M.O.T / corrosion

norseman · Oct 19, 2009

Hi guys - I have an '89 3.5 on sorn & having had a couple of enquiries for it I may re-MOT (expired in Aug.) Does anyone know if the following would fail the test?
1) front passenger floor rusted through, close to kick-panel (main area ok)
2) rear inner wheelarches (next to seat) starting to perforate.
3) lower tailgate corroded through at bottom edge (centre)
nb: no 'mention's' in last years advise sheet.

Trewey · Oct 19, 2009

1 will fail cos it's structural
2 will fail cos it's near seatbelt anchorages
3 shouldn't fail

unless you can find stevie wonder's MOT centre.

zzr1200 · Oct 19, 2009

norseman said:
Hi guys - I have an '89 3.5 on sorn & having had a couple of enquiries for it I may re-MOT (expired in Aug.) Does anyone know if the following would fail the test?
1) front passenger floor rusted through, close to kick-panel (main area ok)
2) rear inner wheelarches (next to seat) starting to perforate.
3) lower tailgate corroded through at bottom edge (centre)
nb: no 'mention's' in last years advise sheet.

1. If the hole is within 12 inches of a body mounting point, then I would expect a failure.

2. As above, plus seat belt mounting point.

3. Its not structural, so not part of the MOT.

Beast o Bodmin · Oct 19, 2009

Treworgey 90 said:
1 will fail cos it's structural
2 will fail cos it's near seatbelt anchorages
3 shouldn't fail

unless you can find stevie wonder's MOT centre.

aint that the one on the moor

gavbriggs · Oct 19, 2009

Beast o Bodmin said:
aint that the one on the moor

burn it!

byway-basher · Oct 20, 2009

yes, yes, no.

Pretty much as others have said.

Finding a good test station that knows landys can be hard, but very worth it.

Domod · Oct 20, 2009

the others above are bang on.

I had corrosion in the whhelarches up through nr to the door pillar. Cos it was 'within 30cm' of anchorage point it failed and needed quite a bit of neat welding (both sides of the vehicle) Hows your rear crossmember? Beacuase didnt even realise but mine was again out of the rules with excessive corrosion and so a new cross member and more welding had that re-done.

norseman · Oct 20, 2009

Many thanks for the replies guys, I was half expecting the bad news. Won't be losing my parking space for the old girl just yet but looks like it's going to be a breaker job. When the time comes I'll put the details on this forum as (for one thing) the interior/headlining is virtually unmarked.

zzr1200 · Oct 20, 2009

norseman said:
Many thanks for the replies guys, I was half expecting the bad news. Won't be losing my parking space for the old girl just yet but looks like it's going to be a breaker job. When the time comes I'll put the details on this forum as (for one thing) the interior/headlining is virtually unmarked.

I might be interested if the price is right after a look see...

.

Contact me via a pm if you decide to sell it.

zzr

andydclements · Oct 20, 2009

Agree completely on first two, just be wary of the third point, if it's rusted in such a way as to be dangerous to people (pedestrians etc) by leaving a jagged edge or something they can fail it, but it would have to be a hell of a rust hole for that.

norseman · Oct 21, 2009

zzr1200 said:
I might be interested if the price is right after a look see....

Contact me via a pm if you decide to sell it.

zzr

Thanks for the interest, it's currently parked in the drive of a house that is for sale so it could be next week or next year.

zzr1200 · Oct 21, 2009

norseman said:
Thanks for the interest, it's currently parked in the drive of a house that is for sale so it could be next week or next year.

Any chance of a look at the motor???

norseman · Oct 22, 2009

zzr1200 said:
Any chance of a look at the motor???

I've PM'd you this (thurs) afternoon. Thanks for your interest.

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