Tetsu0san Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 MOT wasn't due until the end of the month but I thought I would get it in early. Did no preperation for the MOT, mostly because I've been working on the Beetle and the BMW so it has kinda taken a back seat. So took her in this morning, got a call at 1:30 to say she had failed on the hazzards not working. So I went to collect her and had a look at the fuses in the test stations car park before I drove home. I've had a couple of electrical gremlins due to the fuses getting damp and messing around so I wiggled the fuse and it started working. I kinda knew/hoped that this would be the issue so went and grabbed the tester, he looked, and now I have a brand new MOT with no advisories! She's done me proud (again)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanuki Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Congrats! Hazards are a favourite MoT fail - along with horns. They're used so relatively infrequently that - with no current going through the circuits - corrosion and tarnish build up on fuses and switch-contacts then when you need them [either in anger or to prove regulatory compliance] the voltage embarrassingly isn't there. I've sorted quite a few "no hazards" MoT failures by vigorously working the hazard switch to clear the tarnish from the only-used-once-a-year contacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie64 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 my advisory this year was 'exhaust held on with zip ties' which is impressive that they're still working as I had the same last year hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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