Rear bumper for MOT?
Posted: 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
Club 80-90 Forums
For owners and lovers of VW T25 (T3) Vans
https://club8090.co.uk/forum/
Rear bumper for MOT?
Page 1 of 1
Posted: 19 Apr 2006, 17:01
Ditto! So I need top know as well, will a tow-bar suffice?
Posted: 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)
sharp edges
Posted: 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?
Posted: 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.
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.
Posted: 19 Apr 2006, 17:58
Not unless you want the rear quarter panel top fall off...
or you seam weld them up afterwards..
or you seam weld them up afterwards..
thanks
Posted: 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
Posted: 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
.. shows good intent
50/50 whether they see that as taking the pizz
Posted: 19 Apr 2006, 18:09
--a bumper without end caps will fail---at my local garage--
Posted: 19 Apr 2006, 19:10
So, remove the bumper?
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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.
Posted: 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!)
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!)
Posted: 20 Apr 2006, 12:39
S'all in the interpretation, innit.
Words - they're just here to confuse us.
Words - they're just here to confuse us.