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I am still struggling with the weight of the clutch on my 182 due to an ankle problem...:( The car has now done 70K, if I fit a new clutch, can I expect it to be much lighter?

I had a couple of tyres fitted to the Trophy last week... The guy at the tyre place offered me a free tracking check so I said go ahead. He put the lazer alignment gauges on and told me it was out as it was 0.5mm toe in. He offered to adjust it for £17.50 but I declined as I have a set of...

I have spent a few hours cleaning my car but some of the black plastic bits are still dull and show the marks where i have polish on them, what do you guys use to clean the black bits?

When I drive my 182, I notice there is a bit of a step in the pedal when I push it right to the floor, its a kind of resistance right at the bottom of the travel. Whats this for and what does it do?

One of the jobs I have been meaning to do on my 182 was to change the power steering fluid. I looked at the pipes beneath the car but the unions were difficult to get at so I looked for an alternative method. What I did was to use the nozzle off a tube of silicon and a length of plastic...

As the title, anyone know? more to the point, does anyone have a pair of cup springs for sale? I don't want to lower the car at all, hence want to remain standard and I have a broken spring...

Inspired by the thread on "What is this hanging in my engine" and the state of the guys engine... I thought I would post a few pictures of the engine bays of a few cars I have owned over the years. I have kept them nice by using AFC-50 anti-corrosion spray which is used extensively in the...

Anyone done it or perhaps point me to guide? Thanks

There are quite a few references on here to creaky clutches, I.E. you get a creak when you press the pedal. Mine has suffered this since I bought it so a couple of weeks ago I decided to look into it. I lubricated the cable where it comes through the bulkhead, under the dash, but this...

would an instrument cluster from a 2002 172 phase 2 fit into a 2005 182? they look the same... Also, how easy are they to change over, anyone got a guide to doing it? thanks in advance!

The one thing that has spoiled my Trophy for me is that the clutch is heavy. I have a bad knee and in traffic i was finding things difficult. I decided to look at what I could do to modify it to make it a bit lighter. In the end I extending the actual clutch pedal by a small amount. I have...

As the title, anyone done it? is there a step by step guide? thanks

The heavy clutch.... Spoils the car in my opinion.. It really is heavy. I have tried a couple of others and they are the same. Is there any fix for this? Wil a new cable help? Anyone know why it's so dam heavy?

I may decide to swap the Sach suspension on my trophy back to standard while I have the Sachs units refurbished, shot blasted, painted etc. can I use standard 172 or 182 cup suspension legs and springs to replace the Sachs while they are being done? Are they a direct replacement? thanks in...

After buying a Trophy a couple of weeks ago I have been servicing it and doing some preventative maintenance. So far I have:- Replaced the cam and axillary belts and the tensioners stripped and re-built all the calipers Changed the brake fluid oil and filter gearbox oil change Changed the...

Lots of discussion on here about Cam Belt changes, Thought I would share a trick from a mate who does Cam Belts all the time. I went round to his workshop a while ago and he has a way of doing Cam belts I have not seen before... What he does is take the cover off and starts the engine. Then...

I have a 2005 Trophy with a green filter on which i want to swap back to a standard air box. Are the boxes on 172 and 182 the same? If anyone wants to do a swap feel free to contact me, (07522441096) I am based in Wolverhampton! here are a few photos of the filter on my car.

As the title says, I have a 2005 182 Trophy, what other models did they fit these type of wheels to? I am looking around for a spare wheel... thanks and sorry for all the questions!

I changed the axillary belt on my Trophy a few days ago. I thought I would post a few pictures as I had to make a couple of tools to make it easier as I did the job on my own... to pull back the tensioner I made the tool in the pictures. Not pretty I know but doing it this way meant that I...

just bought a 182 Trophy with this exhaust on, can anyone identify it?

sorry guys, new owner with no handbook yet! (anyone know to a PDF version?) I have just bought a 2005 182 Trophy, I have a few questions!:o:o:o what fuel do you use? I put half a tank of regular unleaded yesterday, cap seems to say Super unleaded. Do i have to use the dear stuff? One of the...

I have just bought a 2005 Clio Trophy. How easy are they to steal? it has an alarm and immobilizer on it, is it worth using a steering wheel lock on it or are they pretty secure?