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Got mine fixed by dieselpumprepair2 and eventually got round to fitting it at the weekend; all seems fine with the car now

Just wanted to add a big thank you for this thread. Had fitted my motor assembly without locating it on the nubbin, but have now got it all sorted thanks to this guide 👍

Ah grand, thanks for your help mate. I’ll need to get it organised and away for repair 👍

Hi folks, I’m having a problem with my 172 Cup where the hazard lights are going all the time, and a local auto electrician has diagnosed it as the UCH. After searching the forum I’ve seen a few recommendations for Dieselspecialist on ebay but I can’t seem to find them. Has anyone used them...

Thanks mate, once I’ve put a list together of what I need, I’ll give those folk a shout. I found the renaultspartsdirect a few weeks and managed to get new cup pillar badges as those were missing. I think I bought the gear knob top from them too. Unfortunately it looks like the old one has been...

Hi, I’ve not been on here in a while but have recently bought myself a 172 Cup after catching the Renaultsport bug again (I’ve had a valver, williams 2, 182 and Ph1 172 over the years). I always fancied a cup since they first came out, and when one came up for sale locally I thought it was as...

Grand, will do. I'll check this, along with the earth connections at the weekend.

Thanks, I'll have a look at the earths at the weekend. i was seeing about 14v at idle and higher revs, think this seems ok? Although I measured across battery, should I be measuring at the alternator itself?

Hi folks, I was hoping someone on here might be able to help as I'm having some serious issues with my electrics/warning lights.... car is a Ph1 172 with RS tuner map It started about 3 or 4 months ago when my head lights went out completely and a number of lights flashed up on the dash but...

"No,new as in new to me,it was serviced by the seller this morning and he had the bonnet up infront of me so im not sure how it could have snapped in that time?" I'm guessing if the guy already had the bonnet up when he got there then he looked in the engine bay then.......

Do they fit straight on, or require some cutting/modding to fit?

Cheers for all the advice guys, I'll have a look around at the different sets before buying but the Panasonic plasma looks pretty good. Unfortunately there's no Richer Sounds in Aberdeen

I was told that anything over 32" is better in Plasma, is this outdated info? I would love to get LED but a bit out of my price range........i think it's £800 for a 32"?

Hi, I'm looking to get a 37" or 42" plasma TV but I'm not sure which one to go for...... I've got about £800 to spend and was hoping to get a full HD one for this price? I've pretty much decided to go for a Panasonic or a Samsung, is Panasonic worth the extra money over a Samsung? What...

Aye, it's getting passed around like currency, lol

Yep, I can't argue with that. I bought the car from Ali, then thrashed it at every chance I got for the best part of a year, and it never missed a beat. I just kept it serviced, and had the belts done. The worst thing about the car was probably keeping the rust at bay, it was starting to...

Me and a mate went over last summer and booked a lap in the ring taxi........was even better when we saw who our driver was.....Sabine :)

My exhaust gave up the ghost on me last night, so I'm looking around for a stainless aftermarket system at the moment. This one sounds like what I'm after, don't want anything too loud. What like is the fit on these? How do they compare to the K-tec and Janspeed systems?

Ness motors in Inverness had one in last week when I was in getting my car serviced.

lol, yeah, I think it's mainly the 'locals' that are like that. One of my mates I met at uni is from just outside Thurso and he's a really sound guy.

I'm hopefully going to be looking at a 04 182 with 34k miles on it. The guys wanting 6k for it, but it's not had the belts done yet. It's got a FSH though! I was thinking it must be worth around the 5k mark?

Jeebus. I've been there a few times! I think it's a requirement for most people from Thurso to have a chip on their shoulder!

Nope, definitely black.

Yep, those alloys don't look good at all. Did you pick it up last night, I saw someone beside it as I was passing?

I don't suppose it's the one for sale at the garage on King St is it?

Yep, all the 197's from Mid October onwards. I just wasn't sure how many of the R27's would have had the revised gearing.

Cheers for the info. The one i'm looking at is Dec 07, No. 483 so it should have the revised gearing. Anything in particular I need to look out for when viewing?

I remember reading on a previous post that the later R27's had the uprated gear ratios, but can't remember when it changed? I've tried searching but can't find the post. Cheers Ross

I'd probably want to change after a couple of years.

I've been looking into getting a brand new 197 cup at the moment. The best deal I've found so far is 13k + options (recaros, black speedline wheels and air con). I just can't seem to shake the thought of how much money I'd lose on a brand new car though!