Canards, are they road legal
- Thread starter old-git
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They are not all sharp, some have rounded off edges or rolled edges. I would have thought a lot would be up to the MOT testers discretion.
Sent Lutonmatt a PM with a link to this thread and see what he says.
Sent Lutonmatt a PM with a link to this thread and see what he says.
True, I seem to recall that the MOT regulations speak of Sharp edges that could cause cuts and I interpreted this as sharp rusty edges. As said though you really need an MOT guy to comment on this.
I just rang my MOT guy and he said it is down to the tester, for him though, if it had sharp edges that can cut at low speeds it would be a problem but mostly if they have soft edges (4-5mm round off) it is fine unless it prodrudes massively beyond the car and certainly no wider than the mirrors. Most canards he's seen have an upfolded lip on the outside like this...
Also if it is very low down it's not as much of an issue than if it were at knee height.
I just rang my MOT guy and he said it is down to the tester, for him though, if it had sharp edges that can cut at low speeds it would be a problem but mostly if they have soft edges (4-5mm round off) it is fine unless it prodrudes massively beyond the car and certainly no wider than the mirrors. Most canards he's seen have an upfolded lip on the outside like this...
Also if it is very low down it's not as much of an issue than if it were at knee height.
T9 man
TC ModFather
Had never heard of a canard before, would this be aerodynamically advantageous on your car then OG?
They are used for fine tuning, so I won't know until the car is running and we get it into a wind tunnel.
T9 man
TC ModFather
Wind tunnel prepping!! :blink: What a guy! Your my tuning hero OG :love:
lutonmatt
The Torque Meister
for the mot
put them on can cover them in knife blades if you wish
can only fail if its damaged causing a sharp edge
or rust that is causing a sharp edge
from the mot book
A sharp edge or projection, caused by corrosion or damage, which renders the vehicle dangerous to other road users, including pedestrians
so put them on
put them on can cover them in knife blades if you wish
can only fail if its damaged causing a sharp edge
or rust that is causing a sharp edge
from the mot book
A sharp edge or projection, caused by corrosion or damage, which renders the vehicle dangerous to other road users, including pedestrians
so put them on
At the speeds I hope to be achieving I want to know if it will be stable
and, if not, what we can do to make it so.
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