test day

[Junglist]

Got the 5 booked in for its first BFG (MOT) test since ive been in Germany in an hour. the last MOT was 3 years ago ,
wish me look , cant wait to get it on the road again :)

[Spooky]

Nice :cool:

I'd move the air filter towards the front of the car though :D...

[Junglist]

thanks and will move it one day soon ;)

ps i dont know how i managed to get this in the Technical Discussion (http://www.rtoc.org/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=37) section :scratch:

[Junglist]

:cry:

failed for haveing no steering lock , exhaust not for sound because it comes out of the side , and emissions 3,87%

exhaust and , steering lock will be ok in the UK i think , im not going to sort it out i will just leave it in the garage till im back in the UK

cant think why the exhaust has to come out of the back ???? does it matter really :mad:

[Gymnast]

That's crazy ... side exits are fine over here ... what if your car has a side exit as standard, like the SLR McLaren. I'm sure they don't test the steering lock here either ... it's only a security feature really :confused:

[dave r5]

steering lock is not tested over here

side exit not a problem either

an over here its onlly an idle test carried out 3.5% co

[Junglist]

steering lock is not tested over here

side exit not a problem either

an over here its onlly an idle test carried out 3.5% co

i hate it , cu@ting germans :mad:

emission test was at idle and was 3,87% he said it was very high :crap:

[dave r5]

its higher than allowed but a tweak up will bring that down

[Junglist]

what other cars have a side exit as standard ?

[Bigfoot]

mercedes mclaren SLR :)

[Junglist]

mercedes mclaren SLR :)
well if thats not german then i dont know what is ,, im going back down the test center :mad:

[Junglist]

omg what a cock ,
I asked him why the exhaust must come out the back when other cars have it as standard out the side and he said the exhaust must be original to the car ??:scratch:

also my ignition must have a key and steering lock as it was original, not with switches and immoboliser like mine and alot of other cars with push button start ??:scratch:
i asked him why and if it was for security as my wheel is detachable , he said he does not know but everything must be as originaly made ??

so what no mods at all ? he never said anything about the suspension etc etc etc etc etc :mad:

there was a guy down there allready with a skyline gobbing off to him about his lights lol .

im gonna rent a garage in the UK i think and keep it their

[dave r5]

tester was obviously a cock

mine has no dash
and none of the original switches are in it.

then agen i did test it myself lol

[Arrows]

tester was obviously a cock

mine has no dash
and none of the original switches are in it.

then agen i did test it myself lol

Testing your own car yourself, is that allowed, would have thought not but who would check anyway. :confused:

[The new Bill J]

tester was obviously a cock

mine has no dash
and none of the original switches are in it.

then agen i did test it myself lol

Let me guess, yours is in England as well, not Germany?

[bye_all_c_ya]

have you not gone to another mot station ? moddified cars must get mot'd in germany

[Junglist]

have you not gone to another mot station ? moddified cars must get mot'd in germany

i thought this , like going down town and getting it done at a normal garage but im not allowed, it has to be done at the bfg testing center as my car is registered with bfg and not with the german authority ???

very confusing also customs wont let me take export it back to the uk now untill it has had a bfg pass :crap::crap: without incuring somekind of penalty as i was gonna trailer it to my mums in shrewsbury get a uk mot and leave it there for leave and suff.

sucks ass if you ask me

[Os8472]

I never worried about my sidey when it came to the MOT but I found out recently its not an MOT failure but if you get stopped by a copper and they get a vosa guy to go over it they can insist that you remove the sidey and fit a normal rear exit system, aparantly if your vehicle has a side exit as standard thats fine but aftermarket jobs aren't.

Sounds bollox to me but hey so is the whole government

[mike r5 gtt]

side exhausts are fine for mot as long as they aint blowing or hanging off!!:D:D the police liked stopping my old 5 for the "wrong exhaust"!!they said it needed to b checked by mot tester!so i showed them my mot card and they said fine!!!:cooter: nothing against the law!!SO WHY STOP ME!!:devil:

[Scoff]

mot and construction and use regulations are 2 different things :)

[Junglist]

well ive had a winge and a moan and i might be on for a waiver for the steering lock but the sidey may have to come off :cry:

so i may need a back bumper as ive just filled in the exhaust hole on mine ,, i find out for defo monday

[Junglist]

anyone got any good tips on getting the emissions down please

[Woznaldo]

Is your BFG test centre run by REME VMs and RLC Drivers? If so, you must be able to barter with the old yellow hand bag?

[Junglist]

No mate its German civvys :(

[Junglist]

just put my scorpian exhaust back on ,, :(:( , miss the sidey allready

[Junglist]

funny thing maybe normal ,ive taken off dump valve fitted bms downpipe with scorpian exhaust ,,, now this happens :
on letting off the revs on boost i get the waste gate chatter but also a loud gasping noise at the same time and it carrys on for a half a sec after the chatter stops ??
any ideas

[Junglist]

:crap: hhmmmm io guess i can live with it ,, test re-booked for monday morning :)

[Junglist]

today is retest day :(:(:)

[finsta]

today is retest day :(:(:)
good luck mate. let us know how you get on.:agree:

[Trevhib]

How did you get the scorpion rear exit to clear the filled bumper?

Surely you can just sling the sidey back on after the test :agree:

[Junglist]

:brickwall: i had to buy annother bumper mate .

never made it to the test station , break pipe leak :cry:

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?p=102402&posted=1#post102402

[Junglist]

:D finaly passed today :D
gonna take it out on the open road for the first time in about 2 years :):)

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

:D finaly passed today :D
gonna take it out on the open road for the first time in about 2 years :):)

:yeah:..well done dan , go steady....;)

[Os8472]

:D finaly passed today :D
gonna take it out on the open road for the first time in about 2 years :):)

Good man, never let the basterds grind you down

[Junglist]

cheers guys
:) took it easy for 15 mins , then blew the cobwebs out of her .:D. no problems realy a bit of smoke out the breather but it seams to have cleared up now.
been and got a quote for a tungy respray also today 2200 euro in and out :cry:.