Picked up a bonnet from a chap called Phil in N'hampton. The address I picked up from is about 15mins from Bristol Street Motors. He's got a nice Cherry Red Rallye on about 200K if I recall, couple of little dings but overall tidy. Maybe he's on here?

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Thanks Ben. So funny/such a shock to see one, great timing as well, I was only in the office 5 mins

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Bianca 306 Rallye.
Mondeo Titanium X.

Thanks to Ben for pointing me in the direction of this forum.
It was indeed my car at Bristol Street Motors today for its annual service and Mot test.
However as Ben says, the dealership that has in the past always passed my car failed it on corroded chassis legs and where the fuel pipes run up the bulkhead, plus a few other minor things.
Possibly the end of the road for the car, as its served me without fault for a few years now. What's more annoying is I had a new clutch a week or so ago, so wasn't able to get it tested.
However I'm now in a quandary whether to fix, sell or break.
Once I have a price for the rectification work, I'll decide on what course of action to take.

Here's the failure sheet....

Do not drive until repaired (dangerous defects):

Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the body is impaired (6.2.2 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the body is impaired (6.2.2 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Fuel pipe so insecure there is a risk of fire (6.1.3 (a) (ii))

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

Repair immediately (major defects):

Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

Offside Rear Exhaust mounting defective exhaust hanger corroded (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
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Hydraulic leak, but not excessive leak from power steering pipes (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fix?

Phil, as above really, it's only the welding that's a huge issue and even that might not be that bad especially as you seem to have had the MOT at the same garage and they hadn't flagged ianything previously. Fix it.

The bonnet is still sat in my garden. The colour is more orangey than the one on the car but I'm not complaining for the price I paid! I'm going to practice popping the minor dents out and then have a go at spraying it with gun and compressor.

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That's me. I had a look at the other bonnet but I think the one I took away was the better of the two. It's not a problem, only minor dents as to to be expected really.

Any idea what you're going to do with your Rallye after the MOT?

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