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Title: MOT repairs...
Post by: cannonfodder on 23 March 2010, 16:26:15
Hi all, Just took my miggy in for the MOT, it failed, only on a few bits, RBT front brake imbalance 36%, ??? anybody know if this is easy to correct, and how?
Secondly, it has failed on
O/S Front coil spring (The bloke broke it)
N/S coil spring (The bloke broke that one too)
Front brake discs excessively pitted. 
Does anybody on here have, or know where the best place to get these as cheaply as poss? as pennies are a bit tight at the moment.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks in advance as always
Title: Re: MOT repairs...
Post by: Welung666 on 23 March 2010, 16:33:36
Brake imbalance is normally a siezed caliper. Just free it off.

Springs, get a full set of 4 from a breaker, try Darth Loo-Knee as he's only up the road in Stoke.

Same with the discs, get a second hand one for cheapness :y
Title: Re: MOT repairs...
Post by: Entwood on 23 March 2010, 16:41:36
Get a Trade card through Autobahnstormers for £20 .. you can then get a complete front disc/pads replacement kit for £80 + vat instead of £110 + vat

springs are around £130 + VAT  instead of £220 + VAT - prices for springs are majorly different depending on actual car specification

so will save you loads .. :)
Title: Re: MOT repairs...
Post by: RobG on 23 March 2010, 16:41:43
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Hi all, Just took my miggy in for the MOT, it failed, only on a few bits, RBT front brake imbalance 36%, ??? anybody know if this is easy to correct, and how?
Secondly, it has failed on
O/S Front coil spring (The bloke broke it)
N/S coil spring (The bloke broke that one too)

Front brake discs excessively pitted. 
Does anybody on here have, or know where the best place to get these as cheaply as poss? as pennies are a bit tight at the moment.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks in advance as always
How the hell did he manage that. He breaks `em then has the cheek to give you a fail on `em
Title: Re: MOT repairs...
Post by: RobG on 23 March 2010, 16:42:55
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Get a Trade card through Autobahnstormers for £20 .. you can then get a complete front disc/pads replacement kit for £80 + vat instead of £110 + vat

springs are
Springs :question :D
Title: Re: MOT repairs...
Post by: Entwood on 23 March 2010, 16:45:03
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Get a Trade card through Autobahnstormers for £20 .. you can then get a complete front disc/pads replacement kit for £80 + vat instead of £110 + vat

springs are
Springs :question :D

cheeky sod .. I was editing and trying to look up his car on TC web site at the same time .. :)
Title: Re: MOT repairs...
Post by: RobG on 23 March 2010, 16:46:25
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Get a Trade card through Autobahnstormers for £20 .. you can then get a complete front disc/pads replacement kit for £80 + vat instead of £110 + vat

springs are
Springs :question :D

cheeky sod .. I was editing and trying to look up his car on TC web site at the same time .. :)
:P
Title: Re: MOT repairs...
Post by: cannonfodder on 23 March 2010, 16:55:28
Well the Miggy has been static since last June  :(, so I guess they'd perished somehow... didn't expect two springs to go exactly at the same though to be honest  :-?  Been driving a 1.2 corsa since then... (Not out of choice cuz I hate everything about it) ... it was better than sex getting back in the Omega this morning...
Title: Re: MOT repairs...
Post by: PhilRich on 23 March 2010, 17:58:18
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Well the Miggy has been static since last June  :(, so I guess they'd perished somehow... didn't expect two springs to go exactly at the same though to be honest  :-?  Been driving a 1.2 corsa since then... (Not out of choice cuz I hate everything about it) ... it was better than sex getting back in the Omega this morning...


Blimey mate, I love my Omega, but if that statement is true then your love life must be dire! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: MOT repairs...
Post by: cannonfodder on 23 March 2010, 18:01:12
yep thought someone would have a field day with that one!!!!!