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Anyone fancy this free, and nice n chill, meet this Saturday Been a few times before. Just lots of decent motors to look at, and walk up n down Brighton promenade Free parking, at least (And thats a BIG saving in central Brighton) If there is anyone interested, happy to meet at ASDA Car park...

Hi. The red dash light, with the exclamation mark in the middle. Comes on now and again, like a dimmer switch. Sometimes bright, sometimes not, sometimes not on. No other lights. Done a fair bit of searching on here, and on line, and the general advice is brake fluid needs topping up, possibly...

Just completed a gearbox oil change, and put some "STOP Leak" to stop the constant drips (Although looking at refurbing an 089 as diff bearings are f***ed on current one as well as the leaks) Then decided to do an engine oil and filter change too, and removed fuel rail guard and connector just...

Driving yesterday, and noticed petrol gauge was zero, then noticed temperature gauge was zero, and rev counter and Speedometer dials not working Indicator and the lights are working and illuminated on dashboard- and its not speed gearbox cable problem (Ive checked) as that would not cause the...

Bought my 172 Phase 1 in October 2016 with the HID (Cheap) kit in place. It worked, so i left it alone Today it failed the MOT as apparently HID has to be OEM and needs washers and the like, or it fails. So thats new So where do i start- need new halogen kit with lampholders i suspect? dipped...

Bought a Y Reg 2001 year, Phase 1 in 2016 for little money, (£550) stripped it other than dash, welded in half roll cage, a few bits n bobs (Induction, Battery cover, matched inlets, ecu remap, PMS front strut +top mounts etc etc) and been real fun running just under 180BHP, engine on 105k only...

Due the the current Coronavirus situation, and my new Car Tax (VED) year starting 1st May, Ive decided to SORN the Clio for several months until I can head out to Brands Hatch again - Ooooo I hope that can be soon. Will be using my daily driver from now on. I will leave my insurance running as...

Any advice on the front wiper relay location on Phase 1 please? Havent looked yet, as rain never stops- but would start near the fuse boxes?- that right?

Having had the drivers/offside driveshaft replaced on my 172 phase 1 , 20k miles and 3 years ago, I wasn't too surprised that it started clonking and banging merrily a couple weeks ago I did a bit of research and found several suppliers of a new driveshaft, some recommended, and some NOT, but...

Appreciate there are stacks threads on the driveshaft issue After going over some sort of hole/bump on a country road, which was covered by leaves, I now have the odd clicky/clunky sound on accel/decal occasionally, and a good old shaky car over 40mph I am guessing its a driveshaft unless...

Spent about 14hrs doing this last weekend 3 hrs removing decals 4 hrs cleaning and masking everything up/ removing some stuff 6hrs spraying (2 coats roughly every hour) 1 hour removing masking and replacing some parts I love it, looks nice and mean, and good coverage in 99% of car, and...

I have 4 AD08r's of which 2 are on wear indicator. I thought that, particularly in the dry, does it really matter how low the wear gets as some drivers use slicks? However, having read up on the web there are a lot of different thoughts. Some say its fine for a while, and use until the rubber...

Will get round to drilling large diameter vent ports behind the front number plate soon, as the engine bay gets so hot on track Don't like the permanent bonnet lifters that raise the windshield end of the bonnet an inch or 2 Anyone tried fitting bonnet vents angled to the windshields for a...

172 Phase 1. Think its a JC05? Someone tell me please. Crunching in 2 gears when changing down, occasionally up, and cant find 2nd gear when at speed, other gears are getting progressively more difficult Is it worth geting it reconditioned? If so, where in South East- prefer not to take box...

Couple other threads debating whether the RSTuner is worth it, and whether a remap is favourite or not K-Tec (Blandford in the South) EFI (Cheshire) and Engine Dynamics (Essex) all offer Remaps from £200 upwards (K-Tec £300, ED £200) I have a Phase 1, 172, has anyone got any remap graphs...

