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Ive just noticed another thing on the fail sheet, you are not gonna believe this one Nearside and offside front position lamps (side lights basically)..........incorrect colour WTF i have white leds in there, they look HID in colour, why would this be incorrect :confused:

Hi Maz and welcome to the club. A short wheelbase TT is usually worth a bit more than a 2+2, but its more a case of what its worth to you, prices can vary from 3k upwards but have a search on the usual car sale sites to get an idea Occasionally targa seals have deteriorated over the years, some leak some dont, but there are certain fixes to prevent it happening Slicktop means a solid roof ie no glass panel targas, the advantages are no leaks and more rigidity and lighter HTH Cheers Graham

Is that up to date though, the thread was 2004, im pretty sure things will have changed since then

Im Taking it back in at 9am tomorrow and he said as long as i can show him the places where the manufacture date is stamped, it should be fine. Each tester must have different guides they work too or not as the case may be. For eg the only advisory last year was a little oil leak, which i knew about and to be honest hasnt been done and is still the same today. The only advisory this time, front brake discs slightly worn, so why didnt he pick up on the oil leak. Bunch of:xxx:

I would normally agree with you there Dave, but he showed me the chart on the wall that he works to and on there was the 300zx:cry:

Hi Tony, no he told me if it was a pre 92 it would pass the emissions test with no cats.(like in previous years) Maybe the limit tolerances are lower for a car with cats, but if it was a 93 it woould fail on emissions because it has no cats

Just phoned my local friendly Nissan dealer and as i suspected:xxx:

Very true, but as its on a K plate, it would suggest it was a '93 and therefore outside of the pre 92 cat test...in his mind

Very true, but now its logged on the computer, im sure they will pick it up lol. The annoying thing is, my mot doesnt run out till the end of the month, but now its failed i cant drive it :xxx:

Nissan garage, probably wont have a clue with imports, i think they only hold info on UK cars, however i will give them a quick call to see if they can help. Stamp on the roller blind, boot carpet, door sill, plastic light cover, all state 09/1990 Infact ive already printed of that info with pics to take with me to help prove my case

Ive just phoned DVLA and basically i have to send the log book to them, highlight the errors with a cover note and they will look into it, doesnt help now though as legally i cant drive the car, which is my daily drive:headvswal

Might make the car worth more with an 04 plate lol:hyper: Who's gonna start the bidding............... Hang on though.............:rolleyes: no mot = worthless:headvswal

All that is on the log book, is : date of first registration : 08/02/04 and the date of first registration in the UK 08/02/04, so not even a 1993 etc on there. But it is obvious its not a 2004 lol The tester did say that it will have a date on the seatbelt, but i was honest and told him i had changed that, it has '89 on it anyway, so not far out, but i did show him the date stamp on the rear plastic light cover which states 09/1990. He didnt say much after that apart from if you can get anything to prove the year of manufacture, then i will pass it

He let you drive it then, does he know, or did you steal the key from his pocket while he was asleep :tongue:

Not happy, as my car failed the mot and not on anything structural or important. In the past 2 years mot's it has passed with flying colours with no cats. This year, different mot station, as the one i used before have closed down, they failed it on emissions due to no cats. Unfortunately it states on the logbook, first reg date 2004 (obviously when it was first registered in this country) The reg plate on the car is a K so 93' ish. I checked all the usual places, and the dates come back as 1990. So pre 92 doesnt need a cat test, however, trying to prove this to the tester is proving difficult What can i produce to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that what be acceptable to the mot station Any ideas are greatly appreciated Cheers Graham

Well Dave is here to make money out of the members, so let him have it to mould :rofl: only joking bud, but it might benefit those who are not capable or like me cant be arsed lol

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I just got back, was nice to see a couple of friendly faces again and to meet a couple of new ones, well done guys for making the effort, at least the sun was out for a little while, Nice to meet you Howard, well done for your first meet, hoefully many more to come for the new year Cheers Graham

bump for tomorrow, for anyone who might like to come

Hi Mark I would say that the needle has been off at some point and not positioned back properly, when the ignition is started, the needle is under load, if you take the needle off, being careful not to remove the spindle along with it, set it to its furthest point to the right of the dial, then start the car till the needle rests at zero. Although i tested the lights in the car, i never started it up, had i known you had a previous issue with the speedo i could have sorted it for you Cheers Graham

Will be there for 12, see you there Graham

Hi Howard, so to clarify, are we meeting in the pub and not the cafe Cheers Graham

Hi mate, yep few of us still going, its before the devils punchbowl cafe, which is on the left and just after the BMW garage, pub is on the right opposite the garage Hope you can make it Cheers Graham

No Its not, comes on with the acc when the key is turned, to the battery or there should be a perm live to the stereo for the memory

Have a great day, all the best:duffer::duffer: