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Renault are absolute arseholes with chopping & changing parts numbers so on anything over 10 years old it's not always a reliable thing to go by. Another cnut's trick Renault like to pull is having almost completely identical parts with different parts numbers because 1 of them comes with a bolt...

The "official"-ish term is fixed bias rather than non-adjustable which is because of the Cup not having the valve connected to the rear axle - you can actually adjust the valve itself by undoing the big lock nut and turning the inner thread bit with a 5mm allen key - deffo a bit sketchy to be...

This is one of those occasions where the information online is all completely wrong - that Bosch valve is the same part as fitted to other 172's (but not all 172's have it) and the only thing you need to do to make it correct for a Cup is completely remove the rod & spring from it

The paint & materials alone to do a full respray from bare metal on my Williams cost around £1,200 back in 2018. The same guy that painted it recently did another one and the same amount of paint & materials cost £2,300 For the prices you've been quoted, don't expect it to be a nice & pristine job

At that price I'm tempted to buy 1 just to keep spare

That only applies to non- Cup though as those are linked to the rear beam, on the 172 Cup that bit isn't connected so the rear braking effort is fixed It's 100% the valve at fault, it might be worth trying to remove the pipes either side of it for the caliper that isn't getting the fluid and...

I had exactly the same on mine, also had it briefly after fitting a new compensator when I had to fit a new caliper but that was more of an issue with how I was bleeding it Getting a new valve should deffo fix the problem, showing as available on Autodoc atm https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bosch/671793

I had this exact issue on mine, the time, money & effort involved firing the parts cannon at the problem for it to just be the hub itself was sickening :cry: FWIW I could only find it was the hub at fault by poking & prodding at stuff with a prybar when I had just 1 wheel up in the air...

RPD are a Renault main dealer and their parts people are very good when it comes to the MK1 16v/Williams and the MK2 RS models from personal experience, so I'd be inclined to take their word for the MK2 sensor being the same for the 197 - just buy it from somewhere else that's cheaper 🤣

1st time I've ever seen 1 on the road

I usually take a spare coil pack & throttle body plus some injectors but the plugs, leads & alternator belt are a good shout & I'll deffo be doing that for my next trip

The car won't actually run with 197 injectors, the ECU needs to be setup 1st for them to be able to work

Spotted this awesome Rolls Royce getting fuel at Costco

Spotted a bit of a unicorn, 55 plate 172 out & about today

Oh 🫣 well at least the compensator isn't knackered 🤣

If the problem persists I'd suggest using one of these bleeders before looking for a new compensator, had a similar problem on mine after fitting a new caliper, just would not bleed with pressing the pedal or pulling a vacuum, knew the compensator was good as it was new and the rears worked...

I've been dailying this since I bought it in January, it had been off the road for 4 years before that and today is the 1st time it's had a wash.

Well............tbh it's not very scientific butI am basing that on the experience on that particular trip, @RichValver and I both filled up to the very top of the filler neck at the same time in Adenau then headed home in a little convoy. About 60 miles from Calais I was getting a bit nervous...

I've had the opposite end of the spectrum on ring trips as well, learning the hard way that a Cup has a smaller fuel tank than a normal 172 which meant that I was running on fumes when we got to Calais. Got financially bummed for a full tank at the motorway services outside the Chunnel exit then...

I can get 38mpg from mine on a decent run which is about 420 miles on a full tank so I can get from Folkestone to the Nurburgring and do a couple of laps before needing to refuel 😁

I'd be binning the tyres on the basis of them being Parada Spec 2's because they're deffo old as f**k Discs are fine, a few good repeated stomps from 50-60 mph or more will sort them out

Depends on how much boost/power and if it's going to be used more on road or track tbh Some people prefer to use JC5 089 from the ph1 172 as the gear ratios are more suited to it - still made of the same French chocolate as all the other boxes so not really the most suitable option for big...

Probably referring to the 60mm bolt spacing

As mentioned above, the only thing I can find are the Koni's as well but they're about £200 each, it's not so bad if you're not having to by springs but you're then into similar money as coilovers

A set of Eibachs are about £275 but the shocks are unavailable from anywhere atm except 182 Cup items & they're the best part of £180 each I need new shocks for my daily 172 but with what's available right now and the cost, it's not much of a jump in price to coilovers. I'm seriously...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/297061106579?_skw=226306024R&itmmeta=01JT4BKN5H56AR7H6JDWWFP058&hash=item452a38c393:g:S0gAAeSwASZnvx3S&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eOwMgM1o5vSFML2oiK8GA50DExmc3PtmRNMZ8vDR6RrrJD2YY9kEnHEpQwOtjSk%2BW%2Bs2eVJikQaSMFWHDoYgPFVL42Ml6P08RxpDmEnOgwO1Ucny53P%2F49...

Too late now, but you can get genuine ones on Ebay for around £25

How sure are you about the shock absorbers? Only ask as I'm having extreme difficulty finding pattern part shocks for normal 172 atm

Took a gamble as I managed to find a single KYB shock on eBay for £22 delivered Good news is that the info on all the listings for these are wrong, they all say they're 52mm bolt spacing but I can say with absolute certainty they are 54mm 😀 The bad news is that the bolt holes are M12 and...

There's a plug connection on the bit the column attaches to the rack so I'm guessing they think that's the sensor 🤷‍♂️ The power steering has been removed so they can't test for something that isn't there (that's my thinking anyways)