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(Message started by: Daven aka Cheekyboy3 on Apr 7^th, 2010, 6:02pm)

Title: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Daven aka Cheekyboy3 on Apr 7^th, 2010, 6:02pm

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

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by gozz on Apr 7^th, 2010, 9:32pm

Dave.
Don't you just need a couple of orange bulbs to 'recolour' the lamps ?
GOZZ.

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Daven aka Cheekyboy3 on Apr 7^th, 2010, 9:35pm

I think so gozz - not had a look yet, they may just need a good clean ;-)

Dave

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Apr 7^th, 2010, 10:48pm

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 :-)

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Daven aka Cheekyboy3 on Apr 8^th, 2010, 8:15pm

^ 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

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Robzere31 on Apr 8^th, 2010, 9:09pm

Wish that's all mine had failed on !! lol
Still congrats on another years motoring & keeping a Scorpio on the road.

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Daven aka Cheekyboy3 on Apr 8^th, 2010, 10:21pm

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).

Dave

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by lleewar on Apr 9^th, 2010, 5:49am

Great news on your mot.
Lee

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Simmo on Apr 9^th, 2010, 6:18am

And I WAS going to say well done !!.;D

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Daven aka Cheekyboy3 on Apr 9^th, 2010, 7:57am

:-) Heehee - thanks guys

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Mike Holmes on Apr 9^th, 2010, 7:43pm

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 04/07/10 at 18:02:14, Daven aka Cheekyboy3 wrote:

surface corrosion on sill/floor edges!

Is that like the "step" inside when the door is open?

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Daven aka Cheekyboy3 on Apr 9^th, 2010, 8:14pm

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!

Cheers

Dave

Title: Re: Grrrr 1st MOT fail
Post by Mike H on Apr 10^th, 2010, 11:42am

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