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Aftermarket wheel and mot



  monaco 172
Hi guys.
I'm looking at buying a 172 cup from gumtree. Looks ok apart from it's had a full rear end strip and a omp steering wheel.
How will the mot go down with this wheel as I'm guessing the airbag won't be present..

But I read somewhere that the new rules say that as ling as the airbag light isnt on then it should still pass but I don't want to buy it for it to fail in January and I'll need to buy a second hand wheel
 
  monaco 172
Cool thanks guys.
If I wanted a normal steering wheel in would a normal Clio 2 wheel and airbag fit?
 
  172 Cup
Mine has just failed for no airbag (even though the lights were off). The tester showed me the part of the regs and it states something along the lines of 'factory installed airbag has been removed' I had to stick my stock wheel back on to get a pass.
It may be down to the discretion of the tester though.
 

loggyboy

ClioSport Club Member
As above, it will fail - UNLESS you can argue the following applies:


5.Modified Vehicles
Where a vehicle has been extensively modified or converted, certain Reasons for Rejection, such as for components ‘missing where fitted as standard’ should not be applied, for example:
  • a car converted for rally use (i.e. rear seats removed and fitted with a roll cage and full harness seat belts etc.) may have been converted so as not to require a brake servo, power steering or airbags
 

oVerboost.

South West
ClioSport Area Rep
  Clio 182 LY
Just leave a few pound notes on the drivers seat... or befriend an MOT Tester! The later method is future-proof too ;)
 
  172 Turbo
Mine has just failed for no airbag (even though the lights were off). The tester showed me the part of the regs and it states something along the lines of 'factory installed airbag has been removed' I had to stick my stock wheel back on to get a pass.
It may be down to the discretion of the tester though.
I asked my tester about this, I'm just down the road from you in Flitwick, he said how is he to know that the bag was there?
 


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