cost, the fact that aftermarket ones appear to be 'lifed' components etc, no, but given that I've never been tempted personally. Oldschool fiat pandas had a nice combination, one plain tapered stud to align the wheel and then bolts.