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Hi Damian - congrats on the purchase! Cliosport is a great source of knowledge on all things Clio but if you haven't already come and say hi on ozrenaultsport.com as well. There's a few Canberra guys on there too :) As for the timing belt, with 50000kms and almost 4 1/2 years I'd suggest it's...

Oh no doubt. The lawyers will be the only winners out of this one...

IIRC the guy who was paralysed was checking on the guy who was knocked down by the RR? Anyway, being the USA I can almost guarantee that there will be a civil lawsuit against the RR driver...

Don't blame the Range Rover driver for doing what he did, but unfortunately if I was him I'd would be fully expecting a lawsuit from the paralysed biker and/or his family...

Ah right - cheers for the info. Yeah I didn't think that mechanical damage would be covered...

Woah. Down here in Australia it is basically that once you are on a racetrack you are uninsured and everything is at your own risk - both physically and financially (although there may be a few some niche insurers here offer some kind of trackday insurance but iirc they are usually capped ie. up...

If the XL's have stiffer sidewalls I'd go with those...

TBH probably the best way would be to put a shout out for one on ozrs and/or check the for sale section. Otherwise you could give a few of the Renault specialists a call - Colin @ Alpine Affaire in Ringwood, Carl @ Virage in South Melbourne or AutoParis in Box Hill and see if they might have...

Hey there K.mullen - I've a 172 and live in Melbourne myself. You may want to check out ozrenaultsport.com as well - we're a friendly bunch :)

A few pics of my Iceberg 172 from downunder... pic taken by Dishan Marikar pic taken by Dishan Marikar

Re: SUPER 1600 REPLICA based on 172, CLIO WILLIAMS Tribute, CLIO WILLIAMS IV (Austra I can't wait to see this in the flesh this weekend at the OzRS Nats Riccardo! :)

If the upper grill was initially prepped properly prior to spraying (keyed and cleaned) and the current paint is sound then I'd just give the paint the once over with wet'n'dry or something like wire wool or an abrasive pad ( which would probably be easier to get to all the ins'n'outs) to key...

I replaced my original driver's side mirror and was surprised to find that it had the wiring there but the mirror itself didn't have the element on it - the new mirror did though so I now have a heated mirror on the driver's side... :)

Shouldn't be getting rubbing like that - I have 205/45/16's on Turinis on my 172 with increased caster wishbones and konis/sportlines (30mm+ drop) and I am only getting slight rubbing on the liner...

I had something like this happening to my car a little while ago. Ended up cleaning the TDC sensor and haven't had it happen since...

Trolling or not, f**k this thread made me laugh...

I found no real difference in terms of ride comfort going from standard top mounts to my current Compbrake ones (yes I know there is not a lot of love for those here on CS lol). I am running Konis + Sportlines though...

Thanks for the replies - so I was imagining things then lol. Seems a bit redundant to only allow it to display up to 999kms - like I said would be handy for quickly being able to see how many kms/miles since last service or even how many kms/miles you had done if you were doing a long road trip...

Noticed this on the car for a while now. Everything on the trip computer all works fine but the 'mileage since last reset' won't go higher than 999kms - in other words it hits 999km and then goes back to 0km. I could have sworn that it used to but just in-case I am imagining things, am I right...

Excellent guide here: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?588775-How-to-remove-airbag-steering-wheel-all-stalks-steering-casing-and-squib&highlight=steering+wheel

Powerflex dogbone bushes...

I have Ktec/Vibratechnics upper engine and gearbox mounts and powerflex'd dogbone. A bit more vibration but perfectly livable and I use my car as a daily drive...

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Perhaps a dodgy exhaust mount?

^^^This. I have put cup arms on my 172 (Konis/Sportlines) and since then I have worn holes through the arch liner - didn't do it before I fitted the arms...

I believe Ph2 172 driveshafts are different to 182 ones...

I assume you are referring to the steering wheel buttons and not the cc switch on the dash? If you are going to take the airbag off disconnect the battery and leave it for 30mins to let any residual current dissipate - should be ok to remove then. This is a great guide here for removing airbag...

Funnily enough I cleaned the TDC sensor and since then the car has been running better - not sure if coincidence or not...

You can tell by looking underneath and seeing if the balljoints are angled towards the front of the car - if they are then they will be the later model wishbones that give more caster...