Rear bumper for MOT?

Post by ju » 19 Apr 2006, 16:55

Does anyone know if you need to have a rear bumper on a t25 to get it through its MOT. Mine is bent to hell, and i kind of like the look of it without one. Cheers, Ju

Post by **HarryMann** » 19 Apr 2006, 17:01

Ditto! So I need top know as well, will a tow-bar suffice?

Post by **Cate** » 19 Apr 2006, 17:42

Doesn't it depend on if htee are any sharpish edges sticking out that could injure people? (thats if they were daft enough to stand too close)

Post by ju » 19 Apr 2006, 17:44

do you think that includes the two vertical seems that stick out about 1/2 inch on each side at the back, and if so, can i grind them flat?

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 19 Apr 2006, 17:58

Sharp edges must technically be caused by corrosion or damage to fail an MOT. To the letter of the law you cannot be failed on those sticky-out flappy things.

Ju, you might get through an MOT.

Clive FFS get a towbar on it before the next Syncronauts event. Vehicles can fail scrutineering for having no rear recovery point, you know.

Post by **HarryMann** » 19 Apr 2006, 17:58

Not unless you want the rear quarter panel top fall off...

or you seam weld them up afterwards..

Post by ju » 19 Apr 2006, 18:03

cheers diamond hell, harryman and Cate. obviously don't want quarter panels falling off and have enough welding to do on the old bus anyway. Guess i will have to be nice to Mr MOT and hope he doesnt take a disliking to a dirty old blue van

Post by **HarryMann** » 19 Apr 2006, 18:06

Try splitting a bit of plastic piping and sticking that over the seam

.. shows good intent

50/50 whether they see that as taking the pizz

Post by **stuckin88** » 19 Apr 2006, 18:09

--a bumper without end caps will fail---at my local garage--

Post by **HarryMann** » 19 Apr 2006, 19:10

So, remove the bumper?

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 19 Apr 2006, 20:05

Sharp edges must technically be caused by corrosion or damage to fail an MOT.

Hence a garage will fail a bumper with the endcaps not on it. An option is to plate over the ends of the bumpers - cheaper than endcaps and much tougher to tear off the end.

Post by **andysimpson** » 19 Apr 2006, 21:08

stuckin88 wrote:--a bumper without end caps will fail---at my local garage--

Even though there is a sharp edge when the end cap is missing its not the result of accident or corrosion so its a pass and advise, lots of testers make their own rules up as they go along. If it had half an end cap which resulted in a sharp edge then thats a fail because of accident damge.

Post by **Mocki** » 20 Apr 2006, 08:52

mine passed with no end cap, it disappeared on the way, but i found it and put it back on the way back!

if you bumper is bent, doesn't that tell you something? its there for a reason! ( and clives no bumper approach has cost him two taillight glasses too!)

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 20 Apr 2006, 12:39

S'all in the interpretation, innit.

Words - they're just here to confuse us.

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Rear bumper for MOT?

Rear bumper for MOT?

sharp edges

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