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OK, will do, cheers for the help lads.

I haven't got an extention long enough in my socket set to reach the battery clamp, if I just disconnect the positve terminal aswell will that be good enough, or should I just gets an extention from Halfords and whip it out anyway?

I did that before and the door open 'beeeeeeeep' went off even though the battery was disconnected, I just did it again and i've managed to lock it all then disconnect the negative terminal, the 'beeeeeeeep' was sounding, I shut the bonnet and it shut up. So I though job done, I unlocked the...

Is it easy to do if you have no clue what you're doing? lol

My car's going to be sitting on my drive for a few months due to a broken gearbox. I've disconnected the battery so it doesn't go flat, but obviously I can't lock the boot. The only thing of value in the car is the HU, which I might end up sticking in whatever shed I buy in the mean time...

Following on from my broken gearbox thread http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?593141-BANG!!-amp-the-gearbox-is-gone. I had a quick look at it today and it's covered in crap that could be the gearbox oil, the only thing is I think it might have been there for a while as it's half...

The sump tray was wet with oil when the engine oil was changed last week, as was everything under the sump tray, but it didn't seem like loads, which is why I thught it was a leaking rocker cover bolt, as I found one that wasn't tight and was weeping, so I sealed it and thought job done. I'd...

As I spent an hour and a half sitting waiting for recovery on a grass verge of a roundabout off the A46, all that was going through my mind was 'BLOODY FRENCH!!':mad: But I guess you can't have that much fun and enjoyment out of a car without a little pain every now and again. I also...

Well I rang BTM Fred the other day about my grindy second gear and he recommended rebuilding my existing box as he thought it was just a sellector, but after todays destruction I think i'll just get a £400 quid box delivered from ClioSpares, buy a new clutch and just have them swapped. Then...

I hope not as it could get expensive, although I know i'm looking at the best part of a grand to get it sorted. It's a good car with a strong engine and apart from todays gearbox nightmare, there's nothing really wrong with it.

I've had the car 4 years and this is the first major thing that's gone wrong with it, so I guess i'm lucky really as i've read horror stories of people buying 1*2s and they've had the cam belt snap on the way home or a few weeks later. A second hand box is £400 delivered from ClioSpares...

Yeah, I got a breakdown truck to bring it back to my house and managed to pull it on to my drive so on Monday i'll have a look, i've got work tommorow and will be driving my mums £400 Mondeo shed............oh how the mighty have fallen. LOL I now worried that it's knackered the driveshfts...

So i'm driving home from work today on a duel carriageway with no hard shoulder or laybys, i'm doing 70mph for quite some time and all of a sudden CLUNK!! :eek: The car starts decelerating so hit the clutch take it out of gear a release it and it starts declerating again, so I franticly try...

The clear stuff does, according to their website it makes glass shatterproof, whether that's true or not who knows, i'd imagine it would be more effective as a chip prevention, although I wouldn't spray it on my windscreen...

I might take you up on that, saves me almost a tenner. Do you take credit cards/paypal?

Ok just so people know if they do a search, i've just rang Renault and asked for the exact gearbox oil for my 172, I gave them my Reg and they have said that it's TransElf NFJ 75W80 GL-4. Where I live in Coventry the dealership sells it in bulk, so I have to take a container with me, but for...

What's there to hate? It's black on black with a few orange bits, it's not like you have tints & a bodykit.:S

By lacquer them do you mean the clear PlastiDip that makes them look gloss or proper lacquer, because surely lacquer would make it permanent, as in impossible to peel off at a later date? Car looks great by the way, the orange bits work well.:approve:

After reading countless threads about gearbox oil I have a question. Is this the stuff Renault recomend/sell for about £50 ? http://www.ukpricebusters.com/acatalog/Elf_Tranself_NFP_75W-80_Gear_Oil_5_Litre.html Because it says GL4 and all the threads say GL5 apart from one.

They look really good, I like the contrast between the textured matte black and the gloss orange. Is the orange Plastidip with the clear coat, or it is normal paint?

God they look good, i'm jealous! I've got an iceburg 172 and that's how I want mine to look, not to mention being able to buy cheaper 15" tyres.

Hopefully a Kidney goes for the price of a gearbox, clutch, mounts & Labour, although I suspect Kids n Eyes go for alot more.;)

Yeah this wasn't gradual, one minute it's going into second no problem, the next it's crunching. Knowing my luck i'll need a new box, clutch, dogbone and upper mount, then pay someone for hours of labour!

Great! I'd best sell a kidney then.

Phase 2

I'm driving home from work and out of the blue second gear starts crunching like i've not pressed the clutch enough, except it's flat to the floor. All the other gears are fine but second now crunches every time sending a judder through the car, obviously I stopped using second after a few...

Wheels look spot on, that Plastidip stuff looks pretty good, how did you not get the 'Speedline Corse' covered in it?

I've just insured with them this year for the first time, I asked them about just paying monthly instalments without a deposit, they said they can't do that I have to pay a deposit and then 10 monthly payments.

I know rats make alot of people angry, but ones like like are cool. There's an old VW caddy driving around Coventry thats all rust, streched tyres and slammed so much it damn near scrapes on the road, it always makes me smile when I see it. One thing i've always wondered is how long do the...

Looking good, rusty rat golf looks good aswell.