cheats to pass the MOT test that worked
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Broomy
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I used to avoid Ards like the plague & use Downpatrick but Ards seems to have had a wee bit of turnover of staff the last while so I've been back to using them. In fact i'm on up Friday!
starletterry
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Sorry to say that this wont work. You need the dials to be dual marked (incase you ever take a trip down south or on the continent. Plus if you use stickers for the KMH both have to light up at night so you are better going with a set of dual dials rather than a sticker mess.Mines kmh at the mo was told to just get mph and stick over kmh.. or just rub/marker over the k so it will be just mh.. would this work.. also the rear fog light needs fitted cuz am unsure of the reversing red bulb.. it's for the test next week
I had to get a new set of dual faces made for the clocks in the Legnum for MOT as it only had kmh
starletterry
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I know you can but have heard of people being failed on those because they do not light up at night. When I had the Legnum up for mot, first thing the examiner done was shine his torch unto the clocks even before asking for the mileage.
dingle
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I've been down this route a few times with MR2/GT4/Subaru and each time I just made the effort and got the correct dials or worst case get the speedo head of a UK car - Then it's done and you know where you are.
I think I did go through MOT with a sticker on the face of the MR2 clocks but that was once and it was years ago - I'd easily believe that they wouldn't pass this now.
You know how it is, some guys won't think twice and others will spot the import a mile off and be looking for this.
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Nope, just an advisory.
No need. Not even an advisory. Must send my wife to take the car in every year lol
stevieturbo
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A car only needs one silencer, if it had that then there is no reason to fail it ( assuming exhaust in otherwise good condition and doesnt make a racket like some Hondas etc )
Diesel Toledos/boras/mk4 Golf etc only have one silencer being the back box.
They get removed for the lovely noise they make after
robert106
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Last year I went to test with the original battery which had gone flat about a month previous, it worked no worries every day after so never gaveit a second thought, needless to say it ran out of electricty at the lights part of the test and couldnt muster enough to start the engine, failed me there and then.
Next evening with a new battery the re test was odd, fella did the brake test then rather than putting it up on the ramp, drove straight out of the test centre and disappeared for 15 min, then gave me a pass, but told me a ball joint was knocking and id be wise to get it sorted. How he knew what the noise was from the drivers seat, I dunno.
Next evening with a new battery the re test was odd, fella did the brake test then rather than putting it up on the ramp, drove straight out of the test centre and disappeared for 15 min, then gave me a pass, but told me a ball joint was knocking and id be wise to get it sorted. How he knew what the noise was from the drivers seat, I dunno.
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Probably doing a kebab run.
That's exactly why it was removed lol. He has wised up since then thankfully!Diesel Toledos/boras/mk4 Golf etc only have one silencer being the back box.
They get removed for the lovely noise they make after
big_pete
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I have MOT in the morning in the Subaru, thought it was tomorrow night no time to swap the HIDs and plates now, great lol
no time to swap the HIDs and plates now, great lolVEN©M
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Pete, the camaro is up in the morning, just spliced in some DIY headlamp washers for the HIDs and taped on the legal plate!
Boabybooster
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Should have just left the legal plates on then.I have MOT in the morning in the Subaru, thought it was tomorrow night
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Charlieboyoo
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I used to being the m3 to ards til they started hassling me.One year they said the spacing on the number plate was wrong.I said it's an m3 plate just one number rest letters.Then the following year they said the number plate numbers and letters where too small.I laughed and said it's been on the car since I bought it and nothing been said before.I go to Belfast now.No hassle at all.
VEN©M
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Did it work?
VEN©M
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Stopping outside the centre and lifting dirt from the side of the kerb to throw over the oil leaking from a shock to hide that it was burst. changing wheels over the day before mot on a typical uk 200sx, jacked up, CRUNCH, big hole in chassis leg and bent into the floor. Prybar into the leg to pull it out and after 5 sheets out of the telegraph, quarter of a tube of sikiflex covered over with wax oil and it passed
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