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have you tried ringing a transmission specialist that rebuilds boxes
if they dont know but if there helpful enough im sure theyd be able to put u on to some1 who can find out
dont know any off hand though sorry
adi
wheneva i take my car to the hand carwash they wash it then when they rinse it they spray this other stuff on at the same time it always makes it ded shiny
not up to a good polish standard but good enough in winter
wonder what it is cos they spary it on with like a special jet washer with 2...
lol i did summat like that once in a astra estate 2l turbo diesel which was much faster than my car at the time, was behind this porche and decided to "have him" on this roundabout went round the outside of him at silly speed slidin all over the place he must have thought i was a rite c**k
i...
dont think they are supposed too evry 1 ive seen just unlocks thats it, my siren does work though
never set it now as i have a cat1 which does beep and flash the indicators
mines an 96 valver too
i think people are put off by not actually being able to see the dials how they are going to come
plus they are a 99 quid im not sure if when the cash is needed im gonna hav a spare 99 quid
ill prob put me name down for em though
adi
bikers ride round wiv there lights on to be seen, plus if i had a bike i wouldnt wait in traffic, cars just become mobile chicanes, and theres almost neva room to overtake on the right unless you move over for them which weneva i hav done so i almost evry time get a wave of thanks
but they...
when i first started work i got sent to empty a cabin at a job wed just finished, had a load of cable tray to go in it was half an inch too long and having no saw i thought id slam the door shut, it went straight thru the windscreen
just found about the joys of lift off oversteer about a...
racin a vtr round the twisties the other day really showed the valvers lack of low-down torque ,coming out of the slow corners at 25-30 mph i had to wait till it hit 4k and then i reeled it in rapidly and it required lots of down changes to keep it in the top 3k revs whereas a willy would hav...
think my rear ones were about 50 quid for the pair, prob bout same for front labour wise id probably say about £30 per side
unless its really noisy id leave it till they are cos its hard to track down which 1 it is if thers only a slight rumble specially on the back, on the front it should...
i jus took the de-cat down to the local tyre and exhaust place think it was ATS an they found me the gaskets for some change towards the brew money hehe
reno wanted a fiver for one gasket!
adi
yeh ull need a press to get the old ones out and new ones in otherwise its not hard if ur reasonably handy with the spanners ive done a few on differant cars
ive just bought new discs for the back from bb and they pressed the bearings in for me
adi
5hrs! wot was you usin as a saw a bread knife lol
mine was that rusty i managed it in half hour with a hacksaw blade with a piece of plastic taped to the end
do you change the gaskets every time u swap it for mot time
adi
i had to cut the bolts off mine its a rite bastid as u cant get to the top nut very well an it takes ages to cut it, i did mine on axle stands
ull need new gaskets as well
adi
yeh it was very cold, sunnys paddy had turned out to b mine lol neva realised they were missin, gud job its not been sunny i wudnt hav been able to look cool hehe
sum good pics my wheels look very shiny :)
the place im getin my engine from shud have a set of willy springs off a willy 3 for...
dont u hate people who say ull get good luck if a bird shats on u or ur car
theres nothing even remotely lucky about a bird havin a shat on u or ur car!
adi
might be suspension top mount bushes specially if lowered
i tracked down a knocking noise to a loose multiplug that doesnt do anything under the scuttle nxt to the jack
adi
ive seen clean 16vs roof and you cant tell unless it was pointed out to you and its not bad theres just a small crease behind the sunroof in the middle youd hav to look very hard to see it, would think it would only occur on very hard suspension as well, mines lowered 40mm on 17s and mines ok
adi
yeh there wasnt really anywhere to have a proper race but phone numbers were exchanged and jon has a few roads in mind
craggy- he he only jokin bud, "coupled with great ability" lol, its interestin though the saxo can manage a 7.7 straight off and i think i wud hav to do a few runs to get in...
jus got back in now good turnout agen though i dont think evry 1 who sed they were comin turned up
a cup turned up so jon was happy hes been tryin to organise a race with one for ages hehe
had a few goes with the ap-22 jon managed a 7.7 best an a few 8s with much wheelspin in first and...
mine has one broken mount and a knacked bush probably been like that since i bought it only noticed when i jacked it up
getin it fixed nxt week, its ok to drive it as its sits in its place ok
theres a review on the cliosport homepage http://www.cliosport.net/articles/ap22/ap22.asphttp://www.cliosport.net/articles/ap22/ap22.asp
at the bottom of the page theres a link to get your referance number to get ur fiver off
then go to the race-technologys website and fill in the order form...
size doesnt really matter id just look for a 15" steel, pcd is 4x100 not sure on mk 2 clio offset mine is 36mm but ive seen a mk 1 clio with 172 rims so i assume its the same
if the tyres are a higher profile the rolling radius will prob be same anyway but if u get a puncture its only too get...
205 tyres dont grip in snow last time it snowed quite bad i got my astra stuck lots of times, once goin uphill i had to stop couldnt get goin again just letting the clutch out with no revs it wud just sit there slowly spin,
had to turn round an go back down lol, was a bit embarassing
my...
i had neons on my last car, but they were done right u couldnt see the tubes or anythin
also had a big bore 4 on a fiesta when the rest was totally standard for a couple of weeks before i put alloys on an lowered it
led washer jets :oops: