Engineers Report On Newly Complied Cefiro

[r31et]

hey all how are we? I have just recently bought a cefiro from south aus, the car came complied but unregistered. Now i live in vic and have to get a vicroads approved engineer to sign the car off before I can register it. I took the car in last night and he gave me a list of things that need doing.

-replace front winscreen (has crack all along the bottom)

-fit cat converter and quieten down

-fit airbox (car has front mount also, he said i could have either front mount or pod, not both)

-make height legal

-reconnect heater (for front demister)

-provide evidence that the front and rear lights comply to standards (anyone know anything on this?)

-and make sure everything works properly (lights, brakes etc)

is this about right for a victorian engineers report? any one else who has gone through the same thing let me know how you went. The south aus complianve must be very laid back because it passed that fine, open exhaust and all.

cheers Ryan

[raz0r$harP.UK]

Looks like standard roadworthiness type stuff, only really surprising issue is having to provide evidence that the lights comply. I'll throw this one to the Mexicans to solve..

[R32Big_boy]

Yeah, with the head lights its because the low beams turn off when you throw the hight beams on. You can make the low beams stay on with a relay and some wiring but it is 100% factory for them to turn off. I am surprised he will engineer it with a front mount though most vic engineers wont touch it with a front mount because it will change the way it behaves in a frontal accident. For evidence your best bet it to get a workshop manual off nissan or a wrecker.

[r31et]

yeah i was surprised about the front mount also...but im not guna arbue it so i just have to wire up the lights so the lows stay on when i use the high beams?

[R32Big_boy]

no, beacuse its factory. You might need to find a manual on the car that shows how the lights work. Or find the thread that shows how to wire the lights up so they both stay on, its atleast 3 maybe 4 years old now.

[stealthassasin]

hey all how are we? I have just recently bought a cefiro from south aus, the car came complied but unregistered. Now i live in vic and have to get a vicroads approved engineer to sign the car off before I can register it. I took the car in last night and he gave me a list of things that need doing.

-replace front winscreen (has crack all along the bottom)

-fit cat converter and quieten down

-fit airbox (car has front mount also, he said i could have either front mount or pod, not both)

-make height legal

-reconnect heater (for front demister)

-provide evidence that the front and rear lights comply to standards (anyone know anything on this?)

-and make sure everything works properly (lights, brakes etc)

is this about right for a victorian engineers report? any one else who has gone through the same thing let me know how you went. The south aus complianve must be very laid back because it passed that fine, open exhaust and all.

cheers Ryan

Na mate, guy doesnt know what he is on about, or has never done cefiro before, what was he going to charge you? Do you have a copy of the import approval?

[r31et]

nah he had never heard of a cefiro before...I have the import approval papers yeah and he said bout $500 for the certificate...

[O-Y-K-B]

i dont think u should have to worry bout the lights as my r33s low beams turn off once i hit the high beams and it was complied like that

[LowRollaBoy]

Ring UPI, Speak to dean 9555-3611, ask him for the engineer he uses. The engineer is off Toorak rd.

Dont actually go to UPI, they did a bit of butchering for my old Cefy to get it engineered. PAHhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[r31et]

the only problem is that I live in mildura....I will give him a call to ask for some advice tho.