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sorry to hear about the DEFECT dude :ninja:

my car was defected a month or so ago and im still trying to get it through!

i have lost all motivation and are extreemly depressed about the whole thing.

the system is due for a revision, my car is 100% road worthy.

best of luck :wave:

ohh..

P.S, if you want to see what regency incurs find my posted thread on my unfinished ordeal.. :/

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na its just a standard engine NA. he didnt no the difference cause he didnt take note of the sticker but i mentioned it was non turbo when he was walking over to the hood lol

so did he ask to see the BOV of your NA engine ;)

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thats bullshit. sadly it'll never end.

i dont mind if its a justified reason for a defect, fine etc. its just the bullshit ones. My R31 got defected for no water in the window washer bottle. yet he didn't realise the rb25det centimetres away....you hear some wierd stories out there...

I got defected for my rear tyres being 50mm over track on my old RX-2, but despite lifting the bonnet to check, didn't see anything wrong with a T04 hanging off the side of the motor lol

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nope if it is a Regency defect you are screwed - take the car back to completely standard and they will still find worn bushes, imperfect tyres, dirty brake fluid, minor fluid leaks at the back of the trans/engine etc etc .... sorry man you are royally screwed.

However I thought they had to find 3 things in order for it to be a Regency defect - otherwise like scandy said you should be able to get it cleared by a local cop shop

um....nup :P

all u need is a regency defect, like exhuast, suspension etc. i got done for just exhuast and it was a regency defect.

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Best way not to get caught..

Don't lower it

No big arsed Milo Tins

Keep the exhaust reasonably quiet

No tint on the front windows

No interior guages illegally mounted

No pfc hand controller in view.

Wheels are fine providing they are legal.

In other words keep it looking stockish. :)

Its the lowered + milo tin that gets their attention. Thats from the horses mouth.

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Best way not to get caught..

Don't lower it

No big arsed Milo Tins

Keep the exhaust reasonably quiet

No tint on the front windows

No interior guages illegally mounted

No pfc hand controller in view.

Wheels are fine providing they are legal.

In other words keep it looking stockish. :)

Its the lowered + milo tin that gets their attention. Thats from the horses mouth.

i think a lot of it too cubes is how you drive as well . mine has dark tint i know it;s not legal . has the big milo tin exaust and has been lowered about a inch . however i baby it around keep it clean and dont drive like a tosser .i have had it 18 months now and never been pulled over or giving a second glance . i dont have a body kit on it tho and when they see a old fart driving they prob think its some old fart having a mid life crisis lol

cheers

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i think a lot of it too cubes is how you drive as well . mine has dark tint i know it;s not legal . has the big milo tin exaust and has been lowered about a inch . however i baby it around keep it clean and dont drive like a tosser .i have had it 18 months now and never been pulled over or giving a second glance . i dont have a body kit on it tho and when they see a old fart driving they prob think its some old fart having a mid life crisis lol

cheers

hrmm not always.. as I found out :huh:

I had tint on my front windows, the cars not lowered and doesn't have a milo tin. (sort of contradicts my previous post lol)

There was a defect station down at Marion shopping centre in the middle of the day.

Went for a little shopping with the other half and the bubs in the back when a copper stopped traffic, walked 3 cars down and told me to pull over.

He said he spotted my tint as I came around the corner and its was too dark (it was 30%) and I had to remove it otherwise he would defect me, so off it came. He gave the car a quick look over but didn't ask to pop the bonnet *luckly* as the car didn't have the carbon canister installed as the stupid crash shop forget to do so.

I was driving unbelievably slow as I had just turned a corner behind traffic and literally just limping the 3ltr around at 1500rpm it was making zero noise etc.

I think that was just bad luck.. Prior I had driven the car around for just over 4years with the same dark tint on it. BUT I don't do the usual Anzac/Hindley/Rundle runs. Its basically just an A to B car. :)

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yer i dont drive like a nut either, only reason i got pulled over was cop seriously had nothing to do. HE pulled me over for one thing, then had to actually pull out his tape measuer to make sure what the height of my car was. If it was legal height, he wouldve just looked for something else.

It comes down to how much of a knob the copper is really, cos if they want u to go he will find something. Remember the law - they only have to SUSPECT something is wrong to defect u - not actually have proof or evidence...

remember as well, with a defect u have less rights than if he was searching your car for drugs or a gun, as they need probable cause to search

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i am fully aware that i prob will get pulled over and defected one day altho i hope not . i avoid driving places that are likely to increase that happening ie glenelg and avoid the city as much as possiable our gets used 4 or 5 times a week and gen every weekend so it spends its time on the road . funny thing is i have a 4 inch exaust from the cat back and the rear muffler has a 6 inch arse on it but unless you really plant it is not too loud at all give it the boot tho and it really howls up in the rev range not sure of the brand of exaust as it was on the car when i got it

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