mot advice needed pls

[bomber1]

yesterday me dad had the consul classic put in for its mot. all was good apart from the mot'er said that he wont pass it again because the indecators are the wrong colour. there clear/white on the front and amber on the rear. hes saying to have white ind on the front u need red to the rear. i said hes talking out of his arse cos are mk3 zodiac is set in the same way with the same indecators on the front with amber to the rear.just to add to the problem the front ind/sidelight is a twin filment bulb so if we paint it orange we would end up with an orange sidelight sorry its a lot to read through but would begreatfull for any feed back

[Vista]

Go to a different MOT tester next year, or alternatively use the same one and if he fails it on it appeal against it.

 

Are they standard like that or have you changed the lenses?

[bomber1]

every classic / mk3 zodiac is the same as far as i can tell. white lens to the front and amber to the rear. the garage my dad uses use a diffrent test station to the one i take my escort to. will try n speak to a couple of other zodiac owners on here as that mot station let a mini go through with structrul welding needing to be done

[bomber1]

hers a coulpe of pics i have of mk3/consul classics

 

 

 

 

 

as u can see there all identical

[Vista]

So has he failed it now or said that he'll fail it next year?

[bomber1]

So has he failed it now or said that he'll fail it next year?

 

passed it this time but wont next year.

[Vista]

That's easy to get around, by passing it this year he's agreed it's acceptable if he fails it next year I'd have said you have grounds for appeal. Probably be easier just to go somewhere else next year though.

[Col-ashtonmobile]

ask him if there,s a law coming in between now and next year which will make him have to fail it , if he says no then he is talking shite about passing it now and failing it next year

[negri]

as long as they flash orange im sure your lenses can be any colour you like

 

the lenses can be clear ,blue , smoked what ever as long as they flash orange

[bomber1]

as long as they flash orange im sure your lenses can be any colour you like

 

the lenses can be clear ,blue , smoked what ever as long as they flash orange

 

thats the problem they only have one bulb with two filements like a brake/tail bulb. so they can only be both orange or both white. what the tester is saying is with a white front indecater u have to have a red rear one which i didnt think was legal anyway

[negri]

hmmm confusing

 

so the front lense is white and the bulb works the side lights and the indacator ?

 

is it the same with the back ? one bulb does both ?

 

a bit of a task but can you not remove the side light from the indicator lense and get an electrition to fit them into the head lights ?

[bomber1]

hmmm confusing

 

so the front lense is white and the bulb works the side lights and the indacator ?

 

is it the same with the back ? one bulb does both ?

 

a bit of a task but can you not remove the side light from the indicator lense and get an electrition to fit them into the head lights ?

 

yeah one bulb with two filments half the bulb does one job the other half does the other on the rear the indecator is on its own with amber lens thing is spoke to darren lewis with the mk3 zepher and his is the same so y should we have to piss the electrics about when this was how they come out the factory

[Dom]

It's not about the hassle of changing it, it's the fact you shouldn't have to

[ExotronGammaPlusSequencer]

Take it somewhere else next year,ive never had any problems like this before.In fact my 100e just went through the mot & that has white lenses on the front & amber on the rear.

 

The mot testers manual says vehicles after sept 65 must have amber lenses & vehicles before can use white on the front or red on the rear

 

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_150.htm

[bomber1]

It's not about the hassle of changing it, it's the fact you shouldn't have to

 

thats what im geting at. if we had looked round and found them all to be the same but diffrent to ours we would have but as there all identical wee shouldnt have to

[negri]

Take it somewhere else next year,ive never had any problems like this before.In fact my 100e just went through the mot & that has white lenses on the front & amber on the rear.

 

The mot testers manual says vehicles after sept 65 must have amber lenses & vehicles before can use white on the front or red on the rear

 

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_150.htm

 

 

well theres your answer ,

 

because of the age of your car you shouldnt need them to be changed .

 

tell him to go look in his book and check the dates

[darren lewis]

this is correct, im an mot tester and he really should get up to date, problem is classics can become a grey area, if you know them your ok, if not as so many testers dont they become a bit well lets say hitlerish, if hes passed it now jason, take it back next year, if he fails it, appeal....................

[bomber1]

thanks guys think hes getting confused between u can and u got to have