The battery is probably fooked, if the engine doesn't get run often....
Also, the twin fogs, do both your fog lamps worK? ;)
Not sure whether its a fail, but i asssume if two are fitted, then two have to work.
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The battery is probably fooked, if the engine doesn't get run often....
Also, the twin fogs, do both your fog lamps worK? ;)
Not sure whether its a fail, but i asssume if two are fitted, then two have to work.
If you're swapping lights over anyway you may as well put standard ones on and know that you'll pass :S
Mine passed with 2 fog lights but they were both working, because there only supposed to have one they only need one working one as the reverse doesnt get checked
No reverse light is needed for uk roads/mot.
BUT if you have 2 fog lamps, and only one is working, that may be a fail imo...
As there are two fitted, even if only one is needed.....
Its the "if its not there it cant be tested" kind of rule.
checked up on the lights, if theres no reverse light it isnt tested, and by law only 1 fog has to work, even if theres 2 only 1 has to, so going to just put the fog light in and hope she passes, if not then its only a light swap, standard light, there and then, reverse bulb in, sorted
Aye, the reverse light is never tested :)
Even if fitted.
Id still just wack the standard cluster back in tbh, just to be sure.
i might do, thats it ive still got them lol
actually i have on the office roof with the twin reverse light lol
just bought an immobiliser kit off draper, should fit it enxt week or the week after :thumb:
euro lights back in and digi dash back to original mileage :thumb: tomorrow is fix seat and cv boot, pics 2tomorrow :thumb:
Can't wait :pQuote:
Originally Posted by xXx_Nova_xXx
well didnt finish work this morning till about half 2, then we went to maccys because we were starving lol, so finally got ome at about 3 this morning, but managed to get some work done on the nova during the course of saturday
first job was to do the cv boot, up she went on the forklifym wheel off, shaft out, boot on, re-greased, shaft on, wheel on, hey presto
before:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00735.jpg
after:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00986-1.jpg
then got a astra mk3 sport gearknob off a white scrapepr
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00987.jpg
mmm silver numbers lol
then fitetd the one thing ive been meaning to do since i bought her, just incase, fire extinguisher, powder form incase the engine decided to go at any point lol
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00989.jpg
then took the dash out, took it back to its original mileage
old clocks, when i bought her:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00030-1.jpg
the digis all don, plus a mile driven to make sure they still work lol
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00985.jpg
shes now finished, all ready for her mot, swapped the rear lights back to twin fog, checked all the mot necesseties, lights, rot, steering, breaks etc, all tweaked abit, all sorted for her mot begining of february, and i even got some big pics for you all, seen as shes finished lol
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/IM001540.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8.../IM001540a.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/IM001541.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8.../IM001541a.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/IM001542.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8.../IM001542a.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/IM001543.jpg
wish me luck on her passing :thumb:
You spoil us you really do. Hope it passes its MOT, if not at least you get the fun of fixing things. :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by xXx_Nova_xXx
Looking good, but a car in NEVER finnished, youll find something to do!
if i know you m8 youve probly been all over it 3-4 times just to make sure.im confident it will pass:thumb:
Pics look good Dave, wish mine was in that state for pics lol
ive been over her about 9 10 times, found more little easy fix things every time, like break light bumb, main beam dash light blown etc, all sorted now :D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by twistysnovagte
Nice work on the cv boot.
Did you remove the shaft from the gearbox too?(remember gear oil refill if you did)
Ive spotted a potential mot failure tho.
You have a single outlet screen washer bottle to the windscreen.
But your boot has a wash/wiper fitted. The wiper/wash needs to work for mot, so you need a dual outlet washer bottle ;)
Oh and lifting the car on forklift rails surely cant be doing the chassis any good..
nope we left it in the gearbox, was a hell of alot easier aswell
the wipers never worked, its just been there for show, been told by one of the testers it doesnt matter, if theres no switch for it on the wiper stalk it doesnt need to be tested, as it cant be :thumb:
Sorry, couldn't resist lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by xXx_Nova_xXx
Really?
I would of thought it theres one fitted, its tested....
nope, i got told that if theres no wiring to it, and theres no switch for it on the wiper stalk, its not to be tested, beacuse its not a must for mot's, as not all cars have them
Yeah, but its fitted...
Its like not all cars have rear seats/seatbelts, but if present there tested.....
We need Saloony, hes a mot tester iirc lol
I know its off topic but is twistynovagte daves mate with the calypso re nova GTE????
yeah he is mate lol :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Mcrae
mcds at 2am **** me they shut at 10 in town ready for the drunken fights
Would give my left arm for that car!Quote:
Originally Posted by xXx_Nova_xXx
i wonder why its your left, and not your right :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Mcrae
bought a better set of gsi door cappings off colin smith (top guy again) as ine of mine was split into 2 and held together with duck tape, anyway fitted that, looks miles better
got my immobiliser through the post today, thats going in either tomorrow or saturday if i can get a wiring diagram lol
anyway i got a new phone over the week, k800i, bloody good camera for a phone, 3.2 mega pixel, so pic whoreing time, unfortunatley, no more crappy pics any more lol
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00028-2.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00034-2.jpg
capping
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00035-2.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00042-1.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00036-1.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00045-1.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00051-1.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00054.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00059-2.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00058-1.jpg
pics of the cars structure as ive never put any up
previous welding to n/s/f chassis leg behind wheel
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00081-1.jpg
battery tray, solid
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00082-1.jpg
drivers side inner leg (if thats what its called)
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00083-1.jpg
pass side rear chassis leg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00086-1.jpg
drivers
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00084-2.jpg
behind pass turret
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00092-2.jpg
callipers
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00101.jpg
whole engine
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00099.jpg
then decided to tidy the arch up as the paint was flaking abit
before:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00088-1.jpg
after:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...DSC00089-2.jpg
:thumb:
drivers boot
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00109.jpg
passenger boot
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00108.jpg
stickers
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00112.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00113.jpg
and drives door:
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h8...x/DSC00096.jpg
Well I never! lol always wondered what the bastid flap of metal was for.
Looking smart!!!
Looking good Dave, she looks like quite a solid shell :)
Way too many stickers IMO.
I snapped that ****er off project aspirin as I cut my hand on it. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ash
looking really good dave! good luck on mot..
nice pics two pages back too..looks mint..wish i could take pics like that of mine..maybe someday!lol
keep it up!
Where have you been? My 800i's coming to the end of its 18 month contract lolQuote:
Originally Posted by xXx_Nova_xXx
Have to say dave, love what you've done to the car, wish I had the time to lavish that sort of love on my 1.2 but its just being annhialated by the lack of van at the moment lol