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Steering has sudenly gone stiff, 1/2 mile from home tf trail of fluid on drive behind car oops. Poped bonnet up and has little puddle and bit of spray on rad fan housing on os front of block near belts the under tray has fluid everywhere the other pipes and up higher seem dry? Would a knackered...
Am looking to replace tyres on 172 need set of 195/50/15 Pe2's cheap as poss fitted ideally, paid £190 18 months ago cheapest local so far is £216?? Any cheaper deals out there??
The noise happens mainly when engine transfers weight on pull away it sounds like its coming from passenger wheel or bulkhead back of engine area. Not always but constantly. Now iv recently replaced with oe renault parts the bottom arms ball joints and bushes complete, roll bar bushes, rack...
Is their any real benafit to adjusting the camber using say eibach bolts front and /or shims on rear when using prolines and standard shocks. Should I set tracking at parellel to 20 mins toe out regardless??
Having trouble getting antiroll bar bushes for my ph1 172 from dealership, has any1 replaced these parts on the above model and have a part number pls. Or are they now only avialable from after market companies such as powerflex?
Finally got my standard ph1 172 weighed today 1035kg with no spare wheel, driver or fuel . Its possibly goin on a diet! Question time now..
How much weight loss by stripping the rear interior/seats?
How much lighter is a aliuminium bonnet than the steel1?
What other parts on the car...
Looking to replace the 2 rubber rack bushes and brackets on my ph1 172 that hold rack in place to the subframe. Problem is I have the SMI type rack and the dealer is saying they only list one rubber/bracket kit for one side of the rack on the picture, does this mean that I possibly can use the...
Does anyone have a set of either ph1 original blue floor matts that they would concider selling or some mk1 rubber oe renault getting desperate now if your selling your ph1/mk1 and you have either of these inside pls pm me:approve:
Could anyone post up the correct part numbers for genuine Renault front and rear shock absorbers on a ph1 172 pls. Also are their diffrent shocks in ph1 172 to a ph2 172's' 182's, cups etc?
I need to have rear bumper painted due to rubish exhaust/cut rear bumper. Im not sure if there are variations of this colour, like 3 diffrent shades of tungsten grey on r5 gt turbos for instance. Any flame ph1 172 owners help pls...
Basically had mot today car went thru fine just advisory rear shocks which had I expected. Being on a four post ramp at friendly garage the car was given the once over. From the way it drives thought I possibly had worn ball joint(s), top mount(s), steering uj or combination of all 3. On closer...
Basically had mot today car went thru fine just advisory rear shocks which had I expected. Being on a four post ramp at friendly garage the car was given the once over. From the way it drives thought I possibly had worn ball joint(s), top mount(s), steering uj or combination of all 3. On closer...
Would like some opinions from a point of view on service, cost and bhp torque gains respectivly. Also where would you take ur 172 why. Already have itg pannel filter, sports cat + stealth exh. looking to get inlet/plenham match and standard ecu remap, with cams at same time or at a later date...
If its very cold minus degrees and I have'nt warmed the car up at all before recently when Im parked I turn the steering side to side and it wretches extreemley loudly from the floor under the front somewhere in the middle, feels like the centre console area. I can feel it thru the steering...
Cant decide which springs or dampers to put on phase1 rs172. Thinking mite go for standard dampers? with ebaich sport or pro lines not sure of height or handling differences are compatible/reliable tho, or if I was to put koni sport combination. Wat does everyone think? Can anyone send me some...