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akira

By akira,
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akira

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Hello everyone...

well, its fully hectic for anyone importing a car, with May 7th 2003 being the cutoff date under the current system.

While some things are changing, life at the docks are still the same. My boost guage and gear knob went missing somewhere between the Shipping container and the docks. Other importers have had stuff ripped off their cars also.

If anyone knows of anyone selling an unusually large amount of gear knobs or guages etc, give me a PM, especially if they look like a wharfie :(

Secondary car cleaning and quarrantine has taken me 6 days, up from 1 or 2 days.

Compliance Centres are flat out, but a big shout out to Shogun Racing imports at North Parramatta, for compling my car before the cutoff date.

Now for a 2 to 3 week wait for a compliance plate to come from canberra.......

Then Rego....3rd tier and then...

Cruising:D

anyone else going through hoops with the current system?

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Getting close tho Akira, I bet you can't wait !!!!

When I did mine (9 months ago) , cleaning was shocker - cost me extra $$ and extra days, then when I got it, it hadn't even been cleaned - there was dust and crap everywhere - luckily it only took a good detail to get it back to schmick ! But I was fully pissed off that I had to pay for the cleaning that they didn't do !!

Cheers, and I can't wait to see your BEAST !

nissaner Mentor

nissaner

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Originally posted by akira

My boost guage and gear knob went missing somewhere between the Shipping container and the docks. Other importers have had stuff ripped off their cars also.

i got my GTR coinbox insert stolen at the dock... now its got a hole there...doesn't look nice that way but i don't really want to pay $75 for that... :)

we gotta go cruising together one day akira.. :) luckily my licence still haven't been suspended yet...

nissaner Mentor

nissaner

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Originally posted by akira

You can imagine the dock workers being able to build a complete car with all the different parts they have aquired...LoL :)  

haha soooooooooo true... :) the person whos rg26 is getting nicked is the worst victim i say... haha... :)

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I had Shogun Racing do my compliance work about 1 1/2 years ago. Good blokes. Think they have changed their name now though.

I was personally at the docks area when they unlocked the container my car was in. Went thought "quarantine" (sprayed it with a pressure washer for 5 mins) then drove off. Try to pick up a car this way, it's hard for anything to get stolden if you're right there.

judd Proficient

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my tv/dvd and sat navigation system was stolen on the boat as well as Mines Rev Speed digital meter :-( they left the stacker and tv navigation box under the seat...(useles to me)

i got a bit of money back from insurance but less than 1/8th of the value...kinda a bummer....

Lozza150 Proficient

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They busted up my Tv and stole my stacker cartridge.

That was all ...... the $150 for cleaning was a joke though. A bit of dirt under the rear wheel arch, and inside the fuel cap area. I could have run a hose over myself. But Nooooo..... $150 thanks and I'm knocking off now....

RRRRR

now i'm angry again...... Thanks for dredging up that repressed memory guys

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