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Yeah I came from a 197 and before that a 172, I played with all of them. Only reason I sold 197 was to buy a house and replace it with a cup but got excited and bought a T. I've been looking at 197's and Meg's to run daily as can't see me selling the trophy due to amount of money I've spent so...

NorthloopCup shall we buy an ax diesel? Haha

Haha got go for a 172 cup mate. Speedline wheels, no abs, no aircon, lighter too!

Cheers Craig, been following your sunflower too, its a real credit to yourself. I only really bought the T on a whim cause I had the money in me pocket and urgently required a decent condition 1*2 to take to the ring the following week haha

as above really gang just want to take some measurements

Cheers Alex, how's the new wheels going? Or are you back on here secretly looking haha

No worries any probs drop me a private message mate. Also makesure the pads are free and both pistons on the calipers are free.

Unbolt calipers from carriers and check all 4 sliders and slider gaitors (small rubber boots, pretty self explanatory) are not split as this can create the problem as it leaves sliders open to the elements. If any are seized get a spanner, think its 15mm and try and work them left to right with...

Like I said I put money on one of the caliper sliders seized

Yeah worth a shot if you have been changing track rods, even if you've counted threads and measured track rods you should still get it checked.

First thing I would be checking is that the brake calliper sliders are free and greased. I had a very similar issue which turned out to be caused by this. Also whilst there check general brake condition and that the caliper pistons are all free, check for signs of play in bottom ball joints...

Tbh I didn't find it that bad as I class it as a performance car, if I wanted fuel economy I'd buy a diesel. The 197 is a slightly heavier car and short gear ratios don't help, apparently later ones had revised ratios but don't quote me.

I've owned one and I loved it, it replaced my ph2 172. I owned it around 12 months and then sold it to fund my house so I replaced it with a trophy. The car itself was spot on much more refined but for me it still retained its point and shoot characteristics. Handling wise its one of the...

I've got this fitted to my 182, made by janspeed. I've got the straight through centre and decat and tbh its relatively quiet and not at all boomy. Quality wise its spot on too and fits great in the exhaust cut outs, certainly better then alot I've seen...

Wouldn't trust any tyre and exhaust retailer like quick fit, if it doesn't involve scamming customers and oil and filter changes there fucked. Drilling out is fairly easy tbh, centre punch the middle of it and drill down it with a smaller bit then the size of the bolt then either tap it out or...

There's currently one in the classifieds ;)

Try Adam at renaultWolverhampton he might be able to do you a good deal on a new one

Looking forward to seeing this, been out in a stage one supercharged 172 few years back. The power delivery was so linear and felt like it should have come from the factory like it! Good luck, now get cracking haha

To be fair I fitted a set of these to a customers 172 who didn't want to fork out dealer prices (even though I get all my parts off Adam muchos cheap) and they've been on the car over 12 months with no issues. I fitted a set of magnecors on me old 172 and few months later they we're cause of a...

Very good book, contains some very good information right from basic principles upto more complexed stuff

Nope, gonna need some diagnostics now. See what all the abs and that is doing

I've had 3 now a ph2 172, 197 and me current one a 182 trophy. For me its the old bang for buck, they tick all the boxes. Great for hooning around a track or country lane, great for everyday use and still fairly comfortable for distance. Plus they fairly cheap to run and repair and modify...

Have you put a multimeter across any of the injectors to check the resistance? They can be fucked long before they bring an error code up, that's usually when the coil has broke down completely. You should be getting around 14.5ohms resistance across an injector on these, when the knackered...

Oh yes, he's got another set of glasses he wear's that relays the camera image to his eye and he can follow the cars with the camera while the copter says still hovering.

Yep, 4 aero catchs

Yep it weighs so all and flaps a little but nothing bad, I've been in it at 3 figures on my private estate ;)

Well seeing as it was dry today thought I'd make the most of it and give the T a well earned clean. Heres me method Pre Jet wash Autobrite direct snowfoam 2 bucket wash using wash mitt and meguiars gold class Megs clarity glass cleaner Megs tyre gel Auto glym trim restorer Heres the results...

Check the connections, does it jump start of leads or boost pack? If not try bumping it in 2nd and if it fires up then it's a starter problem. Also make sure the alternator is charging once running.

Sounds like you have tbh, as long as the airbag or abs light isn't on can't see any problems regarding MOT but don't quote me on that cause there always changing the rules.

You need arms of a baby lol, they are a little tricky but make sure you fit a new set of bolts, springs and fire ring and make sure it's a genuine renault one