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help me save my zed, ill pay for the help, i have turbos to go on, just didn't want to lift the engine to do it, i have looked for a step by step with engine in, but its like looking for the holy grail, even phoned dazkent yesterday for some hints and tips, but he was out.

Road tax increase, yet still the potholes, and why do they always do road work during the day? surely doing it at night with less traffic would be quicker and less disruptive?

nope, and i cant find on that site where it says binding is a cause for failure in brakes.

http://www.motester.co.uk/CarOwnersGuidetoTheMOT/WhatIsTested.aspx i like this site

lol quality.

looks like im pulling the seats again then, doubt its that though looked fine to me. :cursing:

with brake binding, am i looking at a caliper rebuild? or is there something else to do? pads are rather new.

nope, had it on a 2 poster on Friday fitting the new zorsts so had a goooood look. the MOT was Saturday. surely seat belt anchorage is just that, where the seat belt is anchored to the car, got quoted 65 a side to repair, not fussed about the cost of welding, just want to know if they are making up jobs. as said the rear number plate lights up but it failed on it not working.

the rubber pipes are soft. but will be under pressure when the engine is at operating temperature, but they are still going to be soft. just like mine.

was out at the car, and im now wondering if they where trying to do a fast one, my rear number plate illuminates fine? a question to any MOT testers out there, why would binding breaks be cause for a MOT failure? and how can you tell during a MOT? (they worked fine driving to and from) also on a 300zx where is the location of this fail offside and nearside (inner sill) seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded. inside the car where the seat belt is bolted to the car is fine? so is under the car?

politics....pfft. who ever is in will bend the country over and shout "take it like a b......." so we are all screwed no matter what.

Not a bad price i suppose, £700 for the turbo change, caliper refurb, and welding. the 2 other points missing from above, are exhauast emits excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine and Emissions not tested

well from the last MOT (2008) to this one, the car has done less than 100miles, so going to get the quote then bring it back and have a good look my self. but its definitely turbo swap time.

Well tbh i didn't see any rust under where the anchorage points would be, and inside doesnt look rusty at all, i asked them to point out where it is, but he said he wasn't sure as he wasn't the tester so hes not sure where they spotted the rust. i do know its on the advisory sheet from its last MOT but didn't fail on that last time around, unless they are trying for some work. brake pipes are easy to be honest, as its the ones that go from arch to caliper. looks like surface rust but ill replace them anyway when the calipers come off to sort the binding out.

Well, i expected it to fail, what i didnt expect was it to fail on the things it did lol 1. head light on passenger side not illuminating (i knew about this anyway as i didn't get time to change the bulb) 2. horn not loud enough to be heard by other road users lol 3. excessive corrosion to seat belt anchorage point on drivers seat 4. excessive corrosion to seat belt anchorage point on passenger seat, 5. excessive smoke of any color. 6. number plate bulb failed to illuminate (oops stupid not to check that) 7. front offside brake binding 8. front near side brake binding. And two other points that i cant remember at the moment, but I'm getting a quote for the work that i have to go back for at 2pm will grab the sheet as well. RGS have said the turbo has blown, so will defo need to get them swapped over. had some advisories as well rear bushes worn but not to the point of excessive play. rear brake pads waring too thin rear tires close to legal limit brake pipes have corrosion. all in all, not to bad really lol.

Not really sure why you believe these to be an mot failure, you would only fail if your car hits the bump stop when tested, and you wouldn't know that unless they are fitted.

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per part....:lol:

well i can get a JEEP car seat with baby in behind the passenger seat but you need a misses with short legs as the passenger seat need to be fully forward. if your child can use a booster seat you can get one in behind driver and passenger, just expect to get kicked in the back. best solution is the booster seats that are just the base with no back support, and use a cushion under it as the 300 has deep bucket seats in the rear. but only use with children old enough obviously. Also if you have JDM rear seat belts (lap belt only), would be a good time to upgrade to UK spec if planning on using booster seats a baby seats.

Oops :whistling: but in my defence, i needed to give the engine a good run, as its been sitting for a while. Misfire is my wiring harness, will need to change it at somepoint

mucho appreciated bud, glad i worked on your car mate, just hope the MOT goes smoothly, dropped the car off at RGS motorsports today, MOT tomorrow, ill find out on monday.

makes a difference just driving it lol

yep, they were clogged to high heaven. oil, oil filter and airfilter change next.

pablitos on the left, mine on the right.

tell me about it, sounds sweet as well, did notice that the elbow on the drivers side was missing bolts on the studs, so put some new ones on, and was extra nice to be able to drive it.