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ive found some pics of the new clio sport 200 which hence the name gives you 3 bhp more than standard and looks well............ugly as hell!, thats my opinion. found out that the cup version will be 36kg lighter than the normal version too and the gearing for the first 3 gears is shortend again...

Hi, I am thinking of buying a trophy but I am unsure what the noise levels of the car are during cruising. Bearing in mind that the car is lighter than the competition I would have thought that the redundant weight was removed by removing the heavy sound insulation? Does anyone have a dB meter...

Hi, I've got a couple of questions about the clutch/gearbox on my Trophy and I wanted to see if anybody else had experienced the same things. 1. Being able to beat the synchro in 5th gear sometimes? This has only happened really occasionally, but there have been times where I've changed from...

I recently saw a few people on here saying that, now the weather is warmer, they have adjusted their dampers to a stiffer setting. I was puzzled by this. Well, maybe sceptical is the word. I could see that it would improve the T's handling, but I thought that it would feel harsh and be a...

Car: 2002 Clio 172 Cup Mileage: 61k Tax: 6 months MOT: 10 months Colour: Mondial Blue Mods: Brembo front discs Goodrich braided hoses Eibach Sportline progressivly wound springs Motorsport Vision bolt in half cage (rare as) Aluminium gear knob and custom made gear lever shaft Rear wiper removed...

Hello, I have recently changed my dash inserts and gear knob insert as they had scratchs on them and the gear knob had alot of wear. I got them off a mate but they are more of a bright silver instead of being a darker one....does anybody know the colour so I can repray them? Cheers

#468 went for its full 36k service inc aux belt kit, would just like to say what a great job the guys did, good prices and the customer service is perfect, the best ive recieved off a garage since ive been driving. They even sorted me out with a Kangoo courtesy van as i had work, and cleaned the...

Greetings! I have found a Trophy for sale for £7485 with 48,911 miles on the clock. In your opinions what should I be paying for it and is that mileage too high? Also, should I expect the belts to be changed already? Cheers.

I had read a blog from a team that races 172s and they had said that the rear wheel bearings were a consumable item and needed replacing pretty often. Yesterday i changed my rear brakes & bearings for brand new genuine renault bits, and also cleaned several tonnes of crap off the inside of my...

Okay so I'm spending a day at Curborough Sprint Track. Just going for a bit of gentle fun with some guys from work. There shall be some nice cars there, Westfields, Caterhams and a formula 3 hillclimb car! Taking the Trophy obviously :) any one got any advice? I don't intend on going mad, I...

Hello all, I am looking to get rid of my RS Megane 175 dCi and get a Clio Trophy. Surely one of you is feeling like you need a bigger car with better economy whilst still having a Renaultsport. See my add on Pistonheads for details. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/897219.htm Anyone?!

Having finally done a few miles in the Trophy it stikes me how poor the gear change is, there's a complete lack of feel and the throw is too long, it also seems to have a longer throw rearwards then forward, i also noticed this on a 172 too. What have people done to improve this? is there a kit...

05 Trophy for sale with 13,100 miles!!! No stone chips, but a few little marks! Used as a second car hence low miles! MOT till Aug 2009 TAX till end of OCT 2009!! Standard apart from air filter induction kit! Doesnt come with my personal number plate, but not sure how to take it off? Ill...

The Megane R26r is going to be on Fifth gear tonight (channel 5 at 8pm) Definitely worth watching as i'm sure some of us trophy owners may well move onto a R26r, well thats what i see myself owning next at the moment!! Gman

Hi all, I don't post much on here, but I thought there would be a higher number of Orbisoud exhaust owners here than on CS. I'm after a bit of feedback on the exhaust systems. I've had mine on the car for quite a few months and considering the price of the system I've got to admit I was...

Hi Guys, Really thinking of part ex-ing my trophy for my friends 182 turbo!! After having a drive in it the performance blows you away!! What do you think?? Having owning a r5 gt turbo i had nothing but problems, do you think this should be reliable? I know hes had it for a while & nothings...

Hello. This morning i turned on my 182 and drove away. Then i noticed a light on the dash in the middle under the petrol light. It was a rectangle with wiggly likes in it from left to right and same orange as the petrol light. The engine had very limited power (limited to under 3000 revs). I...

http://www.autocar.co.uk/VideosWallpapers/Videos.aspx?AR=236864&CT=V Dang that V6 looks good...

Does anyone know the history of number 40, it's a cat d but some info on the accident condition would be useful Also i've been to view 273 at Keighley today, what a shed :x Every wheel has been curbed, one in my opinion wanted throwing, the owner had replaced the tyres with ditch finders...

anyone fitted a quickshift gear lever to the clio? what do you think of it?

any one on here go to hams hall. ill be there still with my trophy or teg dc2.

Finally had the time and the weather this weekend to do some bits to the 5. Here's some pics, not great as by the time i finished drying it(no wonder they rust to bits i suspect most people lose the will to live and give up) it was getting dark and starting to piss...

Some little cunt has kindly smashed mine and half the streets wing mirrors over night. The mirror is smashed and also the plastic surround. Have read Quicksilver's post which is almost the exact same situation but had to post to vent my frustration. The plastic surround appears to be molded...

Hi I am getting myself a mountain bike shortly and just wondered those of you that have them do they fit in the Trophy Ok? obviously I will remove the front wheel! Cheers

has anyone replaced there bushes on the lower dogbone engine mount with powerflex poly bushes? heard it solves a lot of problems with rattling heat shields and cracked exhausts. it also reduces the enging rocking under excelleration so the gear lever dosnt move back and forth as much? would be...

Hi there. Ive just had my Cam Belt, Aux belt and water filter changed. I test drove it after and got a funny sound in low revs when i floored it in 1st. Sounded like the air box had been left off, but only at low revs and when i floored it. Anyway, took it back to the mechanic and he tightened...

There is two new GT-R's kicking about near me, one white and one red. Ive one seen the red one once but see the white one a few times, and today i ended up behind it just about to go onto a 70mph road, i thought to myself, he is going to boot it here and my god he did, i was in 2nd gear doing...

Hi all I'm hoping to make my Trophy a bit more track focused for next year. How far have people taken the stripping of there cars and what sort of results have they got? Oh and any ideas and advice with track mods would be appreciated. Thanks in advance , Matt. :D

Someone posted the phase 1 workshop manual, had a bit of a google and found the newer one: http://www.renaultalpineownersclub.com/ ... /3676A.pdf Had a flick through and found the gear change indicator light that is a common topic on here, flashes 400rpm before 'maximum speed'

Pulled out of the garage today with a Evo x infront of me, middle age bloke with his son in the car. We came off a roundabout on to a 70mph road doing about 20mph, he put his foot down and so did i, got to say i wasnt that impressed by it straight line speed, from 20mph up to 70mph he only...