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  1. DArby

    FastChip/RSTuner help

    I'm finally getting round to applying this tune. All looks straight forward except this bit :- "First update your ECU software to RSTuner_B600_6A0C_org.rst. Takes about 30 minutes. Disconnect the cooling fan relay, see instructions. Recharge Battery before next step." I cant find anything...
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    fastchip.nl issues ?

    Anyone else had problems with them ? Paid for goods - got the delivered within a couple of days. Now been three days since i sent my VCI unlock code, and despite repeat emails nothing back :( Not happy that i've spent £200 on a box of bits i cannot use. Anyone else waited to get there unlock...
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    Can anyone remap the kangaroo'ing out ?

    Wife tells me she is no longer in love with Clio because of this and is hinting at wanting rid. We've had the car nearly two years and its not time to sell it yet !! I have to agree with her though it is damn annoying and rather than just at cold start up it seems to be becoming more normal...
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    What got stuck in the tyre ?

    Wifey's car got a puncture on dual carriage way - almost instant deflation, and damage !! What do you reckon caused that - she says she didnt see anything, but that probably because she was caning it at the time :D
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    White 200 Bedford Interchange

    AJ59*** Wife parked her Red 197 next to you - looked like a matching pair from behind both with Cup Spoilers...
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    LED rear flashers problem

    Just bought some of these off Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310331588709?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 When we put them on - they flash properly for about 1 second and then go quick - front side and these all flashing fast together. Should i have bought special CANBUS...
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    Any independents in Bedfordshire ??

    Looking for an independent to read the diagnostics on the wifes car and hopefully work out what the problem is. We've be getting the spanner and ESP lights, with the car going into misfire/crawl mode every now and then. Have changed fuel to super, coil packs etc. but all to no avail and still...
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    Location of from Lambda sensor ?

    In our quest to sort the spanner light and rough idle i've got hold of a front lambda sensor which seems to have been the problem for people in the past. I know it is front of the cats somewhere but any pointers to the easiest way of getting at it. I assume from the bottom ? is it in the...
  9. DArby

    Red 197 F1 Newport Pagnell

    7.30am this morning - think the plate spelled TOLLET or something similar
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    Engine Codes and the Random Misfire

    Car has been playing up for the last week, got the guy that services our cars to replace the coil packs as i believed that was the problem. Also check what error codes he could see and saw random misfire. As well as the flashing engine light we had a number of instances where it certainly...
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    The Ultimate Clio Mod

    We've made a few changes over the last few weeks - but i think my wife has taken it to the absolute extreme. RENAULT CLIO 197 AVIARY SPECIAL EDITION !! Yes its a pigeon behind the grille and yes it is alive. Turns out its been in there since yesterday... Yesterdays incident was...
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    Wifes F1 gets the treatment

    Our Ultra Red F1 is like a homage to supporters of this site. The interior has been retrimmed by Steve @ Edge, the side bullets and wing mirror covers by Simon @ Spray Shack, Interior Mats and various other bits from Karl, and the sticker on the passenger seat frame from Rocky @ Carbon Fibre...
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    No. 146/500

    Ultra Red Air Con No Renault extras Retrimmed in Black leather and Red Alcantara
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    Which pads for rear (least sticky)

    Currently suffering from the dreaded sticky rear pads. I know a lot of people here have changed for non OEM to help. Which pads provided best performance vs least susceptibility to sticking. Thanks Dean.
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    Fitting sensors in rear bumper

    Gotta fit some reversing sensors in rear bumper of the wifes 197. I'm hoping I get access to the inside without fully removing it.. If i remove the diffuser can i get my hand up inside their ? Thanks Dean.
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    Carpet wear

    Just fitted some nice new renaultsport mats (thanks Karl) - removed the old ones and almost passed out when i saw the wear through to underlay just below the drivers heal pad. 56k and worn carpet - what the hell did Renault make this stuff from ?? I see a few people have suffered this -...
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    Bought my wife a 197 F1

    Quick hello from sunny Bedfordshire Just picked this up for my wife today (Hers is the Clio - not the truck :D) Didn't get a chance to drive it back as she seemed dead keen to jump in and race off a head of me. 15 minutes of roundabout to roundabout fun across Milton Keynes - me in...