hey guys well i have a green mini and will soon to be going for blue slip and i was wondering if u need the water squirters on the windscreen or not cause i havent got any on my car do i need them or do u not need them ?????? thanks

Of course you need them, every part of the car has to work as per factory specs.

Doogie

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I won Hay once, here's the pic to prove it..


Hay, it's not about the car, it's not about the venue, it's about the people that come here. Peter Dwyer, Mayor of Hay NSW.

oh ok thanks for that beta hook one up lol

Just cos they're there isn't enough either...I got knocked back as the resevoir wasn't full and therefore they didn't work!

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

oh ok that is a bit picky if u ask me lol well i will give everything a top up and check everything at least 2 times b4 i take it in.

Things like wipers, washers, horn, lights and parkers, handbrake, brakes all have to work as intended. Seatbelts (if fitted depending on the year of your car) have to be in good condition with no fraying or excessive fading due to UV (ie if your belts were black and are now light grey or white, you're in trouble). Seats have to be mounted securely (as per original mounts for example) and be in serviceable condition - ie if the seat webbing is shot and the seat does not support you properly, they may knock it back.

Tyres have to be in legal condition (tread depth) and not excessively cracked or aged on the sidewalls. Balljoints and wheel-bearings must be tight and show no obvious signs of wear.

Body has to be structually sound and have no major rust areas. You need to have an external rear view mirror on the drivers door I believe as well.

Pays to check for, and wipe off any major oil leaks or spills in the engine/gearbox area.

The tidier and well-presented the car is, the better the chance of passing in my experience.
KB

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Well said Kev, i agree 100%


Doogie

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I won Hay once, here's the pic to prove it..


Hay, it's not about the car, it's not about the venue, it's about the people that come here. Peter Dwyer, Mayor of Hay NSW.

Only if your ADR VIN plate has the code for it.

Post 72ish??

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

make sure you have the correcet size steering wheel - none of that 12" sports style.

make sure your tail light/indicator lenses arent faded

make sure your CV joint boots are in good nick.

if your car is post-71 I think it's 1971 - it requires an external rear vision mirror on the RHS. check ADRs v2 - Wombat posted up a link to them.

make sure you're spare tyre is in ok condition too

make sure there's no play in your rear radius arms

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tim
68 Deluxe 1293, HIF44, megajolt/EDIS4, daihatsu alternator..

'a mini is for life, not just for christmas!'

geez all those little things to get it passed

just go to a more lenient mechanic to get it passed

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It's called a safety certificate for a reason, don't try to dodgy it or you put yourself and others at risk.

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The 850 Man

Do the right thing the first time, comments as above are for the fool hardy

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Your silliness has been noted.

Some inspectors can go overboard, some can get things wrong, but going to someone for an easy pass is just silly. I prefer to go to someone that knows what goes wrong with these cars so he can find what I have missed.

Another thing to remember is that when you go to the easy bloke there is a good chance that someone else will get an easy pass from him for a very bad car. When one of the cars that he has passed gets looked at by the police or the RTA they can ask the RTA to do an audit of all the cars that your bloke has passed. I have seen this happen in the past. It is not good.

The "hassle" of getting a car right for inspection and to be safe for the driver and the rest of us on the road is only a fraction of the hassle of getting a defect notice, or being in an incident where the other party, insurance company, or the police have an issue with your car and follow up on it.

Truly not worth the hassle..........

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Cooper S Mk2
Cooper S Mk1
ex Cooper S Mk2, various Morris 1100s, 1300s, 1500s, Leyland Sherpa!

KB has pretty much hit it on the head , you'll find it will go a lot smoother if the car looks like it should be let back on the road (regardless of what half the cars on the road look like) , give the exterior a good wash and polish , degrease or even paint the engine , vacuum the interior , maybe even stick new seat covers over the seats . While it doesn't sound like it will affect the safety of the car , it will show the inspector you are serious about the car and he will be more relaxed about examining it . The last thing you want is to drive up in something covered in dust , oily motor and patchy interior and the inspector look at it thinking it's shoddy and shouldn't be on the road . Most blue slip inspectors are pretty fair , but if the car doesn't look finished , they'll often take that as a sign to look for something to fail it on .

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