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corsascott
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id love to get one for my corsa b but not sure if there legal on the road

anyone got info on this cheers

[Edited on 28-12-2007 by corsascott]
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To get kit cars through the SVA, you need a rubber edging strips on all sharp edges, You may find that an MOT tester asks for it to be fitted to the bottom edge of the tailgate; but tbh I don't think they'd even notice!
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Yes they are road legal.
VX220 are made of FG!
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niceone going to order my one soon

cheers for that
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Originally posted by dhdev
Yes they are road legal.
VX220 are made of FG!


They're standard, you would be fitting a non-standard part if you fitted one to a corsa But as said I doubt the tester would notice

[Edited on 28-12-2007 by LiVe LeE]
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
quote:
Originally posted by dhdev
Yes they are road legal.
VX220 are made of FG!


They're standard, you would be fitting a non-standard part if you fitted one to a corsa But as said I doubt the tester would notice

[Edited on 28-12-2007 by LiVe LeE]



i can only try whats the worst that can happen the tester says not allowed i put on standard and get it passed
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worst is they'll make you put a £2.00 rubber edging strip on the bottom
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quote:
Originally posted by dhdev
Yes they are road legal.
VX220 are made of FG!


They're standard, you would be fitting a non-standard part if you fitted one to a corsa But as said I doubt the tester would notice

[Edited on 28-12-2007 by LiVe LeE]


So what if he did notice? There are no rules saying that tailgates have to be made of steel
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No need for an mot tester to touch or open the boot so doubt they'd notice
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Originally posted by dhdev
Yes they are road legal.
VX220 are made of FG!


They're standard, you would be fitting a non-standard part if you fitted one to a corsa But as said I doubt the tester would notice

[Edited on 28-12-2007 by LiVe LeE]


So what if he did notice? There are no rules saying that tailgates have to be made of steel


no but they're are about sharp edges and the integrity of bodywork
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i just want to lose as much weight as possible

fibreglass bonnet and boot is a good weight of
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but its also weaker, and will stone chip easier
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
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Originally posted by dhdev
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Originally posted by LiVe LeE
quote:
Originally posted by dhdev
Yes they are road legal.
VX220 are made of FG!


They're standard, you would be fitting a non-standard part if you fitted one to a corsa But as said I doubt the tester would notice

[Edited on 28-12-2007 by LiVe LeE]


So what if he did notice? There are no rules saying that tailgates have to be made of steel


no but they're are about sharp edges and the integrity of bodywork


Jesus, if a bit of a sharp edge on a FG panel is that much of a concern get a but of wet and dry on it
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Pins will sort that out.
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but its also weaker, and will stone chip easier


what the bonnet steve
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fucks sake Dhdev, what I said is valid, the worst they could make you do is fit a strip of rubber edging. I even said I doubt they'd even notice.

Wet/dry would expose the fibres and ruin the structure of the laminate, potentially allowing water ingression or osmosis and causing the entire delamination of the tailgate..........
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fucks sake Dhdev, what I said is valid, the worst they could make you do is fit a strip of rubber edging. I even said I doubt they'd even notice.

Wet/dry would expose the fibres and ruin the structure of the laminate, potentially allowing water ingression or osmosis and causing the entire delamination of the tailgate..........


What a load of toss. I run FG wings, boot and bonnet.
You buy them, the finish is sheeeeeite, u flat them back and paint. During flatting remove any sharp edges and then paint over! Nothing exposed, no Osmosis (FFS) and no MOT fail.
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I make them cock!
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I make them cock!

how much do they pay for said cock?
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Then you must realise that they require finishing before PAINTING so no exposed edges!
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They "shouldn't" need painting at all, the Gel coat first stage of the laminate is the 'Waterproofing, osmosis preventing layer, if the integrity of this is broken, then you do allow the potential delamination of a laminated structure!

A paint finish would only be for aesthetic, cosmetic finish, not for structural integrity.

[Edited on 28-12-2007 by LiVe LeE]
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I make them


would you make a boot and bonnet in fg for a corsa b
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no, not enough interest tbh - unless you were willing to pay the tooling costs or arrange a big enough group buy to absorb the tooling costs.

CM tends to concentrate on Kit cars as there is a more suitable market, plus don't do a great deal of glass work now; mainly carbon
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
no, not enough interest tbh - unless you were willing to pay the tooling costs or arrange a big enough group buy to absorb the tooling costs.

CM tends to concentrate on Kit cars as there is a more suitable market, plus don't do a great deal of glass work now; mainly carbon



so if i was to get enough interest (how many we talking needed) would you be willing to do them (eg. say 10 people interested in either product or both)

what kind of price we talking
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
They "shouldn't" need painting at all, the Gel coat first stage of the laminate is the 'Waterproofing, osmosis preventing layer, if the integrity of this is broken, then you do allow the potential delamination of a laminated structure!

A paint finish would only be for aesthetic, cosmetic finish, not for structural integrity.

[Edited on 28-12-2007 by LiVe LeE]


So you make them with Gel coats in every colour to suit all cars. I stand corrected. Since when is paint purely aesthetic? Paint is a barrier against water and ozone damage.


Corsascott
http://www.magnummotorsport.co.uk/corsa.html

Just be prepared to paint it as I believe they only do white

[Edited on 28-12-2007 by dhdev]

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