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ive always used Eagle F1's, my 172 came with a set of PE2's but when it came to replacing the fronts i couldnt afford 2 PE2's so went for 2 F1's and to be honest i prefer them to the PE2's

standard disks, not drilled/grooved. pads and disks have covered 10k/6months so not bedding in due to them not being brand new, just new-ish! both disks look and feel ok but ive not had the wheels off yet for a proper look. does the pressure on the rear brakes gradually increase when your...

hi guys, getting a weird grinding feeling (thats all i can think of to explain it!) when breaking hard say from 100+ mph down to 60 or less when i first start braking it feels fine and normal but then after say 5 or 6 seconds i get a grinding noise and feeling through the car/pedal its a...

i emailed them the same question and david replyed saying they are the same construction so sound similar, dont know if they are any different at all sounding or not but they are similar!

my dad had my car for a day last weekend and couldnt keep up with my uncle in his 1.6 astra lol hes used to driving a turbo diesel tipper though which doesnt have the widest power band in the world LOL theres still no excuse!

mine pulls to the limiter fine takes a bit of time over 120 but keeps pulling steadily (spelling?), theres a good twisty runway arround here on my way home with a good straight on it and i hit the limiter nearly every time! well not these days due to the weather and road conditions but in the...

that picture in the guide has 15" dynamique wheels on it :S austrailia spec or something??

would avoid the zetec S, ive drove one and while i quite liked the looks the interior was gash, didnt handle that well and was SLOW! (and i had a 1.2 dynamique at the time!, it wasnt much slower than the fiesta!) ive never driven a VTR but i done a VTS conversion to a 1.4 saxo for a mate and...

seems to be spanish so it probably is real all fukin nutters over there

is that a spounge i see? nasty....

inside the car, pop the trim pannel off, theres a connector, unplug it now remove the 3 torx screws holding the mirror on and remove the mirror. the glass then pops out, i just used a screw driver to do it if i remember correctly (been a while!) you can then un clip the mirror plastic cover...

anything other than country id (ie scotland flag, england flag etc) is illegal afaik

i drive my cars hard every second i drive them and get better mpg in my 172 as i did in my 1.2 16v

congrats!! u'll get plenty that tell you it wont handle worth a f**k but ive been there done that (not quite that low though!) and can confirm it still fuckin handles alright!!!

i insured my 1.2 16v for £1500 fully comp in my own name at 17 with pass plus. with direct line go on your own policy its worth the initial big premium to get a big drop after a year with 1yrs ncb. im paying £2500 a year on a 172 at 18 and in march it drops to £1500 with 1years ncb!!

i pay £600-£700 a month to insure and run mine and still love every minute of it lol being 18 sucks lol

i cant see f**k all with mine either, my 1.2 16v was much better with upgraded bulbs and that was lowered -90mm lol i rarely ever used full beam on that, but always flicking it on and off on the 172

lol knob end garage who refused it under warranty told me it was a renault only part!! this the part from GSF.... Part Number: R93000 Description: Lambda Probe Fitment: Renault All Excl. espace v6 Price: £42.50 cheers :)

not noticed one single bit of difference in the 172 but used to notice a difference in my 1.2 16v for some reason? probably because im to busy thinking s**t i cant get traction!!

the thing ive noticed about both my clios is you get really bored of them in the winter because you forget just how hard you can corner in them! so to try and get a bit of enjoyment you nail them on the straights which gets boring after a couple of days but once summer comes back arround and you...

its on the lower part of the bumper on the passengers side, i towed mine with rope the 2 times i blew mine up lol

need an upstream 02 sensor for the 172 anyone got a part number and price there? 2003 172 cheers!

welcome back mate.... heres my old one on -60mm apex kit....

its that much of a dog you need to sell 2 of them to get shot of it haha

£100 a week, 500 miles or so i get 220-250 to a tank of v power @ £50 a tank

17"?

im in love with that car!!

looks good clean, i love my iceberg when its clean! although i had to wash my rear reg plate lastnight because you couldnt read it anymore plus a mate wrote "i f**k my mum" across my reg!

was just harmless fun on a big wide private road leading up to his work! good fun!

thats V. Cheap i pay £2400 3rd party fire n theft haha nice car mate! any plans?