James
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My MOT is nearly due, I have a few queries.
If I take it to the garage before my MOT and say "will my tyres fail the MOT", are they likely to tell me? Because if I need new tyres, I would rather get them online before I have the MOT.
I also have a chip/crack in my windscreen, passenger side, slightly below the middle vertically, is this likely to fail?
Thanks.
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--Dave--
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depends how well you know them I guess mate. The garage I use will normally point out things they can see straight away and warn me.
How big is the crack? if it's just a deep chip it'll be fine.
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James
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It a chip, but its got tiny cracks coming away from it, its not very big, just under the size of a 5p maybe?
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nathy_87
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Just say that you have a MOT in a couple of days coming up could you do a quick check to see if my tyres will pass, dont say when it is, i wouldnt of thought they would check if its with them etc, but im not to sure about the chip becuase some places would pass it and some wouldnt even thought its not really in "your view"
Edit- Still get it reparied though, Autowindow screens do it for free i think
[Edited on 11-04-2007 by nathy_87]
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mwg
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just take it to a tyre fitters and they will tell you if they tyres are legal
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--Dave--
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quote:
Originally posted by James
It a chip, but its got tiny cracks coming away from it, its not very big, just under the size of a 5p maybe?
will be fine James 
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VegasPhil
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James your chip will be fine. As long as you don't molest the crack too much it might just make it.
You should be able to tell if your rubber is good enough for the MoT. 
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James
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Right I've got someone coming to look at the windscreen next week, whats the legal limit on tyres?
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mwg
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TAKE IT TO A TYRE FITTERS AND GET THEM MEASURE THE TREAD DEPTH  Its free
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Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Right I've got someone coming to look at the windscreen next week, whats the legal limit on tyres?
6mm IIRC
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James
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
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Originally posted by James
Right I've got someone coming to look at the windscreen next week, whats the legal limit on tyres?
6mm IIRC
It's 1.6mm
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James
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Surely if I took it to a tyre place they would say, "oh yeah you need 4 new tyres, and a new exhaust, and a new engine"
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J B
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Surely if I took it to a tyre place they would say, "oh yeah you need 4 new tyres, and a new exhaust, and a new engine"
They could say this...... but that doesn't mean you are going to give them any money does it
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Ian
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Measure them yourself.
Tyres at the legal depth across 75% of the tread pattern and the chip not larger than 10mm in the drivers line of vision, 40mm in the rest of the swept area.
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AK
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your tyres will have depth indicators.... do a google search on them and legal limits etc and find out for yourself.
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James
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The tread on them looks OK-ish but they are cracked to buggery - that can't be good? 
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Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by James
quote:
Originally posted by Monster
quote:
Originally posted by James
Right I've got someone coming to look at the windscreen next week, whats the legal limit on tyres?
6mm IIRC
It's 1.6mm
Close. Obviously don't remember correctly
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by James
The tread on them looks OK-ish but they are cracked to buggery - that can't be good?
So they need replacing anyway - what are you waiting for? A blowout?
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James
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
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Originally posted by James
The tread on them looks OK-ish but they are cracked to buggery - that can't be good?
So they need replacing anyway - what are you waiting for? A blowout?
Ok I'm gunna get them replaced.
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