VR6 failed MOT :(

[carter711 0]

I took my VR6 for its MOT test today, it clearly hadn't beedn revising as it failed on worn front discs and a steamed up headlight :(

 

Is there an easyway to clear the moisture from the headlight? I haven't had a good look yet but can you take the headlight apart?

 

Also, does anyone know of anywhere that does well priced Corrado discs? I live near Croydon if that's any help.

 

Any help appreciated!

[coolrado 0]

take the headlight out, remove the caps and bulbs from the back of it and put it lens down on a towel on top of a radiator, had to do the same to get my dads chinquecento through its MOT.

[Jim Bowen 1]

the headlights come apart quite easily, just take it off.

 

then you will see lots of metal clips around the side, just lever them off with a screwdriver. then the glass just pulls off.

[Jim Bowen 1]

gsf sell discs, they do brembo ones for a fair price.

[coullstar 0]

Go to the dealer and order front discs. Shoudlnt be too expensive and fit new pads at the same time. Pagid FR's seem to be good. Front brakes are a piece of piss to change.

[Critical_Mass 10]

a bit of vasaline or grease around the headlight seal might help to keep the moisture out of the light :)

[carter711 0]

Cheers for the help, very useful! :)

[Lufbramatt 0]

between the light body and the glass theres a rubber gasket which shrinks and hardens over time thats why they steam up. best off splitting the light as said above, let it dry out then seal it up with a bead of silicone when you put it back together. if you ever need to split the light in the future you can just run a scalpel round the joint.

[carter711 0]

Cheers Lufbramatt, I'm going to be doing this over the weekend so will buy some silicone sealant.

 

Regarding the discs and pads, i tried a few places but in the end went to my local VW dealer and got 2 front discs and pads for £127 which i thought wasn't too bad for genuine items.