Has anyone ever done any wee bodges to get their car through the MOT and the tester didn't pick up on it ?
A few years back I had an Altezza that had a set of coilovers in it
when it went for MOT the tester failed it because the bottom of the headlight was not at least 50cm from the ground
I had never heard of this mot rule and thought this was crazy. I went home and measured it at 48.5 cm.
No amount of oiling and cleaning would get the height adjusters to move on the coilovers and I wasn't buying a full set of standard springs and shocks just for the MOT.
I live about 10 minutes from the mot centre so I came up with a cunning plan
I jacked the car up fully so the front springs were at full extension. I then cut two blocks of Mahogany and cable tied them between the springs to raise it up. when i set the car back on its wheels it was at 52cm
i booked the retest and drove over slowly. Went in and the guy that was retesting said he couldn't believe that i was actually failed for that. it was an old rule that wasn't enforced much. anyway he measured the height and i was on my way. Straight home and removed the blocks
Mark 1 - MOT - 0
A few years back I had an Altezza that had a set of coilovers in it
when it went for MOT the tester failed it because the bottom of the headlight was not at least 50cm from the ground
I had never heard of this mot rule and thought this was crazy. I went home and measured it at 48.5 cm.
No amount of oiling and cleaning would get the height adjusters to move on the coilovers and I wasn't buying a full set of standard springs and shocks just for the MOT.
I live about 10 minutes from the mot centre so I came up with a cunning plan
I jacked the car up fully so the front springs were at full extension. I then cut two blocks of Mahogany and cable tied them between the springs to raise it up. when i set the car back on its wheels it was at 52cm
i booked the retest and drove over slowly. Went in and the guy that was retesting said he couldn't believe that i was actually failed for that. it was an old rule that wasn't enforced much. anyway he measured the height and i was on my way. Straight home and removed the blocks
Mark 1 - MOT - 0