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[nigel bickle]

Indicators. I'm resurrecting a late 50's Renault and the flashers puzzle me. its never had semaphores, and its indicators are one unit (facing forward white, rearward red) on the C pillar. There is no wiring or any sign of another unit ever being fitted front or rear.

It has previously passed an MOT (1997) & is UK registered but is this legal? Can I take it for an MOT like that?

 

[messerschmitt owner]

yes - the citroen ds indicators are in the roof - if it was legal at the time, it is legal now.

 

The brake light on my messerschmitt is orange and the rear indicators are red!

[barefoot]

What was the last car, CAR not van, to be made with opening quarter lights?

 

I'm thinking Audi 200T

[Volksy]

^ Fiat 126 Bis? Think they were made up until around 1990

 

Although I think it will be the VW Beetle, all the South American imports I've seen still have them.

[DSdriver]

Indicators...

 

They had those on my Dad's Renault Dauphine as well, must have been late '50s.

[nigel bickle]

Did they? Having a lot of trouble believing they're legal. How can a 'front' indicator be on the rear pillar? I dont think I've ever seen another car set up like this -feels utterly clueless. 6 volt too -for extra brightness!

[wuvvum]

My Novaquatre had exactly the same setup - single lamps on the rear pillars, with a red lens facing backwards and a white lens facing the front. Didn't realise Renault were still doing the same thing in the '50s, but as MO said, if it was legal back then (and when your Frégate was made many cars were still using trafficators) it's legal now (although the DS only ever had the rear indicators in the C-pillar - front indicators were always on the front).

[nigel bickle]

Cheers Wuz.

 

Legal-saeemingly -but bloody dangerous. I'll MOT 'as is' -to prove I can, then I'll fit discreet extras front n rear.

[barrett]

Ford Pops with the 'Teddy ears' had them positioned just behind the B-pillar, one light for front and rear, though they were probably a little more visible that the Fregate ones. I'm sure there are others but I can't think of any offhand... agreed it is an odd arrangement though!

[whitevanman]

Rover 75 diesels ... Are they actually BMW enjins like most vendors try and claim or are they Rover L-series?

 

 

Deffo BMW engines, only weal points are the Freelander Clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder, otherwise they are excellent old barges

[ashmicro]

BMW M47R, without the shite spiral flaps. Injectors can let go, and the MAF sensors are a bit shit. Kickdown control on autos can go tits up.

[Rocket88]

Rover 75 clutch master / slave cylinder arrangement is quite possibly one of the shitest designs ever foisted upon the motoring public

[Wilko220]

Really stupid question coming up.

 

How do I get this:

 

 

to fit on to this:

 

 

Yes - it is the correct size wheel. I suspect there is some kind of clip missing from the back of the hub caps I have. The backs look like this:

 

 

Any ideas? And apologies in advance for being stoopid, as I'm sure I am...

[Volksy]

[Wilko220]

"Thanks"

[Volksy]

I think they had a serrated rim around the outer flange (lol) which gripped the inner rim of the wheel.

[Wilko220]

Hmm... thanks Volksy. Better have a closer look at the outer flange...

[willswitchengage]

Was there some sort of VW festival on this weekend? Saw 1,000,000 of various dubs travelling nortbound on the M1 in the Midlands earlier today, there were a few in the service station when I stopped and all looked like spoilt teenagers.

[sporty-shite]

What was the last car, CAR not van, to be made with opening quarter lights?

 

 

Shogun?

[trigger]

Was there some sort of VW festival on this weekend?.

 

Bugjam at Santa Pod was on.

[cobblers]

British Volkswagen Festival at Malvern too, which was apparently a shadow of it's former self. I was going to pop down but couldn't be arsed and it seems about 50% of the usual traders did the same.

I went last year and it was OK, but I reckon the VW festival scene is doing a dotcom flop at the moment. That said I don't need an excuse not to go to malvern showground - Decent bogs but the worst contracted food of any showground I've ever been to

[TimothyClaypole]

Looking into getting something produced using the Forum logo and slogan if someone has the details:

 

"Please let me know what are the fonts names. Also ttf files would be required."

 

Any help appreciated.

 

Non profit making, well any extra money would be donated to the next Shitefest maybe?

[skattrd]

As this is the place for stupid questions ...

 

Does diesel go off? I know petrol does, but does diesel?

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Is one allowed to drive a SORNed car back from an MoT appointment that 'failed to materialise'? I want my mechanic to have a look at something on my Hirst Airport Cars GS300, and I don't want to be taxing the car just for that.

[whitevanman]

How can a 'front' indicator be on the rear pillar?

 

 

back in the day it was classed as 'visable' from the front

[DSdriver]

As this is the place for stupid questions ...

 

Does diesel go off? I know petrol does, but does diesel?

 

Can get a bug in it which turns it black, common problem with marine engines. Of course there is an expensive additive which may or may not be any good.

[pompei]

Just been looking at the various hot rod and customs spots. Some of the old septic stuff is running without mudguards. Is that legal?

[vulgalour]

running without mudguards. Is that legal?

 

As far as I understood it, no, unless it's an agricultural vehicle. I don't have the bit of law in front of me, but I'm pretty certain that 'exposed wheels' are an automatic MoT fail and should get you told off a lot by the boys in blue in much the same way as a Corsa with 12" wide wheels would. For some reason, hot rods seem to get let off with a lot of stuff, especially if it's American, perhaps a blind eye is turned?

[Albert Ross]

Exposed wheels don't come under the remit of MOT. CU Regs are there for that one. It's down to age of vehicle, not where they come from......

[cort16]

Would a Triumph Sprint head just "bolt on" to a TR7 engine? I know it's the same block but would I need different intake manifold, carbs, exhaust etc?

I'm just wondering as there's a couple of cheap sprint heads on ebay just now. Even counting in the price of a head re-build if the change over was reasonably straight forward it might be something I'd consider if it didn't mean major fannying around.