smart51
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 08:02 AM |
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How many times did take to pass your SVA?
All the best builders pass the second time, right?
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zetec
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 08:15 AM |
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A little brown paper bundle of £10 notes under the dash, easy to find when checking the radius seems to do the trick!
" I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!"
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Hornet
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 08:16 AM |
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Really easy.. 
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 08:32 AM |
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Helps if you get the kit supplier to check it over first 
Though I still managed to loose a bolt from a rear caliper (trip to a local scrap yard) and took a couple of goes at the hand brake test.
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jos
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 08:51 AM |
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Sadistically, I really enjoyed the day of the test.
I had researched the test thoroughly, both here and on the www. I'd also built the car specifically with SVA in mind, concentrating on getting
it through the test, and also had the manufacturer, MAC#1, look over it. Even the I still failed on 3 points.
Dash radius
Headlights
Self centering.
All of which shouldve been easy passes but turned out to be fail points. All relatively simple fixes and sorted for the retest (just)
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mookaloid
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 08:54 AM |
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Wouldn't say it was easy, but passed 1st time
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carlgeldard
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 09:10 AM |
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I don’t know what all the fuss is about. First time pass with a CEC
Carl
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 09:12 AM |
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2 attempts, 1 test, (failed to get to the test at the first attempt) passed after fixing a few things during the second attempt (all fair points
raised by the tester).
David
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donut
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 09:32 AM |
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It's all in the preperation. just go round the car looking for edges and loose wiring etc until you are 100% happy then grit your teeth!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Humbug
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 10:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
2 attempts, 1 test, (failed to get to the test at the first attempt) passed after fixing a few things during the second attempt (all fair points
raised by the tester).
David
Snap!
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emsfactory
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 10:40 AM |
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3 times butit should have been two due to glasgow's crappy rolling road.
The first fail was fair enough as I didn't really know what I was doing.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 11:17 AM |
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Just had to adjust brake bias slightly while tester had a cuppa. Do your homework and use a bit of common sense , it's worth it in the end.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 01:15 PM |
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I would have wordd the question slightly differently - how many appointments did it take to pass SVA???
I wonder how many are answering the question truthfully after failing to get to at least one appointment?
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Guinness
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 02:33 PM |
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Two "fail to attends", an actual test and then a re-test.
Mike
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jos
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 03:30 PM |
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Okay, alright I did have 1 fail to attend
However, I did get a list of failures and did fix them all for the retest which I passed and was only examined once and retested once.
[Edited on 21/12/05 by jos]
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 03:34 PM |
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And I only had the one appointment.
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carnut
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 07:43 PM |
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3 because I knocked out a big end on the way to the 2nd test so couldnt take it.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 21/12/05 at 09:55 PM |
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Just the one - Easy
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smart51
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 08:01 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Just the one - Easy
But was that one test the second time you'd put a car through SVA, having written off the first one
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Hellfire
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 04:19 PM |
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Category D write-off (Damage repairable)
No requirement for SVA 
So thats two cars - just one SVA
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bigrich
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| posted on 22/12/05 at 11:08 PM |
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1 test fail (cat emmissions,plug lead supression markings,2 wireing grommets and side lamps not operateing with ignition off ) 2hours work to sort out
and 15 mins to retest 1 week later
98rrw fireblade mac#1 type9r
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Simon
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| posted on 23/12/05 at 11:04 PM |
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One test, one retest (today - see sep thread)
ATB
Simon
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OX
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| posted on 24/12/05 at 11:37 AM |
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first car passed first time second car passed on the third go,damn the emissions and noise test
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