Took it down to get MOT'd the other day as it's been languishing on my parents drive for the past month with no MOT.
To get about I had nicked my Ma's car and all it's starting first time, super economical, heated leather, digital radio goodness.
Now I'm on holiday, and the fact "the guilt" is setting in I need to get going on the car.
Car failed MOT on following points:-
#1
Offside headlamp aim too low ( sorted now)
#2
Centre upper stop lamp not working ( the one in the ghey spoiler has never worked in my ownership, but got a replacement tailgate)
#3 Nearside front brake excessively corroded **DANGEROUS**
#4 Offside front brake excessively corroded **DANGEROUS**
#5 Nearside front (jacking point)vehicle structure has excessive corrosion seriously effecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings
#6 Nearside front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush
#7 Offside (outer sill) vehicle structure has excessive corrosion seriously effecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings
#8
Centre exhaust system not adequately supported ( had fallen off it's hangar, sorted now)
#9 Front brakes imbalanced **DANGEROUS**
#10
Idle speed too high approx 1200rpm (sorted now)
Advisory Items
#1 Vehicle has only just met the required service brake efficiency . It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair.
#2 Parking brake has only just met the efficiency It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair.
#3 O/s/f inner wing corroded (nothing major, just surface and will be treated when I pull out the engine)
#4 O/s/r handbrake cable insecure (need to find the wee metal clip secures it to the rear beam)
#5 O/s/r inner wing corroded (nothing major, just surface and will be treated when I pull out the engine)
So quite the list, assuming **DANGEROUS** isn't the Jackson Album, but I know brakes are my fault as I've never done them before, didn't bleed them properly after changing the master cylinder. Lesson learned, was planning on replacing the whole system when I had the car apart for engine swap, but ho hum.
Was quite p!ssed off regarding the welding though, as paid 140 gold coins to get them done last MOT. Turns out they have patched, bodged, not seam welded and not done what they said they had
They didn't even underseal it! Looked lovely from the top, but garage has subsequently, it appears, gone bust. Good. Feckers.
So I have ordered (so far)
#1 a complete new sill to replace the bodged one.
#2 ARB bushes and droplinks.
#3 Brake flexi hoses all round
#4 25ft of copper brake lines
#5 4 OEM bleed nipples
#6 Handbrake clips
#7 Handbrake cables
#8 DOT 5.1 brake fluid
Going to get a friend, who I trust to do the welding/ tidy up underneath. They are also going to sort out the brakes etc as I'm scunnered with the whole thing. So it should be MOT'd in the none to distant future.
I will be removing the plastic trim tomorrow to assess the damage, as we all know, 90 spec trims hide a multitude of sins. I am considering getting rid of the kit completely and going skinny bumber when I get the respray done but we'll see.
wee pic of what the bodyshop left in their wake prior to me getting it sorted, this is where the drivers seatbelt attaches to...
More pics and updates to see what lurks beneath the dreaded plastic trim...
