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mk1nova_rich
13-03-12, 03:14 PM
As above, whats the MOT rules regarding sunstrips and wipers?

I want to fit a 150mm deep sunstrip on the rally car but this will be covering the arc of the wipers, will this be a problem?
John
13-03-12, 03:50 PM
Yep that will fail rich, anything in the swept area will fail iirc
Liam
13-03-12, 03:51 PM
As far as I know, if the wipers go over the sunstrip it is fail.
John
13-03-12, 03:51 PM
Fit sun strip after mot
autoworksnovasport
13-03-12, 03:57 PM
Fit sun strip after mot

then pull it off next mot???

just fit the correct height rich

or fit smaller wiper blades
mk1nova_rich
13-03-12, 04:08 PM
Any smaller and it will not be effective.

What about fitting it on the inside?
John
13-03-12, 04:32 PM
then pull it off next mot???

just fit the correct height rich

or fit smaller wiper blades

Yeah why not? They're not massively expensive or that hard to fit. Will still fail on the inside
brainsnova
13-03-12, 05:12 PM
Wear sunglasses lol
pie
13-03-12, 05:20 PM
try a tinted stripp on the side?


of have it got to be a solid colour?
Iain
13-03-12, 05:27 PM
They're like £2 posted off eBay. I'd rather have a properly swept screen and large sunstrip that needs replacing after the MOT than a tiny wiper blade or useless sunstrip.
BRoadGhost
13-03-12, 06:40 PM
The sun strip can be as deep as you like & the wiper arm[s] / blades as tiny as you want; so long as the two never touch.

Another forbidden love the retarded law won't allow. Doesn't matter if the driver can't see fcuk all come rain or shine THE QUEEN APPROVES.

I'm mean you'd have to be half blind literally as well as spiritually to marry an unloving meathead.
Spudly
13-03-12, 06:45 PM
Simple solution as suggested, shorter wiper arms for mot or (nod nod, wink wink) 'Road Use' and smaller blades, run for mot, pass, then put your normal or 'Rally Use' wipers/arms back on :thumb:
John
13-03-12, 07:01 PM
They're like £2 posted off eBay. I'd rather have a properly swept screen and large sunstrip that needs replacing after the MOT than a tiny wiper blade or useless sunstrip.

this.
scott.parker
13-03-12, 07:24 PM
I had a window tint strip on the inside of my track car,

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299360_10150794058065473_525200472_20586367_705796 7_n.jpg

Couldn't tell you the exact size of it, i just made sure it was not much lower then a standard GSi top tint etc, and as it's on the inside and semi translucent it never got me any bother of the MOT man, and it worked a treat with no sun visors/cage etc.. And if you have the one's on the outside it WILL ware a chunk out of the wiper blade so it wont wipe that part the screen..

Scott
Royston
13-03-12, 07:31 PM
I removed the one fitted to the Sport, as my friend who MOT's the car said it was an automatic fail, due to the sweep of the wipers, and I didn't like it personally;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/1297cc/P9190057.jpg