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17/18 bhp would be very optimistic on a standard car . Your more likely to see those sort of gains after you've fitted a decent exhaust , decat , air filter and had the inlet manifold reworked then remapped imo .
I've just come back from Poland where i hired a fiat panda . The brakes were so sharp , needed little effort on the pedal and from high speeds they stopped effortlessly with alot of confidence . Also hired a pug 107 a few weeks back and the brakes on that were hell of alot better than my 182's...
By bleeding i mean't changing the fluid . I wouldn't wait 4 years , lol . 12 months tops for me especially if you do average mileage of around 10 -12k a year . Any dot 4 will be sufficient . Castrol response is good stuff .
You don't need the key in the ignition , even though the manual tells you you do . Just turn your lights on / off / on / off quickly to activate or deactivate the auto lights . As said , you'll hear it beep .
^^^ Knowsit . When , on the odd occasion we get snow you see all the cars on skinny 165's and less cruise through the snow , wider tyres is the wrong way to go . Like jamie williams says . Same tyres as you use all year round , we don't exactly live in a country that warrants winter tyres .
If your brake fluids quite low , either you have a leak , your discs could be worn or your brake pads are getting low . I'd be inclined to think the latter . You can top it up but after checking your pads / discs i'd do a full bleed like legohead says .
I used these guys to do a smart repair on a fag burn on my alcantara . Cost me £40 to repair the hole and recolur the leather on the bolster . The hole was invisble after it was repaired :)
http://www.trimline-systems.com
Seems like an average price is around £30ish per panel , but less is you have a few panels . The guy i used took out 2 in the roof , 1 on the drivers door and 1 on the rear passenger quarter panel all for £60 .
Depends where the dent is . If you don't know what your doing , even with the right tool(s) you can end up making it worse or even crack the paint . Like i said once before in another thread . I took out a dent on a rear quarter panel with a decorators seam roller , but it was easy to access...
Of course it affects it . Any deviation from the standard wheel / tyre size will give an inaccurate speedometer reading . Check this out :
http://www.alloywheels.com/tyrecalc.asp
Thats what i was led to believe also . When i had my 172 i went to the local ATS and they told me they had to get it from Renault . That was about 3 years ago though . Maybe there are some manufacturers of replacement 172 exhausts now ?
I had to do exactly the same lol , cut the bugger off . I'd just go for a full stainless catback . I had a stealth from powerflow in Burnley . Top blokes and only £270 fabricated and fitted , plus lifetime warranty . Sounded good as well :)