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    Oil leak at the front of the engine

    Evening all, I've had my 197 just under 3 years now and it's always had a minor oil leak somewhere under the bonnet but I just kept the oil topped up and never investigated deep enough to find the cause. Now the weather is nicer it's maintenance time so I thought I'd ask on here to see if...
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    Battery Relocation

    Hi all, After missing out on a carbon R3 airbox on FB the other week I managed to pick myself up a V6 airbox for a decent price over the weekend, but now comes the difficulty in making it fit. I've ordered the mounting plate from No7 Motorsport and the link pipe from R Sport but the battery...
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    Front Shock Bump stop/boot and Shock Nut

    Evening all, The latest shipment of Cooksport springs finally landed in the UK so I managed to pick up my set from KTEC to go with the new cup shocks I've had since November. I was planning on building up the new struts before tearing the car apart to make life easier but forgot about the bump...
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    Removing White Marks from Splitter and Plastics

    Hi guys, When I last washed my car (admittedly it was months ago), I put some Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber care stuff on the RS Splitter and Skirts, A/B Trims and plastic door handles (poverty cup spec), thinking the rubberised finish on the RS Kit would take to the Autoglym stuff and turn from a...
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    Cooksport vs Grams Lowering Springs

    Hi guys, I've just ordered a full set of new cup shocks (and top mounts) to go on my 197 and fancy a set of lowering springs to put on at the same time. The two brands of springs I see being thrown around the most are Cooksport and Grams, but that leaves me with the question - which is better...
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    Projector/Reflector Headlight Questions

    Hi guys, I've recently been trying to source some black insert/projector headlights to replace the tired/cloudy/sun damaged reflector units on my 197 Cup but I've got confused with different part numbers I've found. On eBay there appears to be 2 'sets' of part numbers for black insert lights...