The owned from new (!998) Cabrio has just crashed it's MOT (first time ever apart from niggles). Always MOT'd by same garage (& usually same inspector!)
SWMBO is not impressed. Heads may roll unless it is sorted fast!
Bit more serious this time....four seat belt anchorage (NSR & OSR + NSF & OSF) "strength or continuity significantly reduced".
and a "suspension component prescribed area being excessively corroded- O/S front"
When looking at the underside with the inspector the front & rear ends of the sills are pretty flaky & crusty too. but not a fail (yet!)
I think/hope the seat belt mountings can be fixed by cutting and plating. Front ones on the underside are easy to see The rear ones, who knows? are they in box sections?
The suspension area needs investigation, but with luck (!) can be sorted without too much problem but cut and plate....I have a good man with a cutter, bender and welder!
Most serious (not!) is one rear regn. no plate bulb inoperative! I think I can fix that.
A question for the "experts"...is it possible to get the plastic sill skirts off without destroying either the clips or the plastic sill?
I don't suppose sills are available....? Is anything adapt-able No doubt the inner sill (I imagine there is one?) is unavailable too.
Any parts list or exploded diagrams of Cabrio bodies available on line?
The car is a keeper mechanically & the obvious bodywork is very good, but clearly the underside is getting dodgy with the original protection beginning to flake & let water into areas where I don't want it!
David
SWMBO is not impressed. Heads may roll unless it is sorted fast!
Bit more serious this time....four seat belt anchorage (NSR & OSR + NSF & OSF) "strength or continuity significantly reduced".
and a "suspension component prescribed area being excessively corroded- O/S front"
When looking at the underside with the inspector the front & rear ends of the sills are pretty flaky & crusty too. but not a fail (yet!)
I think/hope the seat belt mountings can be fixed by cutting and plating. Front ones on the underside are easy to see The rear ones, who knows? are they in box sections?
The suspension area needs investigation, but with luck (!) can be sorted without too much problem but cut and plate....I have a good man with a cutter, bender and welder!
Most serious (not!) is one rear regn. no plate bulb inoperative! I think I can fix that.
A question for the "experts"...is it possible to get the plastic sill skirts off without destroying either the clips or the plastic sill?
I don't suppose sills are available....? Is anything adapt-able No doubt the inner sill (I imagine there is one?) is unavailable too.
Any parts list or exploded diagrams of Cabrio bodies available on line?
The car is a keeper mechanically & the obvious bodywork is very good, but clearly the underside is getting dodgy with the original protection beginning to flake & let water into areas where I don't want it!
David