Recent content by huckin18

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Time to sell the clio, got a fair price happy anyways... i had only jetwashed it off and it had been taken on two test drives (as well as pants weather) so pretty happy... going to try and detail the car before i deliver to the buyer (i feel happier knowing its gone to its new home clean and...

hmm well been quoted £115 for the clutch kit... and a all up job of £310 so far but not tried my two mates garages... would eb done on axle stands and i dont have a hoist so maybe time to open the wallet me thinks... do they do haynes manuel or anything covering this?

hey, i have a 172 ona 52plate thats done just over 37k... i have not launched it or let the clutch slip when driving it hard and neither did the lass who had it before... she only did very low miles.. so in thery its possbile had hard use for less than 20k but this i doubt as the lad before...

how difficult a job is it to replace the clutch on a 172? mine has decided to die at 37k and id rather not pay garage prices if i can help it... competant with spanners etc have done cambelts(not on the 172) suspension,cat and exhaust fit etc will i be able to do it?

great little car, quick enough to play with the big boys but still decent on fuel... 13mile drive to work in moving traffic i get 46.5mpg! great fun, understeer when hustled through corners but learn to lift at the right moment and it comes alive and corners like its on rails.. watch wet roads...

gdi system on mine cut into bumper as pics above.... fitted easily, sounds great very sporty as high revs subtle at lol... bit noisy at 3k revs but most i have been in do that dont notice it when the musics on... seems to rev easier and pulls harder with that and breathing mods... very happy...

i had to get my mates garage to undo the top bolts with his air gun then did them back up just enough to hold em til i got home driving v. slowly and its only about 2 miles... i couldnt move em before and i have decent tools... dont need spring compressors on 172/182 shocks and rear beams no...

just killed my set of 539's on the front in less than 6.5k scary as it doesnt get driven hard that often... and no wheelspin sessions or burnouts ok grip but tends to understeer a bit not that impressed... new yokos s-drives on the back very nasty feels like they are sliding about all over the...

hey, i have a 02 172 ff and have the oportunity to do a rolling road day and have it remapped... done usual airbox mods of removing acoustic valve, fitting decent panel filter and sorting some cold air feeds.. full gdi stainless exhaust.. what improvements will i get lower down power? expecting...

poss me also.. did it have a aftermarket exhaust i was followed by two clio's at different times...

thanks mate will try t bat tomorrow morning see what happens!

sweet, thanks guys will get that sorted tomorrow mornings canny be assed doin that in the dark

right peridically the hand brake and stop lights appear on my dash (no not when stopped!!) if i corner hard or go round a long bend they flicker on tapping the brakes when on a straight gets rid of it...any ideas what sensor or switch might cause this as its mighty annoying at night... thanks guys

right old cat had a huge hoel in it before it entered the cat... no emissions light appeared but sounded gash and went even worse... so fitted a new cat (proper one not sports) and hey presto the emissions light appears and wont go away... also fitted a gdi exhaust at the same time... 172 on a...