is this illegal?

[edwards15]

i bought somw doors and wings today but the wings have have the hole's filled for the indicators just wana know is it illegal to not have indicators on the side?

thanks.

[Stuart]

depends on the car.. MK2's can get away with it.

MK1's need a nice MOTer

[edwards15]

how come mk2's can get away with it mate?lucky mines a mk2 :)

[Stuart]

the indicators at the front wrap around just enough to cover the side ones..

[edwards15]

ah thats great news thanks mate

[General Baxter]

before 86 mk1 you can get away with it aswell

[Adam]

My mk2 passed MOT with no side repeaters.

Mk1 probably wont for the reason Stu said.

PRe 86 dont need side repeaters as Baxter said.
Lol

[edwards15]

lol well im happy now then :) no side repeaters should look abit betta n saves me buyin clear ones :)

[Adam]

They SHOULD pass MOT.
But i've heard of some MOTers failing them.

[edwards15]

hope it does pass wont be for a while but i know a few people that work at garages that should pass it and even if i have to slip a few extra quid on the sly to pass it i'll do that lol

[jamie gsi16v]

if holes are not there then they dont need to be fitted, thats what it says in the testing book

[edwards15]

ah thats it then it should pass then :) also could anyone tell me and correct me if im wrong please, is it stone chip which is coated under the car and inner wings?on mine it has come off in places is it much to rip it all off and have it done again or would it be better to get the bits which have pealed off covered again?also how much does it cost and do they do it at most garages?
thanks.

[Adam]

Just slap some WaxOyl on places where the coating has come off.
Wire brush it first to make sure theres no surface rust.

[edwards15]

ok thanks mate! your always there for help! gotta say mate im very greatful for the help i've had off ya

[probert_nova]

i know a good bodyshop not too far from you, good on prices too if ya interested. nick sheeny, (autocraft). did all the work on my yellow nova.

[shy witness]

i've no side-repeaters on my 91 front nova....and its went through the mot twice............



and the mot is a hell of alot stricter here in northern ireland

[Simes]

my mk2 had the same but the garage drilled and put in a set of the origian orange nipples to pass the mot! T**T! without even asking me lol

[Adam]

my mk2 had the same but the garage drilled and put in a set of the origian orange nipples to pass the mot! T**T! without even asking me lol

:eek::eek:
Lol, they aint allowed do work on the car if they haven't got your permission to do so.
Did they then charge you for it? Lol

[Jack]

Should have just stuck some of those crappy max power led indicators on for the MOT lol

[craig green]

New digital MOT nonsense is stricter also.

[mikey14sr]

IIRC the governing rule is weather or not the front indicator can be seen giving off amber light when the tester is stood in line with the rear of the car, but 1 metre away from the side of it. If in the testers opinion there isn't enough of a flashing amber light to make an idication of changing direction they can fail it and request that side repeaters are fitted. Nova's have mainly been considered ok because of an older piece of legislation which said that if wrap-around style front indicators having a side-on size of greater than 65mm were fitted then there was no need for a side repeater.
One other thing to bear in mind, If someone t-bones you whilst your'e making a turn, and you don't have side repeaters, Chances are that you will be charged by the police for failing to signal your intentions, regardless of weather you had your indicators on or not.

[edwards15]

im willing to take that risk lol i'll keep my wings without and see how it goes