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    Airbags come out Dont even understand why??

    As far as im aware this is from what my brother told me and im still gettin the details from him. he was at a roundabout and some a-hole was behind him comin up fast and with him aving his gf in the car he moved over to get out the blokes way. Brother was coming towards the round about so...
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    Changin the Rear Drum pads on the clio

    is this an easy job i know i need new drum pads on the back as there Scratchin ive had them off and looked. just wana know if theres any major things i need to be aware of b4 i start takin it apart. its off a 51 plate clio, Mk2 phase 3 i think it is.
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    fitting a new alarm i got a few Questions

    im thinkin about buying a cheap alarm off ebay or from maplin the shark 2 alarm. its only £40 and to me an alarm is an alarm all do exactly the same thing. only thing im a bit funny about is wiring it up to the standard imoboliser and central locking do i just leave it from the imobliser and...
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    rear Seat bolts

    The rear seat bolts in the clio are they ment to come out? bassically the place were everyone earths their amps. Gold like colour bolts with a torx head and can use a spanner or socket wrench on them as well. I can only undo mine so far then they go stiff as out and i cant do nothing with...
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    Pictures of the Install pretty much complete

    Hi, after askin loads of questions on this forum about ice and things i thought it would only be rite to post some pictures of the work so far worth a look after all. its practically finished couple of odd upgrades to make to it but its soundin rather nice: solid beats and clear trebble...
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    fitting front brakes on a 1.2

    my passenger Side disc is Warped so i need a new one ive bought a pair of factory Disc brakes by mintex look better then wot i got on anyway but i wana know if its the same as the 172 to get the disc part off?? but only instead of 4 torx Screws just the two? as mine as the 4 holes for the...
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    Changin the standard Tweeters?

    How have people got round changin the standard tweeters i cant find out how they wired up. do the speakers Wire directly to the sub thats in the door or do they ave their own seporate little cross over in (very doubtful). Ive just bought some new component speakers and lookin to fit them...
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    Buying a new Car

    Im buying a new Car its another clio only its a year older then the one ive got. The current one i have now is a: 51 reg just under 26kmiles 1.2 8v authentique metalic blue full 12month MOT with service history. im lookin at getting a: Y reg 1.4 16valve Dynamic fully colour...
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    undecided!

    REnault clio 1.4 or a 1.6 i want something thats younger then 2001. i went to see about one today it was a 1.6 2002 but it was sold :@. I jus cant decide which one to get tho. Do you think you can get the 1.4 to the same power as the 1.6 quite easily? i want something thats about 9 seconds...
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    8awg to small?

    ive got an 500watt Directed Amp 250watt RMS do you think a 8awg cable is to small? the problem im having is when i turn the music up the lights dim a bit on beats and the subs seem to give one big beat for start of the song then quiet down afterwards. ive got a 4awg earth cable fm battey...
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    The big Three Topic again

    Hi i know this topic prob comes up often but im just in the process of upgrading the big three on my clio its only small engine so im sure this will help a few things out. So far ive only upgraded the cable from battery to chassy wit a 4awg cable and left the original 8awg cable on as well...
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    New Brakes pads for 1.2 clio

    Had my car for about 2 years now and i know its due Some new pads up front just not sure where i can get them from and for the cheapest prices. its a: 1.2 8v Authentique HN51 2001 mk2 phase 3 I was told that it would be £45 for new pads and fitting and he sed they make about 4...
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    Which Clio is it???

