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Alright guys so I JUST got home from regency park...................I got through!!! First go and everything! To be honest, I was meticulous about making sure the car was up to standard and above all clean. I didn't even get one of the young guys that apparantly are way more leniant, I had an older dude who was fair all-round. My right castor rod bushe is starting to crack but have no give (yet) so need to get them changed. If anyone wants help and/or tips through the process I'm all ears and definitely up for helping out other skyline owners.

What he checked and when:

1) Drove the car over the pit which has a concrete slab to 'hit' anything that's too low. I think the legal requirement is 110mm for any part of the undercarriage.

2) With car on, he got me to 'rock' the steering wheel slightly left and right continuosly while he checked steering rack and front suspension (in the pit)

3) All indicators and lights individually checked (parkers, low-beam, hi-beam, brakes, etc).

4) Spray winscreen washers- this is to check that the spray jets and also that the wipers clear the water properly (I bought new blades before going just in case)

Good to hear!

My bumper scraped, but they didn't say anything.

I also had to undo the boot, bonnet and fuel door, click in all seatbelts and put on the front demisters.

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5) Turn on demister and check air flow going to glass.

6) Turn car off and wait while he checks suspension and wheel bearings for give. He'll use a crow bar not just his hands so make sure your suspension is tigher than your mum's sphincter (edit: tighter). Wheel bearings, castor rods, control arms and their bushes don't cost THAT much to replace.

7) General check in engine bay for leaks (both air and fluids) so keep it clean, trust me just clean the engine bay of everything. Last night I changed the coolant and spilled coolant so I was frantic about cleaning it up. Also, some of spilled onto a fan belt which then squeaked a little so I had to run the motor til it cleaned itself out.

*TIP: Use degreaser on anything under the car that doesn't look good or natural (stains, old leaks even if they've been fixed- clean up the mess). It costs a couple of bucks a can so go your hardest. Again, make it look good!

8) Gets you to drive it to the rollers and checks your front then rear brakes. Now a tip is when he says to apply the brakes f*cking slam them. He's making sure you have enough braking power (top up all your fluids prior, obviously). I didn't slam my brakes but I have ABS and brand spanking new discs and pads all round...

That's it! If he did however find anything not right or even suspicious he will investigate further. So if the car looks good like that then you're looking good too. All up it was 25 mins, scheduled for 45, which allows for investigations as mentioned above.

Good luck to anyone out there about to go through. Let me know if you need some help :cheers:

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Good to hear!

My bumper scraped, but they didn't say anything.

I also had to undo the boot, bonnet and fuel door, click in all seatbelts and put on the front demisters.

Oh yeah I forgot to mention right before checking my spray jets and demister he DID also get me to open bonnet, boot and fuel door to check they're all in good working order. Plus he did also make me buckle all the seat belts so he could yank on them and test they all retract properly. If you're worried about yours not retracting fast enough or properly, try spray lube. Thanks for reminding me about that though :thanks:

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