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PaulS 
Really Senior Member II
East Anglia BMWCC Regional Chairman
Joined: 03-July-2004
Location: Aylsham, Norfolk
Points: 2516
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 Posted: 28-August-2007 at 21:00 |
Mines passed today as well - with a bit of a fright as he'd originally poss fail if he couldn't tighten up the steering as there was a bit of play in it! He sorted it and clean bill of health for another year! Just a couple of jobs for next year - new steering box and one brake pipe just starting to bubble through all for £65, well chuffed!
Paul
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Rossi
Bavarian-Board Contributor
Joined: 07-May-2005
Points: 3311
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Posted: 28-August-2007 at 22:06 |
Excellent Paul
It's always a relief when they pass...nice one!
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jim-beamer
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 25-July-2007
Location: coatbridge/lanarkshire
Points: 324
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Posted: 28-August-2007 at 22:17 |
its nice to hear , when another quality car passes,.... well done, rossi + paul..........  ......JIMBO
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doogie
Groupie
Joined: 02-May-2007
Location: Barrhead
Points: 80
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Posted: 30-August-2007 at 11:12 |
 doogie wrote:
Just received new proper lemforder thrust arms and am waiting for the powerflex guys to make me up poly bushes... just hope they come in time!
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Got everything fitted, fixed my headlight aim with blu-tack (don't ask!) and passed a couple of days ago... phew! 
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shorty
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 13-January-2004
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Points: 1758
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Posted: 18-September-2007 at 20:07 |
took mine for M.O.T on Saturday ........FAIL !!! 
"Front spring broken" .... ( whats going on ?? second spring replaced in a year !!! )
"Hand brake below operating pressure "
So took it to get fixed at same garage that failed it . Got a call from the "Nice " man at the garage "Your needing new disks & pads on the rear , thats why your Handbrake was weak "
All donations to "Shorty's Brake Fund , P.O Box ........ "
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M3 Cliff
Senior Member II
Joined: 08-March-2005
Location: tranent
Points: 223
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Posted: 18-September-2007 at 21:04 |
Your lucky you bought front springs off me too shorty
Give me a shout when your back box goes, i've got a clean standard one in my garage mate for the 323 
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shorty
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 13-January-2004
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Points: 1758
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Posted: 19-September-2007 at 17:45 |
Cliff 323 wrote:
Your lucky you bought front springs off me too shorty
Give me a shout when your back box goes, i've got a clean standard one in my garage mate for the 323
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I know Cliff , best buy i ever made  Hope back box will last a while yet as i am now having to take "Board & lodgings " from my cat !!!
to pay for all this !!!!
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hennabm
Senior Member I
Joined: 13-May-2006
Location: Edinburgh
Points: 123
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Posted: 19-September-2007 at 18:02 |
shorty wrote:
took mine for M.O.T on Saturday ........FAIL !!!
"Front spring broken" .... ( whats going on ?? second spring replaced in a year !!! )
"Hand brake below operating pressure "
So took it to get fixed at same garage that failed it . Got a call from the "Nice " man at the garage "Your needing new disks & pads on the rear , thats why your Handbrake was weak "
All donations to "Shorty's Brake Fund , P.O Box ........ "
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If those were the actual words on the VT30 then it was failed incorrectly for the h/b - unless it is an air operated handbrake - which I very much doubt.
As for the broken spring - blame the councils and their insistance on fitting speed bumps.
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shorty
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 13-January-2004
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
Points: 1758
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Posted: 19-September-2007 at 21:34 |
That was just my take on what it said ..... can't remember the exact wording but was only 52% efficient
Can't agree more on the speed bump issue , even worse if you have a O/M spoiler fitted . Lost count of the guys i know who have spent £££££ on a nice body kit only to have it wrecked by these "Mountains" in the middle of the road
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stephenperry
Bavarian-Board Contributor
Joined: 20-April-2004
Location: Elgin
Points: 7213
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Posted: 22-September-2007 at 18:01 |
got mine mot'd yesterday too - passed with an advisory for "slight pitting on front brake discs"
seeing as i did less than 2000 miles in the past year, and less than 3000 in the year before that i think i'll wait to see what next years MOT says about them before crowbarring my wallet open
Edited by stephenperry
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