Looking at doing this when the weather gets a tadge warmer Understand its not the easiest of jobs with aircon on mine, the lower inlet anyway. Any gains with just fitting the top inlet, or would is mess the airflow and outcome in an uneven throttle? Is a new lower inlet gasket needed? Any...

Like many threads on here my immobiliser, with the primary central locking key, doesn't disengage. When key is on ignition position the red light keeps happily flashing away,and engine turns over, but no start Have replaced key battery, and also used the eBay return kit with new casing etc. No...

Are they worth it? Notice most members go after Magnecore performance leads. £90 new, but other manufacturers are about half that Notice they come in diameters between 7mm and 10mm. Assume bigger is better Are they copper, or are there better conductors (Yes, but not paying for Gold LOL) And...

Ive been searching for a Clio RS 172 Phase 1 drivers door (Y reg, year 2000) Would a door from a non Sport Clio, 1999 fit? Its a 1.6 petrol if that's an issue I notice they do 1.2, 1.4, 1.6 petrol and 1.9 diesels too (Up to 2001) They all the same bodyshells? and doors from either would fit...

Constantly swapping tyres and paying £15 a pop each time at a local used tyre place Reckon could be doing 8 a year or so Anyone got experience of one of these car tyre changers/ bead breakers and are they as easy to use as the UTube vids? Saw one bloke get a tyre of in around 2 minutes...

As I have a Phase 1 Clio 172 Y reg for a track toy, Ive decided I can spend a Grand (£1k) ish a year on playing around with it, and where possible include track time of half dozen shows and track days a year The budget was pretty much blown this year for the belts, dephaser etc etc which came...

A long time since we went camping, the Mrs and I - about 10 years (West of France, rained all the time and we hated it LOL) We're staying the Saturday night at Blyton for the music- looking forward to it Weve got a tent, which we are gonna check out and put up in back garden over the weekend...

Had my little Clio 172 phase 1 for 22 months and still love the little jet powered roller skate It has thrown up some noises which I couldn't pin down until: 1. You unload everything from the car 2. undo the last job you did My last 2 that have been bugging me for a week or two, was a constant...

Attending FCS recently, Clio loved the track for couple hours Took a hint from someone on here and drop the power steering fluid, as last time I went round it seemed to let itself loose all over the engine bay Anyway, having dropped it to minimum, an hour or so after the track I topped of with...

Luckily, when I purchased my 172 18 months ago it already had a BTB stealth exhaust on, (Still got a part payment receipt) which seems to get pretty good reviews, and has a sound that's just right for me. Havent looked into it too much, but it doesnt have the dual standard catalytic converter...

Anyone got any recommendations for a decent car cover for my Phase 1 , Clio 172 During winter it gets parked up off road, and only used maybe weekends, and has thrown at it all the British weather that can happen- and that's usually lots rain Have had a couple cheap ones, basically large grey...

Realise this has been much discussed but I am still unsure Ive a luverly 5 inch sunstrip that I don't wanna remove (My driver seat is low and the strip really helps avoid the sun) Whats the rule on windscreen wipers- the OEM Blades sweep over the strip by several cms, so I can remove and replace...

Got a squeaking engine bay noise, rises and falls with engine revs Assume its A/C on its way out, maybe water pump, or another worn bearing somewhere- anything else i should consider ? (Its not brakes, thats a different squeak lol) Am visiting Clio man over the weekend, Littlehampton West...

The sunshine is beckoning nicely down here in the South today, (Although a cold spell is due imminently apparently) and makes me think of all the lovely Car shows/events that I will be attending in 2018 What events you planning on doing, give me some ideas, as i might learn something and attend...

One of my favourite shows of the year, and my favourite Track circuit I am signing up for 4 track slots at £20 for 15mins if you book before April- very reasonable A circuit very suited to small well powered Clios We stay in a hotel the night before in the Dover area, and get to the show 7am...