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General Car Chat / Re: MOT Madness

« on: 13 April 2016, 17:12:08 »

I've just  removed the sill cover and it does look quite bad. 

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=CFCF2657E747879F!4369&authkey=!ABLd18vblCyIABw&ithint=folder%2c

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General Car Chat / Re: MOT Madness

« on: 13 April 2016, 17:00:21 »

Has anyone got a welder I can borrow?

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General Car Chat / Re: MOT Madness

« on: 13 April 2016, 16:57:17 »

The tester told me to scrap it. He said it needed £1000-£1200 worth of welding.

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General Car Chat / Re: MOT Madness

« on: 13 April 2016, 16:48:08 »

Thanks Tunnie for that excellent and detailed reply.

Should I complain to the DVSA about this?

Surely all MOT testers should give the same results. If all the test results are different then what's the point of it all? Surely a component is either faulty or it isn't?

Is it the case that if something has the slightest bit of surface rust then it's a fail?

The rear suspension arm failed the MOT standard last month but this month it's fine?
It's the same for the anti roll bar linkage.

Does this mean that these components are fine now or do they still need to be replaced?

I'm worried that I might get everything fixed and then the poor miggy fails on 16 different items.

Maybe I need to have a poll. Fix or scrap!

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General Car Chat / Re: MOT Madness

« on: 13 April 2016, 15:30:24 »

Why didn't you just fix or get fixed what was on the first MOT Fail list, take it back and they would have written out a new MOT.

Taking it to Halfords Kate, is a bit like going into KwiK Fxcks and asking them check your Tyres, Brakes and Exhaust System.

But Halfords only failed it on 9 items.

My local garage failed it on 16.

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General Car Chat / Re: MOT Madness

« on: 13 April 2016, 14:57:13 »

Should I take this miggy to the scrapyard?

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General Car Chat / MOT Madness

« on: 13 April 2016, 14:42:28 »

Took my miggy for its MOT to halfords and it failed on 9 items. I fixed 5 of them myself and was planning on getting a garage to do the rest.

As the first test was a month ago I took the car to a different test station that was closer to home.

On the second MOT it failed on 16 items.

Some of the original fail items have magically fixed themselves.

I'm really confused and peed off now as I don't know what to do.

Any suggestions?

Here are the fail sheets.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=CFCF2657E747879F!3649&authkey=!ANJG25RjCCg1L-A&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=CFCF2657E747879F!4357&authkey=!AHuccnvlM3-95fA&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg

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Omega General Help / Rear suspension arm

« on: 13 April 2016, 11:27:49 »

Has anyone fitted a new rear suspension arm before? Is it a difficult job? How long does it take? Is it a mechanic only job or could a novice do it?

Helfrauds said my miggy needs this doing for the MOT.

Many thanks for any advice.

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General Car Chat / Re: and its a goodbye from me.

« on: 13 April 2016, 00:06:41 »

You might get another omega even.

I'm on to my ninth now.

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General Car Chat / Re: Welding

« on: 09 April 2016, 23:41:18 »

BIGtime has been having a little joke.

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General Car Chat / Re: Welding

« on: 08 April 2016, 23:16:43 »

I had a Beetle that was worse than that. It looked like it was stored in the ocean.

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General Car Chat / Re: Welding

« on: 08 April 2016, 20:09:27 »

Thanks. I'll take a picture tomorrow.

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General Car Chat / Welding

« on: 08 April 2016, 19:39:49 »

I've discovered a hole in the sill of my miggy.

Does anyone know how much a garage would be likely to charge to repair it by welding a new piece of steel in? I would estimate that the piece would be about 6cm by 4cm. I realise that garage charges vary a lot just an estimate would be helpful.

Many thanks.

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Omega General Help / Re: Brake pipe replacement

« on: 06 April 2016, 20:01:27 »

Were all those items fail items or just advisories. If just advisories, don't bother with them now.

They were all fail items.

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Omega General Help / Re: Brake pipe replacement

« on: 06 April 2016, 17:03:11 »

I had a look at the brake pipes and they don't look that bad:

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=CFCF2657E747879F!4221&authkey=!ADlkTXL2lv44g18&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg

Hard to judge from that picture, but you have little to lose by rubbing down that pipe with coarse glass paper and see how it comes up. If it comes up shiny and unpitted, take it back to the tester and he should pass it.

I'm taking it to another test station as soon as I get all the little jobs done. I've still got to swap the back wheels round and there's one headlight left to fix. Then there's the anti roll bar link and the rear suspension arm. I've bought the anti roll bar link but I'm not sure how to fit it. I haven't bought the suspension arm yet.

I might take her for the mot again before the last to jobs are done and hope the tester isn't too strict.

I think Hellfrauds did the mot forensically and used a microscope the scamming bast**ds.