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I had a couple of Hancook v12 evo's put on the rear to replace the 'well used' conti 5s on the rear the other day . done about 120 miles on them now but feel that the 197 is not as good ,i have to correct the steering all the time on sharpish bends,where as before it was just point and shoot ...

Hi My heater blower has packed up on number 4 . Is there anything obvious I can check myself like a fuse or relay or is it a garage jobbie? Cheers phil PS 1, 2, and 3 work ok

My xenons auto leveling has been playing up for a while now so i popped down to a renault service centre near me for them to have a look. I was expecting to have to pay out for a sensor or something but they found the problem was that the main dealer up the road that changed my gearbox last...

Hi chaps Can anyone tell me if you unplug the xenon leveling sensors do you lose the main beam position? Mine are playing up now and again like going skywards and then downwards,they level up ok when first switched on but sometimes do this when driving and i'm getting flashed now and again...

Well the time has come for the 197 to go i think. Been looking for something a bit cheaper to run due to the miles i have to do. So tomorrow im having a look at a fiesta zetec s 1.6 Not sure weather i can do it but a test drive will help me make my mind up we shall see Phil

Does anyone know when the syncros were changed to a one piece? I had a new gearbox at eastertime and was wondering if mine would be a box with the 'improved' 4th gear syncro just for peace of mind really. Cheers phil

HI all not been on for a while Just wondered if anyones ever changed one of the bulbs that light up the heater controls? How difficult is it ?Just had a quote from the local service center £73 to change an 89p bulb:rofl: Any help much appreciated cheers Phil

And i'm out of warranty oh joy:( It started the other day on the way to work in 3rd went to go into 4th as usual and crunch it goes:thumb1: It's ok if i change slowly and smoothly but i have to be careful Booked into the dealer in a couple of weeks for service and mot and a look at the...

Do you find that these gearboxes don't like being rushed too much into gears? on mine that the lighter handed i am with the gearstick the better it feels as in smoother ,but if i try a snappier change it seems more reluctant to go in . Booked in for a service/mot in a few weeks time and...

Just a heads up I was giving the old girl a wash yesterday and while drying the back screen area i noticed the paint starting to bubble up in the center of the tailgate where the glass meets in the middle:zomg: I popped it down to the local dealer who took some pics and is going to...

Hi folks The front of my rear arches are starting to look a bit tatty with stonechips I'm toying with looking at some of the stick on protectors but can't seem to find any after a look around. Do renault supply them, or can anyone point me in the right direction to get some? Don't...

Thinking of getting shot of the 197 08 plate ff with cup chassis 38500ishk fsh very good condition mot untill next April what do you think i would get px?

A spider in your wing mirror,makes me a web to clear every day bless:001_rolleyes:

Just a quick heads up ,lost one of my tailpipe trims yesterday. Mrs noticed it when we got back from our pub lunch,all that was left was a rotten clamp dangling.If you have these it's worth a check on the clamps. I managed to get the other one off so it didn't look silly at the arse end...

Was that you? I think i saw you in Issacs Lane about 1:30 today(Sunday) I was coming from B Hill but was in the mrs car ,a silver clio 1.2 :thumbup1: if it was you car is looking good fella,and the shades lol Phil

Got my car back after it's little brake problem all sorted , They freed the rear calipers and fitted new pads foc:) Now the bad bit coming home put the brakes on and a big clunk from the rear:001_rolleyes:This happened a few times when braking then suddenly stopped. All good then i...

Brakes this time,rear caliper seized up:thumbdown: Not had this 197 5 months yet but this is the 6th time it's had to go in for something or the other. They said they will sort it today i rang at 2 o'clock to see whats what and got told they haven't even looked at it and maybe not till next...

Right,got the dash bulbs sorted,took back as they didn't reconnect heater cable,got radio fixed cable come apart. Now whats next? Oh, today the outside temperature was 38c me thinks not Me thinks rs197 ownership is going to be short lived,only had it 4 months had enough already.I'm...

Bit baffled(lol) as to which one i have on my 197 When i bought it the sales guy said it was an upgrade,it's got Renault Sport stamped on the tailpipes but they are not the add on pipes as it's all welded on as opposed to bolted on if you know what i mean. It also sounds sweet as anyone...

Got my radio/aerial problem sorted today8) Turned out to be a dodgy connection by the drivers b pillar,it had pretty near come apart so they just pushed it back together and hey presto radio stations again Not covered under warranty as it wasn't a componant faliure but they did it foc as...