Hi all, I have just replaced my distributor cap and rotor and my HT leads. I got them from a local motor store, so called `performance Hot-Wire HT leads'. Anyway the chap in the shop recognised that the engine was Renault 30 when I said it was a DeLorean which I found quite surprising and sure enough in his book he had a list of all the correct length leads required for the engine. I had the originals with me to compare and they were correct, however when he showed me the `coil wire' it did not look the same as the original. The original coil wire has a sort of braided stainless steel sheath running from the coil end about 4 inches along the lead. This then has a wire that seems to earth onto the rear of the intake manifold. The one the chap in the shop showed me was just the same as the other HT leads. So what is the significance of the braid and earth wire on the original coil wire? I assume it is still required. Has anyone else found this to be a problem when replacing the leads? Regards James RG