Genuinely shocked today...

Phate · 9 Sep 2009 at 19:56

cymatty said:
Bodging things is true Rover/MG styleee, what is up with you.

This I agree with on non essential things, like suspension etc. But when it comes to bodging my ability to stop and a very essential pedal then I get a bit touchy

jamoor · 9 Sep 2009 at 20:09

Phate said:
Most places wanted £17 for just headlight bulbs!

I went to a local place which is run by a friend...2 x new sidelights and 2 x new headlight bulbs - £9.25

Sweet lord, aren't they usally <£1 each?

spoonz · 9 Sep 2009 at 20:22

MG's were "bodged" in the factory. "bodge" is west midlands for "build"

saitrix · 9 Sep 2009 at 20:24

jamoor said:
Sweet lord, aren't they usally <£1 each?

Yeah, Halfords trade card would get them under £3 for sure.

mattyprice4004 · 10 Sep 2009 at 13:36

spoonz said:
MG's were "bodged" in the factory. "bodge" is west midlands for "build"

This is my new motto!

Vonsteve · 10 Sep 2009 at 14:18

spoonz said:
MG's were "bodged" in the factory. "bodge" is west midlands for "build"

Haha, that tickled me! Certainly made taking my car apart multiple times incredibly easy tho

mattyprice4004 · 10 Sep 2009 at 15:28

Just found out I have my MOT tomorrow, jesus that crept up on me!

Sirrel Squirrel · 10 Sep 2009 at 15:33

I had my car MOT'd with them and they replaced a blown bulb without even asking, I'm not even sure there was a blown bulb tbh but I got billed for it anyway.

antijoke · 10 Sep 2009 at 15:41

spoonz said:
MG's were "bodged" in the factory. "bodge" is west midlands for "build"

Genuine LOL from me.

R.O.S.S.I · 10 Sep 2009 at 15:50

I've been driving around with one headlight out for a few days now. Been reading its actually a bit of a job to change the bulbs on my Fiesta Zetec-S, so i'm going to have to take it to the garage as some people have been saying you have to remove the front bumper and stuff and I can't be bothered at all!

MikeHunt79 · 10 Sep 2009 at 15:53

What about those people with metal aftermarket pedals then, would they fail an MOT?

Sone · 10 Sep 2009 at 15:55

[TW]Fox;14849757 said:
Any petrol station sells bulbs, you didnt need to put the car off the road

if it went to the scrapper could have been a waste of a few quid though

Phate · 10 Sep 2009 at 15:55

MikeHunt79 said:
What about those people with metal aftermarket pedals then, would they fail an MOT?

lol gawd knows. But these are for RAPID RUUDE RIDES INNIT carz only err blud?

For example, my brothers Focus 1.6....who, and I quote, warned me when I drove it to make sure it doesn't 'catch me out' - Bless him

MikeHunt79 · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:08

Phate said:
lol gawd knows. But these are for RAPID RUUDE RIDES INNIT carz only err blud?

For example, my brothers Focus 1.6....who, and I quote, warned me when I drove it to make sure it doesn't 'catch me out' - Bless him

Yep, it does seem rather silly how the rudeboy cars actually make it thru the MOT sometimes, it wouldn't surprise me if they use garages which are being known for being a little less strict! :/

iaind · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:18

Phate said:
I knew they were blown, I thinking it being an MG garage they would replace them

Phate said:
Its not, but I assumed it being an MG garage they would just replace them, I even pointed it out to them when I took it for its MOT

I'm struggling to figure out why the fact they're an MG garage affects their ability to change a bulb in any way?

Phate · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:34

iaind said:
I'm struggling to figure out why the fact they're an MG garage affects their ability to change a bulb in any way?

Being an MG garage one would think they would stock the correct bulbs for said MG's ;P

geekyEd · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:41

Yer its not unreasonable for you to ask them to change the blown bulbd pre MOT, you obviously spoke to one guy who didn't transfer the message to who ever dealt with the car next.

clv101 · 10 Sep 2009 at 16:49

Phate said:
...so I sorted the emissions by borrowing a CAT off an MG guy via a forum...

So what happens to emission when you give the CAT back to who you borrowed it from?

mrk · 10 Sep 2009 at 17:06

[TW]Fox;14849510 said:
Real bad luck those bulbs blowing in the time between your 30 second pre MOT glance around and getting it to the test centre dude

I had to double take reading that.

Then I LOLd

But brake pedal rubber? isn't that just a shoe from the brake pedal itself? I'd have just found the nearest MG in a local unnamed dealer and nicked it ¬_¬*

*By me I mean you

Berger · 10 Sep 2009 at 17:57

jamoor said:
Sweet lord, aren't they usally <£1 each?

Point me in the direction of where you can buy decent headlight bulbs for under a quid please.