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The wife's car (E220) has a got it's MOT this week and the clear plastic outer on her wing mirror indicator is broken. However the orange bulb still illuminates and can clearly be seen.
Is this an MOT fail?
Pictures would help, it may fail if there are sharp edges?
Heated wing mirrors?
If it's just a hairline crack and there's no sharp edge, it should pass, it depends wwha you mean by 'broken'
Not a fail so long as it works and there aren't sharp edges that could injure a pedestrian. Probably get an advisory. MoT testers love advisories. They prove to the inspectors that they are actually looking at the car.
I'll post a picture tomorrow.
I don't think they;re heated, but it has got most toys, so I might be wrong!
Potentially yes. Sharp edges is the problem, I failed on having the back missing ( the aerodynamic bit that faces forward). I can see why, if you clipped a pedestrian for example it would cut them pretty badly.
Gaffer tape is your friend regarding sharp edges. Won't help with being able to see the blinker though...
Hot glue gun to the rescue in the morning then, to cover any sharp edges!
No sharp edges and no water fogging i.e. the flash can be seen should be fine. Some inspectors are fussier than others. Especially if they are likely to do the repair work.