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26th August 2012, 11:45 AM
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Armageddon... all modified vehicles will be banned!
If you have modified your vehicle at all and live in Europe... This influences you.
Please read... http://www.the-ace.org.uk/armageddon/ This is not a drill, no joke. Deadly serious. MG 
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#3
26th August 2012, 03:33 PM
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This is just plain silly. It's about free choice, culture and cost. I can't believe this would actually work. What's next?.. soon you will not be able to use aftermarket wiper blades, tyres of make and model other then that came on car when new,oil, towbar, roofbars unless you had them from factory, floor mats, air freshener..
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#4
26th August 2012, 04:00 PM
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its already in place in Germany, where you cannot fit non TUV approved kit to your car. This is checked annually and each modification must have accompanying paperwork otherwise you'll fail the equivalent of the UK MOT.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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#5
26th August 2012, 05:49 PM
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LED bulbs, go faster stripes, nodding dogs, furry dice, ICE upgrades, hands-free mobile phones, chrome rings around instrument dials....
....I just got to see how they police this!  It's just typical of our nanny state - pass tons of stupid laws that can't be enforced. Of course, I know they stopped people using mobile phones in their cars, and smoking in company vehicles.....didn't they?
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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#7
26th August 2012, 06:48 PM
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All animals are equal, some are more equal than others
1984 What the fook will I modify now. I know, I'll buy a horse............. Just in case you haven't guessed, I've been drinking. However, the Libraians job will be far easier.......................
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
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#8
26th August 2012, 06:50 PM
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On another note there new MOT rules that came into force this year and they included some rules about illegal use of HID lights. And I passed MOT about a month ago on S8 with aftermarket Chinese HID's no problem at all. I even asked them before going to MOT about that and they said it's fine as long as it does not dazzle oncoming traffic. The only rules are for factory fitted lights that HID's should have headlight washers and auto-level control.
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#10
26th August 2012, 07:59 PM
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My Boxster has factory xenons but no washers or levellers far as I can tell, I also checked this last MOT in June, both MOT station & Porsche dealer told me it would be fine - she passed 1st time with no advisories, MOT tester even adjusted one light for me that he said was a little high
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