inner wings

hi,im new to owning a land rover,ive got a 1990 3.5 v8,and a mechanic has told me the inner wing will need welding for the mot,does any one have some sort of price to expect,so i dont get ripped off,many thanks gavin.

a replacement inner wing is about £30. from yrm.

inner wings are not structural as they do not support any suspension or steering so unless it is in danger of falling off it should go through.

only prob with inner wings is the ruling "within xxxxmm of the braking system" - I think the inner wing root is close enough to the servo to be within the prescribed distance. (not sure wot it is tho).

distance is 300mm but that also depends on whether it is n/s or o/s to effect servo.

yeah - the o/s inner wing root is closer than 300mm to the outside of the servo - i spose it depends how pedantic yo MOT man is.

yes I know what you mean try telling him his job and you usually end up with a bigger failure list..a gentle mention that it is borderline may sound better.

i fink best to keep quiet and hope - but expect the worst . or change it/them anyway - they will need doing sooner or later.

I'm one of those 'orrible people called an MOT tester, the wing will pass as long as the excess corrosion ie the hole is more than 30 cm from a mounting point for a body/seatbelt/suspension/brake component. also the corrosion assesment tool ie the little toffee hammer we use, is only to be used to determine how bad the corrosion is. all other cases finger and thumb pressure is method of inspection. if the tester uses the hammer to check for initial corrosion then it's very harsh and you have grounds for appeal! alot of testing stations use the hammer wrongly. if the hole is inside a prescribed area then a prperly welded patch (seam welded on all sides) is an adequit repair! hope this helps
Steely

p.s. you don't need to complain to the tester, your local vosa office is the best place for an appeal

many thanks for all your replys ,this forum is the best,cheers.