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welcome chap!!!
dont see why not, the mk1 172s are comming up dead cheap these days
as long as you have at least 1 yr no claims
theres a few lads on here that are around 20/21 with 172s
best bet is to ring around all the insurance companys for quotes
look in the Interior Forum...
Quote: Originally posted by lawrence on 02 September 2005
nice one fred and edde, renault wanted £175+vat for new discs and pads and to fit aswell conning mofos
GSF fella
Quote: Originally posted by <KLB> on 01 September 2005
now i love lowered cars, but that looks too low to me :(surely as well if u go too low the handling becomes sh*te?(edit. I meant the photoshop btw. Think the actual photos of the car look mint. Loving the brakes.)
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yes, no need for impact driver mate, just do as i say above, get a mate to put his foot on the brake pedal as you undo the torx screws!!! make life MUCH easier!!!
oh and youll need a hammer to get the old discs off!!!
The only reason youll be needing a impact driver, is if some donkey...
not hard, just when the car is in the air, get a mate to put his foot on the pedal as you undo the 2 torx screws holding the discs on (dont over tighten these when you put it back together, just nip them up)
calipers arent too hard, but im too knackered to type it all out!!!!
tools needed...
eves, ill gladly do it for you if you can get to birmingham!!
best off taking the front bumper off, (4 x 10mm bolts, 4 or 5 torx screws and a few clips)
itll give you more room to see what youre doing
erm, best way is to go down behind the passenger headlight then either out the fog light, or across and out the front grille
you need to remove the stupid tube thing (does bugger all)
youll need to take off front passenger side wheel and pop off the front arch liner (bumper side) all will...