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Title: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: LC0112G on 25 July 2018, 23:03:46
Me Mig failed the MOT today. I was devastated  :'(. Emmissions - nope. Brakes - nope. Tyres - nope.

Blown rear number plate bulb ::). Swapped in a spare and now got another 12 months ticket. ;D :D
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: Kevin Wood on 25 July 2018, 23:23:39
Yep.. Those bu66ers have a habit of blowing on the journey to the test station. >:(
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: 78bex on 26 July 2018, 00:19:36
Oh crap, my MOT is tomorrow  :-X So on the hottest day of the year I swopped out the rear shocks & flushed out the old brake oil. Last done 4 years ago  ::)
I always make a mess doing this simple job, but the light oli spilled; soon evapourated away

I  cleaned up all the brake lines as best I could, but the N/S/R  looks a  bit iffy  :-\
I buffed up the head lamps with  T-cut & now they sparkle & my Polish exhaust system fitted a number of years ago still looks ok.

Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: aaronjb on 26 July 2018, 08:51:36
Yep.. Those bu66ers have a habit of blowing on the journey to the test station. >:(

The BMW did the opposite, last year. It started working on the way to the test! ;D
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: Gaffers on 26 July 2018, 09:00:58
Yep.. Those bu66ers have a habit of blowing on the journey to the test station. >:(

The BMW did the opposite, last year. It started working on the way to the test! ;D

I believe that there is some code in the ECU which interprets GPS signals and knows when you are on your way to the MOT centre ::)
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: dave the builder on 26 July 2018, 09:12:21
Yep.. Those bu66ers have a habit of blowing on the journey to the test station. >:(

The BMW did the opposite, last year. It started working on the way to the test! ;D

I believe that there is some code in the ECU which interprets GPS signals and knows when you are on your way to the MOT centre ::)
someone needs to do an ECU remap, so the indicators work AFTER BMWs leave the test center  :P
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: aaronjb on 26 July 2018, 09:52:06
Yep.. Those bu66ers have a habit of blowing on the journey to the test station. >:(

The BMW did the opposite, last year. It started working on the way to the test! ;D

I believe that there is some code in the ECU which interprets GPS signals and knows when you are on your way to the MOT centre ::)

Hey now, it's a planet-killing petrol BMW, not a child-murdering diesel VAG, I'll have you know!  :P ;D
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: Shackeng on 26 July 2018, 10:07:10
Me Mig failed the MOT today. I was devastated  :'(. Emmissions - nope. Brakes - nope. Tyres - nope.

Blown rear number plate bulb ::). Swapped in a spare and now got another 12 months ticket. ;D :D

Mine was gone last year, the tester put a new one in FOC and passed it!
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: STEMO on 26 July 2018, 12:01:13
Me Mig failed the MOT today. I was devastated  :'(. Emmissions - nope. Brakes - nope. Tyres - nope.

Blown rear number plate bulb ::). Swapped in a spare and now got another 12 months ticket. ;D :D

Mine was gone last year, the tester put a new one in FOC and passed it!
That's exactly what my local garage would do.
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: LC0112G on 26 July 2018, 12:06:50
Me Mig failed the MOT today. I was devastated  :'(. Emmissions - nope. Brakes - nope. Tyres - nope.

Blown rear number plate bulb ::). Swapped in a spare and now got another 12 months ticket. ;D :D

Mine was gone last year, the tester put a new one in FOC and passed it!
That's exactly what my local garage would do.

Yep - It's what mine did - they know where I keep the spare bulbs - but they still printed the fail and then pass sheet.  :)
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: STEMO on 26 July 2018, 12:09:02
Me Mig failed the MOT today. I was devastated  :'(. Emmissions - nope. Brakes - nope. Tyres - nope.

Blown rear number plate bulb ::). Swapped in a spare and now got another 12 months ticket. ;D :D

Mine was gone last year, the tester put a new one in FOC and passed it!
That's exactly what my local garage would do.

Yep - It's what mine did - they know where I keep the spare bulbs - but they still printed the fail and then pass sheet.  :)
Keeps VOSA happy. I've had a couple of Fail/Pass on headlight aim.
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: Gaffers on 26 July 2018, 12:22:30
Yep.. Those bu66ers have a habit of blowing on the journey to the test station. >:(

The BMW did the opposite, last year. It started working on the way to the test! ;D

I believe that there is some code in the ECU which interprets GPS signals and knows when you are on your way to the MOT centre ::)

Hey now, it's a planet-killing petrol BMW, not a child-murdering diesel VAG, I'll have you know!  :P ;D

They all do it to some degree.  It's only VAG which has been caught thus far.
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: henryd on 26 July 2018, 19:21:29
Yep.. Those bu66ers have a habit of blowing on the journey to the test station. >:(

The BMW did the opposite, last year. It started working on the way to the test! ;D

I believe that there is some code in the ECU which interprets GPS signals and knows when you are on your way to the MOT centre ::)

Hey now, it's a planet-killing petrol BMW, not a child-murdering diesel VAG, I'll have you know!  :P ;D

They all do it to some degree.  It's only VAG which has been caught thus far.

And Renault,Mercedes,and some PSA kit
Title: Re: Forgot to say amongst all this other waffle....
Post by: Automaticman on 02 August 2018, 00:55:58
 :y