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  1. Martin_172

    heated mirrors?

    they are heated in Expression, Dynamique & renaultsport models, and a couple more too. even the 1.2 ones.
  2. Martin_172

    Update of my clio 1.2

    VERY VERY nice, theres a fine line between thats modded and whats wasted when your posting on here but thats deffo a nice one, subtle but nice. id maby change spoiler for a cup one but apart from that id leave it as it is DONT CHANGE THE MIRRORS!!! that'll waste it nice work
  3. Martin_172

    Mky Mk1 Clio Pics - It's Snowing!!!!

    no problem, could even consider valver wings, bonnet and spoiler for it, i think they make it look much better, once its lowered anyway
  4. Martin_172

    Stiff clutch 172??

    how many miles has it done? mine got much lighter once i changed the clutch cable, and make sure you use a genuine one
  5. Martin_172

    March issue of PGTI - 172 Cup on LEDA's

    deffo worth a read if you havnt read it already, they even get it profesionally set up with corner weights etc, change the wishbones and ball joints, change a worn engine mount and still dont like it
  6. Martin_172

    Mky Mk1 Clio Pics - It's Snowing!!!!

    i love snow lol if it was my car id take stickers and stripes off, drop it 60mm, smoked repeaters, standard mirrors and light tints! but its not my car
  7. Martin_172

    March issue of PGTI - 172 Cup on LEDA's

    anyone read the bit about the 172 cup on LEDA coilovers this month, and about how they hate them and prefer standard setup? whats everyones thoughts on this? i was totally surprized when i read it, tbh would have been surprized if they didnt think they were that much better than standard, but...
  8. Martin_172

    What is that under my headlight?

    ffs will someone actually answer the guy... its a headlight washer lol
  9. Martin_172

    What's the best MOD you have done???

    blowing it up lol
  10. Martin_172

    £700 for a cambelt?

    my mates doing gibson172's for £150 inc fixing the top strut banging noise problem.
  11. Martin_172

    Clio + Coilovers + Snow = FUN!!

    my cars fucked so had one of the driving school cars out this morning. broadsiding it round roundabouts with the sign on the roof! managed a 360 in the middle of a roundabout lol
  12. Martin_172

    What's the best MOD you have done???

    Apex -60mm kit had to choose between that or my 172 gearbox mount with powerflex polly bushes
  13. Martin_172

    dynmique with cup/sport badges on M8

    the wee sport badges look the same as 172 cup ones from a difference i remember laughing at guys sticking 172 cup badges on their brand new 1.2's untill i saw them in the showroom with them lol anyway dynamique is in the sports range so nothing wrong with it, not that id bother doing it...
  14. Martin_172

    Anyone for a scooby engined quad bike?

    shame the guys a pussy lol would love to see an onboard video on a straight of that thing pulling thru the gears!
  15. Martin_172

    New car Clio S 138 or 207GT

    get the 138 and with the money you save a set of coilovers and wilder cams! to bring it up to power!
  16. Martin_172

    my black 1.2 Dynamique [56K no go!]

    apex? ^
  17. Martin_172

    New car Clio S 138 or 207GT

    i like the 138, needs coilovers tho to sort it out think i read somewhere its got the same ammount of torque as a 172? just down on power? pretty piss poor bhp for a 2.0 16v tho, id expect arround 150bhp from it.
  18. Martin_172

    my black 1.2 Dynamique [56K no go!]

    ive spent thousands on mine now, if i was doing it again with another dynamique only things i would do is.... Coilovers Eagle F1s 172 gearbox mount with Powerflex polly bushes diadems or silvervisions dont get me wrong i love my cat back, strut braces, polly bushes, air filter etc but they...
  19. Martin_172

    dynmique with cup/sport badges on M8

    the newer ones came with sport badges on them as standard from factory well on the pillars anyway
  20. Martin_172

    the law with engine conversions

    no its not to do with what it looks like its just the F4R engine wasnt avalible in the dynamique model range so they dont have anything to go by when it comes to taxing the car so it stays the same.
  21. Martin_172

    new clio campus air filter

    newer style 2004> engines sound very nice with an induction kit, older style one sounds ok but not as good. you wont notice a difference in performance, maby a slight difference to the engine response but likely nothing, the noise will make you think you do tho lol K-Tec relocated induction...
  22. Martin_172

    the law with engine conversions

    jon_16v (think thats his username) only pays 1.2 tax on his 2.0 hybrid because that engine wasnt used in that model of car so it doesnt have a tax band or something i remember reading that here a couple of months back
  23. Martin_172

    172 with 15's as daily drive?

    15s all the way
  24. Martin_172

    the law with engine conversions

    ive been stoped 3 times in the last 3 years, all 3 times the bonnet has been popped, not sure what they check tho! they done every car they stopped tho not just mine! is wasnt normal traffic cops tho they had VSOA jackets on! even if you put a 2.0 16v in a 1.2 clio tho you still pay the tax...
  25. Martin_172

    the law with engine conversions

    asking on behalf of a mate, whats the law with driving a car with a non factory engine thats not on the V5 or insurance obviously it will void your insurance, but does it only void your insurance when the company states its void (so you cant get done for driving with no insurance if the police...
  26. Martin_172

    172 conversion guide and details (issue 1)

    does matts conversion kit come with standard suspension? thinking of going for one now instead of a 1600 but cant afford a set of 172 coilovers yet! whats required to use a 182 manifold on it? so am i right in thinking i could go for a full fat engine + box with a cup alternator bracket...
  27. Martin_172

    172 squeeky noise - cambelt area

    Gibson172 has a kinda squeek/grind noise coming from the cambelt side of the engine my mechanic mate had a look and recon'd it was a cambelt pully (think that was what he said it was?) sound possible? so whats needed in parts to do the job? just a cambelt kit? does this inc the aux belt...
  28. Martin_172

    DCI 65 Turbo?

    i need one of those, i get 280-300miles to £40
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