Winemaker
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I just spent the last few months re-building the GSi spent a crap load of money finding parts for it as they are bloody hard to find over here in Oz......
FAILED Roadworthy / MOT
Reasons : Airbag light fails to illuminate ...(can be fixed)
ABS light fails to illuminate ....(can be fixed)
Wheel bearings need adjusting .......(can be fixed)
Vehicle body unsafe for roaduse .......(CAN'T BE FIXED)
Some of you might remember the damage to the rear of the car and the big job it was to repair, the spare wheel well is starting to fold in on itself making it unsafe for roaduse. 
[Edited on 20-11-2007 by ynmakr]
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M2RTY
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wow
over here I do not think they can legally open your boot at an MOT so it would pass
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JM_16v
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tap it with a hammer and put boot carpet on it they wont notice
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TomSBD
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first off cant fail on airbag light no matter what
to pass the boot floor put something over it that the cant remove, as the tester is not uposed to dimantle anything to carry out the test, so put a wood floor in or something and screw it down
[Edited on 20-11-2007 by TomSBD]
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Daniel_Corsa
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MDF False Floor over the top, or cut it out and weld a new bit in!
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pow
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Fuck covering that, weld a new bit in 
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by TomSBD
first off cant fail on airbag light no matter what
to pass the boot floor put something over it that the cant remove, as the tester is not uposed to dimantle anything to carry out the test, so put a wood floor in or something and screw it down
[Edited on 20-11-2007 by TomSBD]
He's in Australia, different rules.
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Winemaker
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I've found a smashed 1995 model at a wreckers so I'll cut that section out and weld it in. It's a massive pain in the arse.
I told the vehicle tester that it doesn't have an airbag thats why the light doesn't work. He reckons it has to have one.
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Steve
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tbh he sounds like a flamin' galaah
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Winemaker
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
tbh he sounds like a flamin' galaah
PMSL 
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Adam-D
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id take it to another mot place tbh
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Ian
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Has the airbag been removed? If its 95 onwards then it would have been fitted with one, perhaps your regulations mean that if it was fitted from the factory then you need one?
Not sure how he would know though. There's certainly no easy way over here short of consulting the manufacturer as to the original options.
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Daimo B
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Take airbag lights out of dash....
Also, re the shell, try this.... Excuse the sound matting...
Have the spare wheel arch removed/cut out. A plate welded in over the top. I've got one plate below the shell and one inside the car. Been welded in and sealed, then the underside undersealed.
[Edited on 20-11-2007 by VXR]
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Steve
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it might fail for not having a spare wheel then
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by TomSBD
first off cant fail on airbag light no matter what
to pass the boot floor put something over it that the cant remove, as the tester is not uposed to dimantle anything to carry out the test, so put a wood floor in or something and screw it down
[Edited on 20-11-2007 by TomSBD]
He's not from the UK.
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Ian
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Yeah I would check the requirements before doing anything that drastic.
Welding in another standard floor might be a better option.
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ed
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Or buying a new car. I don't know why people get so attached to thier cars, if it's unsafe then it's scrap. Take all the good bits out and sell them if you must.
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Winemaker
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The airbag is still there but the self test light would come on, then turn off then back on and stay on. The local Holden dealer wanted a couple' hundred $$ to reset the computer so after reading a couple of posts here I just took the globe out and disconnected the bag, I suggested that the missus was nervous driving with an airbag (worried it would go off) so it was removed but still has the airbag steering wheel...He says a GSi must have an airbag fitted and working correctly
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Daimo B
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Can send my airbag over if you want.
And the stearing wheel
And the rules may be different in Aus, but in the UK its not a requirement to have a spare wheel.
Spare wheel arch removal is a fairly simple job for a bodyshop. As long as its sealed, and the brake compensator has a new bracket made up.
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CorsaSi
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make a false floor boot build and put your spare wheel behind your seat goto a different garage jobs a good en.
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Ricky352
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
it might fail for not having a spare wheel then
Spare wheel isnt a necessity. I no people that actually take them out at MOT time, just incase there is something wrong with them. If you dont have one they dont check, if you do it has to be safe.
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Steve
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do these people live in australia?
do you know the rules in australia?
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Ricky352
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Damn, i knew that too. No i was talking bout the UK
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Winemaker
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UPDATE:
Previous owner had the car inspected by this tester previously. He knocked it back then due to previous owner being an idiot and assumed it was still owned by the same person.
I will be soothing the damaged area with fibre filler, then a quick application of body filler, then a quick blow over with some 2 pack that I have left over from previous spray job....and then to a different tester that I have just been told will pass it as long as all the usual things work (seatbelts, indicators, headlights ect..) so we will see what happens Thursday.
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