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  1. BenW

    got a new motor today...

    I've got michelin pilot sports on my 250 which is remapped. They're about half worn after about 7 months and ~8k miles so quite happy with the wear rate on them, might be worth trying when your current tyres wear out! For what it's worth this is about double the life I was getting from the...
  2. BenW

    Yiannis' Albi Blue R27 - Toning down...

    Car's looking awesome mate!
  3. BenW

    Meg 250 Sport Yellow

    Great cars, I have one also in sport yellow! Colour really suits them
  4. BenW

    Track / Race Clio 197 - Rotoryboy

    That's not the rear footwell, it's under the rear seat bench and I think it's the fuel pump. To those people thinking of putting harnesses on standard seats, don't do it.... it's really dangerous
  5. BenW

    Yiannis' Albi Blue R27 - Toning down...

    What a great guy for sorting that out ;)
  6. BenW

    ex Nimbus r27r #2054

    I had broken dust seals on my brembos too. If you're going to the effort of replacing them then you should do the piston seals at the same time as it'll only take a few more minutes.
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    Geneva 2014 - New RS Clio variant planned

    I would hope for a manual gearbox version, I think it would massively boost the sales
  8. BenW

    Eibach springs

    I had the eibachs on my full fat, nice drop and made the car sit perfectly in my opinion. Ride quality was almost as good as standard, just a tiny bit harsher over potholes. They can do this as they're progressively wound springs. Handling wise, quite similar to standard but with a bit less...
  9. BenW

    Anyone know any email addresses??

    They did for me, maybe I got lucky or pushed harder!
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    Anyone know any email addresses??

    When I had an issue on my 197 which customer services refused to fix under warranty I got really pissed off and found the name of Renault UK's managing director. I send him an email directly, the next day renault phoned up offering to resolve my issue! So, have a look on google for someone...
  11. BenW

    197 mileage thoughts

    I sold mine at 58k miles on an 07 plate, mechanically everything was still as good as new. I did look after it well though and it always had the best parts put on it. I'd have no problem buying a well looked after example with those sort of miles
  12. BenW

    Renault Sport Clio 197 Promo Film

    Great video, love it!! Reminds me of some of the editing they do on topgear and that's a big compliment.... I think topgear editing is some of the best on the BBC
  13. BenW

    RIP Paul Walker

    Felt really sad reading about this earlier, I love the fast and furious films and they just won't be the same without him. I did read though that his last post on twitter was asking if people were ready for fast and furious 7, hopefully it's already finished so we can have one last film from...
  14. BenW

    questionable Pricing Policy at Lookers UK

    I visited lookers colchester when looking for a 250/265. They had that 265 at £29k and another 265 absolutely identical but 1 year old on 13k miles which was priced at £20,079. Apparently the £20k had been a managers car for the past year and when it hit 1 year old they ordered another...
  15. BenW

    Car running cold?

    I'd expect it to be sitting a bit higher after 10 mins. Could be a stuck thermostat maybe?
  16. BenW

    Hairline Crack in upright/hub

    According to the Renault literature on the web it's called the upright but I would have thought it was called the hub carrier. Try Steve Murr for a cheaper price: http://www.clio197.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?138-Steve-Murr-Renault-parts-supply Or Karl from SMC Renault used to do great prices on...
  17. BenW

    Meg 250 Servicing

    Standard plugs on the 197 are ngk platinums, guess the meg is the same
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    If I've had an engine warning light flash, but then go off, can a fault still be foun

    Do you have a decat by any chance? That can cause the miss-fire error code to come up sometimes and then it'll clear after a while. I've found that if I cruise at 70mph for any length of time my MIL will come on with the error 'check emissions', doesn't happen if I cruise at 65 or 75 though
  19. BenW

    Unstable idle. Filthy TB now cleaned

    I had a similar thing with mine but when it was cold. I took the TB off and cleaned it, also took the MAP sensor off the manifold and cleaned that. Has been fine ever since.
  20. BenW

    Audio project finished!

    You've got some good kit there. I used to have a great system in my old car, it was a mix between Pioneer RS, DLS, Genesis and Image Dynamics. Was worth more than the car but sounded phenomenal, I just couldn't be bothered repeating the time and effort with the clio though.