    Ive seen a few clio's about now with the Full 172 body kit on (bumpers, skirts, panels) and also with rear disc's but the engines are only 1.4 16v and 1.6 16v. what version of the clio is this? the dynamic or the extreme or wot? These cars look standard as well, as if they have just been...
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    Body differences in Clio

    Is there any difference in the Actual body of the Clio in the 1.4 and in like the sport. Does it have wider front arches? and side skirts or is it just the side skirts that are extra. Can you buy the wider front arches if they are wider ones. also are the reasr arches Wider?
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    Limitor on Clio

    I searched the forums for similar topics but couldnt find any. Any body know wot the limitor is on the 1.6 clio and on the 2.0l 172?
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    rear door speakers in clio

    Anyone know what size the rear door speakers are in the clio. in the 3 door not sure if its the same for the 5 door. when measuring they look about 5 3/4 from hole to hole vertically. but the Actual hole in the middle is about 4 3/4 so wot size do i put in? Also does anyone know where i can...
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    Power caps Thinkin of geting one

    Going to get a power Cap due to bass notes in the car not being solid and Dithering away. was speaking to a bloke whos in university yesturday and is going electronics and he sed the reason why its dithering away is because the power is not geting to the amp or theres not enough of it. so the...
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    Santa Pod Race Way Video

    Hi, I made this video from a weekend away at santa pod Race way, Performance Vauxhall on the 5th of June 2005. was a great day so decided to make a video of the day and some of the events that went on. I know its nothing to do with renault just thought people might be interested in watching a...
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    how to get more Clarity

    Currently in my system i have: Pioneer DEH8600MP headunit (brand new) Direct Extreme Amp CLASS D 500Watt 250Watt RMS @ 2ohms JBL 10" GT4s 1000watt Peak 250Watt RMS x2 If i changed the speakers to two Directed Subs 12" or to two JL audio 10" subs am i likly to tell the difference in...
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    about the way ur Subs face

    ive got one sub at one side of my boot and another sub at the other Side there both facing each other and just over half a meter apart wil this arrangment effect the bass and make it worse?
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    MDF thickness for sub box

    Going to make two new sub boxes (one for each sub) i did use half inch thick wood for the full box last time and it was very heavy. What i was wondering this time was just using the half inch thick MDF for the front of the box where the Sub is fastened to and then makin the rest of the sealed...
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    install ideas and problems

    Im in the process of makin the install im pretty pleased with it atm just i wanna use fibre glass for the rest of it For the subs. ive got 2 10" Subs. Sub will be Screwed onto a piece of MDF about half inch thick then fibre glass for the back part of the box just need to know how thick or how...
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    Refurbishing alloys

    What exactly can be refurbished? (Sp) Can Cracks be fixed or not? since thats the main problem with mine?
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    Might have to claim i think

    i think nearly everyone who has been reading my posts is aware now of wot happened for those who dont: I smashed car into a curb at about 35 sideways on, This caused the Passenger seat airbag to come out and cost me £500 from a garage to get it Driveable again (not to mention my Alloy totalled...
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    whre is the Airbag computer located

    where abouts is the air bag computer located? is it just infront of the gear Stick under the Ash tray? What does it look like ive looked under the ash tray and ther is like a Socket under there for like a plug is this the air bag computer?
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    General Question bout everthing on the V6

    i hear of quite a few people on this forum who own a v6 what i wanna know is like how old are you all lol Id expect at least 24 or something. Also At that age is it Really expensive for insurence for one of them like say for e.g you passed at 17 and u had no claims up to the ages of 24 are...
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    Crashed the Car :S

    well it wasnt much of a crash Really just Slid forwards when i was trying to turn on a wet patch of road so i Slipped into the Curb Bassically the Alloy hit the Curb parallel cuz of the lock i had on it it went bang and so did the seat Air bag. All that appears to be damaged is the alloy...
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    pioneer DEH8600MP

    What does: Source TV Control Source DVD Control Mean? This is the headunit im going to get just would like to know what these two things are that it says it has.
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    Directed Extreme Amps

    ive been lookin at these in a shop that we have in the north east this bloke knows his stuff and only sells compitition things by the looks of it e.g JL Subs and compition amps, He advised me to get an Directed Extreme Amp its 500watt Max power its a mono amp but has the channels to run two...
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    Good Solid bass how to achieve it

    Atm im just trying to get as solid as i can of a beat from what i have. Ive cut the box down from what it used to be (see pic) its now like half the size and that did make a difference. It also sed in the Sub specifications for building the box that it needed to be filled with fibre fill i wasnt...
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