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    Sticky handbrake or calliper (drivers rear)

    2007 R27. Went a bit sticky in cold temps a few years back. Parked in gear ever since. A garage kindly put a spring on the calliper to help it return. Mrs drove car a few weekend back and cranked on the handbrake and the bugger stuck on an required some heat to build up whilst driving to...
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    LY R27 Biggin Hill area

    On way back from my flying lesson parked on the road outside a out not far from the airfield.
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    Locking wheel nut key nightmare....

    Went to get my wheels off yesterday to fit braided lines and new fluid bleed. Didn't get as far as getting the car in the air. I had two new Tyres fitted to my car days before I bought it from the garage (ford main dealer in Manchester - some 220 miles from me) Needless to say, the two...
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    iPod aux "green" cable with parrot

    I have a factory fit parrot. I want to drop in a basic eBay iPod aux cable that work with the "update List" head unit. Will the parrot be using any connects or sockets the eBay wire needs? The green socket cable clips into the yellow one and has a 3.5mm jack on the other end. I will...
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    R27 decals - are Nimbus car decals darker than others?

    As per title. Sure I read that the nimbus decals are darker than say LY? Can anyone confirm, renault garage have no idea
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    Polishing & protecting Ebay exhaust tips

    Came though the post yesterday. Any suggestions or any real need for these to be metal polished first before fitting? Just not sure if a good does of metal polish will help them last longer. Seem very light and cheap - but thats to be expected I guess for £20 sheets
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    Tips on fitting Hekos?

    Hi guys. My hekos arrived today. Any tips/dos/fonts before I attack this job? Think they will compliment my nimbus r27 well
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    Broken/Loose baffles

    Folliwng on from my previous thread about a rattle under my car.... http://http://www.clio197.net/forum/showthread.php?t=31175 ..... are the 197's (57k miles) prone to exhaust baffles breaking or coming loose? Car is standard and seems to be the center section in question. I am pretty...
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    MK1 clio v6 speakers in a 197???

    I found a banging pair of co axial speakers from my old clio v6 in the basement. Not sure on size, but anyone know if the speaker size is the same or allowance with an adaption plate can be used?
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    totally OEM exhuast rattle - low speeds - help

    Picked up my 197 Nimbus F1 on Saturday. Drove 200 miles home no problem, but at low speed circa 2500 rpm, there is a real metalic hollow rattle from under the handbreak. Having owned kit cars and clios (V6 and 1.2's as well as plenty of 182 and 172 exprience) I am confident the area in...
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    Newbie chris, R27 nimbus 121/500

    Picked up yesterday, no 121. Has the cornering lights, parrot and a rattling exhaust/heatsheild. Yet to work out what's got loose under there!!! Think it use to belong to a guy called daav_r27 on here.
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    Newbie 197 R27 Nimbus

    Hi all, According to the register I have picked up dave_r27's old Clio. In a bid to not loose a performance car in my life and save some dosh I have "down graded" from a gt spec '07 MY 350z to the Clio. I love Renault sports having previously run a clo v6 in the past (v6 6exy reg no lol!)...