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Quote: Originally posted by Smokey on 11 May 2004 ;)

yeah the 1st one was easy to fit, the other i had to redo a couple of times. try getting them from elia direct http://www.elia-ag.deElia > LMAO, £100, you like being arse f**ked? of course...i live in germany!! (says it all really) ;)

sometimes i like them, sometimes not ----->>>> http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1084272335__Image7.jpg http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1084272325__Image5.jpg http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1084272313__Image4.jpg...

ta for that! *LOL* if you wanna pay for the shipping!! seriously tho, if ya thinking of up-rating the suspension, highly recommend the combo of konis/eibachs *grin*

thanks for the replies chaps! looks like Im gonna have to get use to driving at UK speeds again or do what the King said *grin* do you recon its best to revert it back to normal spec when selling it? (get rid of the konis/eibachs/struts) cheers!!

trying to see what you guys think.....basically Im living over in germany at the moment and have a LHD mk1 172. Im looking at moving back to the UK, do you think its worth bring the car back with me or just selling it out here?? if I did bring it back with me but decided to sell it, say in a...

yeah this is what i thought, its just kinda funny to look at. may just jack-up/down the other side to make it look the same ;) thanks for suggestions!! :)

the one thats been jacked-up. most likely if i give it a while itll settle back down

yeah i get you...hmmm...you could be right :) ok, one problem solved.....next...the lopsided effect??? :confused:

...also wouldnt you expect the other side of the cars suspension to compress as the whole weight of the car is now on it?? on this case the other side didnt move, looked very normal

cheers chaps!! yeah was weird, theres me trying to jack the car up, the bodies moving and the front wheel was staying firmly planted to the floor. was about a 2 foot gap between the arch and tyre before the wheel left the ground...??!!!?? ...by this time the back wheel is already 5-6" off...

.....Ive just jacked the car up on the front joist to have a butchers at the under engine cover. funny thing was tho, the back wheel came off the ground 1st, then the front only came off the ground when the jack was fully extended. also when i set the car back down, the whole car was...

I think this is what you mean: http://www.ompracing.it/detail.html?productcode=OA/1867/ALhttp://www.ompracing.it/detail.html?productcode=OA/1867/AL or...

woohoo!!! theyre agreed to replace both rear konis and do the labour free of charge!! ....pity i reversed into a metal post (was in my blind spot) earlier today completely buggering up my wheel arch. *sigh*

hehe!! quick update. the service manager had a look at the damper today and basically said yes its there fault (nearly fainted when he said that!) but hes not authorised to replace it. hes gotta speak with his boss 1st, said there shouldnt be a problem with that and hell get back to me on...

yeah im a W.I.M.P. :oops: but then again, im living in germany and you cant even pick your nose without some sorta certification for it ;) well, ive just spoken to them, the manager was helpful (but knew jack sh*t bout cars), hes off to speak with the muppets and hell call me back. ill let...

had a set of konis with eibach springs fitted by my local renault garage today *yippy* was happy for about 4 hours until i decided to adjust the damper settings. fronts are fine, came to adjust the backs, one of them is ok the other, the f**king muppets that call themselves "Profession...

unless youre living in germany then this isnt gonna be much help to you, but i got both front and rear from a place called Auto-Teile-Unger http://www.atu.de color=#800080 Uwww.atu.de/U front €140,00 rear €57,00 both aluminium (also got the koni and eibach from there) im having the...

has anyone got any photos of a strut-brace on a mk1 172? im mainly after shots of the mounting points indecently has anyone heard of wiechers sport (http://www.wiechers-sport.deU color=#0000ff www.wiechers-sport.de/U) coz ive just bought some koni shocks and eibach springs and i thought i...

thanks again for your input :D arent the superleggeras the standard alloys for the V6? (long shot) anyone know the weight differance of between the 2? i cant seem to find the full specs on the site. aha just found that tyre calc... Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter...

*lol* im english m8, been living here the last 3 years. tho ill agree its a nasty sight :( makes you wanna run for you life!! just think no speed limits....:devilish:

ahh...thanks for the explanation (y) I have a lot of problems with that already with the standard tyres, the roads in frankfurt are sh*t!! plus i have the added problem of actually having trams in the city, the car fits real nice on the tracks (can get quite hairy at times :D)

dunno....they look like em but with no oz markings probably an oem version maybe? btw excuse my ignorance but whats "tram line"?

thank you...:D are the original 172 alloys based on the F1?

hiya, your help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated :) im looking at getting either the OZ F1 Evo Cup or Superleggera on 16" rims for my 172 (kinda like the Cup better) F1 Evo Cup http://www.ozracing.com/eng/car/pop_up.php?wheel=9U color=#0000ff...

youve gotta love german autobahns 243kph (think its around 150mph) :D

....the woodwork! been reading the board for a while and i thought id better say "hiya" to yall had my 172 mk1 for about 4-5 months now, its funny to see the faces of bmw and mercedes drivers when I zip past them :) ok some help needed; anyone on here live in germany?? if so can you...