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    Can anyone lend me a 16" 172 wheel and tyre near cheshire??

    Hey all I know this is a massive long shot but does anyone near cheshire have a 16" wheel and tyre that will fit a clio 172 that i could possibly borrow for an afternoon?? My steering wheel is off centre at the moment and after having the geometry done the guys at the garage said something must...
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    Insurance Renewal - Sky - Thumbs Up!!

    Just a massive thumbs up for Sky insurance especially Sam in particular from there. Had my renewal through from brentacre, they were wanting £590, that's with 3 points, a crash back in 2010, 6 years protected ncb, and 3 mods (alloys, exhaust and lowering) im 30 btw. Sam from Sky gave me a...
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    Driveshaft fitting, cheapest place?

    Hey all. Just bought a new drivers side driveshaft (well a refurb). Can anyone recommend the cheapest place near crewe in cheshire to get it fitted? Or does anyone fancy doing it for me? :). What price do you reckon i'll be looking at, is it a couple of hours work?
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    Driveshaft, cheapest place?

    Guys where's the cheapest place for a new driver side driveshaft?
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    Horrible clanking/scraping from engine on full lock

    Hi all Can anyone help me out with a problem i'm having at the moment? Whenever i'm pulling off or reversing when the car is cold or has been sitting for a bit, i get a horrible clanking grinding sound when on full lock. It does it on full lock both ways but is fine when not on full lock...
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    Horrible clanking/scraping from engine on full lock

    Hi all Can anyone help me out with a problem i'm having at the moment? Whenever i'm pulling off or reversing when the car is cold or has been sitting for a bit, i get a horrible clanking grinding sound when on full lock. It does it on full lock both ways but is fine when not on full lock. The...
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    New wishbones/ball joints/track rod ends/powerflex bushes

    Hey all How much would i be looking at for new wishbones, ball joints, track rod ends and powerflex bushes (minus the dogbone engine one) to be fitted to my clio 172? Anyone recommend anyone in the northwest?
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    Airbag Fault - Please Help :(

    Hey guys My airbag and service light are on at the moment. I've done the standard soldering of the wires under the seat but the lights are still on. Anyway dads got hold of a diagnostics things today and when we connect it up and read the error code it comes up with DF074, Passenger front...
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    Starting Problems - Not Cranking

    Hey guys I'm having a right annoying problem with my 172 mk2 at the mo. Quite often (literally every other day) when i got to start the car i get electrics and lights on the dash but when i turn the ignition fully the car doesn't crank what so ever. I literally have to turn the ignition off and...
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    Creaking/Clicking when turning left

    Hey all Wondered if anyone could help me out with a problem i've got with my 172 mk2 at the mo. When turning tight left obviously in 1st or 2nd i get a creaking kind of clicking sound coming from the front somewhere. I can only liken the creaking to the kind of noise you get from an old wooden...
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    Found my oil leak - advice needed

    Hey guys After cleaning off where all the oil had run on the bottom of the engine and going for a short drive i've finally found out where my oil leak is coming from. I'm assuming the bit at the bottom of the engine with the plug in it is the sump?? Well the oil is leaking from 2 of the bolts...
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    Aux Belt Tightness

    Hey all Can anyone tell me how it's possible to make the aux belt too tight?? I've read in a few posts where people have complained of whirring noises and get responses saying the aux belt could be too tight. We're about to replace my aux belt and from what i can see the belt is self tensioning...
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    Slight Oil Leak - Any Ideas?

    Hey all Was wondering if anyone could help me or at least point me in the right direction. When i leave my 172 mk2 on our new drive for like half an hour, 2 small oil patches appear. One is around the size of 50p piece and there's always a smaller one about 10cm further forwards (as in towards...
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    Battery Losing Power Straight Away, Car Won't Start - Alternator???

