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After much regret I have decided to put my 2005 Renault Clio 182 Trophy #083 up for sale. The reason for this sorry state of affairs is due to me needing a car with a decent size boot for transporting the latest family acquisition our cocker spaniel! This is my third Clio Sport and without...

Hi there everyone, im the new owner of Trophy 309. Been driving it for less than a day and i really cant understand why ive not bought one before, amazing! However it has adjustable rear dampers and ive been told by the guy that there on full hardness however after driving ive noticed that the...

No. 368/500 57,048 Miles MOT Expires April 18, 2015 Taxed till October 2014 The time has come to sell my Trophy that I have loved owning this past 3 years. Not something I am particularly excited about if I’m honest as I saw myself keeping it forever, but here I am. The car is kept garaged...

When one of my Sachs failed recently I was in a real dilemma over what to do. To have them refurbished is the best part of £500 just for the front two shocks and there’s no real warranty on the repair. Combine that with the horror stories of people having them refurbished just for them to either...

Well I've had the car quite a while now and I'm really enjoying it. Anyway I've spent a few quid on the car lately sorting out some bits and bobs that were bothering me. The new additions include: Miltek catback Eibach Sportlines and camber bolts Heko wind deflectors Also a few months back now...

Hello, I've bought a trophy and I love it lots, but there's a couple of niggles: 1) I feel the car is slightly down on power, the car has an incomplete service history and i'm told the cambelt was changed by the previous owner, it's suggested that I get the timing checked, does anyone know how...

Hi guys,I know you guys will be biased but why should I pay the extra for a Trophy over a 182FF?I know it's got the sachs but is the cornering ability that much better?Let me know your thoughts and why you went for a Trophy.Cheers.

I have been doing nothing all night except trying to find a contact number or e-mail address for the Renaultsport factory in dieppe as I'm sick of deaing with trumpets in the UK. I want to speak direct to the horses mouth but the only info i can find is below. Renault 36 Rue Saint-Jean, 76200...

2005 ‘55’ Renaultsport 182 Trophy – Number 381. 47k miles. 3 Previous Owners. Tax – End of November 2012. MOT – June 2013. Scorpion RS192 stainless exhaust with De-cat. ITG Panel filter. Fuchs Titan Race Pro S 5w 50 oil. Pirelli P Zero Nero (6mm). Michelin Pilot Sport 3 (4mm). Sachs dampers with...

Guys, I need your help on where to get a new coil spring for my Trophy as it has collapsed. The MOT was last week and it failed and trying to find a coil spring is like trying to find a DoDo!! Where can I get one? A standard one will be fine just now until I look for coilovers. Any help...

I went for a 360 Health Test today at Nuffield in Manchester. When I left I walked up to my car and saw this ..... As you can see they went for the glove box. I'm sure they were looking for my Sat-Nav, there was nothing of any value in my glovebox and nothing was taken from the car...

Well after running around with the dreaded Serv and TC warning lights on for the last few months I finally took it in for a brake pedal sensor change which appeared to fix the problem. That is, until yesterday when I had the MOT and a brake fluid change and now I've got one more warning light...

Hi chaps, wonder if anyone can help with my issue. I've been doing quite some work to my T the last month: Front sachs refurb, fitted Ktec solid top mounts, Poly bushes fitted to lower wishbones and anti roll bar, new track rod ends, lower balljoints, koni adjustable rear dampers, mark fish...

Hi 1. As per title. Looking for a definitive answer on what is adjustable on a Trophy (i.e. without using camber bolts/shims etc). I have had a look around and cannot find an answer. 2. Also, does anyone know if the Trophy has the same standard alignment settings as 172/182s? I went to a...

Hi all, I've recently had the front and rear dampers replaced/rebuilt as well as the top mounts. Its going back in the shop tomorrow to have the ball joints replaced as well ready for a full geo alignment on saturday. The guy at the geo place mentioned the track rod ends can sometimes be a...

Shocks refurbished, new wishbones and balljoints, reset geometry, driving to a trackday and there was a little clonk every now and then over bumps; thinks - STM's??? nope;- Took off wheels and checked the front pads and look what I found! [attachment=0:8f0phgz7]cl5+2.jpg[/attachment:8f0phgz7]...

Over the last 3/4 weeks I've been having a handling problem with the Trophy. Everything felt fine until I entered a left hand bend and I would turn the wheel but instead of turning in sharply the car would take a very wide path no matter how much I turned the wheel. I checked the tyre pressures...

I've recently had my dampers re-furbished with BG Motorsport and had them fitted earlier this week. I know the ride is firm, but I certainly don't remember it being this harsh; I can feel even the tiniest of bumps in the road and it's bone shaking to say the least. Another thing I've noticed...

Just got myself a Trophy which has the Mark fish springs and koni rear shocks. Have played around with the settings on the shocks and as recommended elsewhere on here have set the rears at 1 and a quarter off full soft and the fronts at 22 clicks. I do a lot of road miles and am finding the...

I am soon to fit some eibach sportlines to the Trophy. I know that this will affect the geometry somewhat so i was going to book it in to have a wheel alignment, but do i need camber correcting bolts as it is being lowered? Cheers

........noticed my Trophy has started doing this again like my old 172 which I read about some time ago and was led down the road of fitting the washers under the top mount rubbers. Have not fitted these yet to the Trophy (may explore solid tops if problem cannot be resolved) but have a...

Fitted new springs the other day and noticed that the top and bottom rubber mounts on the rear were quite worn. Is there any other option available apart from rubber? If not is there any cheaper alternative other than renault? (quoted £52 each from stealers!!!) I assume if these are worn that...

Okay, picked up Trophy 207 a couple of weeks back and today the quest began to make it like new! I'm aiming for a 100% factory-fresh look and feel and after not really getting anything much done in the past couple of weeks, progress is finally being made! Now, when I collected it, it was clear...

Ok, i walk out to my car in the mornings and always say the same thing. She needs her windows tinted.... so has anyone done this and how does it look? Air filters? What would be best one to go for? Cd player is cack... any aftermarket ones tht i can use with the stalk and the trophy decals on...

Was at the 'ring at the weekend, had a fantastic time in the Trophy, definitely the most fun I've had there yet :D Was hugely impressed with the Pagid Blues, they really did give incredible stopping power. Got a clip of the last lap of the day, but wasn't the fastest. My best was a 9:08 with...

right here is a list of what needs doing cambelt and auxiliary belt with tensioners ( with 36k sevice) refurbish dampers bonnet respray and other plastics include door handles( anything pink) full set of new pe2s all alloys to be refubished think thats it, now a list of parts im going to...

Hi everyone, I have a question on the whole suspension setup that I'm hoping that someone can help me with; What parts are there that wear out?! It is kind of hard to explain how my car does not feel as it once did, perhaps the best explanation is that i feel a little bit of a shudder through...

Hi everyone, i have recently been getting a squeeking sound from what i think is the passenger top mount / all the way down to the wheel ( i cannot pin point where the noise is). It happens when its dry as when its raining the noise goes away so all i can presume is that something needs...

...........briefly spoke to Ben today and my dampers are being returned - he did sound mega busy so didn't have much time to enquire about the problems i've been experiencing recently. He did say that 1 of the dampers had less oil than the other (never seen any leaks :shock: ) which may...