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hiya guys what is the bulb size for the dipped beam for the ph1 172's?? thanks!

i fitted them on my mondeo (headlight was piss easy to take off) and they were very straight foward. i just dont know how to remove the front bumper on this car!

hiya guys ill soon be getting a hid kit for my ph1 172 and just wondering if i need to take off the headlights to fit the kit?? is there anyone in the south east or reading area that would fit the kit of me?(paid of course!)

o i c. my engine light doesnt come on!guess i have a problem there...

hiya guys just wondering if the engine light should shine on a 172 ph1 when the the key is turned once and then blank out again like the other lights on the dash?

nup i cant feel it click to be honest mate. there is some play in it but it still wont let me turn in either direction, wd-40 maybe??

heres mine ;)

hi guys, this is the first time ive tried to adjust my front dampers and i cant seem to adjust them at all. they are gaz(shite i know) and have been on the car for 2 years, i just want to soften them up. ive got the little tool to do it from the top of the strut but it dont seem to wana soften...

hiya mate havent recieved any pms!

other then upgrading to ktec bushes is there anything else that can b done?

its doing it all the time mate, if i lift off the clutch normally. ive been driving the car very sensibly so no hard launches for me!i hate driving like a granny!lol

hiya guys i replace the infamous dogbone mount on the ph1 172 and although most the the knocking has gone i can still feel a slight judder through the accelerator pedal and hear it although it has gone down alot. i just use a standard replacement part. is there anything else i can check...

hiya guys how can i remove the headlights from my 172?isit a case of removing the front bumper???

wicked. had apex on my last car and they were superb!

if anyone has any pics of theirs lowered on 35 or 40mm springs please post em up! thanks!

so if i got with apex 40mm springs all round i'd get a similar stance you reckon??

sure is!

hmmm pretty divided at the moment. dannyboy i dont believe your car was only 40mm!!! the reason im asking is coz ive got gaz coils at the moment and am going to get rid, was thinking of getting koni's and some springs but dont know how low the springs i need to get would be as i really want to...

hiya guys could any of you take a guess as to how low my car is on the front and rear??this is how i bought the car and dont know how to measure how low it is!the front wheels slightly rub on the front arches on full lock if that helps obviously im just after rough guesses but any idea would be...

not 100% standard but here ya go mate

anytime matey!

just had a call from the rac and they explained that my car can be covered on thier warantee sceme on thier 5 star policy. seems pretty good as they said they cover the engine, gearbox and general wear and tear. i asked them whether they would cover me to get my cambelt done and they said...

im trying to figure out if its been done before mate, the bolts all seem to have been marked before and definatly been undone does anyone know why some camblet kits only coem with 1 tensioner and no idlers??

would you guys recommend changing the waterpump aswel on a 2001 sport with 58k on the clock?

hiya guys how many items are in a cambelt kit for a 172?isit just the belt and 2 pulleys?

6 owners its had which put some people off and so they dint bother going to view the car, defo bargain to be had!

Re: another ph1! cheers guys for all the comments, i will be taking good care of her for the next few years, although i cant say the same about the mondeo, had to strip the poor thing:dapprove:

Re: another ph1! yep was on ebay a few weeks back, paid £4050 with half tank of petrol, he wasnt going to let it go for less than £4150 but i managed to get him down!was a bargain in my opinion, with this kinda spec and 56k on the clock!

Re: another ph1! yup mine are 17's!its lowered by around 70-75mm was 90 before but was stupidly low and bloody bumpy!