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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Simeon on 19 September 2008, 13:42
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In the rear arch on off side above and to the side of where the fuel filler neck goes through the inner skin there is some rusty holes :( Is this going to be an mot fail or is the inner skin a non structural part?
Many thanks
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Depends how close it is to the suspension turret - rules are as follows:
Corrosion
A vehicle can fail with respect to corrosion for:
excessive corrosion in a 'prescribed area' — within 30 cms of certain safety related components, e.g. brakes, steering, suspension, seat belt mountings etc.
excessive corrosion not in a 'prescribed area', but which is likely to adversely affect the vehicle's braking or steering. 'Excessive corrosion' can mean a hole or a significantly weakened structure.
- NB mine had a whole in a similar area and it passed fine.
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Yeah I knew it was something like that and unfortunately it is defo within 30cms of the rear suspension turret :( However, it must have been like that for a couple of years at least and its passed the last mots ok. Will have to stick it through and hope for the best...if it fails it's scrap as I can't be bothered to try and weld that back up. Damn annoying too as just spent the last 3 days welding up the sills etc so if it fails now I'll be gutted. Thanks for the reply
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A lot easier to weld than sills!
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Apart from being up in the top of the arch and has a fuel filler neck/fuel tank in the way. If I remove that then I'll no doubt have to replace all the fuel lines as they wont come undone then theres the issue that if I'm doing that I may as well chop out the area round the fuel filler flap and do that...then theres paint...I'd rather not ;)