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hi guys Went to look at a car for my mrs today, told her she has to have 1.4 minimum as her 1.1 106 makes me want to get out whilst its moving and walk. so found a nice 1.4 expression for her (5 door fail i know) went to see it at owners house who had a country house with a kinda back street...

did it last year, was pretty good. anyone going this year?

ok, i had standard brakes, then uprated to KTR fast road cross drilled disks with ultimax pads, these were not hardcore enough so i brought some braided lines, better brake fluid and some mintex 1144 pads, as many will know these pads need the backing plate filling down to fit, which me and...

managed to get the car clean and decided to try and get some ok pictures, think i did ok... first pictures since the zorst and coilovers went on. let me know what you all think...... one with a little bit of s**t samsung effect...

ok heres the crack, im looking for... full iphone/ipod compatability must have rear usb input (dont want wires at front) full bluetooth compataiblity (for answering phone etc0 good sound quality (no tesco homebrand crap) on this basis i have picked this so far...

i want to upgrade at bucket seats in the future with harnesses but dont want to fully loose the use of the back seats, now would it be possible to run the rear of the harnesses inbettwen the cracks in the back seats, (without putting wholes in them). i would then keep my standard seatbelts...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Clio-172-182-F4P-Performance-camshafts-272-NEW_W0QQitemZ220571451112QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item335b153ee8 cant be any good for that money surely?

whats the size of the standard 1*2 steering wheels, Ie, 280mm, 320mm etc? cheers

as above, there is a notch of arch liner that sticks out and when my coilovers go down a bit they rub on the wheels. ben says take a hammer to it, is that right or will it damage somthing?

Managed to finish my coilovers now. Bit too low on th back me thinks. Here it is with ma bros gti

http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/detprod.asp?productcode=FCP845H&PID=883109 probobbly a huge fail tbh but im sure it states the 172 uses girling calipers?

As above, would it be a problem only uprating the front brake lines as they do most of the work or would this just "transfer the weak link" as its called? cheers

is this good stuff anyone? http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-893-motul-dot-51-brake-fluid-long-life-100-synthetic.aspx

had the KTR uprated fast road kit (ultimax pads) about 6 months ago all has been fine but recentlly i have noticed my brakes arnt what they use to be, im sure its nothing to do with the disks or pads but when i brake hard to stop (traffic light etc) the pedal seams to go all the way down to...

had it for a while now, sounds like the new mini's power steering whine. the pitch of the whine gets higher with the revs, thought it could be my gear box but i can clutch down and rev it and its still climbing with the rev's. Any one got any ideas?

really need some good advise. i am going to buy one of the above options very soon. mainly after better handling, plan on using it for smashing up country lanes at the weekends and maybe a few trackdays a year, but prob no more than two. ben has advised me to save money and go for lowering...

really need a new set seen these and they look good! he said the PCD was 100x4 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190355979616&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=32238 looks like batman has got robin his first car!

as above do i need to remove th plastic guard pannel to gain access to the gearbox drain plug?

i have a set of super turismos and one is buckled due to being miss sold on here lol. but anyway, i have found a ford fitment single alloy in the right size on the net, if i brought it what is my options on getting it fitted as it is 108mm?

my girlfreinds mate has just come down my house coz she has a problem with ther 1.2 clio. its mk2 ph2 btw. she cant open the boot. now i had a listen end when you press the unlock button on the key fob you cant here the actuator opening and closing the lock where as you can on mine. pretty sure...

as above, brought it cos im a cheap b*****d, it was 15 quid, came with two cover things, one was micro fibre, and one was like fake sheepskin. question is, will it be safe for my paint or is it going to be better covering it in brake fluid? also whats the two different covers for? ie which...

i have been thinking about all the mods to make the 172/182 faster for a long time and i have come to realise one thing! its stupidly expensive, and one other thing is that enless you have throttle bodys, then you cant really gain from diff intake setups, ie the 200 pound viper kit, which most...

i have a 172 03 plate and since iv had it i dont have a clue what the sitution is with the lights. now looking at the front of the car i have a s**t light bulb closest to the middle, then a ballest? nxt to that (i think). then a sightlight/indicator bulb. now heres my questions, 1.) what...

ok well not quite, was coming down the motorway to santa pod yesterday, pulled over at some services about 20 miles away and noticed CV grease all over my wheel! yep got to santa pod and the cv boot had exploded.... well split, so limped back from the pod at no more than 60 mph to avoid the...

anyone know some tracks close to staffordshire/cheshire? maybe the cheaper ones? cheers

aload of people on here iv seen going on about 205 etc. now im a noob with this kind of stuff, but can i put 205/45/16 tires on my 195/45/16 wheels? i dont have a clue whats going on?

got my car on some ramps at quickfit to find out why my zorst was rattling and noticed i had the twisted type dogbone mount, does that mean someone has replaced the standard one with this one before i brought it?

YOUR QUEST IS OVER! almost drove me insane trying to get the right ball joint for my 172, fitted the wrong one first which the DJs at europarts gave me, but then second time lucky i have found one for a almost perfect fit! the first one i had stuck into the abs reluctor ring and ground it down...

as some will have noticed i have just fitted, and then unfitted a ball joint which was too long from euro-parts. now im over my anger i need a replacement one, seen the recomondations for scenic and megi balljoints etc, but which one fits the best?