Defected!

[jasont82]

hey all

just got defected at knox. need an engineers certificate for my intercooler pipeing hole. got a hybrid kit so had to drill a hole through. who has been done for this? who did you go to? how much?

[foznice]

Kris, (krzysiu) had this same problem (and judging from the location probably the same officer in question).. I think from memory he had to pay $600 for the engineers cert, the car also had to be put back to stock first (I think).. Have a chat to him about it.

[jasont82]

thanks rylan i pmed him.

[Paradizzle]

That sucks man! Putting the car back to stock then coping a $600 bill for an engineer would hurt.

[allblitz]

Pack of animals thats all I can say - its all about money

[R32gts-t]

black intercoolers with black piping and silicon work well, it's stock officer.

[dezz]

black intercoolers with black piping and silicon work well, it's stock officer.

not when the cop clearly knows exactly what he's looking at. and knows a hole has been cut to fit the AFTERMARKET cooler.

only way to go? Blitz/ARC all the way. Not so expensive when you get hit with $600 for engineering + any other expenses

[INASNT]

As long as you havent cut a hole through the chassis rails for the cooler return pipe it does not effect anything in the front end of the car.

I got done ages ago for this same BS but didnt need to get a engineers certificate or any other bs, just a rwc, where nothing was changed anyway.

Car does not have to go back to stock if the cooler is the only mod

[Roy]

But hey. When Holden crash test their cars they dont have huge bullbars on the car. But they are fin if they want to run them.

But god help us if we saw cut a 63mm hole in a non structural panel. All of a sudden our cars are going to kill us in a frontal.

Easy fix. Get a bit of 6mm round bar bent up and welded to around the hol eyou have cut. The primer and paint the whole thing...rock up to your engineer and you should be fine.

[INASNT]

Roy I am thinking of adding to my mech degree so I can also get paid for looking at a car for 5 mins and then charging $600!!

[Roy]

Not being a resident of Vic, who is the opposition leader. Seriously, write a letter from the honest car enthusiast asking whether the focus of the police and road safety campaign will continue ot focus on modified cars. Sure target silly and dangerous mods, but i dont want to hear that my brake upgrade is illegal, or my filter and cooler makes me a menace.

I have never had a problem...but seemswrong that others are

[Roy]

Roy I am thinking of adding to my mech degree so I can also get paid for looking at a car for 5 mins and then charging $600!!

Thought that...but you need to satisfy criteria, including automotive experience

[INASNT]

Thought that...but you need to satisfy criteria, including automotive experience

I recon the engineers are in on the scam with the cops. They prob split the profits 50/50

[jasont82]

spoke to a few enginners. some will only rip the cooler out and patch the hole with a plate. some wont touch it because it comes with air bags and by cutting a hole the air bag may possible act different in a front on crash. and some will strengthen the hole and sign it off.

thing about engineers cert is that its for the whole car. so anything that didnt get picked up by the cops will by the report. so my exhaust db, ecu, wheels, ride height all has to be fixed too.

its gonna cost bout 80 bucks to strengthen the hole then its 350 for the cert. so thats not too bad. but thats if the rest of the car is ok. im pretty sure it was in an accident in japan cos the key doesnt fit the drivers door lock. so hopefully its repaired properly.

if only i got one with the return pipe going back in the original spot. what did you pay for urs dezz?

[jasont82]

I recon the engineers are in on the scam with the cops. They prob split the profits 50/50

i recon your right there. think vic roads is in on it too. because theres only a select few vic road approved engineers.

[INASNT]

For emissions test it will cost you around 2k for the full test.

I wouldnt bother with that tho

[Raikkonen]

I got defected in knox to june 2004

Left my car sitting in my garage for over a year waiting till i got off my p's, spent $4500 getting it roadworthy again.

I needed an Engerneering cert for my rear parcel shelf which had holes cut into it to fit 6x9 speakers.

Costs me $480 to fix the holes, $320 for the cert (plus another 60 for 2 replacement child restraints)

2 new tyres was $365

Scraped through the RWC test (cars lowest machanical point was 101mm off the ground.)

Plus my 100,000km service which cost me close to $1900

Then had to worry about getting my car registered again.

Haha no point to that story but the guys I delt with for my cert were really good they in the approved vic roads list to.

They are just off burwood hwy near lewis road if you know it.

Can get ya the number if needed.

[assyrian4evaa]

not when the cop clearly knows exactly what he's looking at. and knows a hole has been cut to fit the AFTERMARKET cooler.

only way to go? Blitz/ARC all the way. Not so expensive when you get hit with $600 for engineering + any other expenses

thank god for the BLITZ coolers i'd be coolerless without them

[Savage Bliss]

Yeah dude sounds like you got stung by 'Pedda' or what ever that cops name is... there's no fooling him. He's always out near Knox.

[foznice]

how do you know that you have to get an engineers cert? Like I'm sure the officer in question told you that you would have to....... but is it written down anywhere? has your rego actually been cancelled.. becuase if it comes down to a Vicroads inspection... well we all know what vicroads are like.. you might just get away with it.