1972 car and MOT question

[GJUK]

Hi,

 

With my 1972 car, I'm looking to find out if the following will be okay in the eyes of Mr MOT man/doris.

 

Cable tied rear view mirror to the roll cage bar?

no door mirrors.

 

Will that make them happy or angry?

 

Thanks,

 

Jon

[Vista]

I don't know whether cable tying the rear view mirror will be seen as secure as it is an MOT requirement for Mirrors to be secure but on a 72 door mirrors are not a requirement. My Alfa was built without them but I found it so difficult driving without them that I added them any way.

 

MOT regs with regards to mirrors:

 

Not all mirrors on all vehicles are subject to Test, depending on the age of the vehicle. Those mirrors which must be checked must be

 

a. secure

b. visible from the driver's seat

c. not distorted or damaged so as to seriously impair the driver's view to the rear.

 

Obligatory mirror options are:

 

a. an exterior mirror fitted to the offside (right-hand side when seated in the driver’s seat), or

b. an exterior mirror fitted to the nearside (left hand side when seated in the driver’s seat), or

c. an interior mirror.

 

All goods vehicles must have two mirrors, one of which must be option ‘a’.

Passenger vehicles with no more than 7 passenger seats first used before 1 August 1978 must have any one of the above options.

 

Reasons For Rejection

An obligatory mirror:

a. is missing or insecure

b. is so damaged or deteriorated that the view to the rear is seriously impaired

c. does not provide a view to the rear of the vehicle

d. is not clearly visible from the driver’s seat, or incapable of being adjusted to be clearly visible from the driver’s seat.

 

Additional mirrors

Any mirrors additional to the obligatory mirrors are not subject to this inspection.

[GJUK]

Thanking you, very helpful.

Will use extra secure big beefy cable ties.

Jon

[Guest]

I would presume a neatly finished job would be acceptable provided it was secure - however I am not an MOT tester.

[trakevlyn]

Why not use some large jubilee clips cant say there not secure

[gearbox100]

On mine i used a modern mirror that sticks to the glass.

[GJUK]

Why not use some large jubilee clips cant say there not secure

 

might scratch the roll cage paint?

[GJUK]

On mine i used a modern mirror that sticks to the glass.

 

nice idea that.

Cheers.

J

[silverstreak]

what bout blue tack

[GJUK]

what bout blue tack

 

 

Gorilla Glue is my new fave tbh.

[Vista]

what bout blue tack

 

 

Gorilla Glue is my new fave tbh.

 

I woke up with a few Gorilla's during my misspent youth, I never made any glue out of any of them though. On one or two occasions I was very careful not to wake her up as I snuck out the front door mind!

[GJUK]

hahaha.

 

It's good glue though.

 

[GJUK]

Must add, it's holding a gravel board up agains a wall in my garden and it's not going anywhere soon . Must be 30kg in weight and only a little glue. Very epic stuff.