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Various folk have told me that back pads are thinner to start off with ... so even tho theyre breaking less, theyve got less to wear away. Must admit the ones put on the other week didnt look that skinny to me!?

Bearing? Thats what Citroen reckon is causing the similar creak on my missus brand new C8 :(

Just did the rear pads on my 172 @ 32k, but discs have got a little bit more life in them. Has improved braking efficiency so clearly the rears do do something. Rears arent as beefy as the fronts but then again they shouldnt be working as hard. Quick thought is whether youve got a problem with...

172 I assume? Your knocking is "standard" on 172s ... lots of discussion around on the forums about it, and indeed was pinned item for a long time collecting names of people to get Renault to take some notice. Do a search and youll find out all the gruesome details :(

Jay ... how many hours do you reckon to do a clutch? Pretty tight in there, so is it an engine out job, or can you drop the subframe or something?

Around an hour to fit all 4 springs - tho this was somebody who knew what they were doing on 172s. Probably would have taken less if I hadnt had been getting in the way! Didnt even need spring compressors since the Eibachs are just short enough to compress with body weight. So if somebody...

Does their standard clutch kit cover the 172/Cup? Had always assumed not ... and havent asked David (yet).

Please too ... coz my clutch is feeling very skinny! Reckon the real cost will be the labour ... so if anybody has had it done what was the labour involved? Engine out, or sub-frame off? When mine goes, reckon Ill go for an uprated Group N from K-Tec @ £295+VAT.

Eibach Pros. Drop was small but still noticeable (so 10-15mm). Handling is well sorted. Bought them from K-Tec so £110 I think + bit to have them fitted.

Got a mid-priced one. When I bother to use it ... spray once with straight water, then spray with bubbles, use a sponge, rinse with water and then chamois. Sponge and chamois do all the real work, which is why recently Ive started using just a bucket, sponge and chamois. Now if only I...

Strombas car did really well ... especially for those of us who were taken in by his thread last month about how it had come last and theyd been really nasty about it :) Spent the whole article waiting for somebody to be disparaging about Willy, but never happened!

Which is why it makes me laugh that they went the effort of making it look like a 5 seater, replete with 3 point middle seat belt and headrest. Even my kids wont sit behind me and theyre only little. So on the very, very rare occasions Ive tried to get 4 in my car (let alone 5), my missus has...

My twin 3" - fitted by K-Tec themselves - has a gap of about a 0.8 cm (depth of a little finger) between the bottom of the bumper and the top of the pipes. Think they used some sort of stainless strap around the back box which seemed to allow a lot of adjustment!?

70 is fine. 4 krpm is where it booms ie. proper motorway cruising speed ;)

Nothing in the MOT rules that would suggest a problem ... read them here http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_720.htmhttp://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_720.htm

Bringing it back to the Turbo topic ... I was down at K-Tec last week, and their 172s engine was out on a stand having the turbo done. Didnt look that closely, but think the turbo was on, but still plenty of work to do. Reckon theyll have it up and running in a couple of weeks.

Of course if you were a ClioSport member you could read Ivans complete DIY guide on changing oil on 172/Cup, complete with pictures. 8mm square plug sounds familiar to me too!

Reckon there are 2 shorts of knocking - the engine mount type plus good old fashioned wheel spin "bang bang bang" axle tramp. My Eibach Pros have definitely reduced the latter - can still get it but is less extreme and frequent. Probably something to do with the change in angle of the drive...

Doubt theres much compression left? When I had my Eibachs put on the other month, Gav at K-Tec didnt need to use spring compressors at all and my springs werent broken!! Case of undoing the big nut at the bottom on the wheel hub; undoing the big nut at the top of the strut; then undoing the...

Well if you really want to settle this you can read the MOT rules here ... - Exhaust - http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_710.htmhttp://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_710.htm - Emissions - http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_730.htmhttp://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_730.htm Decats arent illegal. Incorrect...

Is it lowered at all?

Massive thanks for explanation Jay ... does make sense!! Reckon its the extra switch that makes the earth connection that is unreliable then. Having messed with the switch last night, seems to be working most of the time now ... and when it stops a slight twist on the switch sorts it. Small...

In case youve never seen it before ... an online copy of the MOT rules. Bloody useful ... http://www.motuk.co.uk/http://www.motuk.co.uk/

In case youve never seen it before ... an online copy of the MOT rules. Bloody useful ... http://www.motuk.co.uk/http://www.motuk.co.uk/

Pads: Are they 172 specific? Couple of places Ive rung havent had anything specifically for 172, so wondering if pads are common across ABS/rear disc MkII Clios. Expect not? Fitting: Is it an easy job? Any gotchas? Or is it a simple case of taking wheel off; removing a bolt from the caliper...

Any chance you could find out how much the genuine discs cost please Jay?

Absolutely f**king chuffed (tho rather cold)!!! Loosened the central console, fiddled with the connector on the hazard switch and is working consistently now!! Whod have figured Renault would have thrown in the curve ball of a switched supply to the switch too :@ Had me + MOT garage going. A...

Big breakthru guys!! Decided to have yet another night of less that 6 hours in bed, and so have just been out in my garage with a torch etc.. Popped of the gaiter and squeezed my hand down. I cant get the switch out but when trying to push the switch up from below I can get the hazards to come...

Well not quite ... Jay can I get to the switch innards without messing with the console? Where its a big switch with no surround Id assumed not, but as lagerlout says would make life much easier and quicker ...

Ok ... Ill take each fuse out tomorrow and check one by one. Very interested to hear what the wiring diagram shows! Knocking off for the night ... thanks for the help and suggestions guys!!