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become a member and there is a very good in depth guide mate, aswell as other guides etc

springs are your only option for that money, as for brands it aint gonna make much difference to be honest. some are harsher than others, look around on here for opinions on each

how low do you want to go ? what is your budjet ?

thats what i just thought, also do you know if thats a standard number plate? i cant find the car on insurance websites when i put the reg in

only thing thats just concerned me is, you said the cambelt should be done at 72K, this hasnt had it done yet and its at 92K. should i be worried about this? what other mechanical things should i be looking for

Yeah I know my mate owns a Renault specialist so I presume they will have the right gear for the job

ok well my plan is...provided he wants too...my mate owns a garage, im going to see if he will take my 1.2 as payment for cambelt/aux full service, new discs and pads if needed etc etc. just take my car as payment to get the car mint. otherwise i suppose ill just have to not use the 172 for a...

says its due the belts changing, when exactly do they need doing?

that is really nice actually, let me do an insurance quote and if it is reasonable then i will arrange to go and view it. also has what i already want to do to it, the phase 2 rear

been to look at it, not gonna go with it. its got a small amount of damage/peeling paint/ rust to every panel ad theres something not right about the bumper but anyway, just seen a ph2 172 for sale online...anyone know this car...

Thanks a lot mate, will let you know how I get on

Lol fair enough, is it simply replacing a clip on the inside of the bumper ?

As long as rusty arches aren't a huge issue, like it spreading then that's ok. How hard/ expensive is this bumper thing ?

Recon the front bumper just needs doing back up properly ? I'll give it a good look later on and let you know

Just had to drive somewhere so had a quick look, it is 1200 quid, 12 month mot and tax and looked in pretty good condition except 2 things.... the front bumper seemed to not line up to well with the wings, and there was a tiny bit of paint peel/rusting on the rear arch

Ok mate cheers, I didn't have time to read the sign all I know is it was something like 1300 quid, that sound too cheap ? Cheers

I have seen it local with an ad in its window so don't have a link sorry. It's in weymouth in dorset if that helps, and its silver, ill get the registration later on

Going to look at one later, what should I be looking for ? Common faults ? What miles should belts be done etc etcAny help would be good, cheers guysSorry would of searched but I'm on my phone at work and viewing it on the way home

i doubt they will charge you anything for it mate, no one i know has ever been charged so may as well declare it

two snow tyres on the front would be better than no snow tyres........ and i doubt you need to test fit if your on standard ride height mate, the wheel will be a total of about 20mm bigger

yeah gaz have a bit of a bed rep now days, i have APs on mine and i cant complain, bought them second hand aswell. but if you want a comfier ride then definatly go for the dampers and springs

they will be perfectly fine mate, what tyres you got atm ? i have 195/50/15s

if you want drop and comfy get new dampers and lowering springs, some decent ones like eibach or something if you want properly low, adjustable to get it perfect plus better handling then get coilovers. they will be stiffer and slightly harsher, you can get adjustable damping but there usually...

as above really, your jsut making it another standard car. the only way it would be worth it would be to put a completely different engine or something in it

fair enough mate, what colour is your car ? and as above if your really set on doing it i would look for a damaged/written off car to use as a doner car to get the majority of your bits and pieces. would be the cheapest way of doing it rather than buying them all seperate

you may aswell do it mate, took me and a friend around an hour and a half to do the entire car. as above its only a few bolts and your done basically

your mate must be an idiot, its not hard mate. become a member and have a look at the guides and see what you think, its really not hard mate

it will probably cost you more than a decent condition 182, not to mention how long it would take. you could buy a decent 182 and then mod it ? you would then have a nicer car than conversion

toyo t1rs are very good for the money i think, Rainsport 2's are also very good and the same price

is it a high mile car ? hard to say which one, could be the gearbox slowly going on its way out.