MOT time.

[transbenny]

Hey guys,

got my mot tomorrow and checking all my bits and the 3rd brake light is not working, had a look inside and its all fused together with rust.

does anyone know what the connector is that plugs into the actual third light? as its all f*** basically , i can buy a new light housing and bulb but now i have to replace the clip that connects into the light housing/lens as it was all fused into the housing.

Im going to take the lens of for the mot and put some gaffer tape over the hole, should go through then. well if theres no other bits.


thanks in advance

[mjsroofing]

Yeah that will be fine, just tape over it.

I just take mine for mot and fix what it fails on.

[transbenny]

yeah thats what i think, should go through well that part, just i still need to find out what type of clip it is? thats now knackered, bloody sh*t design as usual..

[knobby1]

yeah thats what i think, should go through well that part, just i still need to find out what type of clip it is? thats now knackered, bloody sh*t design as usual..

Just hard wire it....it's not like you're taking it out all the time..!

Lord Knobrot

[ned]

Yeah that will be fine, just tape over it.

I just take mine for mot and fix what it fails on.

Yep I do that, I didn't even wash the van this year lol, I just check fluids, wipers and lights then let the garage tell me what it needs. N

[ned]

yeah thats what i think, should go through well that part, just i still need to find out what type of clip it is? thats now knackered, bloody sh*t design as usual..

Just hard wire it....it's not like you're taking it out all the time..!

Lord Knobrot

Is your rego similar to our mot?. N

[knobby1]

Is your rego similar to our mot?. N

Similar...but I don't think our MOT or "Rego check" is as "stringent" as your lot...However, with our machines, if your vehicle was originally fitted with something, it must still be there and work...you can't just "tape over it" and hope they don't see it..! Oil leaks are a big No-No too..! We obviously don't see the rust you guys do either... They're a bit more lenient here with regards to emissions though, but I believe this will be changing in the not too distant future.

Lord Knobrot

[transbenny]

ive ordered a led strip that im going to hardwire into the oe brake light housing, are resin it all together some how.. fed up of the bulbs keep going anyway. just checked my spare and thats got a slight ripple in the wall so shes gunna fail on that anyway, balls....

[ned]

ive ordered a led strip that im going to hardwire into the oe brake light housing, are resin it all together some how.. fed up of the bulbs keep going anyway. just checked my spare and thats got a slight ripple in the wall so shes gunna fail on that anyway, balls....

Spare tyres are no longer checked on an mot. N

[transbenny]

really! well fingered crossed then..

[ned]

really! well fingered crossed then..

Apparently so I don't even carry a spare in my van and it passed its mot last week, if your concerned about the spare just take it off the van. N

[mjsroofing]

ive ordered a led strip that im going to hardwire into the oe brake light housing, are resin it all together some how.. fed up of the bulbs keep going anyway. just checked my spare and thats got a slight ripple in the wall so shes gunna fail on that anyway, balls....

Spare tyres are no longer checked on an mot. N

Haven't been for a long time I don't think, same as reverse light.

[transbenny]

yeah it turns out you dont even need one at all.. who'd a thought that.

cheers for you help guys..

[transbenny]

she passed, got a couple of advisories, scored back brake discs.. the old gaffa tape over the third brake light done the trick.. now ive just gotta sort out a couple of leaks.

[ned]

she passed, got a couple of advisories, scored back brake discs.. the old gaffa tape over the third brake light done the trick.. now ive just gotta sort out a couple of leaks.

Cracking, so they didn't check the spare N