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Cheers for the reply lads, think I just noticed the problem which if correct highlights my point about the guy being a f*** wit, just been reading through the emissions print out and he some the test with the car at 28 degree's, so he tested it cold, spoke to a mate who is a UK tester and he...

I recently brung my clio 172 over the germany and due to the job im in the vehicle needs to be registered in germany, problem is its just had its emissions test and failed (German emission test must be strict as it Passed british emission test), im pretty sure the dephaser needs changed so...

Yeah a mix of both mate, when I initially started driving I was paying £3400 TPT&F on an Old 306, this year I got my renewal back at £900 with 3 yr NCB and I'm 22, what I save on insurance I can put back into the car. So now I have an extra 2500 in my pocket compared to this time 3 year ago haha.

I've been a member on here for quite a while now but I've never really done much with my own car but now with big insurance drops i can start to tinker with my car abit. Im taking the car to Germany on Wednesday so I'll get to have abit fun on the Autobahn and the Nurbergring when the summer...

I paid 200 last week, 260 but got 60 back when handed over old unit, it was a ballache to change cause there's no room in the bay

I would go aftermarket mate and keep an eye on eBay as said above. Mine snapped on the joint just after the cat on my 172 and which was going to be 85 for a replacement. I managed to pick up a stainless cat back for 80, was abit dirty but with a clean its immaculate

As some of you may notice from my previous posts in this section im having a bit of a night mare with 'French electrics' at the moment. I've been away for a few months and when I came back the other day my car started once and then wouldn't start again, I put it on a quick charge and got it...

For those of you who are interested, I think I have established the cause of this. Both my brake pedal switches were a couple 'mm' too long so when I was braking the switch button wasn't coming out far enough to make contact to put the brake lights on, so some how I think that through the ABS...

As above, when im driving the ABS, ESP and SERV light all come on after abit but reset themselves when the ignition has been switched off, its definitely on the braking circuit because if im stationary and press the brakes on and off a couple times the lights come on, any idea's?

Check your inbox mate. :)

After xmas im going to be taking my clio to Germany for quite a while so i need to get some continental headlight but im struggling to find any that are listed as Xenon. Will i be able to use the bodies of the new headlights and fit my xenon internals or will i need to change them for normal...

Absolutely amazing! I've just read this thread from start to finish (Well i looked at the pictures) and at first i thought the wheels looked abit small in the arches but once slammed it looked the part! I wish i could paint! What do you tend to charge just out of curiosity?

I wouldn't be letting people sit on the roof mate, i done it on my old Fiesta and the roof bent, i popped it back out and it went to shape but you could see a kink in the paint, just a heads up :)

Brasso also works surprisingly well on stainless exhaust pipes, i done mine last month when they were minging and it brung them up like new.

You'll be fine to just clamp it mate, i'd imagine it will have pre-cut slots into the end to allow it to clamp, similar to this: http://www.jetex.co.uk/website/images/catalogues/customparts/u068900large.jpg even if not its just a case of cutting two slots opposite each other. I done one...

Its very similar to that, but it only happens when its been given some welly and under load, its fine on idle, can hear the dephaser slightly on idle but nothing like that video.

Unfortunately i don't have access to any ramps and i'm not in Portsmouth anymore. Looks like im getting on my back in the dirt, if there's anything majorly up that i cant find then i'll send it to Alpine Automotive which is up my way apparently a Renault Specialist. I only want to put it in a...

It was a thought because my exhaust also snapped at the flange just after the cat so i was thinking there could be excessive movement but its just that once it does it in high revvs then if i slow right down it will do it aswell, but not if im just driving slowly. so i was wondering if the...

Thats the closest i can get http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF8fVDlqXuU It makes a noise similar to that in higher revvs with abit more grunt, it only starts once you've given it some welly. I'll get my own video when im home next week, but if anybody can give pointers for now that would be...

Yeah oil if fine mate, its not a knocking noise as such, i find it hard to explain, Its like a deep grunt as if its bouncing on a rev limiter but it isnt at max revs cause it can do it on initial acceleration aswell (It only does it when theres load on the engine) if you get what i mean, thats...

That bad? :O haha I've driven it for about 15k like that with no noticeable running problems, looks like my wallets about to melt! hahaa

That's what i thought but i put it down to the dephaser because its a weird intermitant fault, if i accelerate heavily and it makes that noise then i slow down to a round about for example, then on light acceleration it makes the same noise, which goes away after driving for a little bit, so i...

But i have no history of it ever being changed so it has been on for anywhere up to 90k haha I had it in Rentech when i used to be in Portsmouth and i mentioned it to them and they said they could hear it on idle but said it should be ok for a while but i'm driving to Germany in January so it...

As in physically collapses or just causes running problems?

As above. My 172 had the belt changed (I'm led to believe) just before i got it at 78K. I have receipts for the belts but not a dephaser so i'm assuming it wasn't changed. After about a month the dephaser started making quite a noise under heavy acceleration. Due to Xmas etc i haven't got the...

It sounds like a good idea so that you can relive your youth as you get older, but in 10-15 years time i wouldn't like to imagine the fuel bill!

If i've understood what your saying then this should answer your question, On alot of cars the standard exhaust (Backbox to cat) comes in one piece as it is fitted before the rear axle/beam is bolted in place, therefore aftermarket/replacements come in mutiple parts so that you can fit it...

Cheers lads, I'll give thwm a shout. Im not from around here so clueless. Timing expensive on clio's?

Im based down Portsmouth at the moment and need the Cambelt changed on my 172. Anybody recommend a specialist in portsmouth? what price am i looking at? Cheers :)

Im driving to portsmouth tomorrow and i jst noticed my rear lights arent working, Both stops and both side lights in a 172, help me please??