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Hi all, I was cursing along at 50mph when all of a sudden an engine light came on the dash, i haved checked the oil and coolant and ran the OSD on the cars display and no faults were present just - - - - , has anyone else ran into this before?

Hi all, I've just purchased a 182 Trophy (No.382) today, rather a nice upgrade from my Fiat Seicento Sporting! It needs some work doing to make it perfect but it's brilliant to drive all the same :D However the battery light is on, as is the STOP light. At high revs this goes out so I believe...

My car came to me with a poly bushed dog bone mount. Can these cause some extra "unwanted" noise/vibration in the car.? Mine seems to have this at tickover. Im just working my way through the car and getting it just how i like it...:up: Its NOT going to be a track toy, i have something else for...

52,500 miles Mot expires 30/05/2015 (no advisories) Tax expires 31/01/2015 2 previous owners 2 sets of keys For sale is my 2005 Clio Trophy no.162 of 500. I have owned the car since November 2009 and is in fantastic condition inside and out. There are no car park dings or dents anywhere to be...

Good Afternoon All Well 161 is now at its new home in County Durham, having driven her for a hundred miles or so and having had time to poke about like only you can having bought a car, I have a number of questions to ask... Any help appreciated. 1 clutch is quite heavy, not so much a...

Hi all got a set if Catcams 428 cam shafts including perfect Dephaser and exhaust sprocket. Perfect condition, would recommend fitting these at the same time as a cambelt as it will be no additional cost! So if your due a cambelt soon this is the ideal modification. The spec for the 428 cams are...

so i finally got around to removing the sub ect, but now the boot floor vibrates when the car idles anyone else have this problem :P will a layer of soundproofing sort the problem?

Hello all! After a flirtation with a 182 some time ago I have decided it is time to investigate the best of the breed and have just become the new owner of Trophy #051. Seemingly the first item I will need to attend to is a refurb of the distinctly tired Sachs dampers and have already spoken...

Hi guys. I'm contemplating some decent coilovers for my RS Twingo but have a question or two... The Twingo is based on the Mk2 Clio platform, with the rear beam axle having the usual clio style seperate springs and dampers. Front suspension is set to similar angles as the Trophy and shares...

Hi guys, since picking up #151 I've not had much chance to put any miles on her as I've been out of town with work. I have had both the timing belt and aux belts changed out and it's driving really well. I put about 150 miles into the car (mostly motorway) and I'm really happy with the drive...

Hi all! With a house purchase on the cards in the not to distant fututre I am having to sell off my toys :( Numero 66 is a low miles three owner car. She has just tipped over 39k, and will come with 6 months TAX and a full MOT (has just flown through with no advisories). Belts have been...

Been looking at Trophy's for a while and think i've found a bargain only issue is it needs the dreaded front shoxs and a timing belt. I've done a little reading and can anyone clarify if new shocks are available? I know i'm looking at around 500-800 for rebuild and looking at say 400 for timing...

I have only owned #372 for a few weeks now,loving it! The revs at idle are quite irregular,they aren't climbing,just sort of popping up and down. It's probably nothing,but was just wondering wether this is normal or it may be due to the cat being removed? Should it really be remapped if...

Hi all was wondering if anyone out there has an aftermarket exhaust for sale. My standard one rotted through so thought it would be time for another. Cheers Rich

Hi Guys, My Trophy is not well. Had it since new with all required servicing and I was just arranging its 72k service when I noticed a new clicking sound coming from the engine. It is most obvious at more than 2500rpm, but can also be heard at idle. It changes (speeds up) based upon engine...

Im pretty new to all this clio stuff so please bear with me as im a bit thick when it comes to cars. I went to a ford rolling road day to help a good mate make up the numbers and my trophy ran 196BHP. Its a 55 plate and as i understood it completely standard. The place i went too were full of...

I can hear a "tap tap tap" coming from the engine bay of my Trophy when at idle. Also the idle is quite lumpy and uneven. The tapping is actually louder from inside the car than the outside even with the bonnet open. The taps increase with the revs up to say 1500/2000 but then I cant hear...

Im going to get a cambelt change soon, so im thinking i might aswell get cams done aswell. Been reading about cams and found TDF and Fred on CS do a deal with a map. Any advice please............ Ie will my car benifit from this or waste of money as its going to cost around 1200:up:

Chaps, I have picked up a Trophy recently and in my ignorance, have bought from a dealer (p/x) but the car has no cat. It has a decat onto a miltek unit and is way to loud for me! It was MOTd before i collected and passed so no idea how that happened and to be honest, will be claling the dealer...

Ok latest silly question about a T.... Ive read somewhere,,, dont know exactly where, that the Trophy needs to be run on Shell V power or similar higher octane petrol. Is this correct.?? PS im still lurking, reading and inwardly digesting all things "T".....:up:

Hi, wondering if anyone can give me a definate answer to this please; Engine OFF - Battery at 12.5v Battery is fine. Engine ON - Battery at 14.4v Alternator fine. Electrics on (lights etc) or cold start - Revs drop and stalls, or drops to 300rpm lights dimm and battery crashes to 11v but if I...

Looking to sell my BTB cat back exhaust (with modified Renault cat). The exhaust is a lovely piece of kit, but just too loud for me. It's been on my Trophy since May last year, I've done about 8k miles with it fitted and it is in excellent condition. I will take some photos of the actual exhaust...

The modifying bug has bitten again.What a nightmare for my Credit Card. Had to replace the clutch so I thought lets put in a light weight flywheel. But then I couldn't stop myself and the following has been done. 1.Flywheel 2.KTR Cat and Exhaust 3.Solid top mounts 4.Rear ARB 5.Uprated engine and...

I hope my boss isn't a visitor to this site because today I was working from "home"... Home was in fact ProSpeed in Cardiff. Turned up first thing this morning for a cat-back 2.5in system with 2.5in cat mod and slash-cut 3.5in exits. Charlie and the guys did a great job, I was on the road by...

As many of you may be aware and if so now probably becoming quite bored with my posts on my T lacking in power I'm sorry however I may have just found it !! Well keeping it short here it is ... With the trophy parked (in neutral) idle is very lumpy but this is normal for the 182's, when I...

Heard this is a very common problem on the old Clio's. Just wondering how will i know if I have a faulty coil pack ?? It was removed during the major service and it was from this point my Trophys idle became bad and i have an intermittent slight lack of power. Cheers

The standard air box seems to have two inlets for air. One with a cold air feed pipe that disappears somewhere underneath the nearside headlamp and another inlet without any cold air feed. Is this right ? Still having trouble with my T :(

The other week i posted a topic on here about my trophy not feeling the same as it normally does and a little sluggish. It only became apparent to me the other day that.... 4 weeks ago i fitted some HID's, it was straight after this that i noticed the lack in performance. So i had a look tonight...

I know every track setup is different, but I thought it would be interesting to hear what readings people have got from noise tests at the track. My silenced Orbisoud with it's sports cat was 92db @ Bedford with 4/4.5k revs I think.

Essentially, on Saturday, somebody parked their rather clean looking Trophy in our car park next to mine, the gf noticed & said, 'that red clio's really nice'. After then explaining to her that it was a Trophy, just like mine, & that under all the dirt, they were both exactly the same colour ...