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[Tygress]

It Is Very Well Installed Wayne, Thank You!

[jonyb4]

not to cause offence in any which way, but why did you want to have a rev limiter and LC?

didnt realise you'd be interested in that


i like the back end, id recomment some orange ford logos for the mud flaps

[trecoll]

Cause it's sooooo much fun!!!!!!

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[Tygress]

Because Jony, Thats How I Want My Car To Be, I Like It And So I Want It, Nuff Said, And I Do Like The Rear End Too, Not Gonna Bother With Stickers On Mudflaps, They Will Only Fall Off In A Few Months Lol, Just Want To Keep It Simple!

[jonyb4]

no need for defensiveness, simple harmless question

cant imagine you racing around devon

[Tweek]

Why would she be racing around Devon?

[Tygress]

And I Don't Live In Devon???!

[Smo]

I don't know where you come from, but you have a funny accent

[Tygress]

I don't know where you come from, but you have a funny accent

You Luv It, Surely It Might Say Where I Come From... Right There?! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->

[Smo]

I was ignoring that on purpose! I do love it actually, it makes me laugh

[~nomad~]

lol, its fudgekin obvious where Jess is from tbh

cars looking good, those limiters are fun bangbangbang

[hb69]

Have you secured that rogue radio fascia yet Jess

[RS EDDIE]

Car looks good....However there is a fine line between subtle and a bit too ott.

Not saying youres does at all, but Id keep it as subtle as it is!!!

[Minstral]

get the axle spacers jess. they transform the handling and a not very expensive

[jonyb4]

i second the above! why else you need a LC for lol

and devon to me is somerset, same thing

[~nomad~]

erm, different countys thou aint they

[Tygress]

Ok So... I Was Parked In Sainsburys Car Park Chilling Until Some Cops Pulled Up Beside Me And Asked, "Hi There Could You Follow Us To The Police Station, We Are Doing Some Quick MOT Tests" So I Said "Ok Yeh Sure", I Then Got To The Station And Saw Some Other Girls That Have Been Pulled Over Too, I Parked Up And The VOSA Was There, So This Guy Checks Everything On My Car And Here's What Was Wrong With The Car Written On The Paper I Recieved...

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT OPERATE, ON AT LEAST TWO WHEELS NEARSIDE, AXLE 2 (Which Is Fair Enough I Understand That)

ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT SEQUENCE, INOPERATIVE

EXHAUST SILENCER MODIFIED, AND DOES NOT REDUCE THE NOISE EMITTED TO A REASONABLE LEVEL, REAR SILENCER BOX REPLACED WITH STRAIGHT THROUGH REAR BOX (He Said It Was To Loud To Be Fitted To A Fiesta, But It's No Different To The Standard One I Had On Before)

My Paper Says...
"I Hereby Prohibit All Driving And Towing Of This Vehicle On Public Roads. This Prohition Comes Into Force On 28.05.2012 At 19:24 And It Will Stay In Force Until It Is Removed By Prior Appointment At Any MOT Vehicle Testing Station Authorised To Test This Class Of Vehicle"

So My Car Has Been TAKEN OFF THE ROAD Because Off This Until I Rebook A New MOT And Get Them All Sorted!!!

[Tweek]

fudgekin moron, you don't have a straight-through system.

[jonyb4]

s**t, sounds like they were looking for a reason tbh, the exhaust is a load of nutsack by sound sof it, brakes are obviously somethimng they'd moam about and can be sorted

mk5s had a common abs sensor failure, but that would make the light stay on, so sounds like your bulb in dash has gone...

[Gmc]

least you'll know next time to just tell them you havent got the time, end of the day, they can't force you.

[jayrs]

jobs worth c**ts
i know for a fact there is no set loudness for a exhaust as i spoke to VOSA last year when my RS was refused a MOT due to the exhaust, and they didnt even have a meter to check the amount of noise anyway! its down to the MOT testers discretion they kept telling me, when i called the mot place, they bonced the blaim back to VOSA but there is no set limit.

the brake and warning light, yeah well i guess so, the warning light is a 'one of them' things but the parking brake...

so what was the score, you could take it home but that was it, or you had to leave it there and have it recovered??

[Excursion]

Have you been driving around making it pop and bang due to the rev limiter, or anything like that? Police will put a mark on you for that kind of thing and will keep on pulling you.

This is all very big brother though. Maybe the girl racing sticker bothers them or something, but I wouldn't say your car is OTT! This kind of thing really annoys me, as there 1) plenty of illegal immigrants driving with no license at all, and b ) plenty of UK residents people driving around with no Tax or Insurance.

[hb69]

This is all a bit rubbish isnt it? So its been issued with a prohibition notice then, do you have to get it MOT'd then take it to a VOSA station to let them look at it too?

