Failed

[jason]

As predicted i failed the IVA yesterday. Some of it me being dull, some of it maybe not so.

Here are some of the things that may help others.

Rear fog lamp, whilst having been purchased as IVA compatible it really wasn't. It was E marked but they must also have a B or F mark on them. Needless to say mine didn't.

I had stamped my VIN no. onto a plate and welded it onto the chassis, this was not good enough for my examiner, he is insisting that it has to be stamped into the chassis. Also the VIN plate that i used didn't have the manufacturers name on it, which is a requirement.

Noise, only 8 decibels over. Oops!!

One quite important one was with the steering shaft connecting the column to the rack. I had used the shaft and uj's from Rally design, as i guess a lot of people will have. Although the bolts are seriously tight, it is still possible to move the shaft in the splines in the uj's.

My indicators are flashing too fast, should be between 60 and 120 flashes per minute. He did actually count them!!

I also missed covering the lock nuts on the upper front ball joints.

Thats about it.

Hope it helps.