bob
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FAIL
But if a fail can be a good one,i got it
All the important stuff passed no probs,brakes electrics speedo emisions.
Its the radius stuff that gets you.
One small part of dash eg two clocks
another small part of handbrake lever
boot lid edge and key locks
Part of top wishbone that i thought was non contactable,plus on the front damper adjuster knob and a small part of cycle wing strut.
rear reflector.
all the above are pretty easy to resolve and maybe i should have noticed them myself.
Last 3 fail points caught me out.
Seat belt upper anchorage,i thought the distance to base of seat was ok but i was an inch out. Mrs bob has offerd to buy me a pair of roadster
7's as an early birthday present so i'm happy
Nose cone indicators stalks,too short so anyone know of a good supplier ?
and the cheap black plastic headlights just wouldnt line up,no matter how much i fiddled and turned the glass.so i'm going to bash the credit
card and buy some proper ones.
My examiner was was unfortunatly being examined himself,i thought this might make the whole test a nightmare but they were both top blokes and very
fair.
My own problems with the car were as follows.
Stiff clutch
sticking throttle
broken front flexy for return home.
Big thanks to jason(deckman) for moral suport in the 1st hour and for the many messages of good luck on my phone.
Oh and mrs bob for putting up with me
All in all i think i got away with it
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macspeedy
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 07:58 PM |
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sorry to hear that as you said they are all small things and easily fixed, you'll be on the road in a week!
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bob
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 08:02 PM |
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cheers
forgot to mention pinking like mad.
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Deckman001
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 08:07 PM |
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seeing as you've allready passed the emisions bit, get the ignition looked at, ie: try to get it tuned, will make a difference i bet !! well
done tho, all the major points were passed so nothing to worry about in the re-test
Thanks for letting me tag along as well, I'm getting to know the examiner now
Jason
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 08:13 PM |
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How did you flexie break? Over energetic testing?
Sorry to hear about the fail, but it won't be long
Mark
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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JoelP
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 09:10 PM |
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nice one bob, alls well really. as said before, we need a pair of compliant headlights to share around. anyone got an idea on how we could make this
work?
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gjn200
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 09:19 PM |
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How about a compliant car to pass around?
<- Me!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 09:28 PM |
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Sorry to hear of your oppurtunity to retest Bob. At the very least you have a tick list now  .
Regarding the indicator stalks - we had to make our own but I'm sure I've seen some on VWP's site... headlights from SVC are
"top banana" very good clear strong, "correct shape" beam and passed easy!
Surely next time! ATB
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bob
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 09:30 PM |
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I think i was just unlucky with the headlights,others have gotten through with them.
The examiner being wathced by the examiner didnt help
I think the flexy took a beating when the examiner was doing the self centreing,he had it on full lock to start which on an indy is slightly more than
the average london black cab.
I'll refit new flexy's and reduce the lock
[Edited on 6/5/04 by bob]
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scotlad
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 09:34 PM |
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i lengthened my stalks with plastic conduit to pass the test. then errrr threw them in the shed and fitted nice wee m/bike ones!
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JoelP
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| posted on 6/5/04 at 09:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gjn200
How about a compliant car to pass around?
well thats one idea... new engine and chassis plates every week, doing the country tour round all the test stations! im up for it... could sell the
v5, chassis number and engine number as a job lot. £500? all good....
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Peteff
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| posted on 7/5/04 at 08:54 AM |
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It would be interesting to see if it passed at every station, though I doubt it would. There'd still be some different interpretations from
station to station.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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alister667
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| posted on 7/5/04 at 05:26 PM |
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I got some compliant length front indicator stalks from Stafford Vehicle Components. They're the 12cm stalk ones.
I think they look OK and my own SVA inspector had no worries with it.
They were 36 quid the pair.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/alister667/
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bob
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| posted on 7/5/04 at 06:28 PM |
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Thanks for that i'll have a go at stretching the ones i've got,when or if i've had enough and throw them down the garden i'll
get onto SVC.
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Marcus
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| posted on 8/5/04 at 09:56 AM |
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Bob, seems you had a very similar test to ourselves a week earlier!!
Examiner being examined and all that!
Perhaps not quire as long a list as ours though.
You mentioned at Stoneleigh about reducing steering lock as mine failed on distorting flexis on full lock, assumed you had done this?
Indicator stalks - serves you right for having a wider track, ours were exactly 400mm from outside edge of car, so they JUST passed!
Best of luck with retest - haven't even looked at mine since fail!
Marcus
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SteveO
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| posted on 9/5/04 at 07:52 AM |
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Good luck on the retest, Bob. In a way safety is what its all about. The radius thing drove me a bit crazy as well and had to buy the new Mk nose cone
that covers the top wishbone bracket as shown in the pic of the indicator.
Steve
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bob
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| posted on 9/5/04 at 10:15 PM |
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Thanks steve.
I think i have the radius bits sorted except the clocks,i'll have to make some kind of pad and cover with vinyl.
Its just the headlights to buy now,unless i can get the same size lense in UK spec for the cheapo plaky ones.
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alister667
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 07:00 PM |
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I knocked up this to cover my clocks (fireblade clocks).
To describe it as truely hideous doesn't do it justice, but my SVA gimp thought it was OK.
I wouldn't be surprised if it fell off soon after the retest........ (this Wednesday).
I used vinyl and some foam backing for it. STuck it on with silicon sealent. Should peel off OK.....
http://members.lycos.co.uk/alister667/
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bob
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 08:29 PM |
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More or less what i had planned,cheers for that.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 11/5/04 at 11:15 AM |
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Good Luck for tomorrow Alister
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