It was MOT time today.... And it failed !:no:

 

Hole in back edge of drivers side sill (knew about this wanted to ensure there was nothing else lurking around)

Crack in floorpan under drivers seat

Excessive travel on handbrake and only 18% efficiency (even though the engine stalled trying to pull away last night with it on)

bad earth on rear lights causing the brake lights to flash with the indicators

HIDs turn off when high beam comes on - Now this has always been the case since I installed them 5 years ago and put in the earth wire as per threads on here. Has anyone else been pinged on this ?

 

Does anyone have any handbrake shoes, just in case I need to change them ?

 

So its off to a mate to see if he can weld the floor for me this weekend and then do the brakes etc. Lets hope it doesnt rain !

LOL.. failed mine last week some same issues.... rust and number plate lights... bloody old cars... !!!

 

but sorry can't help you with shoes...

It was MOT time today.... And it failed !:no:

 

Hole in back edge of drivers side sill (knew about this wanted to ensure there was nothing else lurking around)

Crack in floorpan under drivers seat

Excessive travel on handbrake and only 18% efficiency (even though the engine stalled trying to pull away last night with it on)

bad earth on rear lights causing the brake lights to flash with the indicators

HIDs turn off when high beam comes on - Now this has always been the case since I installed them 5 years ago and put in the earth wire as per threads on here. Has anyone else been pinged on this ?

 

Does anyone have any handbrake shoes, just in case I need to change them ?

 

So its off to a mate to see if he can weld the floor for me this weekend and then do the brakes etc. Lets hope it doesnt rain !

 

HID problem is easy, simply create I direct short at the head light, if you search high beam trick or something along those lines you will find the ins and outs. This causes the main beams to remain on when the full beams are switched on. I could show you very easily, but its hard to explain, takes about 10 seconds.

As or the handbrake, is this just adjustment? or simply the shoes are too worn...new ones are available through conceptua.

The earth issue well all you can do is clean all the connections, water not ingressing through the spoiler?

Right got home and had a chance to look at the failure sheet / car.

 

The crack on the floorpan is a problem Jeff notified us about in March last year with the seat mount breaking away http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?159258-Floor-corrossion-alert&highlight=floor+seat

 

As for the lights, I am confused....

 

It says

"Offside (goes out when main beam operated) Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.7.5c)"

 

"Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlights (1.7.4b)"

 

Now I checked the lights and if I put on the high beam the dipped stay on (I had done the fix when I installed them 5 years ago). If I pull the dipswitch the main beam comes on and the dipped stays on.

 

Checked against the wife's car and her lights do exactly the same as mine...

 

Anyone understand what is supposed to be doing the 1.7.4b and 5c ?