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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: portomega on 20 October 2009, 15:34:24
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Well it was that time of year again, m.o.t time, and as usual my car has failed ::) ( ive had 7 cars in the last 9 years and NOT ONE has ever passed first time lol) 3 tyres too low, one headlight out of alignment, and worst of all ! both my rear coil springs had SNAPPED! :o :o anyone got any idea of prices for 2 rear coil springs?......only plus point i can see about today was it didnt fail on my dodgy oil sump repair using apoxy putty :y
oh and just a quick warning.......another item my car failed on was having a air freshener hanging from my rear view mirror!!! so if you got one? take it down before the test ::) :y
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Well it was that time of year again, m.o.t time, and as usual my car has failed ::) ( ive had 7 cars in the last 9 years and NOT ONE has ever passed first time lol) 3 tyres too low, one headlight out of alignment, and worst of all ! both my rear coil springs had SNAPPED! :o :o anyone got any idea of prices for 2 rear coil springs?......only plus point i can see about today was it didnt fail on my dodgy oil sump repair using apoxy putty :y
oh and just a quick warning.......another item my car failed on was having a air freshener hanging from my rear view mirror!!! so if you got one? take it down before the test ::) :y
We have an expert on such things on the forum ::)
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You'd think the dam tester would have the decency to take it down though wouldnt you? lol b*stards! ::)
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Tyres - No real excuses! ;)
Headlights = Sadly it happens sometimes
Rear springs - Welcome to our modern roads. I fit KYB's from www.buypartsby.co.uk
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The test station here in port talbot, has said one of the most common failures around the area is suspension and springs due to the idiotic speed humps that we have ALL around Port talbot and fellow welshers that have driven around the beach area will know what i mean ::) wondering if i could claim the cost from the council??? :-/ >:(
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The test station here in port talbot, has said one of the most common failures around the area is suspension and springs due to the idiotic speed humps that we have ALL around Port talbot and fellow welshers that have driven around the beach area will know what i mean ::) wondering if i could claim the cost from the council??? :-/ >:(
Nah, not when your already milking us poor buggers for free prescriptions ;D ;D ;D :y ;)
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Nah, not when your already milking us poor buggers for free prescriptions ;D ;D ;D :y ;)[/quote]
Hey i voted NO to the Welsh Assembly! ;D
Couldnt find rear coil springs on that site :question anyone got a rough idea of a cost?
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Have a look on ebay they go for round £40 the pair new.
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no excuse for tyres failing, easy to check those, 1 look at my rears and i knew they were done. Just check for the legal lip measure.
Quick look under the boot and you can check the coil springs, KYB are good, around £40 each
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£40 for a pair ? oh thats not too bad then :y at least this time my failure repair costs wont be high enough to make me want to jump off the pier with pockets full of rocks ;D
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wondering if i could claim the cost from the council??? :-/ >:(
I successfully had a complete exhaust system for my Pontiac back in 03 from Hounslow Council after they went on a road hump building spree, although it took the best part of a year to get the money from them.
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Mine is due very soon,I have a windscreen which will be a definite fail (£125 to have one fitted)
1 broken headlight adjuster
possible breaked cats
possible wishbones
possible allsorts
........could be one more Omega in the scrappy,s in the next few weeks. ::)
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no excuse for tyres failing, easy to check those, 1 look at my rears and i knew they were done. Just check for the legal lip measure.
Quick look under the boot and you can check the coil springs, KYB are good, around £40 each
I know theres no real excuse for the tyres :-[ but they had worm too low on the INSIDE edge , but it will teach me to check them FULLY in future ::) just cant believe i didnt notice any difference in the driving quailty of the car with both rear springs snapped :-/
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you won't notice snapped springs, they don't really affect the ride.
Worn tyres on the inside? Get it to WIM for alignment, somethings not right there :y
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ive asked them to do a full alignment and balance when the new tyres are fitted :y
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ive asked them to do a full alignment and balance when the new tyres are fitted :y
And that, I'm afraid, will probably not help. See wheels-inmotion's FAQ thread on Omega Camber problems.
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Just got it back from the MOT station that it got tested at, ok'd them to do the repairs and my grand total for getting the dam thing passed the MOT this year was..........(drum roll).......£411.90 :'( :'( :o :o
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Just got it back from the MOT station that it got tested at, ok'd them to do the repairs and my grand total for getting the dam thing passed the MOT this year was..........(drum roll).......£411.90 :'( :'( :o :o
:o
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Just got it back from the MOT station that it got tested at, ok'd them to do the repairs and my grand total for getting the dam thing passed the MOT this year was..........(drum roll).......£411.90 :'( :'( :o :o
ouch....but there are some service items there that dont count imho (tyres)
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Just got it back from the MOT station that it got tested at, ok'd them to do the repairs and my grand total for getting the dam thing passed the MOT this year was..........(drum roll).......£411.90 :'( :'( :o :o
you where robbed
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Bill goes like this........
2 coil springs.....69.56 (vat 20.87) = 159.98
3 tyres..............50.61 (22.77) = 174.60
Valve (3)...........2.83 (1.27) = 9.75
wheel balance....5.43 (2.45) = 18.75
Mot test .......................................= 39.95
goods total..............323.44
39.95
Vat total.................. 48.51
GRAND TOTAL £411.90 :o :o
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Blimey, looks like it's gonna be a tight month for you mate, :( still; you can pretend it's an early christmas prezzie for the omega! ;);D :y