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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: daimo on 15 May 2009, 18:19
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would you consider a-post to be structual,the only reason i ask is vosa are checking my car on wednesday and as the cills that are corroded to hell conect to the a-post, and the "excess corrosion" is within 30cm of the a-post (both sides),hence my thinking of it failing an mot due to the a-post been "structual",is this right?anyone who knows please share your valuable info with me as im still feeling :sick: about all this
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Would say all the posts are structal mate if you rolled it!
As are the sills.
Do you have pics?
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i have mate but cant find my lead to connect phone to pc lol :rolleyes:
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and apart from that dont know how to lol
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(http://<a href="http://s653.photobucket.com/albums/uu252/daimovalver/?action-view¤t=DSC00272.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu252/daimovalver/DSC00272.jpg" border="0" alt="cill"></a>)
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try these
(http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu252/daimovalver/DSC00267.jpg)
(http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu252/daimovalver/DSC00266.jpg)
(http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu252/daimovalver/DSC00271.jpg)
and if the sills are holed/corroded it shouldnt pass an m.o.t....eveb more so if the a pillar/bulkhead has gone too!!
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No way on this earth should that have an mot, it is almost beyond repair.
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i would get those side skirts off and have a look underneath there too.
Think it could be repaired though.
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The skirts should be screwed to the sill, as mike said would be worth looking underneath and see how bad they are.
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The garage in question look's like it's in a bit of bother! :grin:
Wouldn't worry though daimo I know it's not a good situation but you won't end up out of pocket!
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My bent sill / jacking point made me feel sick, but now i feel better. lol.
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My bent sill / jacking point made me feel sick, but now i feel better. lol.
thanks for that lol
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My bent sill / jacking point made me feel sick, but now i feel better. lol.
thanks for that lol
At the end of the day mate, you will have this sorted in a few days and will be in pocket.
Either buying a new car, or having this one fixed. It looks repairable as the jacking point has rotted down, but not seperated if that makes sense?
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lets say it just passes (for whatever reason)how much am i looking at to repair it at a garage :cry:
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lets say it just passes (for whatever reason)how much am i looking at to repair it at a garage :cry:
Well it should not pass, and is a lot of work to put right the labour charges will be the biggest expense.
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Jacking points will be around £80-100 a side for a proper repair (but it does depend on how bad they really are!! mine were just squashed but not rusty and thats the price I was quoted as a load of trim need to be removed)...
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i paid 80 quid cash to have both side jacking points re welded and repaired
it will fail the mot if there is excess corosion within 12" of a jacking point / suspension mount or seat belt mounting
or holled to excess
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i paid 80 quid cash to have both side jacking points re welded and repaired
it will fail the mot if there is excess corosion within 12" of a jacking point / suspension mount or seat belt mounting
or holled to excess
is that right about 12" 30cm of a jacking point,not doubting you just wanna make sure
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i paid 80 quid cash to have both side jacking points re welded and repaired
it will fail the mot if there is excess corosion within 12" of a jacking point / suspension mount or seat belt mounting
or holled to excess
is that right about 12" 30cm of a jacking point,not doubting you just wanna make sure
Not sure if the sills are seen as the official jacking points. As haynes etc dont say to use them?