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Mainly looking at the actual 172 PH1 and PH2 instrument cluster plugs. I am looking to wire in my ph1 instrument cluster into my mk1 - are the plugs the same for the ph1 and the ph2 as I have access to some ph2 plugs but not ph1. I believe the ph1 has a 30 pin grey connector and a 15 pin red...

I have ph2 172 front seats and on the left side theres a knob and all it does is spin - whats this actually for? Also I find these seats make my lower back ache when I drive for more than 15 mins in the car - do any of you guys get this? Cheers

Hello guys, does anyone have a pic of a clio 182 from underneath I want to see how the exhaust runs in relation to the fuel tano and rear beam

Does anyone know if a 225 intake manifold fit a 1*2 head? Does anyone have the measurement of how far it sticks out from the head aswell?

Hello all, looking for an uprated option for my clio, im using 15" wheels and as its a mk1 with 172 widetrack there's no way I can run spacers. What options are there in terms of 4 pot calipers? I really likre my williams wherls and don't really want to go to 16" wheels as tyres are more...

Was waved at by a chap in a 172 cup, or a 182 in the colour thats similar. I was in my willy 3 rep valver :)

Simple question. Will the grey speedo from a ph1 172 fit and work in a ph2 172/182 using the ph2 172/182 interior loom? Just prefer the light grey to the black is all? Cheers

Hello all, driving home from kent last night car suddenly started running on 3 cylinders, limped it home then after about 70 miles it suddenly fixed itself and started running perfectly fine again. Got the RSTuner out this morning, error code "Injector 4 fault", fair enough gave it a few revs...

Im actually in the que for gta 5 stood next to your car, mines the valver right next to yours

Im trying to register the engine change in my mk1 with the dvla and i have a local garage thats happy to do te report for me. I took the f4r from a ph1 172 so am i roght in thinking its an f4r730? I just need to know where to find the engine number so the garage can confirm that it is the...

Sooo fgot my RSTuner working woohoo and it gave me these 6 trouble codes: Now obv the O2 sensor is self explanatory and Im guessing I get the air con code because, well, I dont have the aircon pump installed. What I would like to know is what are the other 4 about and can I get it to stop...

I finally got my OBD Port wired in to the MK1: OBD Pins -> ECU Pins Pin 7 Pin 56 Pin 15 Pin 26 Pin 16 to Ign Live Pin 4 to earth I went to connect the RSTuner to my ecu and it came back saying the VIN was unrecognised, its brand new and...

Hi Guys, Im trying to wire in the MK2 OBD Port into my mk1 running an F4R. I have wired Pin 7 from the OBD Port to Pin 56 On the ECU and Pin 15 from the OBD Port to Pin 26 on the ECU All as per f0xys wiring guide. Now I found a mistake with f0xys guide before and wanted to know if this was...

So today after having my ass handed to me by an audi s5 I came to the conclusion more power is needed!!!! Im interested in putting a meggy 250 head on a 172 block what I want to know is will it fit like the 225 head does? Cheers! Craig

Hello All, I am looking to buy an aftermarket oil pressure switch in 1/8th NPT thread because I need to use the original oil pressure sender for my oil dials (mk1 16v F4R converted) and cannot get a T-Piece with 2x M14 ports. What I want to know is how does the switch make the contact, is it...

Finally weighed in the donor 172 today, here are pictures of its final moments: And at the weigh in bridge: Bye Bye X116 GDG thanks for the parts to keep Nicole (The YOJ) on the road :)

Cleaned the car today and really really liked the way it looked so I took some piccies :) I really really love this car :) just got to save some money and make its bodywork perfect again :) Edit: Oh ffs just noticed I forgot to put the aerial back :( Its like totally ruined...

I have just spent the whole day listing all the car stuff I need gone before the first. Message me to buy outside of ebay and save 10%!! Cheers! http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/craigieb15/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692

Oh dear! So I got my new leads and plugs through today, swapped them out and the inlet gasket didnt break so I just tightened the plenum down - I made sure I put the new leads in the same order that I took them out, this is a video: and May not be able to see the links if viewing from...

Just been told that my car has too much play in the rack - Im using a ph1 172 SMI Rack on my mk1 My dialogies says they are £308 for a service exchange, however wheres the best place to go? I notice on ebay you can get recon units for £88 I live in covenry sometimes and so that would be a...

Hey guys. Im goign to be wiring the OBD port into my mk1, been doing some research and cant really find anything. How many wires are there connected to the port (I haven't removed from the car yet) I have included the two wires that go to the ecu onto the connector plug so they just need...

I cant find a t-piece to fit the F4R block, does anyone know the thread type or where other have gotten their from? Cheers

Hey guys, Been doing the wiring today as per f0xy's guide (THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT :D) What I want to know is where do I get the signal for the rev counter from ( I presume its the ecu) if so which pin do I need to splice into, or do I take a connection off of the white plug (Id prefer to...

Hey guys, in the process of converting my valver to f4r and noticed the 172 only has 1 fuel line (green connector) and then it has a line that goes to a black box (inside the drivers wing under the headlight) What do I use for fuel return. I was under the impression that ph1 172's had a feed...

Has anyone tried fitting a 172 dash into a mk1? Just wondering if the mounts are roughly the same as fitting the dash and the interior wiring loom would mean I would be able to use the 172 alarm/immob/central locking as well as the 172 clocks :) Craig

Hello guys bought a 172 today in odyssey blue reg no: x116gdg noticed it had cs stickers on it, its now the donor for my valver heres some piccies:

3 questions chaps, first of all where do you get the ign live from usually? I know where id get one from on the mini but I dont have any exp wiring new stuff into the clio so where do you usually get yours from Second is this what is meant by wire in a 10k resistor and attach an ign live to...

Hey guys, Looking to T off the oil pressure switch for my oil pressure sensor - whats the thread type that I need to buy - using the 172 pressure switch 172 block and f7p oil pressure sensor Cheers

Hello all, I want to run PAS or electric steering on my mk1 f4r, I've been told the hard pipes on the valver rack will get in the way of the downpipe, sooo I wanted to know if anyone else had managed to keep pas or use leccy steering on a mk1 f4r Cheers Craig

Passed me about 8 am this morning heading toward Coventry/Kennilworth from the A46. Flashed lights at me comming the opposite way in a mk1 16v in monaco blue with gold willy wheels. :)