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Sorry to hear about your accident, Matt. I had someone go into the back of me about thirteen months ago. As it was snowing, he slid into the back of me,...
Paul Wren
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Jan 2, 2007
2:32 pm
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Hi Paul, Don't say that! I am am hopeful after seeing the miracle worked by this german garage (scroll down to the bottom of the page): ...
Matt Sephton
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Jan 2, 2007
3:35 pm
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They did a good job... but be sure to watch for the detalis in your Twingo's repair service: The guys at the german garage got the wrong headlamps and turn...
Gabriel Mello da Silva
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Jan 2, 2007
4:23 pm
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Gabriel, I noticed that, too. :) I'm definitely one for the details! Luckily, all my lights are intact, so it's just metalwork and rear bumpers. Twingo-freak, ...
Matt Sephton
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Jan 2, 2007
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Do you have air bag? ... From: Matt Sephton To: twingoloversclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 1:32 PM Subject: Re: Re: [Twingo Lovers Club]...
Alberto Ventura Jr.
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Jan 2, 2007
10:19 pm
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I have airbags, but it did not activate for me, the car that hit me, or the car that I was pushed into. Perhaps the collision speed was not great enough?...
Matt Sephton
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Jan 3, 2007
9:58 am
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Hello all. My name is Carlos, ad I am a new Twingo owner, living in Brazil. It is amazing how quickly we can fall in love for a car. I bought my Twingo cheap,...
Capriotti
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Jan 3, 2007
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1275
Hello. Given that the break system for the Twingos are not exactly state of the art, I thought of modifying it, to a more efficient disk-and-pads set, but I am...
Capriotti
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Jan 3, 2007
11:24 am
1276
Hello Carlos I am from Brazil too and a have a very good and perfect Twingo 1995. Did you look for the parts at mercadolivre.com.br? There is some over there. ...
Alberto Ventura Jr.
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Jan 3, 2007
3:23 pm
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That's right... many parts from Ford CHT engines and older engines like the Corcel's can replace parts for the Twingo's C3G 1.2i engine fitted in the 92-97...
Gabriel Nunes Vieira ...
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Jan 3, 2007
4:12 pm
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Hey ! Nice to see some brazilian folks here ! Thank you guys for the suggesteions ! Here in Campinas, where I live, the junkyards do not carry a lot of Twingo...
Capriotti
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Jan 4, 2007
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Hi all I dont know if this is my first contribution to this forum I am António Moreira and I live in Porto, Portugal In September 2005, I bought a very nice...
Blimpe
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Jan 4, 2007
11:17 am
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Hello, António ! Great to hear from our Portuguese fellows ! Congratulations for the excellent Twingo. One quick question: You mentioned dealers/distributors...
capriotti@...
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Jan 4, 2007
9:00 pm
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Carlos, i know for a fact that the R19 has ventilated front discs the same diameter as the twingo's solid ones. If you manage no buy the calipers of a R19 1.6,...
Guilherme Atie Murad
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Jan 5, 2007
3:48 am
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carlos, i found these vented brakes in Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-OMP-238mm-Brake-Discs-RENAULT-TWINGO-1-2- ...
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Jan 5, 2007
10:36 am
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Thank you guys for the tips. Indeed, the modification is comng along a bit more difficult thatn I thought. I was planning using the ventilated discs from the...
Capriotti
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Jan 5, 2007
11:26 am
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if the piston diameter of the caliper is the same as the original, the line pressure must be the same. The 16v version uses ventilated discs? are you sure. I...
Guilherme Atie Murad
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Jan 5, 2007
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Hey there. As I mentioned before, it seem to me that 16v Twingos have a different break system than the 8v ones. Can anyone out there tell me if the break...
Capriotti
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Jan 6, 2007
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Well, Guilherme, I have to admit that the information about the ventilated disks is not very official. It comes from a couple of adds I saw on ebay like the...
Capriotti
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Jan 6, 2007
5:30 pm
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the 1.2 16v version might have ventilated discs, but our 1.0 16v versions available in south america have solid ones, i'm almost sure of it. I'll check mine...
Guilherme Atie Murad
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Jan 6, 2007
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So, some more facts to add to this research. I am itching myself to call this the "Twingo breaks Cook Book" ... ;) Sounds much better than the blunt and usual...
Capriotti
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Jan 6, 2007
10:00 pm
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Hello. Being new to this universe (Twingo), it is natural that I have questions. I really do my homework, studing, researching, etc. But I just couldn't...
Capriotti
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Jan 6, 2007
11:23 pm
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This is a good point. 1.2 and 1.0 are not the same ;) Now, in the hunt for information regarding this issue, this is what I found so far: Break disk data: ...
Capriotti
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Jan 7, 2007
12:39 am
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Discs are spelled with a "c" for the same reason brakes are spelled "brakes" and not "breaks"... :-) anyway, the european twingo wears 155/65R14 tires,...
Guilherme Atie Murad
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Jan 8, 2007
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Discs are spelled with a "c" for the same reason brakes are spelled "brakes" and not "breaks"... :-) anyway, the european twingo wears 155/65R14 tires,...
Guilherme Atie Murad
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Jan 8, 2007
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Capriotti, the discs that surely fit are the R19 1.6 ones. Easily found anywhere in Brazil, and relatively cheap. The main issue is the brake calipers, which...
Guilherme Atie Murad
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Jan 8, 2007
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Hi guys..I wonder if anyone can help me on this: I'm planning on buying a 2003 Twingo Soleil and I kinda would like to know if this model has power steering or...
daniel230778
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Jan 9, 2007
1:41 pm
1295
Hi Daniel, here in germany the Soleil had no power steering because it's base is the "Authentique", power steering is included at Expression, Dynamique,...
Annette
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Jan 9, 2007
6:53 pm
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Annette, Thanks for the answer it came as a real help because the guy with whom I'm in contact about buying the car, told me that the little one has power...
stanescu daniel
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Jan 10, 2007
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Hi Daniel, uuh, I'm no technican, but I think it's to complicating to add the powersteering later. Sure you can buy the parts, but I don't think that it's only...
Annette
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Jan 10, 2007
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