took my RST down to MOT centre this morning

said they cannot MOT it for me as i have removed the ABS

it has passed like that for the last 4 years, but now becuase of the new MOTs, it already states this car must have ABS,

whereas on the old ones the MOT tester could select if the car had ABS or not.

what do i do, Ford fair is in a week n my car is on show

 

shit man that is a bitch, i had a new style m.o.t done and i didnt have the abs but all was well. Cant you just tell em that it was an optional extra and your car came without??? if you go somewhere else now it will show on there computer init

 

i think its them at the mot station being jobs worthy coonts, if they enter in the machine its got abs then obivously its gota have it, but bet they could have choosen no

 

bugga mate that sucks- mine has the abs removed and it passed its mot a few weeks back.
sounds like the garage are just being a pain in the a$$

 

Get rid and buy a cossie dave

 

just give me yours u tight coont!

kev, im trying to get one, soon as i sell my RS2k 4x4 gonna get a saph as my everyday car

cheers lads, gonna try take it somewhere else, but the MOTer said it actually came up on the computer as the car had ABS, they said there was no option to state that it didn't av ABS

 

About time too.

 

mines passed a new mot with no ABS also , they never even mentioned anything about it

 

Same here mines been done on the new system and mine passed fine

 

Go back to the garage and tell them to stop being cunts!!

If thr ABS has been completely removed they cant fail it!!!

Ring VOSA!! And ask them about it, i bet they tell you the same, then you can mention what a cock the bloke at that garage is and they might check him out

 

is it completly removed , ie all the pipe work and the storage pots?

if it is then bollocks can they fail it, never came with ABS

 

would have to agree with safechav,mot tester talkin bo**ocks.I work in mot test station and we test 8 a day and there is no reason to refuse to test.so phone vosa ask for local inspectorate to go to station and he will test the vehicle then tester will have to explain why he refused to test.
Good luck

 

Cawood

technically it's hard to call

Easiest thing: goto a garage, and have a word with the mot tester - tell hiim it's removed cos it's shit

I promise he will agree with u, and pass the car. It's a power thing - he wants to please u now u've introduced urself, and acticely seeked him out. job done

 

well its gone thru with the abs now

but they have failed it on some brake pipes!

quoted me £120 for em doing

is it something i can do myself? also are the pipes an off the shelf part?

 

Stuff replacing the pipes. Buy some goodridge -3 hose and fittings and replace the pipes with that. It lasts forever, doesn't need bent to shape and means less potential leaks.

 

where do i get them from?

 

What break pipes have failed?

Solid or flexi to start with?

 

dont think its the flexi ones as i replaced them small flexi ones about a year ago with goodridge jobbies

does that mean it will be the main ones that run down the car?

 

More than likely.

Its common for the pipes where they meet the flexies to corrode, due to salt/rain etc.

You can just get a copper pipe made up to length and you bend to shape, very easy and they are a lot better than the factory stell items, with one downside (which is the reason i won't have them):

They look pants because you can't get them to look nice and straight etc (im a fussy cunt)

 

Which is why I said to get stainless braided flexi hose. Demon Geeks sell it and all the fittings you would need.

 

nice one cheers for that

how can i tell what bits i need, there are loads of goodridge bits

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/produc...rderBy=&page=1

 

i was lucky, i know the guy that did mine, and he pointed out that i shouldnt have back seats, but he said i wont tell em

gd luck getting it sorted tho...

 

You will have to measure up all the threads etc

 

£120

The brake pipe is about £7.50 for 25 meters and a flaring tool around £25

You could do the job yourself for under £40.

Or spend £400 on braided stuff

 

Exactly my point!!

Braided looks very bling but its sooooooo expensive. If you're not a fussy cunt (unlike me) buy the copper hose, you could get a motor factor to flare for you

 

MMM i would pass it if the system has been completely removed and light wasnt illuminating when it shouldnt be.i tested a sprinter the other day and the sheet told me it should have abs but it didnt,never did!!

 

13 metres of hose, 2 banjo fittings for the rear calipers, 10 male fittings for master cylinder and calipers - £135. Will last for longer than the car, less likely hood of leaks, and a lot cheaper than buying the short goodridge ones.

If anyone thinks £400 is the cost, give me a shout and I'll do them for you for £350

 

So you're saying £135 to do the whole braking system in braided hose?

 

some of my fittings were £35 each I didn't buy the cheap shite

 

i hope they were stainless FUCK paying that for a glavanized piece of poo that will go rusty

 

Yep - and double swivelled

Makes the job soooooo much easier



I think that is the bugger and there are 8 of them

We look at the cheap ones - shake our heads and snigger "snide" poor quality build

 

Sorry what am i looking at exactly??? My MK3 is a bit different inside







**cough** SHOW OFF

 

SafeChav

 

AFPMSL

 

I think we'd better leave Cawood's thread now

 

well you always have to get silly don't you