Yeah they will fail. You have to be able to get on the rollors too

 

Are the arches rubbing on the tyres at all? I remember seeing some sort of Jap yoke going through the NCT with it's fornt bumper off so it could go up on the rollers and the ramp. He passed. That said, back then you could stick €50 in the ash tray and pass...

 

QUOTE (eoghanroe @ Dec 30 2011, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Are the arches rubbing on the tyres at all? I remember seeing some sort of Jap yoke going through the NCT with it's fornt bumper off so it could go up on the rollers and the ramp. He passed. That said, back then you could stick €50 in the ash tray and pass...
I cut some of the plastic lining out of the arches so its not rubbing anymore, I suppose my major concern would be getting it down onto the rollers

 

This is how it sits at the minute!

 

Think someone said before its 4 inches of clearance from ground to bumper.

Don't quote me on that though.

 

Mine passed on the coil overs but the guy said that if it couldn't get onto the rollers it would be an immediate fail!!

 

QUOTE (DonalM @ Dec 30 2011, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Think someone said before its 4 inches of clearance from ground to bumper.

Don't quote me on that though.
I read that before somewhere! Time to bust out the measuring tape!

 

Whats the NCT?

 

you can leave it low, but as soon as the keys get into the 'testers' hands, they are quite brutal n rough with it; I had a very low Mk3 for testing years ago; went into the testing bay running.... they later returned the keys (after a quick group meeting/huddle) saying 'that car wont restart' - on driving the car onto the rollers they slapped the bottom of the tank on the floor and knocked out the fuel pump; fee refunded, it was 'communicated' that the car would have to be towed away by the end of the day or it'd get clamped/and or impounded....

 

The rollers are not the issue, it's the ramp. If it catches the ramp it's a fail.

 

just from looking at it there, my gutt tells me its too low.

 

QUOTE (NeelieS14 @ Dec 30 2011, 09:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>just from looking at it there, my gutt tells me its too low.
My gut, my head and my heart are tellin me its too low!!! Im guessin that I will have to bit the bullet and raise it up to be on the safe side!!

 

^^^ hahaha do you have the tummy bug too???? :3

 

I find that my own car starts and drives perfectly without an NCT. If a tester hears it rub or scrape going onto the rollers or ramp can they fail you??

 

My T4 multivan-mpv is lowered -60 rear -70ish front and its been through two nct's i know a van sits a lot higher than a car,but dont think just because its lowered its an automatic fail just depends on how low i suppose.

 

The car needs 4 inches clearance at the lowest point because if it is touching the ground when on the brake tester, the tyres are not making proper contact with the rollers. In my experience if the car can clear the brake tester properly, then it shouldn't have a problem getting onto the ramp.

 

I've had two fairly low cars through the nct over the years in the limerick test centre and in fairmess they took great care on the rollers, i mean literally edged the cars on and off but in saying that tho yours is fairly borderline for height. If you think the bumper might catch just take it off, its a fail but just a visual so pop it back on after and no fee afterwards to get it seen.
Oh and in regards to the 4", i was told that too but i think its just a safe measurment, i was lower.

 

take off the front bumper and get it tested, they will fail the front bumper on a visual. if everything else passes put the bumper back on and just show it to them and they should pass it

 

RE not getting onto the rollers, when I put my car through it wouldn't go onto the rollers so they did the brake test outside with the decelerometer, the testers had no issues with the fact it wouldn't go on the rollers and they were very careful with it.

 

QUOTE (Carden @ Jan 1 2012, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>RE not getting onto the rollers, when I put my car through it wouldn't go onto the rollers so they did the brake test outside with the decelerometer, the testers had no issues with the fact it wouldn't go on the rollers and they were very careful with it.
Thats actually a good point. I always took it that if it was too low for the rollers they couldn't test it. Hence alot of the jap stuff with big body kits went in without the front bumper and failed on a visual. Landrover freelanders cant be tested on the rollers because of their four wheel drive system.
I'd reckon it comes down to the individaul tester on the day. Sometimes they can be right arseholes on a power trip imo

 

its like the gards lads, depends on who you get on the day....