pauls440
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hi all iv been told that the inner wings are not a MOT failure if so can i spot weld it instead of welding the lot
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they are if within 12" of the brake servo 
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.pauls440
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ok so i would have to weld the lot Great
skunk98
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Been looking into this myself.
This is out of the MOT manual-
It is essential that repairs to corroded or damaged areas are properly carried out. This requires that suitable materials of appropriate gauge or thickness are used for repairs. Additionally:
· Any plating or welding extends to a sound part of a load bearing member.
· the repair must appear to be virtually as strong as the original structure with only continuous seam welding being acceptable for patch repairs (even if the patch extends beyond the prescribed area).
· spot welded joints are acceptable where the original panel has been replaced to an existing spot welded flange (provided the original defective panel flange has been removed). Stitch or plug welding is acceptable as an alternative to spot welding in these cases.
· MIG brazing, a combination of adhesive bonding and riveting, or amalgamations of these with other joining methods may be the vehicle manufacturers recommended method of repair. Such repairs must therefore be accepted unless they are clearly inadequate.
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This is out of the MOT manual-
It is essential that repairs to corroded or damaged areas are properly carried out. This requires that suitable materials of appropriate gauge or thickness are used for repairs. Additionally:
· Any plating or welding extends to a sound part of a load bearing member.
· the repair must appear to be virtually as strong as the original structure with only continuous seam welding being acceptable for patch repairs (even if the patch extends beyond the prescribed area).
· spot welded joints are acceptable where the original panel has been replaced to an existing spot welded flange (provided the original defective panel flange has been removed). Stitch or plug welding is acceptable as an alternative to spot welding in these cases.
· MIG brazing, a combination of adhesive bonding and riveting, or amalgamations of these with other joining methods may be the vehicle manufacturers recommended method of repair. Such repairs must therefore be accepted unless they are clearly inadequate.
Check this site MOT UK car and vehicle MOT information equipment car servicing parts and spares - corrosion
trax99
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the thing is, it depends on whether your patching the existing panels or replacing, if you're patching all patches need to be seam welded, but if you're replacing the whole panel then as long as you use the same or greater number of spot welds you're fine.
The V8 man
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They are definately part of the mot ive just had mine done, had to repair both sides as brake servo on one side and slave cylinder on the other side, and like Mad said as long as the rot is within 30cm of either its needs fixing, there are repair panels available.
pauls440
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Yes iv been on the phone to YRM's should be here soon
not cheap but haho
Thanks for all your replys
not cheap but haho
Thanks for all your replys
