bugger it failed a WOF

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:06 pm

what is wrong with rust i say it isnÂ´t as if the rust in mention is structural at all oh well
i might have to start getting my warrants done away from testing stations and loose fog lights there is no point tightening them i have to be able to refocus them after i have reshaped the bumper

okay tell us your WOF and cert gripes

xj · Post by xj » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:46 pm

Dont have any, if the work done properly there should be no need for drama.

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:43 pm

WOF is a long distant memory for my truck. :wink:

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:56 pm

I don't ever take any vehicles to the WOF station for the exact same reason as you stated Merc.

The latest was the WOF station telling my mate his flexi flares were illegal and he ad to put the factory ones back on. Yes, they covered the tread on his tyres.

I just took the Safari for a wof today to, and it failed on a quater of the things i new it should fail on.

All i gotta do is fix a head light and adjust one wheel bearing.

Hell, the other wheel bearing is just about as loose. Hand brake is in need of adjustment, the slide pins on the rear calipers are seized, the ball joints are packed full of greese to try and eliminate some of the play, one of the front shocks has blown a seal, you can't see the front number plate, the passengers side mirror is so bent you can't see out of it really, the sway bar bushes are absolutly shagged, the list goes on. The wof station would pick up on all that and more, just cause they can, although they aren't really safety concerns, the wof station would crucify the old girl :lol:

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:09 pm

'ole rusty' suffers from a bit of the after market, 'increasing the power to weight ratio' modification... hence the name..

and no lights..

or brakes really...

:shock:

testing stations are the worst possible place to take a vehicle... depends who ya get and what mood theyre in..

gotta go through all that wof stuffs for dayglo one day.. :roll:

Moriarty · Post by **Moriarty** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:03 am

heheheh OHHHH you pore guys..........

I am still in that happy place where warrents are only a once a year thing to worry about.

After the last trip, I killed a rear tail light and the opposite front indicator lense and braket.

Plastic welders fixed the front one, an I still have Waipakihi Water in the rear lens. This is help in by the vinyl tape that stops white light from leaking out the side of the lens.

Still looking for a SAT 750X16 tyre to replace the dead one. HELP ME!!! Dont mind a used one with life still in it.

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:12 pm

blooody failed me at last WOF in the zook for worn rear shocks :roll:

who needs shocks anyway.......oh yea and a front park light and a number plate light he could have just replaced thye lights and told me to replace the shocks and wacked one on it.......i guess it just doesnt work like that :cry:

mudhaw · Post by **mudhaw** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:21 pm

If you guys think trying to get a WoF is fun, try reading the manuel.
It is a visual saftey check if we cant see it eg rust we cant fail you. No where in the book does it say you have to have a number plate but you must have a number Plate light, its a saftey issue.
:shock:

Had an elderly man come in one day with a traler he had just finished building, with a 4x2 woodin draw bar and wanted a wof. what would u do?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:22 pm

well it wouldn't rust was it treated :lol:

mudhaw · Post by **mudhaw** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:37 pm

It didnt have any borra

tristanp · Post by **tristanp** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:14 pm

i always thought a wooden trailer frame was legal?
but 4x2 is a bit small for a drawbar

mudhaw · Post by **mudhaw** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:20 pm

Yeah as far as the rule book goes it was leagle, but would u put your name on it?
We told him we were to buzzy and he should go to the testing station

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:59 pm

i once had a car(mitzi sigma) come into the workshop having been just failed at the testing station for poor rear brake balance, so i pop it over the hoist and up she goes......stop when i hear funny noises...have a look underneath and the middle of the vehicle has gone up but the front and rear hasnt..... thing was soooo rusty it nearly tore in half right there..... down off the hoist after showing the lady why i wasnt going to bother fixing her brakes and that she should really go back and give them a bollocking for not picking up on that. which she did, they refunded her wof fee and said sorry........she was happy and they got much firmer when looking for rust :lol:

...might be all my fault

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:32 pm

Anyone who goes to a testing station deserves everything they get.

The one in town (chch) has to be full of the most in-bred, banjo playin', 6 fingered morons I have ever had the utter displeasure of dealing with.

