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Hi all, ive just got a williams 2, the car has gone for a mot, and has failed on both front springs broken :cry: is this common?? are the 16v springs the same?? as renault want £97 each for them, euro car parts list them as 16v/williams/1.9d is this correct???? thanks for any help. :D
cliopete
12-10-2006, 23:30
My car also failed it MOT last year for broken springs, its a common problem on all Clios not just Williams. I got new springs from Eurocarparts that they listed as 16v/Williams/1.9D and when fitted it was about 1" too high. As far as I know the Williams springs were unique to the Williams but are also the same as the later 172s. I have now fitted a pair of 172 springs which I got from Specialist Breakers in Accrington. I paid £60 for the pair.
Welcome to the club by the way, hope you enjoy the Williams experience :D
VIPERONE
12-10-2006, 23:35
i run 172 cup springs which are a few mm lower than standard 172 springs....
a cool mod
Ok, thanks for the help, will have to hunt some 172 springs down then. 8)
new springs from renault are around £45 each. You need the ones with two dots of paint on.
Thats what renault said, they needed to know what colour they were, but they told me 97 each inc vat :shock:
that might be right tbh, carnt remember if the struts were £40 odd or the springs. But they are far from cheap mate.
Anything from 80 to 90 quid plus VAT seems to be about right for springs from Renault.
Never get non-genuine Williams springs, unless you want to take a risk, because they all seem to be wrong not matter what they tell you :roll:
I got some 172 springs for 40 quid in the end 8)
Where did you get your springs from??? ive found a scrap yard with some, but how will i know there off a 172 ???? thanks :D
Not sure how you will tbh! I got mine from ebay - they looked in near-new condition so I decided it was the best value option. May be worth checking ebay or Cliosport to see what's on there...
I got some 172 springs for my valver and they did the trick nicely.
Worth having a look for some of them, they go quite cheapily and have little use usually.
went to my local scrap yard at the weekend, and they have just got a williams in !!!! lucky me, the front spring on it looked good to so i had both front legs, not bad for 40 quid. Just got to get that top nut off now :shock:
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