Failed MOT - help !

[quarkhimself]

got the car back from MOT today, and it failed (can't say im surprised !).







i was expecting a fail on emissions, but surprisingly i only got an advisory. most of the things should be fairly easy/cheap to fix, but i'm worried about the nearside rear upper wishbone ball joint, and the corrosion on number 9 on the list.

I already have some of the parts (downpipe,02 sensor,rear brake pads,cv gaiters) and i hope you guys could help me find the bushes for the anti-roll bar and the ball joint.

i haven't had a look at the rust myself,so i'm wondering how bad it really is and if it's worth to fix or should i consider something more drastic...

the guy at the MOT showed me some quotes i wasn't happy at all with, but that place is usually expensive (they quoted me on 150+ quid for changing some headlight light bulbs and a cv gaiter on my nissan micra!(obvsioulsy i went elsewhere and got it sorted for half the price)
so what are your thoughts on this ? can someone recommend a place where i can get the parts i need ?
any help would me very appreciated

[Vtecmec]

Langdon4x4 on ebay does the upper ball joints and ARB drop links for a tenner each. You'll have to hammer the ball joint into the arm to fit, but it's not too bad of a job.

[quarkhimself]

I'm thinking on getting all the parts and then find a mechanic that wouldn't charge too much to fit them on the car.the mot certificate is still a bit confusing to me, "nearside,offside "?is that left / right? Which is which?

[Gayno]

Nearside = passenger side
Offside = driver side

[vanzep]

yep item 9 is the one you need to look at and get another opinion on
all the other items you can get aftermarket parts fairly cheap off ebay
honda would charge about £40+ for each of the cv boots - you may be better just getting a second hand driveshaft with boots

getting the handbrake up to spec might mean just servicing the rear calipers and resetting the handbrake mechanism

I think you will need to have you lude off the road for a week or two to get everything fixed

[quarkhimself]

Thanks for the quick reply guys. I'll get the mechanic to have a look at the car tomorrow and hopefully the rust isn't terminal. I'll order the parts ASAP,it would be great if i could find a set of jdm one piece headlights to fit at the same time.

[Thebusofwoe]

If you need any help with anything I'm up the road in Salisbury. Helped a few guys out from Southampton. Good luck.

[prelude91]

I agree with Thebus, I'm in town, give us a shout if you need a hand, you're obviously waterside. FYI I'm one of the guys who calls on thebus from time to time, can't go wrong, top man.

[quarkhimself]

thanks for all your help, guys.i live in marchwood by the way, it would be great to meet forum members that live in the southampton area ! anyway i was browsing langdon4x4's ebay page looking for the parts and i started wondering if is there any difference to right/left ball joints or are they all the same ? the same question applies for the anti-roll bar bush.

is this the part i need ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251012008280? ... EBIDX%3AIT

i'm also a bit confused about the anti roll bar bushes, on the MOT certificate it doesn't say if it's upper or lower right or left... should i get a complete set ? can you guys point me in the right direction please ? my car is a 4th gen JDM si lsd 4ws

[wurlycorner]

Ball joints and ARB bushes/links etc are the same each side. It's only front track rod ends and complete suspension arms that are 'handed'.