I mean at the dealers even if you do the sneak way ..... so up on a ramp both front wheels off ( an hour emptying junk out of boot to get wheel key ) both inner arch panels , both air boxes out ........must be still over an hours labour easy .
Didnt know the Irish mot equivalent your not allowed HID lamps ....seems a bit mad seeing that there passed for european single vehicle approval .............then again you do have the obligatory extra large cup holders to hold the pint of guinness .....so not all bad news
Find a good independant repairer rather than a dealer maybe ??
Fitting bulbs are a big gripe for garages now ....... i did a renault modis last year sometime ....... took me about 2 1/2 hours to do both halogen h7
There un beileivable ....... upper bumper panel off ..... yes all captivated bolts are spinning in the panel , main bumper .....yes you guessed all captivated bolts spinning ....... drill em out ........feck about ..... finally get lamps out .......replace bulbs ......feck about some more.... sorting out all captivated bolt fastenings out .....blah blah .
Explain this lot to the customer /owner ....... they look at you like you have two heads !!........... best of it , its the French who say you have to carry a bulbs kit in the car .......... whose going to fit them for you hahahaha
moan , grumble , groan ,day in the life of a mechcanic eh !!...... now Dentistry... theres a job ......stick em in the chair ......feck about with a drill and a pick ...... ive already got a snap on pick set and an air drill ......use an a8 comfort seat on a transmission jack .....up, down , spin around ...... charge a couple of hundred pound an hour should do it ........... i will look into it .... oh hang on its regulated ....... you have to have qualifications , accreditations .... cleanliness and standards to up hold ...........
oh ayyyupp!!!! here comes Fred in his shed ....get a unit ,couple of spanners and a monkey wrench ........lets start a car repair business .... under cut all the other garages because i have no insurance or liability , no training fees ......
regualtions ......... dont need any of that ........... i fixed the chain on my Raleigh Grifter years back so i know all about engines ......... easy dosh init
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See im at it again ranting !!!oh my !! Lee .....have a minuite ......deep breaths ........in ........out ...... in ...... out ........... arghhhhhhhh ....... making scones and cakes ...then sell em .......... now theres a job ..................