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No mate i dont, its the only thing i dont have. Will it matter that I havnt done that? Not that im bothered on this but i will make sure I have some for when I do the 182.

Thanks Ron, too late now its done ha! I have gone back over the whole car again with the white pad and the SSR-2 and it was a different feel to the orange pad and the 400. In at the deep end then, but I agree with the paint thickness as there wasnt any point where I felt concerned i was...

After wanting to have a go at machine polishing for probably almost 10 years now, today is the day i finally attempt it. I bought the machine a few months ago and have been collecting the pads etc ready to do it. Before anyone worries about going straight at it without practice, im using my...

Update list was the newer better version, but i thought both worked in either. Strange thing though, is yours has cabasse on it, which is the best version all round. I thought this only came in the update list version but obviously not. I have a feeling your 182 would have came with the update...

Cracking thread this. Eacctly the type of thread i love to follow! Interesting seeing the evolution of the 1*2’s through the years. A few years back i saw them being grabbed up by the hooligans wanting to chav them out, and lately im seeing a lot of threads like this where they are being...

I know. I have always thought it looked s**t... Nothing will ever be as bad as those elastic bands people put on the bumper/wing though

Good work, its looking really good. Will look a lot better when the wheels are sorted but those stixkers on the grill ruin the whole car. Bit of a chavvy mod imo

Cover the postage and its yours mate ? Yes, 5pk is what has now gone on.

Renault Wolverhampton sent me a replacement kit out in the post. They said my car lists 3 different belt kits which is what caused the problem. My advice for fellow dci’ers is check if your alt belt is 5 or 6 rib before ordering to ensure you get the right kit. They thought the tensioner would...

Great read this. Seems to be quite a lot of negativity around it and the price which comes across as jealousy. Just over 2k for a LY is a bargain! And no matter what you buy, you will have needed to do the majority of what you have done anyway! Someone remind me how many LY are left on the...

Which one as they do different compounds by the looks of it. Also what clay lube? I once tried with a quick detailer as i heard it was the same thing but it made a right mess!

Is it safe to machine without claying first? I have some iron remover stuff but nothing for tar. I have never machined before but will be using the dci as the test car.

I have only wver used the megs clay bar kit. I have everything ready to machine polish the car but no clay left so was wondering what people would recomend? Also the megs seems to be quite expensive so is there anything just as good for a better price?

Massively annoying mate! But glad its just the alt belt and not the cambelt as that would have been an even bigger pain! Will ring them first thing tomorrow and hopefully get a replacement sent straight out issue free!

You can see the belt starting to fray on the edge!

Mine has to come apart again too! Getting a chirp from the belt and after investigation, it appears i have been sent the wrong alternator belt kit! The old one was a 5rib and the new one is 6rib. When looking up the part number it shows it is for a k9k from a meganne 2008 onwards! @gez 172...

I have the orange, white and black hex logic pads as i was told they are a good combination between a heavy cut, medium cut/polish and a finishing pad. Are you claying the car before you polish?

Really straight forward mate! Once the timing tool pins are in place, you cant go wrong! Its just a case of tensioner off, belt off then put the new belt and tensioner back on. Just under 2 hours to do.

When my 182 did this it was the alternator! I just ignored it and then one day the alternator started smoking.

Cambelt day. Thanks to @geordie for coming and helping me with it (doing it) I watched the youtube video quite a few times so managed to strip the bay down myself ready for Geordie to work his magic. Both belts were cracked and look like they were probably well overdue the change.

Yea mate tbf they are cheap anyway arnt they. Thats the same reason i just bought new too. Lol get the battery fitted. It will take 2 minutes! I want to change the gearbox oil, but theres also a few boots that need sorting as the have split. One of the driveshaft boots has split and is...

If you need front discs and pads you can have my old ones if you want as they looked fine when taken off, just a bit old! I think the brakes just needed a good service and fluid flush but i had already bought new.

Thats it mate. £210 that could be saved or spent on something else that needs doing.

Not too bad, but thats a £210 saving at least if you do it yourself. Are they using genuine Renault parts? And is the alt belt just a belt change or tensioner too?

Does it just come out from the top? Know of any guides or videos anywhere?

Which is the inlet part lol?? J pipe i cleaned a few weeks ago and want that bad at all. That didnt have any wet oil in it and just a thin coating of carbon.

Big job mate? I wouldnt have a clue where to start

The valve was moving freely as i checked that before putting it on. Massively annoying! I might have to buy another one, just to really rule out that this is a duff unit! Been looking forward to this arriving as i really thought it would have solved the eml light!

Would rather just keep it standard. And would a blank now leave the eml light on permanently? Yea, a bit of smoke doesnt worry me either. My old one did it and i had it a year. This does leave a little bit of white smoke if i boot it, can only tell when its dark though and theres headlights...

Thanks mate. How would you know if the turbo is starting to fail? What are the signs of that? Could it make a difference that the egr valve was actually faulty? As in, it isnt just getting full of carbon / being oily thats the problem, the unit itself is broke as the eml light came back on even...