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Cheers graham

Hi guys ive put a set of half leather 172 sport seats into my 172 phase2 cup as the seats had seen better days ( worn out & cigarette burns ) not by me,So ive managed to fit the new interior in from the phase 1 but the connector plugs are a different fitment to mine, As my cup seats didnt have...

hi yep the switch has broken off it and looks knackered so it looks like il have to get it in for repairs somewhere hopefully.

Hi guys i bought my 172cup two days ago private sale' and as ive noticed the speedo just drops down as if its lost its connection then after a couple of minutes just pops back up to whatever speed im doing? Any ideas guys ive txtd the last owner as i was annoyed to ask what is wrong with it but...

do you have a pic of the other side of the chip in it too please i know for certain the black rubbery bit is missing,

Hi guys i picked up my new 172 cup yesterday on a 03 reg quite clean too. After getting home i realised the central locking was not working and when i texted the guy he said i lock it by the lock on the door which doesn't lock the boot or pass side door unless i press the lock button on the dash...

Re: Cavernous pothole = steering wheel not straight, pulls to the right, dodgy full l Had my 182 around a month now the same thing from when i bought it. The steering wheel is always off centre to the left,it pulls to the left and sometimes feels like its snatching to the left where luckily...

Is that an oil catch tank for the standard breather pipe next to the coolant tank? If so il be fitting one as ive got a brand new one i never got round to fitting on my zs180,will look nice on the 182,lovely car by the way my favourite colour :-)

I have seen the car a few times about in penketh warrington ,ive seen it parked up it looks a nice tidy example,my mum lives about half a mile up the road so always been admiring it,i used to have a mk1 172 resprayed in vxr arden blue,just not sure if it belonged to somebody from off here it had...

Nice to meet a few of you i was in the black 182 that was running a bit crappy had the engine cleaned on the way only for it to start misfiring like mad,dried the plugs out when i got home all sorted again,I would have moved to the screwfix place but running like it was i shot off home,Who was...

Ah that's not good always dodgy to use those ramps,That cossie is gorgeous i love old school ford's

so you reckon it maybe worth getting another one instead mate?

Right one quick question,if it is the foot pedal that is at fault the electronic box attatched can it be opened up and the contacts cleaned up first before replacing the pedal again or am i wasting my time? seems to be getting a little more often its putting the warning lights up too now aswell...

ok thanks il whip the wheel off in work tommorow and get it measured with a vernier gauge cheers

Hi folks may sound a daft question,but i bought a set of 16" oz superleggeras of my mate who had them on a honda civic w reg,now ive put them on my 172 ive had to take his spiggot rings out as they was too small to get the wheels over the hub,so by a rough guess does anyone maybe know what size...

Black phase 1 with black rims really nice one too,had yellow brakes with small yellow graphics on the front wings,near bury court,heading towards bolton maybe,seen you put the thumbs up to me who was it,reminds me of my old ph1,was nice to see another,i was in the iceberg 172,:)

hi dave thanks for the info do you know what voltages should be running on the sensor? as my dads a spark and he wanted to see if he could take a look at it the weekend to check the voltage also,and il also clean the plugs up on the ecu, it seems it only does it now and then but ive noticed the...

Would one off a 1.2 fit or need to be off a 2.0?

Sorry to sound daft ,is that the electric sensor under the accelorator pedal the big black box with the wires plugged into it thanks,

Re: 51 Reg 172,KEEPS GOING INTO LIMP HOME MODE ??????????? Thats what im thinking maybe a loom fault??? its fine one minute and the next just starts running like crap,i did the same 52 mile round trip today as yesterday and not one problem today didnt do it once and yesterday it did it three...

Hi I was just wondering if anybody could shed any light on this. I've had the Clio six weeks and it started playing up, popping both warning lights on the dash & the square box with the zig zag lines on and the EML light too. Now i've had it in the garage, replaced the throttle as they thought...

Re: Anyone game for a meet in blackpool?? it was nice to meet you folks i was the one with the silver one that was a little quiet,wasnt you lot was a bit gutted with my car i had to rush off home again before it got too late as it spent the best part of the journey trying to break down ,the...

Re: Anyone game for a meet in blackpool?? Is this still on ? if so put me down too,,

mine does the exact same thing and dont know which direction to go in yet,as i work for a garage but wether we have a code reader for my car is a different question,the square orange light with lines through pops on and down to limp mode,if i switch it off the fault goes?

hi folks im looking for a bit of inspiration what to do with my iceberg 172,bought it two weeks ago for £1860 02 plate 60k comp standard apart from a stainless aftermarket exhaust funnily enough it has a clio sport sticker in the rear window too so maybe an ex member off here the reg end in FYA...

hi,if you dont mind me asking whats the ride like on it now? i had a phase1 172 was slammed and felt awfull on 17s with 40 profiles on,but now bought a phase2 172 on the standard 16s,but cant decide wether to lower it or not? and if so what springs or coilies? cheers

hi folks,ive noticed over the last two days my clio ha started popping up the air bag light and serv light they come on together and then go off again prob 3 to 5 mins later,anyone know what this would be?fault wise? ive only had the car about 3 weeks,cheers ,

hi,i cleaned up the crank sensor,and still no joy the car still wouldnt start,ive now got it in the workshop at where i work,so far theyre putting it down to the coil pack has gone down,after they plugged the car in,so we are going to try one of those next and go from there,will let you know how...

cheers dun where abouts is this pal? as im new to the car,i work for toyota as a valeter but im going to get it either in the workshop or leave it at work n attempt to fix it myself as im quite handy like that,if you could let us know a bit more how to do it bud would be great,still cant...

Yes bud it goes out ,i will check again in the morning,the engine will turn over but wont start??