deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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We aren't all fucked. I have a standard exhaust. Win.
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john_c20xe
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i think its not aloud to be louder than 92 decibels
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DizzyRebel
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Its true, I cant find the image but i took a screen shot of the bulletin we had sent to us last year.
I cant remember the exact words but it went something like this: If there is an exhaust fitted of a non standard type that is louder than the OE system by an unreasonable amount the vehicle shall not be deemed roadworthy.
Its a grey area, as one testers view of unreasonable is going to be different to another, so its ging to be down to testers discretion. I think if you took a 1.0 micra with a straight through bean can on it that was loud in an ott way the tester would more than likely fail it. But a hks system fitted to an evo would probably pass due to the type of vehicle.
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Toby
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Originally posted by Marc
Manufacturers sell alternative exhausts for cars when you buy them new as part of upgrades etc. This would put an end to all of this of true.
Exactly astra burg edition, one springs to mind, the remus on theses pop and bang like god knows what and my fiesta St is getting an upgrade which is available as dealer fit upgrade which comes with an aftermarket exhaust
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Tom G
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Originally posted by chloe16v
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Originally posted by DannyB
He must be the only MOT tester that they've told then 
he isnt a tester, but he takes cars every day to be tested that have been in his garage for work
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Ant B
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i was told that an exhaust cannot be louder than standerd and that a car cannot be lowerd for mot i was told this when i went for my mot a month ago.
tbh i think its all bolloks and is a myth as mine passed and its lowerd with a aftermarket exhaust.
[Edited on 28-09-2009 by Ant B]
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harrisp
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Originally posted by Tom G
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Originally posted by chloe16v
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Originally posted by Tom G
He's talking shit! people just say/bring up this stuff just for something to debate about.....
i highly dout he is talking shit, he wouldnt have said anything if he didnt belive this was true,
Do they have the equipment at the mot station to test the noise level? also what would they do to oldddd cars where maybe this data isn't available?
It is to the testers discretion, and it is true.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by DizzyRebel
Its true, I cant find the image but i took a screen shot of the bulletin we had sent to us last year.
I cant remember the exact words but it went something like this: If there is an exhaust fitted of a non standard type that is louder than the OE system by an unreasonable amount the vehicle shall not be deemed roadworthy.
Its a grey area, as one testers view of unreasonable is going to be different to another, so its ging to be down to testers discretion. I think if you took a 1.0 micra with a straight through bean can on it that was loud in an ott way the tester would more than likely fail it. But a hks system fitted to an evo would probably pass due to the type of vehicle.
yeah its been like that for a few years tbh, it doesnt mean a car with a loud exhaust cant pass. there arent exactly any guidelines for it and its purely down to the testers discression.
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Ryan_G1
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Registered: 29th Aug 05
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Originally posted by Ryan_G1
Its been like this for ages IIRC. Down to the testers discresion 
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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True!!
As said in most of the posts that appear on here, a bulletin WAS sent to every MOT station and states that it is down to MOT testers discretion.
Has been for some time too.
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Mike
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Originally posted by john_c20xe
i think its not aloud to be louder than 92 decibels
Bonzer, mine was 91 last time it got tested 
About 3 years back when I got it MOTd the tester told me it was borderline but he'd probably have passed it anyway cos I knew him quite well and he did all the family's work at the time so failing it over something like that would've been shooting himself in the foot anyway
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Tom G
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Registered: 4th Aug 08
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I believe it if its a very loud exhaust like barrys saxo but not just a simple aftermarket performance exhaust 
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Nic Barnes
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as of january 1st 2010 any car that has bigger wheels than std will be disqualified from a vosa certificate. also any air filter that audibly makes the car louder will also mean a fail.
thats the latest internet rumours. taken from a civic forum.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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There is no official Db limit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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BeArDy
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I think you will find its very ture.
I have just been doing my course to become a MOT tester.
Taken from the VOSA Manual :-
Method of Inspection
assess subjectively the effectiveness of the silencer in reducing exhaust noise to a level considered to be average for the vehicle
Reason for rejection
a silencer in such a condition, or of such a type, that the noise emitted from the vehicle is clearly unreasonably above the level expected from a similar vehicle with a silencer in average condition
So if you read into that its down to how nice your tester is feeling.
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sand-eel
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The only really stupid thing that HAS actually happened, is the excessive idling thing 
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sand-eel
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Crap, my straight pipes is a deffo fail then 
looks like I will had to spend 5 mins putting the old one back on.
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
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im not fnarged
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*JonnyG*
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Registered: 2nd Jun 08
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Me neither, got my pee shooter still on.
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Gareth F
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Heh i brought this up a week or so ago and no one listened to me 
most people in west sussex are sticking to this, my car was done on a saturday afternoon 
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Jamie_Hastings1
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway
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Was an Advisory on my last mot.
Exhuast System Louder Than Standard
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AndyCorsaSport
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Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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My mate took his to kwik fit and they refused to test it saying its too loud, only subaru's are meant to be that loud i laughed like fuck!!! Only a x14xe with just a back box!
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chloe16v
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so he wasnt talking shit then
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Gareth F
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nope
Not many people will believe it though.
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chloe16v
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i didnt dout him as he knows his stuff, he was just conserned for me as he is my fellas best mate looks like i'll be getting a standard one to swap over for MOTs, anyone know how it works with xe corsas?
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