Mo
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i've recently had a semi smooth tailgate done but i've not fitted a solenoid, so the only way i can open the boot is from the inside.
do i need to access the boot from the outside in order to pass my m.o.t. which is due soon?
thanks
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Marc
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I think as long as you can open the boot it will pass.
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Cupra Steve
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i thought you had to be able to open it from outside. ie your car is classed as 3 door, so you have to have access to all three doors.
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nathy_87
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got any pics? and its going to be a good match villa all the way 
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Gary
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As far as i knew it didnt matter about your boot. And theres loads of cars about with a welded up boot. Like Jagcorsas. That dosent open does it??
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Planty02
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The tester didnt go anywhere near my boot on my last MOT
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Mo
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last couple of m.o.t. 's (going to the same place) he opened the boot to check for rust around the wheel well??
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eel
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my boot is all smooth and it pass the mot
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STEvieXE
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open from inside theyll not say nothing
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damandblast
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Mine opens from the inside and has no problems
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Mo
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ok so i should be ok climbing into the boot and unlocking it lol
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damandblast
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mines connected to the rear window wiper as i removed that and used the original wiring for that to open the boot.
Unsure about the climbing bit lol.
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Mo
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where did u get your solenoid from?
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bubble
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must be accessible from outside also for emergency services. if car was made with a facility to access a vehicle from the outside it must be in full working order.
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Jake
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so techincally, even with the solenoid wired up it will be a MOT fail because there is still no way to open the boot from the outside?
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damandblast
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Hrm, no jdea i think it depends who does the m.o.t. mines fine and you can't open my boot from the outside.
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Mo
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quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux
must be accessible from outside also for emergency services. if car was made with a facility to access a vehicle from the outside it must be in full working order.
in that case most people would fail, because even if people have a fob which 'popped' the tailgate. the emergency services couldn't get to it from the outside cause the fob would be with the keys and the keys would be in the ignition
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by Mo
quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux
must be accessible from outside also for emergency services. if car was made with a facility to access a vehicle from the outside it must be in full working order.
in that case most people would fail, because even if people have a fob which 'popped' the tailgate. the emergency services couldn't get to it from the outside cause the fob would be with the keys and the keys would be in the ignition
dont bite-im just goin off the VOSA!!
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Mo
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lol i'm not i'm just saying lol
cheers for the advice anyways guys think i'll have to pop down to m.o.t tomoz and clarify it with them. plus i need a solenoid putting in anyways - just been too lazy to do it
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eel
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mine is connected to the rear window wiper 2 it works good
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Planty02
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The boot might not be accessible if it is locked (ie the car doesnt have CL), even if the lock is still there
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Cupra Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux
must be accessible from outside also for emergency services. if car was made with a facility to access a vehicle from the outside it must be in full working order.
thats what i thought.
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AdamF
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quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux
must be accessible from outside also for emergency services. if car was made with a facility to access a vehicle from the outside it must be in full working order.
no thats wrong mate. the boot only has to open only for the purpose of checking for corrosion so as long as it can be opened by any means its ok or if it wont open at all then looking at the boot floor through the rear seats is ok.
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Mo
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cheers adam for clarifying that. saves me a trip to the m.o.t. station 
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Basscrazy
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mine passed last week yet again smoothe boot and no solenoid
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