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Okay guys, I bought my first DSLR, a Nikon D40x, £100 on eBay with an 18-135mm lens. It arrived today and as soon as I'd got an sd card from currys I started having a play. Start as you mean to go on right so I think most of what I shot was in manual mode, how'd I do...

Hi guys, looking for my first DSLR Just seen a canon EOS 1200d in currys for £199.99 Is there a better alternative for a bit mirror is this a good starting point? Thanks in advance Jamie

Ok guys, 172 cup, started a while back with suspiciously lumpy idle, gradually got worse, now has a pretty constant misfire when accelerating, low gears at low speed as soon as you put the engine under load there's a rather bad missfire then after 2000rpm ish it pulls like it should. Car is well...

Are mk2 phase 2 1.2 clios hydraulic or cable clutch? If there hydraulic how do you bleed it ? Thanks Jamie

okay, so today i'm at work and im fixing a forklift, head skimmed and rad repair when it hit me, fork lift radiators have a seperate oil cooler part built in for hydraulic oil, now ive not looked into it no further but someone somewhere must have used one on a car, and im hoping the pro's on...

As title, car could do with a bit if titivation whilst it's off the road and I was wondering of it's ok to powder coat a brake caliper? Will it stop the caliper cooling as well What else do I need to do, does the seal around the piston just pop out? Thanks Jamie

These were in hmv earlier today, ( i like to try before i buy ), and im no expert but for 60 quid they sounded better than the 80/90 quid marshal ones next to em, i dont get enough use out of headphones to spend more than 60 quid so they fit the bill. My question is does anyone on here...

Silver ph1 about 4ish near the co op, big v6 trophy spoiler and turinis, looked tidy bar the corroded steering wheel, I usually see a blue 172 cup around the same area too

BG 182 broke down on the A580 ( east lancs ) heading from Manchester around the Leigh area just before the greyhound roundabout, today 3:30 Anyone one here? Hope they got recovered quickly Jamie

First off where's the beat place to buy ATE superblue brake fluid? Secondly I've bled breaks before but only for new fluid, this time I'm fitting braided brake lines front and rear, is there anything I should do differently as this time there will be air in the system? Also I plan on borrowing...

Where does everyone get there tracking done, I had mine done a couple of months ago at ATS and it's still pulling to the left, also how much are you guys paying, I remember it used to be about 20 quid and now it's hard to find under 30 quid ( I'm a cheapo ) I'm in the Wigan/Manchester area btw...

Im aware that there may be some extra vibration in the cabin after fitting the powerflex dogbone mount (ph1 172 type ) but the excess noise im getting im not happy with as the noise sounds more like a fault than excess noise from the new bush. I last drove the car last sunday, about 200 mile...

does anyone know off the top of thier heads what diametre of the hole in the top hat is,the bit what goes over the spring where the threaded bit comes through for the nut and top mount? worst description ever but i hope you get me lol thanks jamie

In the middle of fitting some compbrake top mounts, but im confused about the standard renault space which i do not have, do i use the bearing at all ? following this thread http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?393664-Fitting-Compbrake-alloy-topmounts&highlight=Compbrake the yellow...

A guy i work with is selling me a renault 5 gtt engine, box and many other parts for quite cheap, i fancy a little budget project to improve my knowledge and skills and thaught this may be a perfect oppertunity. what i want to know is if anybody on here has put a 5 engine in a mk1 clio ( valver...

My recaro's just arent low enough, there on recaro subframes, is there a way to get these significanly lower ? custon subframes or whatever i want to see your ideas ( preferably pictures too ), ive also taken out the vibration mounts btw thanks jamie

Just lent a C spanner of a mate and its the wrong size for the compbrake top mounts, does anyone know what size i need and a good place to get one? or even better, anyone in the wigan/manchester area want to sell/borrow me one ? thanks jamie

At the Renault world series yesterday I noticed the wheels on the megane 250's have metal valves Does anybody have a price and/or part number for these from Renault ? Thanks Jamie

Don't know what section this should be in but I thaught a few other people might get a lol out of it :) Form the Daily Mirror Monday April 22 1968

Whats the best all rounder for a road car and are they worth it on a road car ? AST seem to be favourites but have much adjustability which for me on my car is a bit over kill, are compbrake or k-tek ones the way forward ? not affecting any geometry just a solid top mount, if so are there any...

Currently got eibach sportlines on my ph1 172 but i feel it needs to go lower, the few ive seen on apex springs look lower BUT everyone says apex springs are poo has anyone on here had/tried both springs ? i love the sportlines there great but i do want to go lower, i hear stories of the apex...

Right peeps, not done nothing like this for a while but sat waiting to get on track and bored so here we go I have a eee pc 1001px, I've just replaced the 1gig of ram with 2gig from crucial and now I want an ssd Does anyone on here have experience with a netbook with a standard hdd and...

Hi, i have a ph1 172, at the min its sat on eibach sportlines, the handling is spot on, but i want to go lower idealy without changing the handling characteristics. I wont be doing and track days but i do want good handling not just looks as i do like my enthusiastic driving on a weekend. I...

About 7:30, anyone off here?

goint to replace my disks and pads later, ive done a search and i cant find the size of the torx bit that holds the disk on :/ anyone know it off the top of thier heads ? thanks jamie

Hey CS Quick question about alloys, I know your not supposed to paint the inside face which faces the hub of an alloy wheel but what about shot blasting it? If that face has been blasted will the wheel come loose? And if it has been blasted and you can't paint it how do you protect it? Jamie

I've herd there's a dealer or two on here that sell brembo hc disks, but I can't remember who lol No long ago they were going for about 45 quid I think Any help where to buy appreciated Thanks Jamie

What do you guys use for getting bird poo off ? Washed the car yesterday and within an hour about 5 birds attacked my car, I just want to spray them with something to soften them so I can either wipe or jetwash away so I don't have to wash and dry the whole thing again. Also I've just acquired...

Can RECARO seats be switched? I would like to swap my drivers and passenger seat around ? Ta Jamie

Where do I get and how much, subdrames for a RECARO seat, I can get some cheap but they have no subframes, does it have to be a modified subframe or can you buy them to fit like trophy ones, also there the green and black shade ones, does £300 quid sound cheap ? Ta Jamie