S1 MOT fail

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Re: S1 MOT fail

Post by Stephen » Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:42 pm

Ferg if you have wee girly hands like me you can do it. [FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY]
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Re: S1 MOT fail

Post by Ferg » Mon Jun 06, 2016 9:52 pm

Stephen wrote:Ferg if you have wee girly hands like me you can do it. [FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY]

:lol: I could only think of this.....

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Re: S1 MOT fail

Post by Stephen » Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:00 pm

[WINKING FACE]
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Re: S1 MOT fail

Post by Scuffers » Tue Jun 07, 2016 12:29 pm

Kinger wrote:Thanks guy's for all the advice. But it appears to be totally unnecessary. Took the drivers side wheel arch liner off and every thing looked perfect as per attached photographs, the adjusting screws were finger tight. To be honest I was most impressed with the condition of the adjusters. Nearside exactly the same.

So much so for a clam off job !!!!!!

Totally pissed off with Carden Motors, and I'll be letting them have both barrels right after they issue my pass certificate.

It really lets you see how spoiled we are with the service we get from Craig and MMC. I thought it would be pretty safe as it was just an MOT but I won't be going near them again.

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that really sucks!

a trivial simple job blown up into a major issue with a ridiculously inflated bill...
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Re: S1 MOT fail

Post by robin » Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:52 pm

Ahhhhhhh you have a woman's wing nuts. I'll wager those wing nuts haven't ... etc.
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Re: S1 MOT fail

Post by Shug » Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:36 am

I wonder if the factory changed them to galvanised studs at some stage late in S1 production, as I changed headlamp units a couple of times on the Shugmobile (one of the last S1s) and I don't ever remember the threads being at all rusty...

PS - they should be finger tight, as it's the springs that hold the headlamp in place and running the plastic wingnut up and down the thread is the beam adjustment.
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Re: S1 MOT fail

Post by Scuffers » Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:53 pm

Shug wrote:I wonder if the factory changed them to galvanised studs at some stage late in S1 production, as I changed headlamp units a couple of times on the Shugmobile (one of the last S1s) and I don't ever remember the threads being at all rusty...

PS - they should be finger tight, as it's the springs that hold the headlamp in place and running the plastic wingnut up and down the thread is the beam adjustment.
good question, can't say I have ever come across them so bad they won't move...

I have had the base bracket rust to collapse
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