MOT today

[777cupra]

hey everyone,

got my MOT today,given the car a quick once over and everything should be ok touch wood! however is there any random thing mk1 LC's tend to fail on?

Brakes are all new this year, tyres are good, all lights,wipers and the horn is working only thing I can't check is emmisions! anything I'm missing?

 

[andycupra]

centre support bracket on exhaust is a fairly common fail or advisory depending on place testing.
The bracket can fail.
If they do repiars there and they try to sell an exhaust or new bracket find someone than can weld it.

Otherwise im not aware of any common issues. Emissions, should be ok.
Make sure your lights are aligned given you have hids.

 

[RikH]

got mine 5th jan
my only worries are potentially HID's and emissions (turbo back 100cell exhuast)
oh....and everything else on the car haha

 

[777cupra]

cool i'll jack it up and have a little look at the exhaust...think my lights look ok, checked them against the garage door if not ill get them aligned at the MOT

 

[Big_daddy]

make sure your cat is nicley warmed up, the cold weather out side side is not exactly helping.

 

[777cupra]

yeh last year I just scrapped through the emmissions test which they put down to it be very cold day! ive seen some stuff that can be added to petrol in halfords to lower emmissions but not suer whether its worth it?

 

[sjtscott]

Concur with the exhaust mounting brackets. I had one sheared towards the rear of the exhaust when mine was MOT'd in june, I got an advisory as the rest of the system wasn't loose enough to cause a fail.
Nothing else wrong with mine due to me spending money replacing suspension, tyres and brake pads for better items ways before the originals wore out, oh and only 15k miles in 4 years ownership from new

 

[Big_daddy]

yeh last year I just scrapped through the emmissions test which they put down to it be very cold day! ive seen some stuff that can be added to petrol in halfords to lower emmissions but not suer whether its worth it?

Mines emission were 3 times doubles due to decat and full system. That was last year, Hope its lower this time.

 

[oldman]

windscreen cracks, as they keep moving the goalposts - make sure smaller than 40mm diameter sweep of wipers and your good to go.

 

[SEATcarsdirect.co.uk]

Dont forget to top up all your fluids


Irfan

 

[777cupra]

cool thanks for the advice guys, all fluids topped up car is also clean inside and out! (hoping it will give a good impression ha ha!) now off to warm it up nicely and await the results! I'll let you know how i get on!

 

[lil3520]

Hope You Got On Ok.

 

[lil3520]

centre support bracket on exhaust is a fairly common fail or advisory depending on place testing.
The bracket can fail.
If they do repiars there and they try to sell an exhaust or new bracket find someone than can weld it.

Otherwise im not aware of any common issues. Emissions, should be ok.
Make sure your lights are aligned given you have hids.

MY BRACKET HAD TO BE WELDED.

 

[777cupra]

YEY!! passed fully first time! the only thing that was mentioned was my LED sidelights look a bit bluey, but he siad there aint much point in failing me for them because he knows I would just put them back in!

 

[Mike Green]

Bit of a relief for you! Just shows a bit of preparation before an MOT can do no harm!

 

[Vonklaas]

if your mot fails on that exhaust bracket get them to weld it. i got quoted 245 for a new one including labour etc so i went for it as i needed the car the very next day. Half an hour and a phone call later the said they couldn't get a bracket and so they'd weld it. it cost me 20 quid.....chancers. If the weld will pass then go for that. Kepp ur levels topped up, heck ur tyres etc etc...the usul. My CV boot joint went. I know a couple thats happened to.

 

[edmong]

windscreen cracks, as they keep moving the goalposts - make sure smaller than 40mm diameter sweep of wipers and your good to go.

we have never changed the goal posts.

10mm damage in zone A (145mm either side from centre of the steering wheel, and in the swept area).

40mm damage in the remainder of the swept area.

Anything below this is fine.

 

[edmong]

YEY!! passed fully first time! the only thing that was mentioned was my LED sidelights look a bit bluey, but he siad there aint much point in failing me for them because he knows I would just put them back in!

Bad testing. The tester, if the bulbs are more blue than white, should have failed them.

 

[bcstudent]

Personally, I think it's a refreshing change to hear of an MOT tester who can apply a bit of common sense.

 

[Big_daddy]

MOT due

My MOt is due on the 2nd of feb, and my tax is due end of jan, can i still get tax with the current MOT as i only have one day?

How advance early can you book the car in for MOT?