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  1. Struggler

    tips on removing rod ends??

    they on the track arms (duh) ive managed to get the locking bolt looose, but cant seem to budge the rod end from the track arm!! is there any tips to doing this?? or shall i use heat and patience?? thanks alex
  2. Struggler

    Cutting holes in a carbon fibre bonnet??

    As above really, i have a carbon bonnet, but i want to convert to bonnet pins for quick and easily removal. however i dont really want to be drilling/cutting straight into carbon fibre because im scared of splitting it!
  3. Struggler

    service my brakes??

    so i want to "service" my brakes (new pads, discs, lines, fluid) is there any way i can grease up the caliper slider to make it move more freely??
  4. Struggler

    260mm to 285mm brake conversion??

    using the same callipers with this kit http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=201&appid=1 would it make a noticable difference in braking performance?? over using the same products but sticking with 260mm discs? http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=199&appid=1 thanks
  5. Struggler

    Tyre pressure, stripped car?

    My valver is compeltely stripped at the rear, no door cars, no carpet, no headlining, no sound deadening, i was wondering if i should lower the tyre pressure on the rear since its not really carrying any weight at all! any suggestions
  6. Struggler

    Blue 182, EX54*** (i think) Westcliff on sea)

    Parked down a side road in westcliff, the one way road with loads of humps that spits out near the palace theatre!! i chuckled to myself when i saw the cliosport.net sticker!
  7. Struggler

    Bimarco seat with renault sport logo

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Renault-Sport-bucket-seat-FIA-2015-/200563489489?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2eb283fad1 not mine, but spotted this on the bay, might tickle someones fancy!
  8. Struggler

    MK1 ownership is all about

    sitting here at 2am knowing that half of the torrential rain outside will end up inside the car! FML and my leaking sunroof! is there anyone else out there that cringes for their cars sake when it thunders down with rain??
  9. Struggler

    What parts for an F7R engine??

    So im bascially going to have to replace every consumable, every semi consumable and other parts in my F7R valver. I was hoping someone could give me some advice what parts i should be getting and whats just over priced crud?? im looking at getting the following...
  10. Struggler

    wont crank :(

    I go to get in my car this morning. Turn the key first click......radio comes on fine Second click....everything comes to life and you can hear the pump prime, Third click.......nothing. little whine from the starter motor, and you can hear the fuel pump loose power, but no crank?? its been...
  11. Struggler

    Car feels unstable!

    Upon acceleration, car is fine, When letting off and coasting, the car seems to feel unstable, like it wants to jump into the nearest ditch, pulling all over the road in different directions. When hard braking it is even worse, have to really be on the ball if you break hard as it can pull...
  12. Struggler

    Engine misfires very intermittently

    Car will be fine for, then all of a sudden it will feel very limp and then the back back to normal a second later. If it happens in first or second gear, you go kangarooing (SP) off down the road, basically it seems the engine is not firing on either one or two cylinders for a few seconds...
  13. Struggler

    Painting my interior?? what colours??

    im completely redoing my interior, as the just threw in the interior from my previous clio, and picked the cage up cheap, i now was to make it look nice. the buckets are getting binned for some black side mounted buckets, i want to paint the entire interior (all the way up to the dash) but...
  14. Struggler

    wouldnt crank??

    Go to start my clio this afternoon after leaving it from about 9 last night.... nothing, unlocked fine, radio came on, feul pump primed, turned to start the engine, and just a little click came from the starter motor! its never done this all winter, its always started first time, every...
  15. Struggler

    will i notice??

    putting a 195/50/15 spare on my car, all other tyres are 195/45/15?? obvs ill put it on the back, but will i notice the difference in driving?
  16. Struggler

    Sorry for the bad pics, (formula2000 renault content)

    Went to help a mate out this evening, and had to swing by his mates house, who competes in the formula2000 with his own team. I took some snaps of the car, and the workshop, sorry for the quality of my phone pics, workshop wasnt very big! Now the more eagle eyed enthusiast will...
  17. Struggler

    Contisport contact 2's VS PE2's

    Contisport contact 2, 195/45/15 £332 fully fitted. 1.Already tested by a mate, and they seem fantastic, 2.Extra point for being 45 profile (i prefer the look) 3.Though they cost more, i have 3 budget 195/45/15 in the garage in case of emergency, and may save my skin if im having a tight month...
  18. Struggler

    Best Tyres?