I took the in-laws car in for a retest after getting a rust hole and a brake line fixed. (They were busy, so being a good son-in-law.... :shock:

)

Testing station ass-jockey:"I cant see the hole..."
Me: "Ummmm, that's because it's been...ummmmm.... fixed." (said very VERY sarcastically)
TSAJ:" Oh, ummmm, right, ummmmm, but then how do I know it's been fixed?"
Me:" Are you for f@#$%ing real??!! There was a hole, now there isn't!!! And all that newish looking bit, and the little raised bead that looks suspiciously like a weld, probably indicates that the rust was cut out, and a new piece welded in!!!"
TSAJ: "Oh, right, ummmmm, I better get my supervisor....."
Supervisor:" Ummmm, (looking),well, ummmm, I spose that's right then......"
Me: "sigh"
TSAJ: Ok, right, oh yes, it needed a new brake hose. Has that been done?"
Me:"Yup"
TSAJ:"OK, I'll just have a little look.....(looking).... ummmmm, is that a new one?"
Me:" Yup"
TSAJ:"Ummmmm, do you have the reciept?"
Me:"No, why?"
TSAJ:"Ummmm, well, that would prove that it is new."
Me: (starting to get just a teensy weensy bit annoyed) "Ok dickhead, firstly, a reciept only proves that a brake hose was bought, not fitted, and secondly, the last hose, according to YOUR paperwork, was "cracked and faded", and that one is quite f@#$%ing obviously shiney, uncracked and new!!!"
(At this stage, everyone in the place was staring at the lunatic yelling at the poor WOF man, and the manager appeared.....)
Manager: "Ah, is there a problem sir?"
(The next few minutes were spent yelling at the manager about his "f@#$%ing dickhead employees who wouldn't know a car from there ass etc...., you get the idea :twisted:

)
Manager: "Ah, I see, ummmm, well how about I get the warrant filled out so you can be on your way........"
Me:" I think that would be best for all concerned, considering the fact that some of your customers are backing out the driveway...."

Ahhhh, that feels better...... it's good to open up from time to time. :wink:

I feel like a weight's been lifted....... :lol:

yepuraloser · Post by **yepuraloser** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:57 am

Nothing like being staight to the point. Whata moron that guy is! Good on ya

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:48 am

When I got my first warrant for the truck in Christchurch I had a little run in with the warrent guys about my rear windows that are now steel

and the seats that I had removed without removing the seatbelts....

Stupid differences in WOF rules between Wanaka and Christchurch.

drtylilman · Post by **drtylilman** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:47 pm

Apparently you can fail a warrant for having too much mud on your truck :oops:

Who would have figured.

De-Ranged · Post by **De-Ranged** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:32 pm

My one was the front seats on my Rover

get told they were to sloopy ... I went and checked out a new set :shock:

no different other than the price!!! :shock:

went back and said new ones are just as loose its a rover thing got told "we don't care, if you put new ones in we'll worrent it" :shock:

thought about it for a bit spend more than the whole truck is worth for two seats :lol:

for possibly 1 warrent... Na!!
So I asked them can I weld em solid.... "yes that fix's the movement"

so I did... when I brought it back they said no you can't do that :evil:

I lost it at this stage... when I stopped swearing I thought about it for a bit and asked him "so what are you going to do about it...." :twisted:

I don't think he expected that, I then went on to detail how much the advice from his shop was going to cost :twisted:

I got my warrent

I've since talked to the certifier and he has said so long as I'm the main driver and they suit me its not and issue :roll:

Hey Bill that window thing :twisted:

tell them to look up the cert rules what you have done is legal for a station wagon, van or truck so long as you have wing mirrors.... the prado is a truck or a 4wd station wagon... isn't it :wink:

Cheers Reece

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:34 pm

De-Ranged wrote:I'm the main driver and they suit me its not and issue

So your always wobbley not just on a friday night? :lol:

De-Ranged · Post by **De-Ranged** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:42 pm

Hell no I've got no legal stamps on there at the moment (goes in later today:fingers crossed smilly:) I'm to scared to drive friday nights

last thing I want is to get caught in a cheak piont :shock:

Cheers Reece

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:14 pm

i almost failed a warrant with my ex army landrover because of the seats as well the bases were just sitting there as they were the day it first rolled out of the factory the silly thing was i ended up taking it to another testing station and it passed no problem

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:15 pm

I found years ago it pays to take the truck into the local 4x4 specialist for wof's (whenever I've had warantable vehicles)

They are usually a bit more vigilant on the safety aspect of brakes, tyres, suspension, steering and chassis and know all the specific things to look for that the local garage isn't quite as aware of but tend to be a bit easier on the other stuff like rattley door catches and the more cosmetic bits that are always an ongoing problem with offroad vehicles

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:27 pm

Yeah, they tend to be more realistic.

Mine usually goes to he same garage in Hamilton. The guy that owns the place is a Motor Sport NZ Scruitineer, so he knows the WOF book backswards, and is realistic when it comes to mods such as bumpers, bars, cages and interior mods etc. He's picky on steering, brakes and bearings, but good with modifications, as he's familiar with what can and can't be done as he faces that sorta thing with the rally cars he scruitineers.

philux · Post by **philux** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:32 pm

When i got my new bike, the old owner went to put a wof on it from a testing station, it got failed on when the bike was turned off the indicator would flash a bit faster. who the hell would sit at the lights with the bike turned off :roll:

bugger it failed a WOF

bugger it failed a WOF

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Bugger it failed WOF