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NCT coming up

  • 31-03-2011 10:12am
    #1
    kkelly77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭


    I have my NCT coming up soon.

    My rear brake light cluster's lens cover has a 1" hold in it. The lights themselves are operating fine, it's just the lens cover that is broken. Would this pass in the NCT? I can't find any info on the internet regarding this.

    I cannot buy the lens cover separately and I really don't want to have to fork out €65-€75 for a replacement light when the original is still working. :rolleyes:


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  • #2
    no1beemerfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭no1beemerfan


    Hi as far as I know once the lens is broken it will be a fail. Could you get a bit of plastic the same colour and glue it over the hole?


  • #3
    kkelly77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭kkelly77


    kkelly77 wrote: »
    I have my NCT coming up soon.

    My rear brake light cluster's lens cover has a 1" hold in it. The lights themselves are operating fine, it's just the lens cover that is broken. Would this pass in the NCT? I can't find any info on the internet regarding this.

    I cannot buy the lens cover separately and I really don't want to have to fork out €65-€75 for a replacement light when the original is still working. :rolleyes:

    Just found the answer -
    http://www.carlow.ie/SiteCollectionDocuments/All%20Services/Motor%20Taxation/NCT/national-car-test-manual.pdf

    Page 35. D'oh!!!


  • #4
    BrianD3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,513 ✭✭✭BrianD3


    One of our cars has a ~1 inch hole in a rear light lens that has been obviously filled with silicon sealant and has passed 5 NCTs like that. However the hole is not directly in front of the bulb, it's in the side of the cluster where it wraps around.


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