    Without commenting on value for money, what are the best tyres to go for?? on a modded valver that does mainly country road blasts, looking at contisport 2's, but at £370 for a set, i thought id do some shopping first, so what can people recommend? spending <£100 per corner? thanks alex
  19. Struggler

    Weight? (strippage?)

    So far the following has been removed spare wheel and cage boot carpet Rear Seats Rear Door Cards Parcel Shelf and everything that holds it up, head lining sunvisors/grab handles rear seatbelts B pillar covers Front seatbelts A pillar Covers lower dash console Kick pannels (that run underneith...
  20. Struggler

    blue cup on megane wheels, Benfleet, Essex

    parked down a side road near tarpots, didnt get the reg as i was hanging out my arse, but did notice the cliosport sticker!
  21. Struggler

    My evenings work!

    I heat wrapped my williams manifold and downpipe! ive never done any heat wrapping before so i think it went very well! ive done it so i can do away with all the grotty heat sheilds because they look hideous! plus it may have some small benifits! so i thought what the hell!
  22. Struggler

    Changing exhaust manifold! (heat wrap?)

    So i picked up a williams manifold, downpipe and Ktec decat for my valver, for looks more than anything else before it goes on im going to: give it a clean, sand some of the corrosion off, Change all the gaskets Heat wrap the manifold and downpipe. Just wondered if anyone could shed some...
  23. Struggler

    Snow whoring!

    Went out, got some pics, got stuck! froze, came home! pics :)
  24. Struggler

    More CLIFFORD help needed!

    ok ive found that my alarm is a concept 300, G4 and ive found my pin aswell! my old fob looked like this and called a 904100 some of the ads on ebay dont list it as being compatable with a cept300, others do, and some just say Gen4/5. are all the fobs that look like this exactly the...
  25. Struggler

    Lost my Keys?! Clifford Alarm!

    Right in a bit of a pickle. Got home from an overly larey night out to find that ive lost my keys. which includes my car key and alarm fob. How easy are mk1 keys to replace? (no remote locking needed, just the key really) and how can i replace my clifford alarm fob?? i have no idea what...
  26. Struggler

    bonding dash parts!?

    after stipping the centre console out of my car, i want to retain the cigarette lighter and lock switchers, theyre fixed to a plate thats made of the same stuff as the dash, but i cant figure out a way to glue it on!! i tried supperglue, but because the pannel is facing the driver, its at...
  27. Struggler

    race number? (do i?)

    i saw this in another thread now 40% of the car (the mods) look dire to me, but i actually quite liked the race number, makes it look like a track car?! what are peoples views on this?? could a valver (stripped, caged, buckets) pull one off?? or will it just look stupid?? opinions and...
  28. Struggler

    finding the problem

    since getting my car, the steering and suspension just hasnt felt quite right, ive been replacing/upgrading parts in the hope that it will cure it, so far! new top mounts, new ball jounts, new drop links new (powerflex) wishbone bushes New shock absorbers, its has got progressively better...
  29. Struggler

    dying out the inside!

    So i got my clio (valver) early september, and it had some serious leaking issues left right and centre, (one wheel arch, pretty serious sunroof leak and ariel leak) i fixed them all, and no more water came in, but today i went about stripping my headlining out, and the metal ceiling is...
  30. Struggler

    November 20th Lakeside mini meet!

    Since so many of us go lakeside at the weekends, and all manage to miss each other. perhaps we should set up a mini meet, over Tesco carpart, say 7/8/9pm?? ill leave that up to public prefrence!! ill be there :D and hope to see some others 1. Clio142
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