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I came across a spare rear box and figured I might as well experiment. Seen a couple of e92 M3 videos where this is done with excellent results however that is a v8. Using the pic below I'm considering either removing the 3 perforated tubes or replacing them with solid tube. My goal is deeper...

Hi guys can anyone confirm the length of these 250 or 280mm? Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

in light of the growing number of cracked flexis do you guys think that if the car was designed with a spring knuckle in between the two cats as apposed to the existing design that it would take the strain and prevent this from happening?

Hi guys Could someone in the know please explain my fuel trims. The values are after driving to store and parking idling for couple minutes

hi guys my car cant seem to differentiate cold start from warm start up. in the morning the car starts first time but idles below 1000 and stutters as a result if i blip the throttle it goes to cold idle immediately 1100 or so and drops as it should. this happens whenever the car has been...

Hi guys I bought a 200 cup with a completely custom exhaust system. The cat in the manifold had been gutted out and the 2nd cat also removed. It's too loud and drony for my liking and as a result i managed to source a stock 200 exhaust to refit. My question is if I refit the stock exhaust onto...

Hi guys i have a 20th edition (200cup) with Tom Tom satnav. ive been doing some reading regarding the bluetooth connectivity issues and it seems common place. my current bluetooth version is 88.11 and the renault pdf makes mention of a version 91.12...

HI Guys Is it at all possible to get the headlights and tailights to go on when pressing the unlock button on the key? saw it on a friends car thought it would be a cool feature particularly when parking on the side of the road at night

Hi Guys So I had a complete 197 Cup steering rack fitted to a 197 non-cup. The inside of the rim catches the lower control arm after 2 full steering rotations, to such a degree that its scraping the inner lip of the rim. On both sides. Now my question is this, Is the cup control arm...

Hi Guys Been to an alignment centre recently and they measured and gave me the following. Current Rear Toe Settings: Left: -0.3mm (-0,03degrees) Right: +1.8mm (0,2degrees) Current Rear Camber Settings: Left: -01.84degrees Right: -01.29degrees According to...

Hi There Seems i lost one of the bolts that hold the bottom engine tray to the body. any idea of a part number for this? its the longer bolt, not the one closest to the bumper. 197 Fano

Hi Guys There is a part(switch) on ebay that i really need. Unfortunately the seller doesnt ship to South Africa.:bye2: However postage to within the UK is free. Could anyone please help me out in this regard as i really need the switch but cannot source it locally. Goes without...

hi all Just wanna know if it would be safe to run 205/40/17 tyres on standard 197 wheels. Reason being the prices here in South Africa are literally half for 205/40/17 tyres as apposed to 215/45/17 tyres regardless of the brand. Thanks

HI Can anyone offer assistance with regards to changing the parklights/sidelights. Is it a bumper off job? Silver non projector headlamp

HI guys Does anyone know if 205/40/17 tyres would fit a 197 rim? The stock multi spoke rim

Hi guys Looking at the engine from the front. There is a sensor of some sort right next to the number 1 coil. What is this sensor for? The seal looks wet.

Hi guys Does anyone know how to remove/change the top engine mount/stabiliser bar, the one that looks like an arm on the left side of the engine bay. Mine has a lot of side to side play in it and im assuming thats not good. makes a metal on metal knock when driving at low speed. Thanks

Hi guys - Clio 197 Hope u can help as i am absolutely stumped. After i have the car washed in an automated car wash(the one u drive through), dunno what u Brits call it. anyway immediately after i can hear a loud knock (hollow metallic like sound) from the front drivers side, RHD. I had...

Hi Guys:hug1: Would like to know where on the engine and/or engine bay would one find the engine number on a clio 197? Thanks All the way from \Sunny Cape Town:thumbup: