MOT & Droplinks...
Discussion
bobtail4x4 said:
use a different tester
I stand under the car with him,while mine are tested.
I used to be able to do that in the old fashioned garage I used to use years ago....old guys there were brilliant, and was a good chance to be able to have a good general look around the underside from my own point of view at same time.....I stand under the car with him,while mine are tested.
But now, none of the MOT centres around my way will allow that now though, customers are not allowed in workshop (H&S and insurance reasons cited) and you have to wait in the waiting room and view from distance through a viewing window.
Poking my tin foiled hat back above the parapet on this one....
To answer others questions no I'm not an mot tester but worked as a mechanic for 2 years after leaving school (ok 30+ years ago) and have but and bolt rebuilt 3 classics with only external work being the paint job...so have a reasonable grasp of what's safe & serviceable and what isn't....
So to today....the offspring is back from uni , his car sporting 6 month old main dealer supplied new droplinks having covered 600 of miles since last mot.... As he'll be back at uni 200+ miles away when the test next becomes due it made sense to me to have another done and booked to the garage that initially provoked my ire to start this thread..just got off the phone - and guess what - yep one needs replacing apparently.....it's a sodding 1.0 vw....notoriously heavy wearing suspension obviously.....
Changing my tinfoil hat for a lead helmet....plan to clean them and swap n/s to o/s and vise versa tonight and put in for retest....
To answer others questions no I'm not an mot tester but worked as a mechanic for 2 years after leaving school (ok 30+ years ago) and have but and bolt rebuilt 3 classics with only external work being the paint job...so have a reasonable grasp of what's safe & serviceable and what isn't....
So to today....the offspring is back from uni , his car sporting 6 month old main dealer supplied new droplinks having covered 600 of miles since last mot.... As he'll be back at uni 200+ miles away when the test next becomes due it made sense to me to have another done and booked to the garage that initially provoked my ire to start this thread..just got off the phone - and guess what - yep one needs replacing apparently.....it's a sodding 1.0 vw....notoriously heavy wearing suspension obviously.....
Changing my tinfoil hat for a lead helmet....plan to clean them and swap n/s to o/s and vise versa tonight and put in for retest....
Edited by Tim-D on Tuesday 18th December 18:41
JakeT said:
I've fitted brand new droplinks pre MOT before, and it failed on... You guessed it. Droplinks.
Nowadays I stand with my tester while he goes over the car. I've been with his daughter for a few years, so I know he does a fair job.
You stand over your GF's Dad's shoulder whilst he's MOTing your car? Nowadays I stand with my tester while he goes over the car. I've been with his daughter for a few years, so I know he does a fair job.
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