The Defected Thread...

[rd-runr]

Does anyone know the difference between an R33 GTR and R33 GTST reo bar? ie. shape, size etc

[Krishy]

one would assume that there would be no difference in that...coz i am pretty sure that a GTR front bar fits on a GTST so the reo shape and size would be the same as well i assume

[JSTA33]

just want to know how to remove a turbo timer?..

can you just rip it out (cut the wires)? or will that affect igntion?

im wanting to get rid of my turbo timer and boost guage. make my car look more stock.!

[rd-runr]

  wannabeer33 said:

just want to know how to remove a turbo timer?..

can you just rip it out (cut the wires)? or will that affect igntion?

im wanting to get rid of my turbo timer and boost guage. make my car look more stock.!

I basically cut the wires and electrical taped the ends with no affect to the ignition.

[Rocky88]

  wannabeer33 said:

just want to know how to remove a turbo timer?..

can you just rip it out (cut the wires)? or will that affect igntion?

im wanting to get rid of my turbo timer and boost guage. make my car look more stock.!

gauges are legal... been thru regency 4 times with gauges in and no probs...

[Krishy]

  Rocky88 said:

gauges are legal... been thru regency 4 times with gauges in and no probs...

Gauges are fine as long as they are below the Dash line....so pretty much no pillar gauges and you will be fine

[JSTA33]

ok, thanks..

cheers for everyone who has helped me.

im happier if i stay on the right side of the law, (not that i hate modifying cars)

but when your young and look even younger it seems the cops pul you over a tad more.

any defects latly?

[Rocky88]

  wannabeer33 said:

ok, thanks..

cheers for everyone who has helped me.

im happier if i stay on the right side of the law, (not that i hate modifying cars)

but when your young and look even younger it seems the cops pul you over a tad more.

same here.. im staying legal now... got sick of going to regency almost every month.. big waste of money

still got some illegal mods but theyre so hidden even regency doesnt pick them

[starkyRB25]

This my first post

so i got defected on the weekend

just wanna know is there a certain limit between the spoke of the rim and the brake caliper??

[Rocky88]

  starkyRB25 said:

just wanna know is there a certain limit between the spoke of the rim and the brake caliper??

is that what u got defected for? never heard theres any limit as long as its not touching it... 

[nisskid]

  starkyRB25 said:

This my first post

so i got defected on the weekend

just wanna know is there a certain limit between the spoke of the rim and the brake caliper??

thats one of those things that u just would never even think about, so tbh i doubt anyone actually could give u a yes or no answer, just that it sounds f**king stupid lol.

my OZ's literally miss the calipers by a fraction of a mm haha

[Krishy]

My spokes on the rims just clear the brake callipers and i dont think there is a legality about them

unless ur spokes are rubbing hard on your callipers then you would have a slight problem.....sounds similar to what i got picked on first time (Suspected Suspension Damage)

sometimes those defects are plain bloody ridiculous

[Rocky88]

suspected suspension damage, wtf... is that their professional opinion?

i kept my r32 in exactly same condition since it left regency last time, yet im still afraid of getting defected coz of shit like this

[RubyRS4]

Sounds like you got defected for a silly reason. Did you piss the cop off at all? Hoon or give him attitude? They will generally get you for anything if you fail the "attitude test".

Perhaps find a wheel shop to clear things up for you.

[starkyRB25]

Nar i didn't get defected for that. Just thought that may have been one of the things that they look out for.

Mine miss my caliper by about 5 mm

cheers

[Rocky88]

  starkyRB25 said:

Nar i didn't get defected for that. Just thought that may have been one of the things that they look out for.

Mine miss my caliper by about 5 mm

cheers

5mm sounds pretty normal

[Krishy]

  Rocky88 said:

suspected suspension damage, wtf... is that their professional opinion?

i kept my r32 in exactly same condition since it left regency last time, yet im still afraid of getting defected coz of shit like this

Yep suspected suspension damage rok

most stupidest reason for ever being defected but nothing to worry about even the regency inspector laughed at that when he saw what i was defected for....

  RubyRS4 said:

Sounds like you got defected for a silly reason. Did you piss the cop off at all? Hoon or give him attitude? They will generally get you for anything if you fail the "attitude test".

Perhaps find a wheel shop to clear things up for you.

i wasnt giving him attitude either

[RubyRS4]

  Krishy said:

most stupidest reason for ever being defected but nothing to worry about even the regency inspector laughed at that when he saw what i was defected for....

Regency had a laugh some years ago when I took my bike there (Suzuki TL1000R). Got defected for the distance apart of my indicators. Bike cop reckoned the law was 24cm minimum. I said it was 27cm and my indicators were 32cm apart ... he wouldn't have a bar of it ... me knowing my own bike better than him, how silly of me Cops were (and still are) picking on bikes for rear mudguards. I had a stock rear guard and he didn't like not having that to defect me for. The cop clearly had no idea what he was looking for, so did me for stock indicators at the rear ... even tho I had the aftermarket ones on the front! As Regency said: "You're kidding right?".

Cop gave me plenty of attitude. Don't know what his problem was. I reported his conduct anyway ... considering he almost caused an accident also. I was nice and polite right up to the end, until he said "I know your type. Riders like you don't learn nothing until you're killed." Thats when I went off. "You don't know me! I've been riding 18 years (at the time) and NEVER had any traffic offences or defects until you came along, on your Government funded scooter, you wannabe!". My friend had to walk me away and try to reason with the cop before I got into trouble I'm polite to cops, but I also hate people being disrespectful, especially those who must behave in a professional manner!

I respect the law. But I'm no saint ... but nor am I a hoon. I pick the right time and place to have a little squirt of fun, and I'd like to think that after 20 years, I've been picking those moments well and safely. If I get busted misbehaving, I'll cop it sweet. I rarely get pinged in my car (a minor ticket 0-15 over every 2 years or so) and never nicked on any of my bikes. So I respect the law, but expect the law to respect me back ... and that one cop, that one time, really did nick me off ... but I know they're not all like that.

[nisskid]

  starkyRB25 said:

Nar i didn't get defected for that. Just thought that may have been one of the things that they look out for.

Mine miss my caliper by about 5 mm

cheers

that's a fair bit really.

[nisskid]

u dont need to give the cop attitude to get stupid defects, if u think otherwise ur ignorant.

my personal favourite was being defected for suspension being "too stiff"

i felt like saying "is that in ur professional opinion?"

police having control over deciding whether our cars are roadworthy or not is like getting a interior designer to fix ur plumbing.