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My key fell to pieces tonight, the little clicker which I think is the chip which locks/unlocks the which is soldered on has come off, then my alarm started going off and it wouldn't turn off at all, eventually I got it to stopped, I then tried to start the car but it won't start, the red circle...

Picked my RB 182 cup up last week, loving it so far. near future plans; turinis booked in for new exhaust next week possibly lower it? new discs and pads all round bits and bobs on body work. got a fabia splitter now fitted but not got any pictures yet anyone got any more ideas...

Has anyone removed and refitted their external door handles? I've told its a bit tricky with the little clip and it can break easily if you're not careful?

Does anyone know where I can get some thumb grips from? I've seen the carbon fibre ones ktec do but don't really fancy paying £80 for them so the rubber ones will do fine. I only need 1 but will buy 2 if need be.

I've noticed my car is starting to use coolant, in around 2 1/2 weeks it's dropped from max to just under min mark after already topping it up, is the start of the head gasket been on its way? The coolant itself is still clean and no signs of any oil in it and the oil is still very clean with no...

Hi guys, ive got a ph2 52plate 1.6 and my fuel pump failed last week, the car went to a family friends garage, yesterday he fitted a new fuel pump. Started straight away with the new pump in. Only problem now is it won't rev over 3k. It's idles and drives fine under 3k. Just wont rev over 3k...

Can anyone tell me if a mk 2 ph2 1.2 fuel pump is same as a mk 2 ph2 1.6 fuel pump? cheers Blane

Anyone know where i can purchase a small 3 inch polisher from? preferably electrical but also air powered will do. ​cheers

Was working on fitting my new spoiler when the wind blew the tailgate down and the spoiler fell to the floor, the brake connector in the spoiler was attached at that time so it ripped the connector apart, both ends of the connector look fine, just the plastic bit that has come off. Since this...

Hi all, currently got a 52 plate ph2 1.6 16v that's just about to get a lot of work done to it. My current engine is burning oil from which we believe is the valve stem seals but I've been told its not really worth fixing expense wise, so just ordered a another 1.6 with the gearbox both on 62k...

Hi all, put some standard 172 alloys on my ph2 1.6. Had to get some 15mm spacers as they're wider than standard wheels so the wheels were touching the suspension. After put them all on I could here some sort of grinding/catching noise. After looking for a while we discovered that the longer...

I had a bad knocking noise when I went over speedbumps or changed gear hard, turned out the be the passenger bearing in the top mount. Everything was fine for a few weeks then the noise came back but now does it if accelerate even slightly hard and when I set off in first quickly. I suspected it...

Mondial blue cup on a 53 reg I think it was, going past north lindsey college in Scunthorpe at around 4 this afternoon. Wondering if you are on here?

Just a few pictures of my 1.6 and how its coming along so far.. Any comments welcome. mk2 ph2 1.6 dynamique +. With it been the + model it has auto wipers, lights, trip computer, climate control so has its fair share of gadgets. The car was totally standard when i bought it, next to it was...

I'm looking to buy another engine for my mk2 ph 2 1.6. I'm just wanting to replace it with another 1.6. Where's the best place to buy one from?

When I try uploading a photo from either my iPhone or my mac its says the file is too big and will not upload, but they're only iPhone pics so I'm not sure why they're too big and I've uploaded photos from another iPhone previously so I'm a tad confused and wondering if anyone could shead any...

Has anyone got any ktec top mounts or any other uprated top mounts for sale? cheers

What is the actual law on a de cat? I've been told if you get stopped by the police and they find you have no cat they give you a vehicle defect form to which you have 14 days I think it is to get it changed, is this correct? Or is it a case of a fine and points?

What sorts of polish, waxes and sealants do all you guys use when cleaning the clio?

Hi everyone I put some coilovers on my mk 2 1.6. I used standard strut mount tops with the coilovers and not long after one of the bearings inside the strut mount tops collapsed, i replaced this and now im having similar sorts of noises coming from the suspension so I think maybe the opposite...

Was driving along when I noticed my speedo wasn't working properly.. It was saying I was doing 20mph but I was doing around 40 maybe 50 and when I put my foot down it went up very slowly.. Then a few seconds later the ABS light came on then speedo started to work properly again but the light...

Half way through my journey my car started mis-firing and was just not going anywhere when I put my foot down, sounds very weird at idle as well. Could this just be my coilpack and plugs or something totally different? cheers Blane

What's the best stuff to use to remove glue from window tints? cheers Blane

Just been pulled by a traffic cop because I've got an exhaust on my car, he said it isn't to do with how loud it is, that is irrelevant. They said its illegal because Renault never made the car with that exhaust and it has no bs number or something on it. I tried to argue the point that putting...

Was just wondering if anyone knows why renault never made a 182 in monaco blue?

Wondering what everyone has had out of their clio, be interesting to see all the different top speeds from different cars, I'll go first, I've had 131 out of my standard 1.6

My fuel light has come on with the needle on the first bar, the trip computer says my range left is 34 miles which is roughly when the light normally does come on but the needle is sitting at the first bar so which one do I trust? cheers for any advice

Hi guys, I've got a mk 2 ph 2 clio 1.6, when I take the standard air box off the connector is like an oval shape instead of the usual circle ones where you can easy connect a k and n for example, does anyone know if I can buy some sort of adapter so I can fit a different air filter? Thanks Blane

Hi guys, Had some coilovers on my mk 2 1.2, i recently got a mk 2 1.6, i was worried they wouldn't fit on the 1.6 because i wasnt sure if the bolt spacing was the same on both cars. When i tried fitting them i came across a problem before getting to the bolt spacing, the bottom of the strut...

Hi guys, got a mk 2 1.6 clio, I had some sport seats in my old 1.2, changed them to the 1.6 yesterday. The original seats have different connectors for the airbags to the sport seats so I had to cut the wires. This has triggered off the airbag and the serv light, if I get it plugged into a...