Practically Classics Forum

thanks mate...i was looking for headlights, & found that.. body looks fine i thought i could do a transplant & break the red one for bits & then id have a lhd car with all the paperwork etc
im waiting for a response on the grey one as hes selling without the log book (carte gris) if he wants silly money ill forget it

mechanic came yesterday, he checked the car over with his reader... the light was showing a fault with the glow plugs, got one out & its dead.. €25 a piece to replace them.. it can wait a while as galaxy needs new tyres.

You can probably get away with one out, two and it will become difficult to start. They are easy enough to check with an ohmmeter without having to remove them, a good one will be one ohm or less.

Is there a French version of Euro Car Parts or GSF? I am always shocked at the prices garages think they can charge for things when you have a look around and find them for half the price. I have never swapped the glow plugs on a Clio but on a TDDI mondeo they are an easy DIY job.

seemed a bit steep to me, im going to have a look around & see if i can find some cheaper..

I sometimes use a site called http://www.mister-auto.co.uk they are a uk site, but things I've bought seem to have been shipped from France. Their cheapest plug is about £8, but a decent one (Beru) is £14.86, so they aren't a lot cheaper

thinking of buying this & doing a transplant.. mine is the 65 where this is the 80.. would this cause problems? is cheaper than registering mine.

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/770983082.htm?ca=18_s

Never having tried it with a clio I suspect you could swap the whole front subframe, engine, box, front suspension, etc as one unit. You will have to swap the ECU which assuming the wiring is identical no problem, otherwise an engine loom swap (not exactly difficult just another job). Possibly the clocks which may require the wiring behind the dash being swapped / adapted.
2 of you and a lift, probably doable in a weekend.
Don't forget to tell your insurance company and le dvla.

bloke has increased the price, ill see what else i can find there are a lot of broken ones for sale

have the v5 in my name now... a nice little note with it to tell me the road tax is no longer valid (it should be taxed til september) anyone else heard this new law?