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Sept 28, 2011 22:16:32 GMT
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Rich, would they even consider that it may be corrosion rather than a leaky sunroof if you just covered it in gaffa tape? Erm, probably not. Unless they were very sneaky. To be honest I probably should have not bothered and just applied more gaffa to cover the spreading rust until I had a gaffa tape faux-vinyl roof. This would have been cheaper and easier, and also a bit of a talking point. |
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary. |
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Sept 29, 2011 10:39:05 GMT
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Prescribed area is, as you say, any hole or weakness caused by corrosion or damage within 30cm of a mount, be it seatbelt, suspension, steering or whatever. This is in all planes, so if you imagine a 60cm diameter ball around your rust hole it would fail if an upper seatbelt mount was within this. Alternatively, imagine spheres around all the mounting points and consider how much of a modern small car can be "prescribed" Just to clarify, does that mean that any rust perforation inside that area will cause a fail, or is it just limited to structural rust? E.g. a suspension mount & chassis rail are in good condition, but the wheelarch lip is rotten & within the 30cm distance of the suspension mount. |
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Sept 29, 2011 12:54:39 GMT
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The manual says ANY, so strictly speaking yes, if the arch lip is within 30cm of the suspension mount it is prescribed area. In practice though, you tend to find that even on a small car the arch is further away.
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Sept 29, 2011 13:55:55 GMT
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The manual says ANY, so strictly speaking yes, if the arch lip is within 30cm of the suspension mount it is prescribed area. In practice though, you tend to find that even on a small car the arch is further away. Thanks - this has reportedly been an issue recently with Spridgets, where rust in the arches or lower rear 1/4 is now resulting in MOT failure. |
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