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Daven
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Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« on: Apr 7th, 2010, 6:02pm » |
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Forgot it was due, due to mothers bereavement, normal garage fully booked so booked in at another - failed on tyre bulge (my fault, clipped a kurb on Sunday!).
Went to tyre shop - none in stock so one on order for the AM.
Two advisories - front indicators discoloured (so if anyone has a couple of gooduns?  ) and surface corrosion on sill/floor edges!
Sometimes you could just do with a break LOL
Dave
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #1 on: Apr 7th, 2010, 9:32pm » |
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Dave.
Don't you just need a couple of orange bulbs to 'recolour' the lamps ?
GOZZ.
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Daven
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #2 on: Apr 7th, 2010, 9:35pm » |
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I think so gozz - not had a look yet, they may just need a good clean 
Dave
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #3 on: Apr 7th, 2010, 10:48pm » |
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Find a model shop and get some Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange acrylic paint - works a treat.
About £1 a jar - enough to paint quite a few bulbs
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Daven
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #4 on: Apr 8th, 2010, 8:15pm » |
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^ good idea! thanks
Got tyre fitted and back to MOT station - now have new MOT ) and a reminder on the calender for next year!!
Dave
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #5 on: Apr 8th, 2010, 9:09pm » |
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Wish that's all mine had failed on !! lol
Still congrats on another years motoring & keeping a Scorpio on the road.
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Daven
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #6 on: Apr 8th, 2010, 10:21pm » |
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Thanks Rob. I was quite pleased as the guy who did the MOT said it is the best one he had seen for ages (Didn't know Simmo came up here for his MOTs LOL).
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #7 on: Apr 9th, 2010, 5:49am » |
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Great news on your mot.
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #8 on: Apr 9th, 2010, 6:18am » |
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And I WAS going to say well done !!.
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Daven
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #9 on: Apr 9th, 2010, 7:57am » |
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Heehee - thanks guys
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Mike H
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #10 on: Apr 9th, 2010, 7:43pm » |
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Interesting that, they seem a bit "hot" on tyres lately, couple years ago I got an "advisory" for one of the rears. Tread worn a bit unevenly one side compared to the other, probs been on the front at some time.
So took it to the tyre bloke up the end of the road and he said "who told you it must be replaced?"
"The MOT test bloke."
"Looks alright to me." He changed it anyway!
on Apr 7th, 2010, 6:02pm, Daven aka Cheekyboy3 wrote:surface corrosion on sill/floor edges!
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Is that like the "step" inside when the door is open?
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #11 on: Apr 9th, 2010, 8:14pm » |
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Must admit the tyre did have a bulge in it so I think he was right!
Not looked at the corrosion yet - he gave the impression it was not too bad and was under the sill - will have to wait until next week is out the way and then I will investigate!
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Dave
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Mike H
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Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
« Reply #12 on: Apr 10th, 2010, 11:42am » |
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Ah right underneath you mean, now you mention it I've got a little bit like that as well, but was never mentioned again. Something to do with spot welds or something
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