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Hi all, Looking to replace all brakes on 182 - thinking of spending a bit more rather than going for OE, where is the best place to buy from and what should I buy? Cheers, Andy

...anybody know where I can pick one of these up? Cheers, Andy

Is it just me or are 172s terrible over potholes, bumps, sleeping police man etc I have recently changed jobs and every little bump seems to really u settle the car, especially when driving with some mmmppphhh. Don't get me wrong I don't expect the ride to be great, but are all hoy hatches like...

I was in black Clio, anybody on here??

Hi all, The leather part of my gearbox (below the gear stick) seems to have broke looks like one of the clips which holds the leather cover in has snapped :-( - anybody else had this and or know cheap way to fix? Cheers, Andy

...for back box and centre section for 2003 Clio 172. Thanks in advance guys :-)

Hi all, Looking to get a second hand genuine Renault cat back - already tried Cliospares and no luck. Please can somebody point me in the right direction? Many thanks in advance, Andy

Hi all, My mechanic has just phoned me as he has fitted a new 'std' backbox to my car for me. He says it is quite noisy for a standard back box (it's not a Renault one) - has anybody else experienced this?

...roughly how much do they weigh in KG????

Hi all what is the correct tyre pressure for a ph2 172 with p zeroes?? Many thanks

Many thanks in advance, Andy

Hi all, I was driving back from the gym yesterday and I noticed my CD player had stopped playing. On inspection, none of the display on the CD player or the clock are working either. The funny thing is, when I turn my main lights on, the clock works but nothing else does. Also the CD...

Hi all, Since changing my k tec stealth back to standard I've noticed a whistling noise when caning it above 5.5k. My other ph2 did it as well. Is it something I need to get sorted or just a characteristic of the exhaust?? Thanks, Andy

Hi all, Where I had some PDR on my passenger door there is an area of swirly scratches you can see in certain lights - the paint looks a bit duller. Can somebody recommend a polish which can get light scratches out? many thanks in advance. Andy

Hi all, Has anybody got a vid or link to vid showin STD 172 with itg panel filter - wna c the difference in noise some ppl talk of. Thanks in advance, Andy

Hi all, As some of you will have read, my car bonnet was ruined by bird muck. I got in contact with paul from shine on detail and he has just finished with my car. Absoloutley incredible job- shining like it's never shined before - you would never no there was any bird muck on here - only...

Hi all, What's the best way to treat bobbles on the alcantara?? Can you get a de-bobbler of some sort?!! Andy

Hi all, this morning when leavin for work noticed bird poo on my bonnet (not normal looking stuff was massive and all over front of car) just went to clean it off and it's messed up my paint tried polishing etc bt no luck is there nething I can do?? Thanks, andy

Just been to renew my car tax and, despite my renewal saying it's £215 for a year, it's actually £235 - I'm guessing this is because of the new tax year??

For me the Bell/Admiral/Elephant group seem to be the cheapest - but if there are any other good ones out there would be good to know about :-). Many thanks, Andy

Hi all, When I start my car after it's been sitting on my drive all night, for the first few minutes sometimes when I slow down for a roundabout and put the car into neutral the revs take a little longer to drop from 2/2.5k than usual. Is this just part of the 'cold start' ecu settings...

Hi all, I've got an annoying window rattle from my drivers side window - this disappears when I wind down the window a tiny little bit. Does anybody know of a way to fix this??? Many thanks, Andy

Hi all, I was hoping somebody could explain the procedure of how to reset the ecu on a 183 with a view of gettig rid of the airbag light.? Thanks :-) andy

Hi all, My bro clipped the curb in his 182 and the seat side airbag went off - is this repairable or is he better off getting a new seat ?? Many thanks, Andy

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As title suggests, I'm interested to know how 172s stack up against Focus STs (std). Cheers, Andy

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Morning guys, Over the last few days I've noticed a weird noise between 2,000-3,000 rpm - it sounds almost like a high pitched spinning. I had my cambelt done recently so know it's not that, anybody got an idea what it could be? Many thanks, Andy

...has anybody come up against these at Santa Pod? Thinking of going with my friends and one has a Supercharged Cooper S and the other Turbocharged. My car is std apart from Ktec Stealth cat-back. How do you reckon I will fair? Cheers, Andy

Hi all, Just wanted to check the service intervals for ph2 172s - don't have access to handbook temporarily. Is it 2 years or 12k? Many thanks, Andy