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iceman26 - 17/8/08 at 08:34 PM

had my test and failed on
rear reflectors not bolted/screewed on (had stick on ones he said no to)

head lamp bar moves (needs another bracket on it to stop it from moving)

i had raised my seats up and fail on harness hight (smaller spacers needed)

mirrors i got from a person who had passed sva with them tester couldnt see without moving his head all the lines(new mirrors needed)

and 102db on exhaust sound
need a recomendation for packing the exhaust with

got a rest booked so not a lot to do so not all bad


ReMan - 17/8/08 at 08:52 PM

Not too bad then and easily fixable, but a bit picky to all intents.
Is this in the rule book about self adhesive reflectors, as I would have thought 9/10 fit and pass with them


David Jenkins - 17/8/08 at 08:56 PM

My car passed with stick-on reflectors... a number of factory-made cars also have them.

Did they look like the might come off? Otherwise he was being very fussy. I'm sure there's nothing in the manual that says that they have to be screwed in place.

I think my reflectors would break if I tried to pull them off!


COREdevelopments - 17/8/08 at 08:57 PM

the adhesive reflector bit is ridiculous! think everyone on here has used this type of reflector, me included. tester even commented about the size of mine saying " could i have used smaller size" as he thought they looked too big!

rob


INDY BIRD - 17/8/08 at 09:11 PM

What test centre ??

As a reminder to me not to go there if that pickey,

Mine also passed with stick on reflectors,

And had some movement in the headlight brackets,

Dosent seem that fair to me to fail on them,

Still good luck with the re test


austin man - 17/8/08 at 10:26 PM

My tester told me to remove them as the rear lights had reflectors anyway, and to fail a mirror because he had to move his head ?? whats that about in your driving test u fail if the examiner doesnt see u moving your head to check the mirrorss


DarrenW - 18/8/08 at 01:57 PM

Mine passed with sticky reflectors no probs.

mirrors may just need to be repositioned. You are moving your seat so check them after that. Im sure some people have managed to bend the arm to achieve the correct visibility (most need to be taken off and bent carefully as glass can sometimes be easily cracked).