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Morning All Pretty certain i have a rear wheel bearing going on my 172. Seen that Euro car parts keep them in stock. However what is the difference between all the different makes?. Had an issue with a coil pack a while ago from ECP and although sposed to be for my car it didnt fit. Its the...

Afternoon All Looking at changing the ball joints at some point over the easter weekend. Can you buy just the individual ball joints from somewhere like euro car parts or gsf?. seen a few places further afield that do them but just much rather stay local if possible.

Evening all Just curious, for those running 17's what tyre pressures do you have?. Always had 17's on mine and never been what sure what pressure to run them at. They are 205, 40, 17's.

Evening All Bought a new key for my non starting 172 last night. Renault have said that they need the car as well to code it in?. What exactly do they do to it as shouldnt the key already be coded to the car?. Cheers Dave

Morning All Following on from my post the other week about immobiliser issues on my 172 i have tried everything people have suggested and now need to get something sorted as the car is sat there. Done the following and nothing worked Changed the battery Checked battery in key and resoldered...

Evening All Got a bit of an issue with my phase 2 172, the last week or so the car has been playing up and not starting. When you put the key in the immobiliser continues to flash and the car wont turn over to start, sometimes its fine but more often than not its playing up. Taken out the...

Evening All Got a misfire developing on my 172, wheres the best place to buy a new coil pack from?. Also is it worth changing all leads etc at the same time?.

Morning All Got to get some new bolts for the rear caliper on my 172, the ones that hold the pads onto the caliper itself. Unfortunately i am working away at the minute and dont have access to the car and the parts monkey wants the chassis number as my reg doesnt come up with the car type...

Afternoon All Further to my previous thread where i stripped the thread on my rear caliper when reattaching the pads. Being away from home with work at the minute i havent got access to my car at the moment. Does anyone know what diameter the bolt is that attaches the brake pads to the...

Evening All Had a bit of an issue on my passenger side rear caliper on my 172. The piston was really stiff and wouldnt wind back in enough at first. Eventually got the pads on but when doing up the top bolt to the caliper just as it was going tight the thread stripped and now it wont do up...

Afternoon All Just been trying to start my 172 up today having had it parked up for a while. Charged the battery up and went to start but it doesnt want to know. Sometimes the speedo and other dials kind of have a fit twitching then stop and other times it resets the clock. Neither time...

Evening All Thinking of changing the stereo in my 172. Probably a silly question but do you lose the stereo display on the dash if you change from standard?.

evening all just been doing a service on the car today (51 plate clio 172), a couple of questions: where is the fuel filter?. been looking but cant seem to find it anywhere. anybody point me in the right direction?. inner side driveshaft - apparently seems to be missing a boot but was never...

Hello Everyone Happy new year too. Got a bit of DIY that i need to do on my 07 reg clio. Need to beat a bit of a dent out which someone has kindly left in my boot for me. I have taken all the screws out that i can see but i am struggling to get the plastic panel off inside the car. Short of...

Hello Again This might sound a bit of strange one, my passenger side headlight seems to have picked up some sort of stain that has corroded part of the surface of the light. Being plastic anyone know of some sort of Polish that could be used to bring it back up to a good finish. Will try...

Hi All I have been away for ages but as Christmas is coming i thought i would say hello again. Anyway during the break i am thinking of servicing my 51plate clio 172. Is it as easy as it seems. I only want to do the filters, oil and fit an induction kit. cambelt etc has been done last year...

Afternoon All I am thinking of getting my daily run around remapped. Next to the clio 172 i have a new clio 3 1.5 dci. Basically i am looking to get it remapped to get another 30bhp, has anyone had any bad experiences of remapping renault diesel engines? or good experiences?. Any advice...

Evening all. Been away a while but i am back on the scene. Looking at fitting an MP3 unit to both cars which is easy enough. However am i right in thinking that you lose the head unit display on the dash and the use of the steering column controls?. Also any decent units you can suggest...

Morning All I changed my springs the weekend on my 172. Although i have a bit of a problem now, one of the two bolts holding the shock in place on one side is damaged. :eek: In the end i had to cut it down about 5mm so that it would refit the nut where the thread was knackered. Thankfully...

Afternoon all I am changing one of my front lights on the car as it seems to have picked up something on the road and its corroded the outside of the plastic lamp. When changing it is there any difference between the non xenon units as i have looked on flea bay and i can only find one sort...

Changing my shocks on the weekend, nevfer done them on a clio. Anything to look out for?. Should be relatively straight foward i hope. Does anyone have a downloadable service manual?. Also anyone know the torque settings required?. Cheers Dave

I am looking to get all four shocks changed on my 172, how much should i look to spend. Had a couple of interesting offers, some very high and some very low. Cheers Dave

Got a funny clunking noise coming from my drivers side front and rear suspension. Mainly from the bank, sounds like metal hitting metal. Had a quick look under neath but cant see anything blindingly obvious. Is this likely to be a shock absorber on the way out?. If so how much do they cost...

I need to get a replacement grille for my bumper on my 172 sport. Does anyone know where i can get one? I went to my local dealer and they said i need to get a whole new bumper, this is kind of a last resort really. Are there any places that do just a replacement bumper grille. Ebay hasnt...

Evening all I am after some new standard brakes and springs for my 172. Anyone know any good places to get them in bristol?. Cheers Dave

During the weekend my airbag light has come on along with the service light. Is this common on clios as i remember hearing this before?. Also is it something i can sort out myself rather than taking it to the garage.

This morning about 10ish, i was stuck behind you in the clue on the dual carriageway heading north. Fluffy toy on the dash and female driver. Nice car too. I was in a silver 172 by the way.

Anyone going next weekend?. I have 4 tickets so will be up certainly for sunday but not sure about saturday yet. For those who know nothing of it: http://www.worldseriesbyrenault.com/donington/uk/ Its free:)

Does anybody know where you can replacement plugs for the 172. I have been trying GSF, Euro Parts etc and nobody seems to do them. Is it a Renault only thing?. How much do they cost as well just for reference.

I am need of changing my front brake discs and pads. Where is the best place to buy them from in the Bristol area or on Mail Order?. Just standard discs and pads will do for the minute. Or even a good place to get them done for a nice price in the area. Also how long does it take to change...