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Is the previous owner of a GW FF200 with cup pack reg - CE59 *UP a member on here or anyone recognise the car? I went to look at it today in Chester and was hoping for any details on it Cheers

I'm looking to buy a 59 plate 200 which is now out of warranty and after reading all the problems with gearboxes, etc i wuld definately want a warranty. Can i walk into a Renault dealership and buy a years warranty or can theirs only be bought as a continuation of the 3 year 1 as it's about to...

I'm hoping the previous owner of a GW 200 reg HJ59 0*0 is still on here (the car has cliosport stickers in rear windows) as i'm looking at the car at a dealers and was hoping they could tell me anything about it - problems, etc The car is at a Nissan dealers in Yorkshire Cheers

I'm looking for a white 197 and it seems most i see advertised are the Cup models. I can see several difference exterior wise (colour coded strips, door pillars black on standard ) and have seen the cup has manual mirrors and no standard air-con. I also read the cup has a basic dash - is this...

Driving to work this morning (6am) and i looked down to see the dash lights out - "bugger" i thought i'd forgotten to turn the lights on I had turned them on (i do it before i drive out of the garage) so i pulled over and switched off/ on and they came back on. I phoned the dealer i bought...

My dynamic s only came with front speakers so i'm wanting to add some rears. I've pulled the grilles off the rear panels (3 door car) to find the wires in place but was wondering if the speakers fit from the front or do the panels have to be pulled out to fit the speakers from behind? what...

Has anyone bought the Renault bodykit for a new shape Clio? I asked the dealer how much it was and he didn't know (couldn't be bothered to find out either) Looking at a brochure it's the Universal sport kit I ave part numbers if there's a Renault parts guru on here :)

Does anyone know how to fit rear speakers into a 3 door new shape Clio? Does the grille prise off or does the whole panel have to be removed? Thanks

Well i went to test drive a 182 today after waiting 3 days for the garage to open - 55 plate with 27k at £7495 which was cheap. The car had the rear bumper painted as it was off colour and it had missed the 24k service so the warranty was void. compared to my 2.0 petrol mk5 Golf it was in...

J60 NUT - did this car belong to anyone on here? just wondering as i've seen it for sale and was hoping for some history - it has lexus rear lights :( and 17" kerbed wheels cheers

Hey all - had a pn2 172 about 4 years ago and thought it was great until things started to go wrong. Have been running allsorts since (scoobs, BMWs, VAGs, etc) and i'm currently running a mk5 Golf 2.0GT fsi which is ok but not a hotch hatch. I've been looking at 182s on the web and prices...

Well after a year its time to say goodbye to the 172. its had it niggly probs - remote not locking car, knocking on full lock at slow speeds, rattles, nothing major just niggles which i am/ was impressed with compared to previous cars. well on the way back from the dealers yesterday the stop...

Just been for a 60 mile drive down the motorway, got off the slip road to a roundabout and the stop and oil light came on for a second? never happened before and the oil levels ok - any ideas? 172 - 17k - 2001my

Well for the last 5 months the remote has stopped working every now and then (i cant lock the car), i put the key back in the ign, switch it on and the key retunes itself. Well now even this doesnt work which means every time i leave the car its unlocked!!!!!!!! last time i went to the dealers...

Does anyone know if the roof bars from a 98my fit a 02my car?

Has anyone else had a problem with their 172 creaking and groaning on full lock? sounds like suspension but also like a wheel bearing at times :(

went out for a bit of a blast in my 172 today, decided to go up snake pass as its nice and bumpy / bendy not just a boring flat road. I got near the bottom (manchester side) and caught up with a peugeot estate (406?), this car was 2 up and as soon as he saw me he put his foot down. Hmm i thought...

Well everythings been fine with my remote locking until yesterday, locked the car as usual in the morning, unlocked it later on, drove home and tried to lock it and nowt.... the remote wouldnt work so i tried to lock it with the key and the central locking wouldnt work? The spare works fine so...

I have an Alpine tda 7587r headunit with a 6 disc changer, the clio however also uses an Alpine changer. Is it possible to buy an adapter so i can use the factory changer with my Alpine h/u and is there an adapter to connect the h/u to the steering wheel control? cheers

ok im gonna get some silverfusion bulbs for the indicators front and side, which bulbs do i need for the front - offset pins or opposite pins? are these easy to change on a 01 172 as there doesnt look to be any room cheers

Does anyone else have a very loose rear bumper on a mk2 172? lifting from the bottom it feels as though its ready to come off, i would have thought itd be fixed onto a metal bar at the back of it?

Well had my cat replaced today under warranty thankfully, it had a crack the size of julia roberts mouth. The rest of the system is a magnex which the tailpipes are coming away and speaking to magnex they say they wont replace the exhaust because i wasnt given a warranty card? the exhaust has...

Does anyone know where i can get a polished front strut brace for a mk2 172? i dont want to drill holes so it must fit onto strut top threads cheers

Does anyone know where it says what is / isnt covered by renaults warranty? i know most things will be but i want to know if things like the cat will be covered or will it be regarded as wear and tear mines done 11k and the cat box to pipe weld has cracked, sounds like a nova er i mean tractor...

ok im getting a magnex cat back for my 172 mk2 this weekend, has anyone fitted one themselves or do you all get a garage to do it? The standard one is 1 piece over the axle so looks a pain to get off?

:@ bloody insurance companies!!! got an online quote from norwich union direct (im with them now) for a price for my 172. The renewal is coming up on 3rd march and i hadnt had anything from them and wanted to see how much itd be. Went onine and got a quote of £543, i got some more quotes and...

Ok i want some bolt on mods for my mk2 172 but dont want the expense / warranty issues of a chip. What i want to know is which mods are ok without a chip being needed - full exhaust, de-cat, ind kit, panel filter. I notice a lot of people who fit an induction kit say they have to fit a chip...

Has anyone fitted a Scorpion exhaust to their 172? Revolution sell these for £259.99inc vat which is cheap. i know magnex are a perfect fit but Scorpion have a 4" round tailpipe :)

Has anyone fitted a Janspped system to thir 172? seems a good price - mild steel £200, stainless £300 both systems from cat back, twin 3", just wondered if they sounded ok - had one on a rover 216 and it sounded nice and deep

got some tailored mats for my 172 today, looked everywhere and couldnt find any decent ones, autostyle wanted £60+ so i thought id get some cheaper ones from renault. Not a bad price £28 took them home and later thought id fit them, got the bag open and "what the f*ck" grey with a pattern like...