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what do you have to have on the dash for SVA
Messenjah - 4/10/05 at 07:01 PM

what warning lights and gauges do you have to have ??

dave1888 - 4/10/05 at 08:15 PM

you need brake, full beam, indicator warning lights not sure if you need to have oil pressure light and ignition but i suppose you would fit these any way. not sure what gauges apart from speedo revs fuel
see this for a picture
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=32159

[Edited on 4/10/2005 by dave1888]

jos - 5/10/05 at 08:50 AM

You dont need a rev counter I dont think but youlll have difficulty in doing the noise test without.

You dont have to have a fuel gauge either but you will require enough fuel to complete the test. If it runs out then you'll fail.

Youll also need a warning light for the fog light

David Jenkins - 5/10/05 at 08:57 AM

You have to have a FULL tank for the test - it's a requirement of the weighing tests. Some way of proving that the tank is full is a good idea, other than removing the cap and shining a torch in...

David

Guinness - 5/10/05 at 09:24 AM

I don't have a fuel gauge and when I tested he just asked me if it was full.

Later on when examining the boot and rear of the car he asked me to remove the filler cap to make sure it locked OK. At this point he had a peer inside and saw it was still half way down the filler neck.

HTH Mike

Baldrick - 5/10/05 at 09:32 AM

You also need a brake fluid level warning light & a means of testing it from inside the car (i.e. not from under the bonnet)

Messenjah - 5/10/05 at 10:50 AM

so you have to have a full tank for the test how can you do that unless you take a jerry can with you because there will be the fuel you use on the way there if you fill up before you go ...

David Jenkins - 5/10/05 at 11:00 AM

They're not that fussy! As long as the fuel gauge shows full then they will be happy (or they can see the top of the petrol!)

David

andyace - 5/10/05 at 12:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Baldrick
You also need a brake fluid level warning light & a means of testing it from inside the car (i.e. not from under the bonnet)


Sorry got lost there, how do you test a brake fluid level warning light from in the car?

Peteff - 5/10/05 at 12:42 PM

I filled the tank then did 20 miles to the test centre and they were happy with what was in the tank (no gauge just a quick look in) as David says.

David Jenkins - 5/10/05 at 12:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by andyace
Sorry got lost there, how do you test a brake fluid level warning light from in the car?


You can have a labelled button that connects across the pair of wires that come from the brake fluid reservoir, or you can put a switch on your handbrake that does the same thing.

The second way is preferable, as it tells you if you drive off without releasing the handbrake fully! It's also a 'no brainer' in day-to-day operation - switch on the ignition - there's the brake warning light shining. Release the handbrake and pull away - the light goes out (hopefully!). The lamp is tested every time you start the car.

David

Baldrick - 6/10/05 at 10:55 AM

Thanks David.

I fell foul of this as I read the manual as saying, if you can see the fluid level without removing the top of the reservoir (i.e. see thru master cylinders) you didn't need a test lamp. The tester didn't buy it so I had to rig up a switch on the dash. Not easy when the loom is all complete. I agree that a handbrake switch is a better solution.