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    Gearbox oil

    Just ordered 2 litres of NFP. Having the oil changed end of the month
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    LED cornering lights

    Is there just a whiter normal bulb that can be used?
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    197: Insurance renewal

    Add your parents as named drivers (if they havent got an points etc) and it will bring it down a fair amount
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    Oil

    How much is a 1 litre bottle from a dealer? £12ish on ebay
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    Oil

    And its 2 litres we need?
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    Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetric 2 longevity?

    I think with motorway miles the tyres would last longer in terms of mileage. It's town driving where you're going to wear them out quicker. All the accelerating, stopping and turning etc.
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    Discs and Pads - better option than MTEC?

    I just think with drilled and/or grooved discs as they differ from manufactored spec I'd personally feel better telling them. I can just see/fear an insurance company refusing to pay out as the brakes were different. The pads i wouldnt think make any difference as if the insurer sent out someone...
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    Discs and Pads - better option than MTEC?

    The MTEC discs are either drilled, grooved or both so visually they look different. So I would think its best to tell your insurance company. If they were vented/solid like the Renault ones like then I wouldnt bother telling them.
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    Discs and Pads - better option than MTEC?

    I enquired about the change in brakes to my insurance company, and they said it will be an extra £21 for the year. I need new rear discs and pads. So standard Renault ones are £211 all in, MTEC around £178 (plus coasting and minus any discount) so with the added insurance its not that much...
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    Discs and Pads - better option than MTEC?

    Did everyone tell their insurance company about the change in brakes?
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    oil gearbox

    how much gear box oil do you need? 2litres?
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    Quietest cat back replacement exhaust (197)

    Im in the same boat. When my standard exhaust has had it i dont want to fork out for a OEM replacement. Did think Milltek resonated is prob the quietest and is about £480. Think the scorpion resonated is slightly louder?? Ideally i just something that is 5-10% louder than OEM from outside and...
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    Big bang

    Sometimes when i wash the car the rear pads stick a bit and make a bang type noise when they suddenly release/free up as i drive off
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    Spirit Blue Fiesta ST

    Just found this thread by accident and have read it all. Very interesting as I admire the ST, wouldn't mind one when some bargains appear on the second hand market. I remember reading about a Graham Goode racing tuning kit has 240bhp? Anyone tried it, or are the mountune kits the one to go for...
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    Manifold cracked!

    What were the symptoms of the lower stabliser bar being knackered? I've had the top stabliser bar (think its also torque bar replaced) but i'm getting a knocking/creaking/grumble noise over bumps at the moment
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    Engine mount locations

    Hi, Where are the engline mount locations on the 197? I'm asking as i get a rattle/grumble noise from passenger side wheel area when going over bumps and when pulling away at the biting point of the clutch. If i go round a roundabout i think it stops. During the service the garage couldnt see...
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    Knocking/grumbling noise

    Hi, I've got an ongoing knocking/grumbling noise coming from the passenger front wheel area. When going over bumps i get the noise. Initially thought it was suspension related but its been looked at on a ramp, with the track rod end replaced which has helped but the noise is still there and the...
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    Knocking noise....help!

    Got to be some sort of suspension bushes? Exactly the sounds for it
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    Knocking noise....help!

    No noise when turning the wheel, just going straight. Can't hear it at higher speed just when going 30mph or so or slower over a bumpy road.
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    Knocking noise....help!

    The noise has been investigated on a ramp whilst having a service with play spotted in the track rod end and lower ball joint on the passenger side. Both replaced and although the steering feels a lot tighter and better now the noise is still there. I had the top mounts replaced as reading on...