pslewis

Any MOT Testers on here care to comment?









I don't think it would affect the beam pattern??

Should it pass or will I be looking at a failure??

Cheers

hectic

your 'heap' Might scrape through, Mr Ree.. but if you look in the mirror, that will answer the second part of your question...
HTH

Thedevilandhiscar

fail

pslewis

Heap??

Heap??

Heap??

That Heap has taken me 3 times around the Earth without a missed beat

Sadly for you lot I always come back

hectic

at least theres nowt wrong with your eyesight.. Yes, I DID type heap.

speedyscoob

I'd pass it as long as the beam patern is ok and its not full of water at time of test

Ads78

iTrader: (2)

Fail, hopefully!

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

NOU

FAIL!

pslewis

Well, I will report back Friday if it passed or not ..........

I take my cars to a very strict MOT Test Centre as I like to have an honest report on the condition of my vehicles - and normally I give them a Service and a good check over, this is the only thing I can find which may give an issue.

Price of a new Headlamp anyone?

Coffin Dodger

Is this you Pete

MrRee

MaDaSS

LOLz0rs to that f00ka!
Oh dear oh dear
Thanks for the laugh Pete.
I take mine to a 'proper' test centre too, and as long as i get my bar coded paper i dont care.

gaz-cole

depends how friendly your mot tester is and if thats the only thing wrong if theres a whole list of things wrong it`ll fail with them

pslewis

No, this is me:-

pslewis

He's friendly enough ... just passed my MX5 last week ... and I cannot see anything else that could be wrong - they keep saying the 'DropLinks' go on these Scoobies (so, I'm expecting them to say that one year!)

Even bought 2 new Tyres today for the rear, the others were legal but better to show willing

Just wondered whether the Headlamps would be an advisory or a straight fail ..

speye91

Same on my 98,Pete.Don't worry it passed with flying colours.

I would say it's a Pass.

scooby-tc

iTrader: (2)

as long as the glass isnt holed and it doesnt affect the beam pattern it will be fine otherwise you might be worth swapping one out for the MOT

pslewis

Cheers all ....... just looked at the beam pattern on the wall - no scatter, nice clean pattern - should be OK

As an aside, the glass looks like it has 4 metal clips around the Headlamp - does this mean the glass alone can be replaced?

bozley

Hello mate i am an MOT tester and have been for ten years
your car is a pass and advise

pslewis

Just what I wanted to hear

So, if they Fail it for the HeadLamp, whats my response?

Alan MaC

How much for a retest??

pslewis

FREE where I go ......

The old deal was No Pass, No Fee ..... but they have changed it now to no Re-Test Fee

And the charge is £33

Dunk

iTrader: (1)

Had a chip in mine exactly the same as that since I bought it, never failed an MOT in the 8 yrs I've had it. (When it does, I might get round to fitting the new headlight I bought 8 yrs ago)
(It'll only fail if the beam pattern is impaired, either by the chip or indirectly later by the reflective coating getting knacked by water ingress.)

D

pslewis

I read that I could 'Black out' the HeadLamps and they will not be tested and a Pass issued

Little known fact that vehicles do not need Headlamps - but, if they do have them, they must work.

hectic

Some centres will charge half price for a retest..

Dunk

iTrader: (1)

Think you'll find that your MOT will be limited to driving in daylight hours

D

Alan MaC

No retest fee, is tat all MOT places then or, just selected ones?



Alan MaC

Dunk

iTrader: (1)

Entirely up to the garage whether to charge or not for retest. I did hear a year or two ago that the actual cost to the garage was 20p to the Dept of Transpt & the rest was theirs.

D

pslewis

Not everywhere - each garage can choose what they charge - where I go they charge no re-test fee

pslewis

Thats quite true .... but, is the actual MOT Certificate any different??

Dunk

iTrader: (1)

Yes, it's diurnal.

D