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its a generic map powertune use yes but its not as if these engines are running any sort of custom mods they are all much the same so the generic map was a live map just it was mapped on someone elses car! joe will do you a economy, performance or 50/50 map what ever you prefer, I went for...

standard silver!

you can remap it. never heard of HQ garage, I used powertune for mine

you could always go for eibach prolines which are much the same ride height as standard but with the extra stiffness of the sportlines, not many people use them though as the sportlines offer a nice drop but not enough to cause any issues. ive just fitted to my 172... 172 cup front dampers 182...

someone had this a few years back on here and eibach put it right for them!

were the wheels straight? if so sounds like possibly the assembly nut on top of the strut that holds the bearing etc in place is loose, should be able to do it I think without removing the strut just remove the top nut under the bonnet and see if you can tighten it, never tried it that way though

anyone got both side by side that they can compare? its the fronts btw!

ive got this too, im running brand new engine mounts, bottom arms, track rods, track rod ends, dampers, top mounts, exhaust mounts lol the full lot, assumed it must be a driveshaft and I needed 2 gaitors anyway so I just replaced both shafts and still doing it, ive went over everything 10x and...

Cruise control now retro fitted and working :)

like the sound of this, I think ill order one. small engine turbo cars are brilliant, my twingo was quicker boosting about town than my 172 is!

few years since ive done it but from memory its either a 10 or 13mm on the adjuster under the car above the heatshield, ive never done it on a 182 so not sure if you need to drop the exhaust and move the heatshield etc, from memory on a 172 dropping the rear and middle exhaust mount gave a bit...

it connects the same way a clutch cable or bonnet release cable etc connects, you will see on the inside of the callipers there is an arm that comes out that activates the handbrake, the cable goes through this.

ive done it the way I described on a car running sportlines im sure! anyway axel stands gives better access was just a tip to save you a bit of time lol!! yeah it snaps at the bit it goes thru the rear calliper usually!

if your running standard suspension you can do it with 2 wheels on the kerb and 2 wheels on the road, lying under the car, first time you do it can be fiddly, after that its easy! sure theres a guide on here somewhere as danny said, replace both as the other one is always a few weeks away lol

I remember them saying that they dropped Xenons on the 200 due to them not being very popular, if im reading that right nearly 25% of 197's were specced with them, id have thought that was reasonably popular?!

mine is mega heavy but also very creaky, got a new clutch cable to fit first and see how that goes

if its a 2001 then it should be a ph2, which means it should have climate control, xenons, headlight washers and half leather.

depends what you want the car for, I don't like the uprated stuff on the road although I don't have massive experience with it, the cars when new/fresh were/are epic down a backroad so for that reason I went standard everything, bar springs which I went eibach. 406 brembo conversion...

you sure that's a 172 you bought? lol any pics??

when new the 172 brakes were brilliant as standard so the chances are yours just needs a fluid change and possibly a fresh set of discs and pads. you can use the clio 197/200 and megane 225/230 callipers with some adaptor brackets and certain discs, there is a guide on here somewhere. Or the...

flamers look best on standard 16" 172 wheels I think, im running OZ F1s at the moment as I sold my ph2 wheels that needed a refurb as they had brand new budget tyres all round (no good to me!!) so it was best to sell them on and buy another set, just not found any yet!

Save a second off 0-60 time, sounds legit. Why not fit 7 and see if you can have a zero, 0-60 time! Instant acceleration

Yes there is only 2 sets of sportlines for mk2 clio, one for 1.2 models then one for 1.4, 1.6, 1.5 dci, 1.9 dti and 2.0 16v

Go renault for the proper spec, bushes etc. The change over date is 09/2002 im sure anything built before that date has less caster, anything after that date has extra castor, apparently so all 182s, all 172 cups and some 172s have extra castor, and only ph1 and early ph2 172s have less castor...

I see! its coming apart tomorrow anyway so ill have a look and see how they fit

Good stuff mate, managed to source a set today so ill sort it tomorrow! As above i never thought they would roll that much!

I dry mine by taking it a 145mph blast down the M9!

ive just blew cola out my nose cheers!!!

id drive it with one nut if I was going local lol as long as it was a new one I knew hadn't been over tightened

seems insurance has got even worse than it was when I was young, was paying £2600 3rd party on a 172 when I was 17, which at the time was crazy but now it doesn't seem too bad!!