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Hey Guys,

I had to remove my backseat, to get my parcel tray and 6x9s out of my car so that the rear window can be tinted. At the moment im driving my car around with no backseat. Is this illegal? can i be defected or anything like that?

Obviously no one is sitting back there, but i ama bit concerned it i get pulled over.

Cheers,

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Nah its not.. as long as you've still got the 3 belts in the back then its fine.. I got pulled over a few months ago with no back seat and the HWP guy didnt mention anything about it.

Previously I've been pulled over with a metal bar mounted across the back seat (vid camera mount), and the cop said that if I want to keep it there i've gotta re-engineer the car as a two seater because its not safe for people to sit back there with the bar there. The back seat is just comfort/padding so I cant see why it'd be illegal to have it removed.

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You do know they can tint your windows these days without having to remove your backseats and parcel tray..

It's amazing what they can do these days!

They have been doing this for years :O

yea i always wanted to know if you could get defected for no back seats.

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Maybe his 6x9's are mounted on spacers which locate them close to the rear window almost touching.

I had to remove my 7x10's for rear window tinting as mine pretty much touched the rear window.

Dude,now that you got the speakers out,just throw the backseat back in if your worried(i would be)

On a r32 its just 2 or 3 clips and 2 bolts.

EDIT: spacers,i knew it!

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speakers sat to high up... almost rubbing on the window... you know spaces and all? Amazing what people assume...

Oh and thanks for the info... is good to know.

Well if someone else is doing it.. Why don't you let them worry about the problem. That's what you are paying them for.

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Well if someone else is doing it.. Why don't you let them worry about the problem. That's what you are paying them for.

Because im a bit tight and didnt want to pay extra for them to do that. also didnt trust them taking everything out without breaking anyhing.

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it is illegal unless the car is registered as a 2 seater even if the seat belts are still there, ive been defected a few times for it on the way back from the track

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hang on now i'm confused. when i took my back seats out to install my stereo, i made some enquiries and called a place to get an approved certificate, and they asked, what part of the body am i changing? and i replied with nothing, i'm just adding MDF and fibreglass to the back and they said it was fine. my seat belts are out, my rear pillars have tweeters in them, and nobody has ever said anything...?

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it is illegal unless the car is registered as a 2 seater even if the seat belts are still there, ive been defected a few times for it on the way back from the track

This is correct.

Im pretty sure its a red defect and carries points (2 or 3) if you take out your rear seat belts even if no one is in the back seat..

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^ Totally agree with the above.. Illegal unless registered as 2 seater..

Prevents fully sick drifters driving around with stripped out cars.

doesnt prevent it just requires money spent on a blue slip for it to be legal

removing rear seats gives me alot more room for tyres its not just about making it lighter :thumbsup:

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