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    200 air con condenser

    Hi. Has anyone bought an a/c condenser recently? Could you point me at where to get one please? cheers!
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    Andy Cochrane ex Radbourne Racing

    HI There. Is Andy on here or does anyone know his contact details. Looking for someone around the Kingston area to work on my clio. Some threads on here from a few years back suggest he could be just the fella! Thanks.
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    i.d. help! Airbox thingy?

    even better description, its part 3 here..
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    front shock removal question

    Hi. I bought some Halfords spring compressors for this job too. The trouble is that they are a bit long and you cant get much compression before you hit the inner wings as you say above.. I cut mine down by about two inches to allow access. I also bought a second set which helped alot as I...
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    i.d. help! Airbox thingy?

    so, I think the bit I'm talking about is the airbox on the far right of this picture. Its become detached and is rattling about (its a devil to get to). What is it and what purpose does it serve? cheers. Will
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    i.d. help! Airbox thingy?

    Hi. Chasing rattles down in my rs200 and an airbox "thingy" has come loose. I'm trying to work out what it is. So..the cold air intake goes fro the left of the radiator and before it gets into the engine the pipe splits and has a take off to a plastic "box" that sits right underneath the coolant...
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    front shock removal question

    Just to finish this one up for future reference, It is possible to change the shocks and springs without removing the hubs,etc. As was mentioned, its bloomin fiddly with the spring compressors and its very easy to round off the allen bolts when removing shocks and droplink - I had to replace...
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    Topmount alignment

    Well, I've built up one shock tower. Top tip when ordering bits, new bump stops dont come with the new shocks so you have to remember to swap the old ones over. I'll go into battle with my spring compressors tomorrow and refit it.
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    Topmount alignment

    HI,thanks for teh reply Suj, I was concerned about the "wriggle room" in the inner wing mounting for the top mounts. Its probably negligible and I'll just line it up with the factory paint blobs that were put on. I've two new tyres for the front, so when done, I'll get tracking looked at when I...
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    Topmount alignment

    Cheers Mate:)
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    Topmount alignment

    Hi. I'm just about to fit new shocks, spings and topmounts on my 200cup. Its all OE stuff. I'm wondering about positioning of the topmounts as the mounting holes in the scuttle are oval and there is, I guess, some movement as to exactly where they end up being torqued down. Should I be looking...
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    front shock removal question

    Thanks for the replies chaps. For putting the shocks back in, I'm planning to loosely locate them in the top mounts (with springs compressed) then reattach to the hub with the pinch bolt. I'll clean up the hub mountings and use a bit of grease to get the shock to locate. Hopefully teh top bolt...
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    front shock removal question

    well, i tried it but i've rounded off the allen socket so i guess its new struts time....bugger. many thanks for your help though! Doubly annoying as RPD delivered the new springs today. They are very quick at deliveries so i guess i'll be doing battle with it in a few days time.
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    front shock removal question

    You mean on the shaft of the damper itself? i.e. the bit covered by the gaitor? Many thanks for your help with this:)
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    front shock removal question

    No, its not rounded off (yet..) I dont have an impact gun, just trying with spanners. I think the nut was a nyloc which seems to be enjoying its job! I just cant get enough leverage on the two spanners. might wizz it down to the garage and ask them to undo it.
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    front shock removal question

    well i cant get the f-ing top mount off of the strut...I think i'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy a new strut and top mount...annoying!
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    front shock removal question

    Hi again, Well I've got the strut out using a spring compressor - i had to cut the compressors down in order to get access. Now I'm trying to remove the top mount from the strut. Can anyone tell me how to do that please? I am using a 18mmspanner to grab the nut and a 6mm allen socket to hold...
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    front shock removal question

    Hi. Many thanks chaps. I'm just waiting for a set of spring compressors to be delivered along with the new springs I'll see if I can manage that way. I should be able to compress the spring by about the necessary 2" which should enable me to get the strut out of the hub. I'd rather not take the...
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    front shock removal question

    Hi. Just a quick request for some clarification! I have a broken front spring and so I am trying to get the shock tower off the car. I've undone the two drop links from the tower and removed the pinch bolt in the hub. I've now bashed the hub to get the wishbone as low as it will go in order to...