handling

Hi guys. Having a nightmare with the car lately. When im travelling 60+ MPH the car feels like its not planted and changing lanes on the M-way or dualcarrage way is becoming very scary. When traveling at speed and steering lightly (ie changing lanes) everything feels loose and the car seems to...

I've reduced my car fleet to just the trophy now, and an impending company car. So i've decided to allow myself to start modifying again! What have you all done to your trophies, and were the mods worth it? So far i've just fitted decent bulbs and a great stereo system. Just ordered a 172...

Wife thought i needed cheering up as am carless. Spent this afternoon hooning round in this! :lol:

due to the credit crunch my job is on the line so i am having to sell one of the best handling cars i have ever owned. here is the link. thankyou for looking. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/703005.htm

hello people, can any one give me some advice on lowering my trophy, i want to take it down to 30mm but the only lowering springs i can buy for it are 20mm, i no i could go for coilovers but then it wouldnt realy be a trophy if you no what i meen [-X the car has already got eibach springs...

I finally have just had a look. Main visual changes are to the inlet manifold - fatter and shorter, which is obviously intended to help the top end - looks like the lower half may be the same as the 182, coils built into plug caps and modified head casting/cam cover to accommodate more...

I hate the cup rear bench and want something a bit nicer looking. I presume the 172 & 182 leather seats will fit straight in? Guess that as with most cars, the split/fold system has a bit that bolts to the car where the seats split, is there provision for all of this? Which seats match the...

Bit of a weird one, but thought it might be interesting to find out what everyone on here does for a living! I work for a Pharmaceutical Company....... (No its not another name for a drug dealer :lol: )

Does anyone know whether 182 Cup dampers will fit a Trophy? Reason I ask is that my nearside front damper has a loose remote reservoir and has leaked oil and is therefore shot. My car has done only 31000 miles. I've only a few days left of my warranty (end of Aug, great timing!!) and will try...

So many different reasons i'm guessing! I bought mine as a daily driver to replace a boring VAG TDi barge. I have always loved french hatches, the handling balance and the way they handle bumpy roads is unrivalled by jap crap and german barges. Trophy specific, i always have to have good...

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Hey guys, When I bought my Trophy a year ago the first thing I did was upgrade the brakes (to the little known CRN grooved discs and EBC RedStuff pads). I have to be honest they are actually very, very good (and I got them cheaper as they were part of a group buy in which my Good Lady also...

I don't know if i am alone on this, but it strikes me after a week into the ownership of my Trophy that it has a ridiculous amount of squeaks, rattles and squeaky rattles! The problem is probably emphasized by the fact that i am driving around in "silence" whilst i wait for a stereo code, but...

Hello. New here, nice forum. I'm very tempted to get a trophy this week. Question is, how many people have changed from higher powered bigger cars to a trophy and what are their views? Currently have a celica gt4 but fancy a change. Was originally looking at boxsters and 350zs but i dont drive...

Just been looking at these with the idea of fitting them. 1. The front one does not bolt directly to the existing bulkhead or chassis, indeed it seems to come with self tapping (?) screws ? Secondly there's no way it fits over the existing stuff on the passenger side top mount. And of what...

Hello! Just a quick hello, i have just bought Trophy number 264. No doubt i will be picking your brains and asking all kinds of questions in the coming weeks as i get to know the car. my first challenge is to replace the dog sh1t, misery spec front tyres that the previous owner decided in his...

Finally got around to taking some photos of the trophy. Had it for little over 2 months now. I have done quite a few bits since buying her, although I’ve tried to keep everything subtle yet effective. Modifications to date include; Milltek cat-back exhaust system New rear exhaust...

Right as an owner of a Trophy for the last few months we have all seen the horror stories surrounding the front dampers & the costs from the stealers involved in replacing them. Whilst looking into the dampers, you soon realise why they are 'so' good. Not your usual bolt on upgrade, but top...

Hi there, Just testing the water really. I have a 07 plate candy white VW polo GTI. (150PS) 1.8 20V Turbo. Had it for a year. Mint condition, im the only owner..just fancy a change to be honest. The car cost me £13,700 last year bought from listers volkswagen and has only done 7,000miles in...

Hi All Am currently looking at buying a clio Sport. Money isn't so much an issue but was after some owner feedback on what model you would choose and why? The car will be mainly a weekend driver and I want some fun with some comfort. I will be tracking the car occasionally also. I know ppl...

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i know theres probably already been a thread covering this but i cant find it, so basically my renewal is up soonish and i was looking for opinions on who to go with, im currently with adrian flux and i dont get my renewal quote for another few weeks, ive heard greenlight are pretty good just...

Hi everyone, Just bought no.245 last week and took her on her first trip to Lydstep in Tenby last week. Really happy with the performance and handling. Anyway just wanted to introduce myself and add pics.

i might be thinking of buying some billet fast road cams for my trophy as k tech racing say it gives more torque and power gains of 12-15 bhp. does anybody have these fitted to there trophy or clio 172/182? would it affect the handling as i dont want to ruin a perfectly good handling car f

i know the clio is rather torqey but ive seen some stats with the clios torque rising to a massive 170 ibf with some mods on, what do you need to get this sort of figure?

i see this months Evo features a trophy against a 197 cup around the new west circuit at the Bedford Autrodrome....guess who wins and details of the new megane R26-R (not sure about those wheels)

Not even one year since I sold it and do I miss it.........HELL YEAH! I currently drive a Honda S2000 which is a totally awesome car. It is an awesome car like the Trophy but in a totally different way. The way the S2000 accelerates is great, noises are great and in this weather, roof down...

I've been told that it's reasonable to swap the front set of wheels for the back set of wheels in the interest of 'cough' preserving consistent tyre wear. While I appreciate this is potentially a pikey way to go on tyres, it may make some sense as it means you can manage to have 4 newtyres...

Had the trophy for about 3 mionths now and there has always been i very little knock noise when driving but it just sounded like a noise a car makes, anyway over the last week this noise got really bad so took it to the stealers to get it checked under warranty. Turns out both ball joints have...

Have just spoken to Rentech in Portsmouth about my Trophys hard ride. I love the car but using it every day, sometimes its just too hard. They have said that they can remove the pins from the dampers which will make the ride softer, however they have not had any feed back from the few trophys...