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A couple of times over the last few weeks as I've been driving out of Westway Cross retail pk in Greenford I've seen a black 197 driving in. The exhaust sounds nice and wondering what it is... hopefully I'll be running a few minutes late next time and catch you in the car park.

It could be the lower ball joint on the hub as it's a part that inevitably needs replacing, I've also previously had a 'clunk' from the top mount. If it's the lower ball joint on the hub and it's making noise then it is probably quite knackered. The O/S ball joint on mine isn't currently making...

Good good. :) What colour are you changing the LEDs to? Be sure to post up a pic after...

You've probably figured it out by now but they do just pull off, takes a bit of courage!

I'd imagine so, the Akrapovic system feels so much less restrictive and the balance of the car feels much better aswell I believe due to the weight saving. The original back box was very heavy and the Akrapovic I could pick up with one hand. Thanks. The seat frame was by a company called...

If you have a look at this post in my progress thread, it'll give some idea of what's involved... The speedo is easy to remove from the dash, just remove surrounding trim with a plastic trim removing tool, pull the speedo out from the top and unplug. The covers are removed easily by slightly...

Hey guys, I haven't driven the car hard in 1st/2nd gear much until recently and have found that they don't give a lot of power for the revs compared to 3rd/4th. If I'm driving from standstill and keep the revs up it can pull away quite well, although in the mid to high range in the revs 1st/2nd...

I'd say that's definitely had the flexis replaced. Is your Oreca system decat? If so, I take it with the predator manifold you now have a warning light with no cats?

I've read that the B-14's are less comfortable than 197 cup suspension, perhaps they're more comfortable when compared to the firmer 200 cup suspension?

Good to hear. How's the predator manifold compared to the original? I recently fitted a decat exhaust and saw that the manifold will need doing at some point, just a bit concerned it'll drone, be too loud for track days and gain a flat spot without the precat.

I refreshed 197 cup suspension at the start of the year after it was ~50k/7 years old and it’s still firm but the damping is much better, especially noticeable over speed bumps. I have thought about standard suspension as a compromise due to the ridiculous state of the roads in this country, I...

I'm not far from West London and have a standard 197 exhaust available if you'd like? I recently installed an Akrapovic which is on the limit of loudness for me, although the increase in performance outweighs any embarrassment from the noise. The noise on the standard system is just about...

I'm in the same boat as the wire mesh on one of my flexis is coming apart. The most appealing option I've come across is the predator manifold which doesn't use traditional flexis at all, although I'm not sure if it's still currently available.

After waiting years for a passenger side seat I recently came across a pair of FF Recaros to complete the set... I also had the steering wheel retrimmed as the pleather had been flaking off for a while. I went for a blue 12 o'clock stripe and stitching for the poor man's Alpine A110 look...

I just came across this on catcar, it looks like you may be able to buy the heat shields separately (no 4)...

You're correct the two heat shields are missing from your diffuser, they shouldn't need to be removed to fit a K-Tec exhaust. I find that with a standard 197 exhaust the tips slightly rattle on the heat shields on very rough roads, I imagine some aftermarket exhausts could be worse and then...

I've had a browse of the forum and can't find whether it's possible to lower a FF passenger Recaro seat, has anyone designed a frame that fits? It looks like it would be relatively easy as the passenger side frame seems to just be two plates that bolt to the base of the seat and the runners...

Unfortunately there's nowhere very close to West London that I know of. I had my timing belt done by Bucks Automotives in Aylesbury, although on google maps they now show as permanently closed. It was between them, Rentech in Portsmouth or Engine Dynamics in Colchester. What's the issue? If...

That's true, online reviews can make it seem unbalanced although I'd say the reviews are still firmly in favour of the Akrapovic. It's a shame there's a 3 month wait for one. I guess they're waiting for more people to order before cooking up the next batch, or just very busy. Judging by the...

It was all wind and rain outside today so stayed in and changed the LEDs in the speedo, centre display and the start/stop button. The pictures came out much brighter than they look in person. The stop/start button looks good in red and the speedo looks great fully dimmed, as the blue becomes...