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MR JUD
12-10-2006, 19:47
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

MR JUD
13-10-2006, 07:22
Ok, thanks for the help, will have to hunt some 172 springs down then. 8)

northy
13-10-2006, 07:51
new springs from renault are around £45 each. You need the ones with two dots of paint on.

MR JUD
13-10-2006, 11:26
Thats what renault said, they needed to know what colour they were, but they told me 97 each inc vat :shock:

northy
13-10-2006, 12:02
that might be right tbh, carnt remember if the struts were £40 odd or the springs. But they are far from cheap mate.

Zollo
13-10-2006, 12:09
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)

MR JUD
13-10-2006, 15:34
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

Zollo
13-10-2006, 17:11
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...

MR JUD
13-10-2006, 18:56
Thanks :D

arj256
15-10-2006, 15:04
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.

MR JUD
16-10-2006, 07:28
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: