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Refusal of an MOT Test Certificate: Centre rear Stop lamp not working [1.2.1b] ------------------------------------------- Correct me if I'm wrong, but this means a brake light is out, right? I've just checked all the rear lights, however, and they are all working. Am I missing something...

My car (172 cup) has been down on power for the past few months and has now developed a misfire. After a bit of lead pulling (from the coil pack), the problem is definitely the 3rd cylinder - it makes no difference whether the lead is on of off. Something I noticed though: the other 3 leads...

Ok, so having failed its MOT yesterday, rather than arguing to Renault with a VOSA printout, I may just bite the bullet and replace the rear brakes on my 172 cup (tbf the pads are getting a bit low anyway) Anyone had any experience with these? They seem very cheap, but considering how little...

I had the cup MOT'd earlier at Renault and the car failed due to the rear brakes recording "little or no effort". I'm aware that this is a common problem and have access to the VOSA document, however does anyone know what percentages at the rear would constitute as a fail? Or is it calculated...

Hey guys, I'm thinking of giving the throttle body of my 172 cup a good cleaning this weekend. I've searched through the guides and have a rough idea of what I'm doing. My question however is once I've cleaned the thing (I'll gonna use carb cleaner) does it need any additional...

I see this parked up every day. It has a private plate, something like J60 BOD. Anyone one here??

Just bought a new bulb holder for my rear bumper, as the previous one had corroded. However the pin has snapped off and is stuck in the plug (or whatever it's called). When I went to the dealers earlier to pick up the holder, I was told that you can't buy a new one of these. So my question...

Dropped my car off at Renault this morning for an MOT and received a call at 3pm telling me that my car had failed. I had my suspicions this could be the case as the front discs were a little bit worn. However, I then got told that my exhaust had a leak, causing it to fail on emissions and that...

Receiving a call from your insurance company telling you that your car ISN'T a write off and that it'll be completely fixed within 10 days. Happy isn't the word! :D :D :D

=( Smashed my 172 cup up earlier. Gutted to say the least, it was only on 28k! I'm really uncertain as to whether or not it'll be a write off, however I was just thinking. IF it's fixable, am I right in thinking that it HAS to be classed as cat d? And from experience does anyone now how much...

Ok this may sound a little stupid but here goes. Basically some idiot has scratched my car. It's deep enough to get a finger into but really thin and about 2 inches long. Anyway to cut a long story short I can't afford a respray for a few months and was wondering if there was a way of temporary...

Well, maybe 'nightmare' is a bit dramatic but still it's not something you wanna wake up to in a morning. Went outside to the car (172 cup) and the wing mirror had been bend back in the wrong direction. Initially I thought it was some idiot messing about, so I went to straighten it out and...

Well, maybe 'nightmare' is a bit dramatic but still it's not something you wanna wake up to in a morning. Went outside to the car (172 cup) and the wing mirror had been bend back in the wrong direction. Initially I thought it was some idiot messing about, so I went to straighten it out and...

Any ideas other than the obvious wheel balancing / tracking? Just a bit concerned as it seems to be a fairly recent thing that's started happening all of a sudden. My car's a 172 cup if that makes any difference.

To put it bluntly the discs on my cup are shagged. However having recently changed the pads it seems to be braking pretty damn well still. (I'm aware this isn't recommended with old discs btw) The car's due for an M-O-T next month, just wondered if the condition of the discs will result in the...

Just ventured out of the house to find the wing mirror of my cup bent backwards. Then on closer inspection found two huge scratches down my front wing. Grrrrrrr!!! :mad: Given that they won't polish out (which I don't think they will) does anyone have any idea how much it'll cost to get resprayed?

Mine's kind of faded and gone a bit greyish. Am I right in thinking that you can get a replacement from the stealers? If so, does anyone have a rough price?

Getting made redundant isn't the nicest of things that can happen. But when you come to the realisation that your redundancy pay is no more and you can no longer afford to tax and insure your pride and joy, it hits you hard. *weeps slightly* :dapprove:

I'm changing the front brakes on my 172 cup tomorrow and was gonna use the following guide. http://www.renaultforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=23690&page=3 In which it states.. "Also,make sure the keys are in the ignition,but with the ignition off.If your car has ABS the pump could be damaged if...

How much could you do a set of standard front and rear pads for? I'm guessing about £80-ish?

Firstly is it really worth the money? ie. is the difference really that noticable? I'm looking to get rid of the flat spots that tend to occur at lower revs (between 3k-4k rpm), will this do the trick? Secondly, after running a bit of a search, I've noticed a few people mentioning losing the...

I'm on the verge of buying a set of these alongside some Brembo HC discs. But in light of seeing a few posts on here complaining about an apparent squealing, it's starting to put me off slightly. So, the question is If you have DS2500's or even better the same setup that I'm opting for. DO...

I'm fitting new discs and pads all round on my 172 cup. I should be able to do the front's no problem, but someone mentioned to me that in order to do the rears I'll need a wind-back tool. Is it necessary or is there a way around it? If not, any idea's where I can get one? I don't fancy forking...

Ktec have them as a package for £184 inc postage. Anywhere else?

I'm getting a fairly loud grinding noise coming from (what sounds like) the rear of my car, everytime I brake. Now it doesn't take a brain surgeon to work out that the pads/dics will probably need changing. I haven't really had a proper look yet but just figured I'd put up a post on here and...

My 172 cup, under hard acceleration tends to pull to the right a tad. 1. Could this just be a traction issue ie it's normal or is it more than likely to be the tracking that's out? 2. If it IS the tracking, are there any particular 'settings' I'll need to know when I get it tracked up. Ie toe...

http://www.birchdown.com/ I've got a 172 cup and the cam belt could do with changing. Their prices are cheaper than K-tec and they're a hell of a lot closer to me. Anyone used the before?