Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Illegal as far as I know....they made special mention on these wings on current affair hoon special a while ago...saying that it may chop someones head off in the event of an accident :)

BTW, I spotted you today I think as I was heading to moss st in the afternoon...drove right past you..couldn't miss those black work meisters!

Oh man yeah i saw that section on the news abt hoons and the police cracking down on them...defects galore manz....sheesh actually i don't intend to use my gt wing on the streets, i just want to put it on at home and drive with it to the track and then from the track back home that's all...its kindda impossible fer me to transport it there n fit it on there itself... :mellow:

Yeah i was around the slacks creek area this afternoon, actually i was getting a bit lost...so didnt really notice ya driving past me... :mellow: i was trying to find the 101 workshop to ask if they could fabricate my battery bracket fer me...kindda in a rush to get my dry cell battery in fer track day next week...

The rules state there are no sharp parts to be protruding from the vehicle and popo may view canards and or wing as a sharp item. I am unsure if its something you may be able to get an engineers cert for however the chances of being done while driving to the track are quite slim. Has happened but you'd have to get a real pig of a cop to give you a ticket if you explained to him that your on your way to the track. Just think about how many ricers you see driving around every day though with big aluminium gt wings hanging out the sides of there lancers though.

lifted from the qld transport website:

Side skirts, front and rear spoilers may be fitted provided road clearance and air flow for brake cooling is not adversely affected. They must not be fitted so that it is likely to increase the risk of bodily injury to any person. All material is to be of a suitable thickness and be free from sharp edges or corners.

Rear spoilers must be within the body shape/outline of the mounting surface (for example boot outline). Minimum thickness of end plates is 4mm and they must be free of sharp edges or corners.

for a list of modification rules, including wheel size, steering wheels size, bonnet scoops etc go to http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/qt/LTASinf...ion_Jan05v2.pdf

well think about it, if you hit somebody they smashed your windscreen rolled over your car and off the back the first thing i would be thinking is sh*t i hope the wing doesnt hurt them

well think about it, if you hit somebody they smashed your windscreen rolled over your car and off the back the first thing i would be thinking is sh*t i hope the wing doesnt hurt them

thats not the issue

The issue is if you have a monster length wing that sticks out further than the width of your car, there is a genuine risk that you can cause some serious damage to someone if you come past them a little too close at speed.

There are some wings out there that are that big, and its not too much of a stretch to imagine them causing damage.

some wings are ok, but they generally use the same ruling as a bullbar, no sharp edges pretruding from the vehicle. same with intercoller edges, if u have a cut out front bar and leave the intercooler egde uncovered by the front bar, see ya! i got fined for this in a mates 200.

Edited by 85URK

Well looking from the rear, the width flushes with the fenders, or slightly smaller perhaps..end plates are rounded with no sharp edges....but its definitely wider than the width of the rear boot...

I guess carnards on the front bar are definitely a no-go...

i think the last thing going through anyones mind when getting run over is holy shit he's got a performance spoiler i'm going to die...and i am under the impression that nearly all wings would break or break off after being hit odd 70kg ( example) of dead weight...

9kpm: well i'm happy enough to travel daily without a wing at all..just wanna be able to get to the track in peace with the GT wing on...well i managed to drive to QR this morning with my GT wing on and got there and back safely....there was a traffic bike cop filling up at milton BP with me this morning..i was thinking oh shit...but he didnt even walk over..he saw me but just went to his bike after paying n headed off...phewwww...lol

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Yeah well per the video it took 15s for the stock unit to start up....even if I give it a few seconds discount for starting that is at least 12 sec before you get a reverse camera if you are trying to leave a park.  The android unit is way faster, but 2016 for the stock unit is a long time ago in consumer electronics
    • Yea that’s why I said ima test them with multimeter and see the reads.
    • Only at idle. Isn’t a problem when rev it seems.
    • @Haggerty This seems silly to ask, but are you confident in your ability to tune the Haltech?  
    • Next on the to-do list was an oil and filter change. Nothing exciting to add here except the oil filter is in a really stupid place (facing the engine mount/subframe/steering rack). GReddy do a relocation kit which puts it towards the gearbox, I would have preferred towards the front but there's obviously a lot more stuff there. Something I'll have to look at for the next service perhaps. First time using Valvoline oil, although I can't see it being any different to most other brands Nice... The oil filter location... At least the subframe wont rust any time soon I picked up a genuine fuel filter, this is part of the fuel pump assembly inside the fuel tank. Access can be found underneath the rear seat, you'll see this triangular cover Remove the 3x plastic 10mm nuts and lift the cover up, pushing the rubber grommet through The yellow fuel line clips push out in opposite directions, remove these completely. The two moulded fuel lines can now pull upwards to disconnect, along with the wire electrical plug. There's 8x 8mm bolts that secure the black retaining ring. The fuel pump assembly is now ready to lift out. Be mindful of the fuel hose on the side, the hose clamp on mine was catching the hose preventing it from lifting up The fuel pump/filter has an upper and lower section held on by 4 pressure clips. These did take a little bit of force, it sounded like the plastic tabs were going to break but they didn't (don't worry!) The lower section helps mount the fuel pump, there's a circular rubber gasket/grommet/seal thing on the bottom where the sock is. Undo the hose clip on the short fuel hose on the side to disconnect it from the 3 way distribution pipe to be able to lift the upper half away. Don't forget to unplug the fuel pump too! There's a few rubber O rings that will need transferring to the new filter housing, I show these in the video at the bottom of this write up. Reassembly is the reverse Here's a photo of the new filter installed, you'll be able to see where the tabs are more clearing against the yellow OEM plastic Once the assembly is re-installed, I turned the engine over a few times to help build up fuel pressure. I did panic when the car stopped turning over but I could hear the fuel pump making a noise. It eventually started and has been fine since. Found my 'lucky' coin underneath the rear seat too The Youtube video can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLJ65pmQt44&t=6s
×
×
  • Create New...