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we're doing this in the morning just need to know if we need to drill holes in the bumper itself (i mean all the way through) or just enough for the screws to be tightly held in place in the plastic? cheers

right on my ph2 172, when i move off my doors lock as i want them too, but the last couple of days the light has decided it doesnt want to come on to tell me theyre locked when driving. i know theyre defo locked as ive tested by winding window down and reaching out to try and open door...

got my splitter through from ktec today - me and a mate bought one each so extra discount :) however it comes with the 9 screws needed to fit, are they actually strong enought to withold the bumps/vibration in road etc and are they actually only held on by the screws screwed up into the bumper??

....couple of questions. firstly i lowered my 172 by 30mm recently, will this take the headlight beam out of line and will i fail because it needs adjusting? also theres a small air bubble on the passenger side lower of the windowscreen...would that incur a fail - therefore new screen...

ive noticed this term on here a lot recently but havent a clue what it means, anyone know?

planning on painting my calipers this weekend. i know about the wire brush and the 1/2'' paint brush to use with the hammerite smooth from halfrauds. but...which colour im undecided between a silver or something like the liquid yellow colour. what would you guys do or can you recommend another...

as above when in a 172's life should these be changed?

Hi all, need to sort my brakes out asap. Just wondered are OE pads ok to use with the Brembo Max HC discs?

at 6.10pm tonight must be someone on here as they acknowledged me before i could them. you were one behind in traffic and then went down the left of me at the spitifire island. who are you!

well my front brakes have nearly completly worn right down and mot time is a few weeks away. so i thought i may aswell get them now save any probs then. im in the process of moving out of home for first time so money is quite tight. what should i do: standard oe discs and pad (brembo...

hey everyone, can anyone list any under bonnet checks (windscreen water level etc) i should be doing on my 172 on a weekly basis. if you can explain where each thing is on the pic below it would be appreciated.

hey all ive lowered the 172 about three weeks ago by 30 mm on eibach springs. would i need the tracking done or checked? it seems quite good in the corners and accelerating but just normal and a bit bumpier on uneven surfaces at a constant 50mph. just wondered if anyone else had dropped the...

Well this week I've made my first mods to my 172. I picked up the turinis for £300 from Andrew172Cup on a Sunday morning couple of weeks back. Brought them straight back and got them refurbed and resprayed in a charcoal/anthracite colour at Laptab in Birmingham last Tuesday. Left them until...

as above really had my turinis fitted yesterday but noticed one of the wheel bolts has snapped off inside the hub. is it just a case of knocking it out and refitting a new bolt?

hey quick answer need if possible. i have bought some turinis and am getting them fitted on saturday. just need to definatly make sure that the 16'' turinis of a 172 cup will definatly fit a mk2 172ff with no problems at all. ive noticed theirs a different offset between my standard wheels...

... but their are no fitment problems fitting the 172 cup turinis on to a 172 ff are there?

hey need to decided properly by the morning on this! bought some turinis on sunday and am getting them refurbed tomorrow. my car is a 172 iceberg silver - and im torn between anthracite (which it seems loads of people have done) or matt black. what do you guys thin would be better. cant...

are they any good? some idiot has scraped my rear bumper tonight but luckily theirs only a superifical scratch. should just need touch up pen to make it look ok again. anyone used one or shall i go through renault to get one?

hey everyone have just purchased a set of turinins from a cup. they've currently got 195/45/16's on at the moment. on my other wheels - 172 ff 5 spoke wheels - the tyres on them are 205/45/16 what id like to know is will the 205/45/16's fit on to the turini cup wheels? and will their be...

had a quick search but didnt throw up i could get an answer from. i want to lower my 172. i will be using the car mainly for 10 mile commute to work. i also want to do the occasional track day. do i get lowering springs such as eibachs...or a coilover kit... and if so which one? discuss :)

just about to purchase some turinis, just checking the wheel bolts are the same from the normal 16'' ph2 172 wheels to the turinis?

... it was long overdue to be fair. hadnt been done since got back from hols nearly a month ago now (shocking tbf) but anyways fergie got a clean. not sure what to do with her now. looking at trying to get sum turinis but am more swayed to just get the wheels resprayed matt black at the moment +...

...im getting like 120 miles for 20 quid at best out of my 172. thats at 116.9 a litre too. is their a problem there as this seems way sub standard compared to most people on here??

hello all, i recently got my 172 but have not received my logbook through yet from the dvla in my name. my tax is due at the end of the month, so can i just use my new keeper document (the small green slip) to get my tax with at the post office?

had a quick search but couldnt find if anyone had had the same fault. basically, the toggle button on the end of the wiper column switch doesnt seem to be working. therfore i cant skip through to see the mpg on the trip computer display on the dashboard. is there a simple solution to...

hey everyone, pretty much first post on here. recently bought a 172, that i now know to be known as 'fergie'! just wondered what model it is, as some people mention 'ff 172's on here'? pics of car below:

hello everyone im elliot from birmingham. have recently bought a 52 plate 172, turns out it was owned my a member of here called gaz. anyways heres a couple of pics and ill post more in the future.