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Not much done over the last couple of weeks.
Did get my headlight adjusters fitted, and have adjusted the drop links on the white line ARB.
Was going to take it to they pub for lunch today, but the nearside rear tyre is flat. Going to take it down the tyre fitters to see if it's a puncture or...
To give you an idea, he removed:
3rd brake light
Audio wiring (speakers front and back)
Airbag wiring and airbag ECU
Heater wiring - although I removed the standard heater setup, but installed a T7 compact heater as a screen demister, and a marine 3" fan for my cold air
Sure I've posted about this one before, and don't think he's on here.
Saw it this morning though on my commute to work, in the village of Kings Sutton.
Howzit. Someone like Renault Parts Direct would be a good place to start.
http://www.renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/product-category/select-car-model/renault-clio-range/clio-172-products/clio-172-steering-suspension/
Jesus what is wrong with me. I even gave it a wash and hoovered the garage!?!
Wheels and bumper are off.
Wheels for a clean(!?!), and bumper so I can sort the adjusters on the headlights.
Took Friday off work to get the exhaust sorted on the car, and to head up to @dann2707's for the weekend for a hoon around the peaks.
Took the car down to Automax, and Max set about working on a secondary mount for the exhaust.
It was clear that the backbox wasn't made for a Clio, but with time...
PMS wheel spacers on (10mm rear and 18mm front), so have now got matching wheels back on. Woohoo!
Hopefully getting the exhaust sorted tomorrow and headlight adjustment.
Yeah tried another set of clocks, and have the same issue. Although now the fuel gauge and speedo appear to work. I think!?
I've got the 172 manifold on still but have hopefully got a new cat back system sorted.
Unfortunately I'll be away at @dann2707 's this weekend.
Going to see how it runs...
Well....
Somehow the little bugger passed!!!
Some very odd advisories! Like a missing passenger seat?!?
It also appears that the backbox is far too heavy. We noticed that there appears to be a snapped hanger on the other side of the exhaust too. So maybe it's no for a 172?
Might have to...
Well, that was a fun drive this morning!
Got to Tesco and filled up. Momentum of course!
Speedo miraculously started working again, although seemed out. I noticed when I got to Tesco that the needle dropped way below 0.
So I manually adjusted it back to zero - will check it against my GPS...
Yeah definitely!
Took it for a quick spin down the road.
EPAS seems heavy when turning at very low speed. Is that right?
Hoping it's just that the tracking is out perhaps.
Last few tweaks tonight.
Coolant bled and topped up, harness adjusted, new steering wheel added with horn, number plate light installed.
Oh, and also found out a small problem.
I pulled the car out the garage last night. There was a horrendous scraping noise. Turns out the wheels weren't...
So, after a lot of deliberating, I'm going to break the car for parts.....
ONLY JOKING!!!!
After more electrical testing today, I'm still no wiser as to the clock issue.
However, all the warning lamps work. So the plan now is to use a gps speedo (as a working speedo is not actually...