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Re: questions guys

by GreyDJ » Sat May 07, 2011 10:41 am

The potential MOT failure on the seats, if they notice, is due to the safety issue of the seat belt anchorage being via the seat mounts.

Nothing to do with the tilting seat.
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Re: questions guys

by RobbieV » Sat May 07, 2011 12:10 pm

GreyDJ wrote:The potential MOT failure on the seats, if they notice, is due to the safety issue of the seat belt anchorage being via the seat mounts.

Nothing to do with the tilting seat.


Actually it is - If the front seats don't tilt how does the MOT tester get in the back to test the rear seat belts !
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Re: questions guys

by Allys Cally » Sat May 07, 2011 1:56 pm

well i spoke to a guy i know this morning who's an mot tester, he told me that as long as the seat is secure and seatbelt works it will pass. the tilt feature doesnt come in to it, think of the people who fit bucket seats in their cars is what he told me
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Re: questions guys

by RobbieV » Sat May 07, 2011 2:02 pm

And i was told by an MOT tester the other day when my beamer was in that if he can't get to the rear seat belts to test then he would fail it.

I had a problem with the driver's seat it which it wouldn't tilt ? He got in the back via the passenger side ............... prehaps he was being anal ??
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Re: questions guys

by Allys Cally » Sat May 07, 2011 2:06 pm

because the seat can still be slide forward you can still get to the rear seats to test the rear seats and seatbelts. so if your seats cant be slide forwards or tilted then i'd say it would be a fail. i'd say your mot tester is being anal mate :mrgreen:
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Re: questions guys

by RobbieV » Sat May 07, 2011 2:10 pm

Allys Cally wrote:because the seat can still be slide forward you can still get to the rear seats to test the rear seats and seatbelts. so if your seats cant be slide forwards or tilted then i'd say it would be a fail. i'd say your mot tester is being anal mate :mrgreen:


I'll go with the MOT tester is anal :lol:

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Re: questions guys

by v6 steve » Sat May 07, 2011 10:24 pm

I would say is down to the mot man some would just pull seat forward and squeese in but others won't it's a bit like the shaved door handle question some will pass it others won't as they say if you had a crash how would someone get in to help you
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Re: questions guys

by adzv64x4 » Mon May 09, 2011 5:50 pm

sorted people fantastic cheers will pass it on
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