    Hey all Major problems with the 2002 172 mk2 :( Was driving along yesterday when all the lights came on the dash.....abs, stop light, seatbelt light, everything. I pulled over and turned the engine off then went to restart hoping it would clear it all and that's it, the car wouldn't start, no...
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    Connecting iphone 4 to clio 182 headunit

    Hey folks My mate has just got an iphone 4 and wants to connect it to his standard headunit. He has a clio 182 2004. What's the easiest way to connect it up and is it possible? I've seen devices that sit in your glove compartment but he doesnt want this. In theory is there simply a cable you...
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    Electric window fuse - where is it?

    Can anyone tell me where the fuse is for the electric windows on a 1.2 clio? ive checked the fuse box on the side of the passenger dash but none of the pictures on the diagram correspond to electric windows thanks in advance
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    MAP Sensor P0100 Fault Code

    Hey all Having a bit of a problem with my friends 1.1 clio (2003). He's had the engine management light lit up on his dash for a few weeks now. Hooked it up to a diagnostics reader the other day and it came up with the code P0100 Mass or Volume Air flow Circuit A Malfunction. We purchased a...
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    Which pads for DA?

    Which pads does everyone prefer for their da polisher? I've always used the sonus fx ones but am looking to change because im in need of some new ones. I'm currently looking at either the lake country flat pads or the chemical guys hex-logic. Does anyone recommend either of these?
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    battlefield 2 ps3 screen tearing

    Hey all Does everyone else get loads of screen tearing on battlefield 2 on the ps3 version? Even the bloody company advertisement screens at the start have it for me. Is it the game or my tv do you think?
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    Scuttle Tray Fasteners

    Hey all Does anyone know where i can get the plastic fasteners that push in to hold the scuttle tray down on a clio 172 mk2?
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    Washer Jet Motors - help needed

    Hey all. Both the washer jet motors have gone on my clio 172 mk2. Am i correct in thinking one of the motors controls both the front and back washers and the other motor controls the headlight washers? I've had a look about the net and can't seem to find the 2 motors that i need to order...
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    Removing standard alarm - need help asap

    Hey all Basically the standard alarm on my 172 ph2 is absolutely screwed. It's going off constantly all the time in the street etc so whilst it's a pretty decent day i wanna disconnect it and take it out. I've searched the forum but can't find any clear instructions, does anyone know where the...
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    Fifa 10 xbox 360 connection grrrrrr

    Can anyone help me. I can't play one single game of fifa 2010 online with the 360 without it dropping me out at some point during the match saying i've been disconnected from the ea servers. Has anyone else had this problem and is there anything else i can check? I've put the 360 on a static IP...
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    Dent Removal Cheshire/North West??

    Anyone know where is best for paintless dent removal around the cheshire area? I have a few small ones i want removing to make the car look mint
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    For all IT boffs that know about msi's

    Hey all I'm a need of a bit of help with an msi file that i need to role out at work. Basically i have an msi file that im gonna push out silently to all the pc's on our site via group policy. The only problem is the last section of the install package that appears when you run the msi file...
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    Overclocking CPU help

    Anyone on here a bit of whizz when it comes to overclocking a cpu? Could do with asking someone a couple of questions
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    Laptop advice please

    Anyone had any experience with either of the two laptops below? Trying to make a decision on which to get out of the two and i'm a bit stuck. Advent 5313...
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    Need help - server space software

    Aup all I work as an IT technician at a hospital. Obviously we have a s**t load of servers and at the end of each day we have to check the amount of free space on each of them and note the value down in a spreadsheet. Helps us to see if there's been any dramatic change and means we have...
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    Sat nav - quick decision

    Hey all Just need to make a quick decision on which sat nav to get between the tomtom one and the garmin nuvi 200, can anyone thats used either give me their opinions? cheers!!
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    Have i made the right mobile choice?

    Purchased a new unlocked iphone last night, should be here monday. Wondering whether i've made the wrong decision now and should have gone with a nokia n95 8gb, whats everyones thoughts??
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