The issue they have found with the handbrake (assuming they didnt have a rolling road to hand) is most likely to be the rear axle bushes knackered, if the handbrake holds fine

The lights on the dash, try putting the bulb back in, guessing the previous owner took it out as the light is on. Remove the sensors and give them a clean, but like jony says theres a common fault with the rear ones going wrong, but a new loom isnt too much

And the exhaust, lol, thats not a valid reason for prohibition. I once had an advisory on my rs1800 for 'exhaust is loud' which is all they can do, and no way is your exhaust loud, or straight through Wonder where they get these guys from

Could all be sorted in a weekend i guess, bit of a pain, but then at least its another 12 months MOT

[- Danny Boy -]

What a complete joke! Those guys must be morons thinking you have a straight through system and its 'too loud'.

As said, you wonder where they get these people from!

[FiestaBen]

I'm more interested on why, if you were just parked in a car park, they picked you to go with them?

I've done operations like this in the past, and been told we can only pick cars that are on the road at the time - therefore not parked up.

Did they see you a) on the road perhaps bring attention to yourself or b) were you, by any chance, doing things in the car park you shouldn't?

Before you fly off the handle, I'm not accusing you of anything haha, just interested as to why you were chosen

[Excursion]

I'm more interested on why, if you were just parked in a car park, they picked you to go with them?

I've done operations like this in the past, and been told we can only pick cars that are on the road at the time - therefore not parked up.

Did they see you a) on the road perhaps bring attention to yourself or b) were you, by any chance, doing things in the car park you shouldn't?

Before you fly off the handle, I'm not accusing you of anything haha, just interested as to why you were chosen

Me too, to clarify Jess -I wasn't picking holes either, just a bit nervous about this whole thing and where it's going for all of us with modified cars.

[dontpannic]

It does seem a bit suspicious. If you were parked up sitting in a car park they wouldn't know that the exhaust was loud and wouldn't have any reason to take you elsewhere for a VOSA inspection, unless you've been spotted before and you have a marker on your registration number.

[Tweek]

I think it was a vosa vehicle going around on the pull for what sounds like mostly modified cars. Jess' brother also got followed to a house before they asked him to follow them back! I should add though that the area is highly populated by chives and boi wonders.

[Excursion]

I should add though that the area is highly populated by chives and boi wonders.

Ahh. Makes sense then.

Cheers

[~nomad~]

I remember years and years ago getting pulled over on the way out of South Mimms, along with every other modified car. The reason the gave orginally was it was a "random spot check" when I pointed out that pulling every single modified car and none of the standard ones, was not random I was told it was actually because they were clamping down on the Watford Cruise. I wasn't going to Watford, I was going to Southend. They wouldn't let me go though, and checked the car over with a fine tooth comb, while I stood there pointing out cars passing with dodgy looking tyres, bits hanging off, lights not working. Even spotted one with an out of date tax disc, they were not interested

[fezzRS]

they did this to me i was fillig up a a garage and they were sat there and when i pulled out they followed me and said can you follow us to an mot station im like why the car has an mot o were pulling randoms up next time i will refuse they cannot make you go if you have a valid mot and i would tell them straight i have mot tax insurance if you want the cararrest me or go do your job properly and catch some proper crimnalls sad f**ks

[Tweek]

VOSA - Vicious Oppertunistic Stupid Arseholes, yes I just invented that

[jonyb4]

I remember years and years ago getting pulled over on the way out of South Mimms, along with every other modified car. The reason the gave orginally was it was a "random spot check" when I pointed out that pulling every single modified car and none of the standard ones, was not random I was told it was actually because they were clamping down on the Watford Cruise. I wasn't going to Watford, I was going to Southend. They wouldn't let me go though, and checked the car over with a fine tooth comb, while I stood there pointing out cars passing with dodgy looking tyres, bits hanging off, lights not working. Even spotted one with an out of date tax disc, they were not interested

ugggh! this boils my blood

got me worried about my decat now

did they run an emissions test jess?

[- Danny Boy -]

Usually have a mobile emissions tester, so probably.

f**k it, thats what I say.

[Tygress]

Wow, Thanks For The Support Guys...

JayRS - They Gave Me An Hour To Drive It Home Myself!

Excursion - No I Don't Drive Silly Around Where I Live And I'v Never Been Pulled By The Police Before, "1) plenty of illegal immigrants driving with no license at all, and b ) plenty of UK residents people driving around with no Tax or Insurance" <---- So True!

Mr Butler - No I Don't Have To Take It To VOSA For Another Check!

FiestaBen - "Did they see you a) on the road perhaps bring attention to yourself... **Nope Not At All** or b) were you, by any chance, doing things in the car park you shouldn't?... **And No, Just Sat In My Car Chatting To My Mate**"
Don't Worry I'm Not Gonna Flip At You For Asking Questions Lol, To Be Honest I Don't Have A Clue Why They Decided To Pick On Me!

My Car Is Now Booked In For MOT Tomorrow Just To Get Those 3 Things Cleared And Then I Can Drive Her Again... I'll Keep You Updated On What Happens Next...

Moving On, I Have Myself A Brand New Shiney Black Front Lip Splitter!

That's My Nephew By The Way Having A Snooze, I Couldn't Cut Him Out The Picture! ^_^