Corsa_Joel
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Main/dip headlamp switch faulty.
Headlamp aim too low.
Nearside stop lamp not in good working order.
Nearside and offiside rear reflectors missing.
Rear and front suspension inadequate clearance with the bump stop.
Boot too full 
Offside front constant velocity joint gaiter split.
Offside front suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded.
Offside front tyre has a cut.
Nearside and offside wiper arms excess play/wear windscreen wiper blade insecure.
Any hints on getting it all sorted or ideas of a price on how much that will all be? Not very mechanical when it comes to cars 
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Timbaland
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Boot too full? I went in with the Mini with a full fibreglass install.
Seems there being picky to me.
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16V_1600
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did you not get a price of rectification by the garage?
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Corsa_Joel
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Yeah I thought it was a bit picky unless they couldn't check the spare or something but they haven't put that down.
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Corsa_Joel
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quote:
Originally posted by 16V_1600
did you not get a price of rectification by the garage?
They was unsure which didn't exactly help and they said i'd have to do the suspension myself.
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phil_sutton
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Boot too full
lmfao, well thats easily solved.
Thats not bad at all, swap your rear lights for standard ones, a cv gaiter and put your standard springs back (as im guessing that you have lowered ones on your stanard shockers).
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12vMatt
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doesnt matter if they cant check the spare, its only tested if its there.
if they cant get at it then they wouldnt test it.
sounds like they are just being fussy bastards
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CorsAsh
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S@M
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not a big fail at all. you should of noticed some of that what it failed on...
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Corsa_Joel
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quote:
Originally posted by phil_sutton
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Boot too full
lmfao, well thats easily solved.
Thats not bad at all, swap your rear lights for standard ones, a cv gaiter and put your standard springs back (as im guessing that you have lowered ones on your stanard shockers).
Tbh I was going to get somebody out to help me sort the boot out but if its easily solved?
Yeah ive still got the standard suspension in the garage.
Ash
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Adam-D
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put std rear lights back on with good bulbs
get the headlight aim sorted
get a new indicator stalk
either cut bumpe stops down, or raise the suspension
empty the shit out of the boot
get a new cv boot
get a new tyre
get some new wiper arms
and have the welding done
i reckon all that can be done with parts from scrappy and a couple of new bits
welding £50 <someone else doing it
headlight aim £10 <> free do it yourself
std tail lights £10 - £15 with bulbs
indicator stalk £5
change to std supension £40 "from scrappy"
cv boot £10
wiper arms £10
new tyre £35-£50 ish depending on size
so about £150 ish and some hard graft on a weekend will have it a new mot
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carnuts
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only thing which sounds a harder fix maybe the rust on the suspension mount
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Corsa_Joel
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quote:
Originally posted by S@M
not a big fail at all. you should of noticed some of that what it failed on...
Yeah tbh I guessed with the suspension but ive still got a couple weeks MOT so thought i'd stick it in and see what it comes out at
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Corsa_Joel
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Adam 
Cheers mate, my mate who supposedly knows a fair bit about cars said nearer £300-350
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phil_sutton
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I wouldnt worry about any of that at all, Ive had cars get about 4 pages of fails on an mot before an still got them through.
If all of those points had been welding then I would have started to get worried.
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phil_sutton
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Joel
Adam
Cheers mate, my mate who supposedly knows a fair bit about cars said nearer £300-350
No offence to your mate but if he reckons 350ish even with a main dealer doing the work he's not very up on his cars.
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Corsa_Joel
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I know somebody who does welding at a decent-ish rate so hopefully that wont be too bad
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Corsa_Joel
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quote:
Originally posted by phil_sutton
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Originally posted by Corsa_Joel
Adam
Cheers mate, my mate who supposedly knows a fair bit about cars said nearer £300-350
No offence to your mate but if he reckons 350ish even with a main dealer doing the work he's not very up on his cars.
Yeah defo mate tbh im not and if he said he'd do it all for £350 I prob would of paid him 
[Edited on 22-03-2008 by Corsa_Joel]
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Adam-D
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gib that, a trip to the scrappy and a decent set of tools will see you with all the right parts
even if you put std suspension on, mot it, then swap it back afterwards.
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Corsa_Joel
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Yeah I plan to do that, or maybe save up for a decent brand new 40mm drop kit.
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lil_g
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Bring the standard suspension over during the week mate, I have some standard lights (liz's) you can borrow for the day if need's be 
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Corsa_Joel
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Cheers mate 
Can you fit the suspension mate? XE petrol money in your pocket of course
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Richardhhha
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lol take a pic of the rust on the suspension mount. i hvae some rust that was a advisable on the mot for the gsi but i looked at it and its just poxy serface rust... mot testers can be a bunch of arses.. you might have just got a donk off tester mate.
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Corsa_Joel
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Cheers mate I will have a look at that!
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N3CRO
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Don't ya have the reflectors needed for the rear lights?
I have some you can borrow if ya want, my car failed its last MOT coz of that too.
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