My New Experiment...

wolfie1 · September 15, 2011, 10:27:19 PM

headlights can be at any height you simply adjust the beam tester to match the centre of the headlight

m1tch · September 15, 2011, 10:29:30 PM

Quote from: wolfie1;788517headlights can be at any height you simply adjust the beam tester to match the centre of the headlight

Isn\'t there a minimum legal height for a headlight to be though?

Skifledanabit · September 15, 2011, 10:38:36 PM

Shouldn\'t think so, as long as they don\'t blind oncoming cars, take the ariel atom for instance, aren\'t they pretty low? I thought you could have any level lights as long as they don\'t blind oncoming drivers. Although, I guess a certain amount of common sense is used too.

Oh, yeah, I\'m pretty sure the tyre tread has to be within the arches to be legal, it\'s not spray, it\'s a catch risk. Removing the arches for MOT is a separate issue I think. As long as whilst the vehicle is in motion the tread is covered, it\'s ok.

wolfie1 · September 16, 2011, 06:10:02 PM

yea it will pass the mot with the no covers on the wheels or if they stuck out 6" but you can be charged by the police for them not being covered, stupid i know but its the law!

here is another weird 1, if your seatbelt in your car doesnt work properly or it has cuts in it and it would fail an mot put a child seat in and it will pass cause during an mot test you are not allowed to touch a child seat for safety reasons!

there is no minimum height for an mot but when the centre of headlights is above 850mm they have to be aimed lower to pass the mot

m1tch · September 16, 2011, 07:16:34 PM

I think the best MOT \'advisory\' I have had is \'passenger seat missing\' its was like....really? I haddn\'t noticed

wolfie1 · September 16, 2011, 07:44:20 PM

to be honest some of the mot is just mental! a lot of advisories just have to be put in just to cover yourself.
i take it your seat belt catch wasnt part of the seat then? cause it would have failed its test for not having the catch!

m1tch · September 16, 2011, 07:45:19 PM

Quote from: wolfie1;788674to be honest some of the mot is just mental! a lot of advisories just have to be put in just to cover yourself.
i take it your seat belt catch wasnt part of the seat then? cause it would have failed its test for not having the catch!

Nope, the seatbelt mechanism was fully intact, just no seat to strap into lol

wolfie1 · September 16, 2011, 07:48:52 PM

yea its not like anybody is gonna buckle up without a seat there! lol

B.Martin · September 16, 2011, 07:51:51 PM

That would be amusing see :Giggle

wolfie1 · September 16, 2011, 08:12:24 PM

i wouldnt want to be anywhere near the road if it was the drivers seat! :Nono!

m1tch · September 16, 2011, 08:38:01 PM

Seems to look comfy for this guy :rollin

wolfie1 · September 16, 2011, 10:30:36 PM

is that a drunk hobo or is he supposed to be doing that? looks pretty freaky anyway

Lacey · September 17, 2011, 02:33:02 AM

Quote from: m1tch;788667I think the best MOT \'advisory\' I have had is \'passenger seat missing\' its was like....really? I haddn\'t noticed

I had that when I took the seat out to make room for the wheelchair, made me giggle. XD

B.Martin · September 17, 2011, 07:27:54 AM

Think the best advisory i had was on my Nova

*No Cat*

m1tch · September 17, 2011, 08:35:12 AM

Quote from: B.Martin;788732Think the best advisory i had was on my Nova

*No Cat*

As can be seen from this photo below, decatting a car will increase power, works best on a turbocharged car do to the large restriction the cat causes.