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........... a pair of thumb grips for my steering wheel. My car doesnt seem to have any !!
Ebay want mega money for carbon ones.
Im guessin renault dont sell them apart with the wheel its self and dont really need a new wheel.
Any ideas
Ben
Im thinkin of a few options for tyres sizes for my 172 cup. Best value for money. Im want sort of mid range
so if anyone could post pics up of there tyre size please
thinking of
195.45.16
195.40.16
205.45.16
205.40.16
215.40.16 are these available ???
I just dont want the car...
Im lookin for a set of rear dampers for my 172 cup and wondered what the difference was between the other models ???
The ebay listing say sutable for the 1.2 1.4 1.6 16v etc and not suitable for the 2.0. Why is this ???
Do all the 172 and 182's run the same rear damper ???
Ben
......rear brake compensator on my cup ?
I know the cup models dont have the compensators connected to the rear beam but its still there. But is the unit its self set at a pre set level ???? . So just wondered if can i just by pass the box with a straight throught lines and would it change...
This is an on going thread called " from rags to riches "LINK - http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?733461-From-Rags-to-Riches&highlight=from+rags
but I know most people cant be bothered to read 4/5 pages to see the last pics so I thought I would just show you the finished product...
Have a quick look at this vid for me please and see what ya recon
Ive just re-built my engine and had everything out and ive re-located the fuse box and ecu, any ideas ??
I don't know if it matters that I haven't got the fag lighter or any of the door card switches plugged in ??
As soon as I...
For love nor money I can not find a wiring diagram at all for what I need
If someone could tell me the wiring colours for the following please that would be saving my life
Clio 172 cup
Knock sensor...........
Oil level...................
Alternator plug ( is this 1 wire or 2 ? )...
I want to know peoples opinions on uprating the front door speakers but keeping the standard tweeters. Can they handle a good stereo ? Or do they flake out easily ??
Cheers.
Ben
All pics were taken on my Samsung note 2 , so I do apologise for the non DSLR look
This was my first time at Goodwood and could not believe how big the whole thing is , its so nice going to a car show with no chavvy scum running round, everything was mint and on an epic scale, all the...
Im putting my F4R engine back together now and haven't seen these gaskets come out of the engine:rolleyes: ??? , strange, unless im going totally mad
Any idea where these ones live, or could they be for an other model but are included in the gasket set
Cheers Ben
p.s , should there be a...
The engine has only 66k but nether the less with what im doing to the car I want to make sure the engine is good and up to scratch
This is what I found
Bore looked and felt lovely , no lip at all , head gasket looked good as well
Just have a couple question
1. Did the 172 come with a MLS...
Nearside under the headlight unit. Part of the induction system..someone said it was to do with noise resolution unit and part of the intake ?
Its was never connected anyway due to the car havin a cone filter but im just wondering what the plug does in the vacuum unit..what will happen if i...
Has anyone got any pics of them in situ as just fitted my new renault ones and they sit so poorly round the bar.
I used the part number from the old bushes so i know its like for like.
Ive turned them upside down as well so the opening of the bush is at the top and then at the bottom but...
With doing a massive clean up of my engine bay; hiding the loom and moving the ecu, fuse box and battery , ill be left with the power steeering pipers now. Has anyone got rid of there PAS for a manual rack. ? Also less drag on the engine .
thoughts ?
Ben
With everything im doing with my car at the mo re-furbing my wheels is a must. Just seeing what people have done to there standard cup wheels regarding colour. Anthricite/dark gray or the standard alloy look is fine but just wanted to be different
has anyone gone mad with crazy colours ...
Please tell me im being stupid .
whilst ripping my car to bits ive taken out the washer jet pump as it was not performing very well .
noticed that the pump only has 2 pins in the plug 12v and ground
I powered it up and partialy stuck it into water and happy days the water was drawn in and...
I want to strip off the front bumper . Get rid of the fogs and fit the missing cup splitter etc
what have people done to there front bumpers
anything different ?
Pics would be ideal
cheers Ben
Been looking at getting the 4 A.R.B rubbers for the front of my 172. Something like powerflex, or the usual makes
Has anyone got these fitted ? And is it worth the £50 odd quid for them. Or just stick with original renault ?
Ben
Im in a position now to hide the loom/fuse box/ ecu thats under the bonnet as ive taken out all the under bonnet looms
just wondered if anyone has done this as can not find any posts on here also wanna put the battery in the boot as well but thats the easy bit;)
Pics and info would be great ...
Wtf is going on here !
Locked the crank, not a problem, bottom pulley is where it should be , then popped the caps off to find the cams like this ????
If the timing was this far out surly i would of noticed this ??
Its funnt how threy are both the same as well
Ben
Just about to do a cambelt on me 172 and wondered if people would use tis kit
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TIMING-CAM-BELT-KIT-WATER-PUMP-RENAULT-CLIO-MK2-172-2-0-16V-SPORT-99-05-/370897351800?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Cars+Type%3A2.0+16V+Sport%7CModel%3AClio&hash=item565b347478...
My 172 cup has got 68k on the clock and im gonna be ripping the engine out this weekend to see what is what as it has been very neglected and to do the cam belt , dephaser etc, so just wondered what these engines are like at this sort of millege , what wears out first, do shells last a while...
Right after havin a beast of a couple days / weeks or years , when ever you are reading this i thought i would start a little tread to show you how im getting on .
Im in the process of cleaning up everything first and was just about to take off my rocker cover and found out it actualy holds the...