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Post by mawdo81 on Oct 31, 2014 21:35:06 GMT
I've heard it can take a little longer to get a slot than you may like, but if you're not planning on running over winter I suppose there's no rush....
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Post by p5curly on Oct 31, 2014 22:21:21 GMT
To be honest it took 3 weeks from the time I sent the form off to get a booking but when the guy from DVLA phoned me I got a test slot the next week but they give you 6 months to take it back.
so I have fired up my laptop for the list of fail points but I must say again that the test inspector was very polite and very helpful through out the test which put us at ease .
so here goes
1 emissions fail
.the car had not been on a good run since curborough so it was running a bit rough due to the constant start stop out of our build shed so once back home we dropped it off to our local garage and they sorted that out
2 exterior projections fail .
the rear reflectors we had stuck to the rear wheel arches didn't pass the 2.5 radius test so we can file them down or trim the edges
3 wheel arch fail.
we had set the arches too far over the front of the tyre so we need to move them 1 inch further back and trim round all the arches
4 side repeaters fail.
these could not be seen from a certain angle at the rear so we need to mount them in a different place the suggestion was some small bullet ones on the front wheel arch
5 fog lamp fail.
not angled at 90 degrees when we glued these in the rear clam was not stuck on the car so I never noticed until he told us .So re glue at proper angle
6 headlamp fail.
the head lamps are mounted on the sides of bonnet so we needed to rotate the glass by 90 degrees so they where for example like this / and should be like this - I was a few degrees out in my guess work but another easy fix
7 Petrol cap fail.
our petrol cap decided to not lock properly so we have put that down to a faulty cap so my brother contacted the place we got the cap from and a replacement is being sorted and I may tether it to be sure it passes
8 fuel pipe fail.
I had p clipped under the car but cable tied it where it joined the engine so more p clips are needed closer to engine to make it more secure
and that is it
the comments I got about the kit on the day was how good it looked and was well put together.
The test took 4 hours and we seemed to be the only car booked in that day so there was no rush or pressure
I hope this helps fellow builders
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Post by mrjingles705 on Nov 1, 2014 0:46:55 GMT
Cheers for the list - bummer on the fail but like you said nothing major in there, so fingers crossed the retest should be even more chillaxed!
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Post by p5curly on Nov 1, 2014 9:26:16 GMT
I hope it will
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Post by Stiggy on Nov 3, 2014 16:14:18 GMT
I would call that a good fail, minor items only, non are going to cost any money either. Well done chaps
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Post by freshp5 on Nov 19, 2014 8:53:36 GMT
Car back in for Iva on 2 December this time it will pass  ?? |
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Post by mrjingles705 on Nov 19, 2014 9:43:28 GMT
Would be a nice early christmas present  |
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Post by martinw on Nov 19, 2014 12:46:15 GMT
Couldn't have put it better myself.  For my re-test, I went along with a sheet listing the fail points from the first test, with the solution that I'd implemented to solve each one against them. Seemed to go down well......and keeps them focused on the areas that need checking too! Good luck - I'm sure it'll sail through. Can't beat driving 'em when it's nice and chilly, and you're wrapped up warm! Martin |
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Post by freshp5 on Nov 27, 2014 16:42:24 GMT
Not long now done all the jobs ?? |
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Post by p5curly on Nov 29, 2014 18:32:02 GMT
Car ready for iva retest even popped to our local garage to check the headlight aim
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Post by andybaird on Nov 29, 2014 19:24:04 GMT
Good luck on Tuesday
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Post by p5curly on Nov 29, 2014 19:41:30 GMT
Cheers just want it to pass now so I can bin the huge standard steering wheel and fit the quick release momo wheel my brother got
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Post by p5curly on Dec 2, 2014 9:15:59 GMT
After a 30min retest we are leaving VOSA kidderminster with a PASS p5curly and freshp5 chuffed to bits
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Post by mrjingles705 on Dec 2, 2014 10:43:34 GMT
After a 30min retest we are leaving VOSA kidderminster with a PASS p5curly and freshp5 chuffed to bits AWESOME! Looking forward to seeing it with plates on |
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Post by mrjingles705 on Dec 11, 2014 19:15:41 GMT
Hows registration going?
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