Catch Cans? whats the deal

[DennisRB30]

They just accuse you of being in a gang or say that you match the discription of a drug dealer.

[Blitz]

Deny a cops request to inspect under your bonnet and prepare to have your ass reamed. You might just get off, but remember that if you piss the cop off and your car/rego becomes known - you will have a nightmare on your hands once every cop in the LAC starts keeping an eye out for you.

[DennisRB30]

I highly reccomend showing the cops what you have under the hood unless there is something under there that will cause you to get a bigger fine and more hassle than a cannery, ie NO2. The cops WILL ream you unless you are a real expert at the law.

[Sydneykid]

LAW

Cops must have a search warrant to search anyone's property. Whether you look like a drug son of rajab or not, they still have to have a search warrant. NOTHING CHANGES THAT. Cops, unbelievabely, can not do anything they want to.

S of S

[T0nyGTSt]

But the gist of it is they don't need a warrant to look under your bonnet - and the way it is they'll find stuff under there to defect you for.

If they ask me they can look under there and hopefully they don't spot the BOV and all the other shite.

T.

[Sydneykid]

Then maintain a spotless car....then they can't...

[Brody]

Ill vouch for being 99% sure they can search the cabin based on the 'reasonable suspicion', i'd assume this carries to the engine bay but alas.

Theres a website "acj****" (cant remember off hand) or similar that outlines alot the facts, though from memory it might only be for ADRs and shit, not actual police powers.

Maybe a better stance is to let the cop do the work as such. When they ask to pop the bonnet, let it be known that you are not willing to do it, and nor do you consent to any form of search, though if you belive you can, the door is open. Make it clear that will chase the matter.

[Guest INASNT]

Originally posted by Sydneykid

LAW

Cops must have a search warrant to search anyone's property. Whether you look like a drug son of rajab or not, they still have to have a search warrant. NOTHING CHANGES THAT. Cops, unbelievabely, can not do anything they want to.  

S of S

but they will try to tell u anything unless to tell them they r full of shit!

When i got canaried 1 cop asked me where my child safety seat anchor points were, i asked him if it looked like i was carrying a child safety seat in the back, and that the rear is only a 2 seater so u cant carry a child safety seat anyway He then tried to tell me that the car has to have a child safety anchor points, then i told him he better ring up nissan japan and ask them to recall all the slylines they have sold over the last 20 years coz he said they have to have em, and walked away. He tried to say something smart but the other cop called him over and said something 2 him. This was after the other cop had already started writing defects down so i did care if he wrote down more coz i knew i could clear it without changing anything, and i did.

*** the police

[blind_elk]

Originally posted by Sydneykid

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

www.carpoint.com.au - has a new page about knowing your rights, which i think you all should read into

S of S

I've searched hi and lo, but I can't find it. Where is it?

[rb25]

I need a catch can for my gearbox

[dabigbolf]

well, what a response. i get two answers in one thread.

With my car, the only things outside of it that can be defected, would be exhaust (cause they always say its to big), and its to low (cause the front is on its guts now with the heavier motor).

I'd rather cop a canary for that than get the car ridden off for having no motor in it.

i too know of a place to get rwc, but now i think its got to go to vic roads. so i f i get defected, could mean engineers.

But pleading the (do you have a warrant to search), will mean that they will pick the shit out of your car.

The way i see it, a majority of defects are given out during the times when the so called "drags are on", anyone else who gets defected during working hours, can consider themselves unlucky.

as for the catch can, i think i might just get a custom made one, dont really want to pay for the name brand.

any how,

one thing i know of someone who had a convesion done, put a latch on his bonnet. So you have to press down on the bonnet, whilst flicking the bonnnet leaver.

this way he just plead the bonnet was stuck.

playing dumb is the best way i reckon, copper feels sorry for you. But if you act as if u know something thats when they start to do u up the a**.

laters

[lowlux]

Hey dabigbolf ring VPW they have catch cans for $80-100 i got one but they sent me a bloddy radiator overflow tank but it actually worked out better as they have the proper fittings,i post a pic of where mine is ok

[benm]

deffinetly a strong subject with way too much stuff up in the air. Now that my mum works in the police force (only an instructor not actually a 'cop') i'll make sure next time she is at work she gets some reading material on the 'rights'.

[Steve]

Catch can - do it, you really dont need the oil vapour coating the inside of your cooler and turbo do you ? As long as it doesnt vent to atmosphere, it is lega, as venting to atmo is an emissions violation. This is what I got told by a cop.

Your car can be bog stock and just off the production line and it can get stickered. It is up to the copper's judgement, if he thinks it is not legal he can sticker it. this can be just about anything - I think you would be asking for trouble if you refused to pop your bonnet. Just be polite, dont gob on. If you decide you want to be smart, you can guarantee the minimum you will get is a sticker - perhaps worse.

[Mr Rb20]

Anyone got one for sale ??

What vents to the atmosphere - oil or vapour ??

Why is it illegal - does it make some form of noise like a BOV ??

Sorry, but i have never had a catch can before.

[nissaner]

i have a cusco oil catch can in my car and was wondering if i could clean the dirty stuff that got collected inside the can ??

[dabigbolf]

cool,

well my piping is getting made up as of next week, in alloy, and the car hasn't been started for a year. so might aswell get it from the start.

might just get the guys to design a catch can too. they are doing all the other custom metal fabs.

big plug for trik fab by the way.

[lowlux]

heres mine and i got it from VPW mailorder for $90 but its really the radiator overflow but i didnt care it does the same thing,oh and YES im going to mount it better i just havnt got around to it yet LOL

[Steve]

MrRB20, the fumes from the crank case vents, which is why they are illegal ie emissions compliance.

nissaner - why do you want to clean the dirt inside the catch can?

[nissaner]

wouldn't the catch can be full eventually? or u don't need to clean them ?