tigran
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Bizarre MOT fail.tigran
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Well took the ovlov to the dreaded MOT man. Sweated for 40 mins. It failed, one of the things is a lil ol bulb for the numberplate so all's cool. The other one is 'offside front coil spring incomplete' wtf does that mean?
Apparently one side is not exactly the same as the other. So gotta change both sides, tits. Means i can get it lower though.
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Nathan
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Bizarre MOT fail.Nathan
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I hate it when you get a fail for the numberplate lights, which is why I make sure these are sorted all the time. Odd failure on the incomplete though
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Sounds like the MOT tester doesn't like cut springs..... I'd put the standard ones back on, or take it somewhere else....
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tigran
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Bizarre MOT fail.tigran
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Might take is somewhere else and see what they say. Can't put the standards on, as there'd be a difference of 4 inches between em. He said that the nearside was fine, just the offside is iffy. So i don't think he's got a 'thing' against cut springs per se.
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Was the spring cutting done by a pro or a halfwit? As cutting them sufficiently differently that one side fails the test, and the other is 'OK', suggests the latter.
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Bizarre MOT fail.BenzBoy
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Does taking it somewhere else work now that it's all computerised? Or would the next tester just pull up the failure info from the previous garage? It's an odd thing, and as has been discussed the rules are open to interpretation. To my mind, if the coil has a beginning and an end, that's a complete spring. I'd lob some standard ones on for the test and then switch back to the cut ones after you've got your pass.
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AYe, if you've got part of the spring worked out of or through the cuyp or not sitting right, or as I've had in the past managing to get itself in uneven tension so it kinda arcs the spring...
MOT Testers have to explain why they have failed a vehicle. Ask?
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Bizarre MOT fail.bstardchild
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Was the spring cutting done by a pro or a halfwit? As cutting them sufficiently differently that one side fails the test, and the other is 'OK', suggests the latter. I guess one side is loose when it's jacked up and the other side isn't So maybe collapsing/bent spring seats on that side of the free length of the springs is different
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tigran
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Bizarre MOT fail.tigran
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AYe, if you've got part of the spring worked out of or through the cuyp or not sitting right, or as I've had in the past managing to get itself in uneven tension so it kinda arcs the spring... MOT Testers have to explain why they have failed a vehicle. Ask? I tried but the dude has his foot in his mouth, and i was in a hurry. I will go back down and ask properly later on when i have a bit of time.
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There`s nothing bizzare about a car failing on a coilspring being incomplete, I get it regularily, it just means broken spring, sometimes I`ll find a broken piece of the spring lying around on the floor just after the car`s gone for test so presumably what`s left is technically a complete spring but I still get the same "incomplete" on the fail sheet, sounds like this tester is treating your car as if that`s happened, maybe he thinks that IS what`s happened!
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I thought that went down as "broken or cracked spring" Its a while since I've had one fail on that.
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Just wang a standard pair back in for the retest. If you go somewhere else you'll have to pay again.
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No more old cars
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tigran
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Bizarre MOT fail.tigran
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But the car is sitting even, which i'd have thought it wouldn't do if the spring was broken.
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they can sit even with a broken spring if the broken bit has stayed in place.
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tigran
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Bizarre MOT fail.tigran
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Just wang a standard pair back in for the retest. If you go somewhere else you'll have to pay again. First i have to find some, to cut or to put in place. However i can't take the mot with the front four inches higher than the rear.
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v8lee
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Why not?
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No more old cars
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tell him its Eas' coas' style dawg, U iz da playa.
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tigran
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Bizarre MOT fail.tigran
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I dunno, i presumed there would be some sort of masonic MOT rule against that, or something.
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v8lee
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Don't think so. You'll just look silly.
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