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Fitted a new bonnet, not perfect but much better than my faded, dented and scratched one and free too! Replaced the rearview mirror, I took the old one off by popping the ball joint out - easy I thought! However refitting the old one without pulling the rain sensor apart to get the arm out...

Love a flamer! Mine was in a state when I got it in November, slowly but surely I'm getting it to a point that I can say it's pretty tidy. Is your bonnet not fully shut or does it have the standard dodgy catch?

I think mine has had the linkage underneath shortened, in 4th its considerably further back than my previous 1*2s

What is it that makes the Richbrook so bad? The leather has come off my original leaving a horrible sticky rubber gear knob

Holy cow that's a lot of beer tokens then!

Looking good! If you come across a flamer bonnet or bumpers on your travels let me know.

I always thought of the Fabia splitter as a poor alternative but £15 as opposed to £100 odd was the clincher. To be honest once fitted they are a nice little mod and £80 left to burn on beer

How the hell did you come by that?

Wasnt too hard to remove and flip the mount at all really, nice worn mark in my subframe from the wount rubbing now though.

I've changed the gearbox oil today and noticed some previous bumpy has fitted the lower gearbox mount upside down! Removing it looks like a right b#####d

Haha! Kermit the Van has hit the nail on the head! I'mstressed and distracted...by my persistent Renault troubles. Going back to the car troubles, no smell of clutch or any hint of it failing. Might regret that comment however

Having now got my 172 belts done I've been using it a lot more and I'm having a slight issue when pulling off. Im having to use a fair bit of revs to stop it stalling when releasing the clutch which is getting a bit embarrassing. I do get the od clunk/knock when first pulling off too but can...

Don't suppose you've got a template for that heatshield? Mine fell apart

No me neither, hoping I don't find more than I bargained for

Far from finished but a bit done to tidy up

I've got the usual bent jacking points and a bit if rust on chassis rails around the exhaust area along with a bit or bubbling under the fuel cap. I want to remove as much as possible and treat it and was thinking along the lines of Deox gel, hydrate 80 then spray with either electrox or an...

Yes I guess so

That last piece bolts to the battery tray/ upper gearbox mount with the bent piece pointing up to help stabilise the airbox

Have to wonder what the insides of that silver 172s engine looks like, unless it's been regularly turned over surely the surfaces would drain of oil and condensate even in a temperature controlled environment

Thanks bit much for me at the moment

Thanks, debating replacing mine with a ph1 or just a Richbrook knob as they do a similar style. How much were you selling for?

Other than the knob is there any other difference between the two in terms of length etc. I seem to remember my Ph1 being shorter

Thanks mate, someone linked it to me on FB

Can anyone recommend where I can get these from for when a spray my cover?

Did a bit more bay restoration

Can anyone tell me whether the cable from the drivers side door switch connects into the passenger side or if they both terminate in the uch plug? Thanks in advance

Any links to a wiring diagram for the uch?

Had all belts, dephaser, waterpump etc replaced on my Flamer along with a wheel bearing. Goes well now!

I thought the crank sensor would cause it to be hard to start rather than rough after. My 172 had similar symptoms which ended up being a poor precat lambda plug connection, started fine ran ok until the ECU adjusted the fuel 02 mix I guess, then ran rough and would die after 2 mins or so. Try...

To do this do I need to extend my multimeter leads or do you just work up the relevant wire poking the leads through to the shea thing?