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just wondering what the best sort of place to go is for these sort of repairs...
1. passenger side front bumper scratches, defo will not polish out
2. passenger side front bumper plastic insert scratches
3. scratch near drivers side door handle
4. very slight dint and chips on drivers door...
who/what sort of company could remove my middle section on my exhaust and replace it with a pipe in the northwest? what sort of cost am i looking at?
cheers:approve:
had some new pads fitted about a thousand miles ago by edde, was expecting them to screech/squeek for the first couple of hundred miles until they bed in... but its been over a thousand miles now and its still screeching just as bad.... although, it only seems to happen with the pedal lightly...
is anyone using velcro on their plates so they can be easily removed? if so, do they look like the plates are sticking out further from the boot/front?
i had a quick look for some velcro tabs in halfrauds but couldnt see any... any idea where to get hold of some?
cheers
im going to be putting hubcentric spacers on my front wheels... most probably 10mm per side. obviously im going to be looking to get longer bolts, but what about locking wheel nuts... will the originals be ok or do i need to buy longer ones? if so, renault or halfrauds?
cheers.
i cant remember who else has a magnex 6x4 system on their clio but here goes:
ok i got the full system off ebay for cheap... it had the backbox and the middle section right the way upto the cat. now the middle section has a silencer in it, thats considerably lower than the rest of it, its...
silver 172, dp51*** (typo in title ugh.)
very very low, aftermarket twin exit exhaust...
saw you near gemani(sp?) in warrington tonight, you went into a housing estate and we pipped you...
you had a road angel in the front window.... anyone?
Got up this morning to find some little pr**ks have done some stuff to my car in the night:
Slashed 2 Tyres
Snapped drivers wingmirror off
Nicked ariel
Bent the shaft that the rear wiper goes on, obviously tried to pull it offpretty pi**ed off now... forked out for 2 new tyres this morning...
took the car to the hand car wash run by the friendly foreigners down the road this morning, came out ok and i was happy seeing as it only cost £4 lol
went and picked up paul (kingy100) because he wanted some photos in the daylight for a college project... although his camera died... so i got...
silver 1*2 pulled over to let me through a street, i pipped the horn, was it you?
5 minutes later, inferno 182 at a set of lights, i pipped the horn and you looked at me, was it you?
you were turning left after mr smiths, just before the station, into the road that has 'drive time' at the end of it, the one that runs alongside the railway... anyone off here?
i saw you twice in two hours heading towards winwick from newton, going past the chrysler garage... you stared at me both times... bout 3pm & 4pm.... anyone?
reno just rang me saying my front pads only have 20% left, they want 77+VAT for it... is that expensive? Can i get it cheaper and take it to someone to fit...?
Cheers.
Saw you turning into the road that runs alongside LA Bowl in warrington, ragged it past me sounded mint.
silver mk1 172, very dark alloys an and aftermarket exhaust.... anyone seen this before?
i put my standard clio cd player back in a few days ago... and on ignition it asked for the radio code as expected... so i followed the instructions in the manual and used the code provided in the service booklet. after entering via the stalk i held down the button it said and all i get is a...
Picked up a magnex oval cat back system for £50 on ebay, wasnt sure if it would look right, but now its on (cheers to edde for fitting) it looks pretty good, all worth it for 50 quid though.
quick vid here, will try and get some pics up tommorow. its not too loud but sounds great when giving...
ive managed to pick up a magnex back box + cat; basically a full magnex system off a 2004 1.2 16v clio for cheap, how much am i looking at for fitting at a garage? or would anyone on here do it for cash? cheers people
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330058259467&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:UK:11
not been used in 9 months and taking up space, fully working...
after having the car dropped i like the way the back wheels fill the arches (wheels are ET37)... although the fronts look like they are set back in the arches, and i want to make them look further out... is it safe to use 'hubcentric' spacers or whatever theyre called, and would i need longer...
im pretty sure my standard exhaust has started blowing, but i was going to go aftermarket sometime soon anyway, and i just have a few questions:
i dont want a chavtastic as loud as possible box with 5" round tailpipe, i just want something with a nice note and gets loud as its opened up?? after...
Finally got some decent pics up with a normal camera after getting the coileys fitted on friday... opinions please, and ummm what to do next to it?
its at its lowest setting on the back, and im not too sure about the front...
firsly some pics of it standard as when i got it:
then...
Was up at edde's yesterday to get the coilovers from the group buy fitted, and just wanted to say a big thanks to him for it. Went through alot of cups of tea but eventually got everything setup. The setup feels just how i wanted it and i know i wont regret getting these coileys... Its set to...
Hi all,
Ive been looking round at tyre sites, mytyres.co.uk and etyres.co.uk, just wondering if its worth going for the cheaper brands (only going on a 1.2 16v) or what? I dont want to be putting 80 quid into each tyres, would it be beneficial going to a local tyre place or getting them off...
Hey
ive been searching round on here and people say ET38 is the most commonly used on clios? Would i be able to get away with ET37 or would i need spacers?
Thanks
At the moment my car still has its original 15" dynamique alloys on. Ive been sorting out to get some 172 16" alloys through the forum from a few people, but am starting to have second thoughts about if they will suit the car.
Its going to be on coilovers from next week, so i dont know what...
Not sure where to post this but here goes:
Is there anyone in the north west that would be willing to fit my coilovers for cash within the next few weeks?
If so can you drop me a PM or reply please, thanks!
Saw a silver mk1 172 with silver superleggras pulling out onto st helens road in pennington (leigh) this morning, flashed you...
Also saw a red mk2 172 in the queue of traffic heading towards platt bridge coming from bickershaw... anybody?