the deal with guages.

[Driver]

Hi

Just wondering wats the deal with guages. Where can you put them without being yellow stickerd in wa.

Thanks

Brendan

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Aslong as you place them so there not in the way of the stock guages, not able to hit your head with them in an accident, or they have shiny surfaces which can dazzle you then you should be ok:D

[Driver]

so piller guages are ok?

if there not all shiney?

[PSIKO]

paul's serious about the shiny bit btw - jimih got yellowed coz his chrome cup could 'blind him' - even though he can't even see it

for the best anyway

pillar guages are fine as long as they're against the pillar and not hindering vision / line of sight etc

[Driver]

thats stupid

would something like this be ok?

http://www.perfectrun.com.au/real_size_ima...meterpanel1.jpg

[caminperth]

The second guage could be argued to be a hazard during an accident - the distance to headspace argument. I don't think the cops would ping you, but the pits may do. Anyone had experience on this?

btw - heaps of people have the single pod (me included) and have had no problems.

[summoner]

that would be fine, just get a permit from the pits. we have same setup in our subaru and we have permits for them. I also have permits for my gauges in the old ute *shrugs*

[Driver]

yea ill get permits

i just want my next car to be stiker free and i dont wana shlt myself everytime i c a cop

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Hmm, cops will sticker you if they feel like it, whether it's legal or not:(

[summoner]

hence permits, then u argue it, get a sticker go to pits, pass, complain to whoever ti is(catn remember) and they get a black spot and a reprimand.

end of day, pits told me cops are idiots for even wasting time on those gauges

[Driver]

good

i spose u have to get a permit for each mod..

how much is it for a permit?

[JH32]

I think it's around 25-30 bucks and you can put 5 items on it,, ... i think

[MarkR33]

do u need to get a permit before u make the mod, or after it?

[Hicks]

The pits have to see it first.

[fane]

they will yellow ya for anything...

granted it was a ford but i got sticked in my old car for dirty front headlights and a seatbelt that didnt retract properly...

i didnt do anything to the car and drove straight to mandurah desiel (local sticka remover) and got it over the pits straight away.

lots of the time it will because they didnt get a read out when you were speeding or something like that....

just watch your lead foot boys...

[Driver]

yea i got my last sicker for speeding - the cop was on a bike.

[taynewguy]

You break road rules, car looks bit sporty, and give a little cheak when cop pulls you up.....you get a sticker for your troubles. When I say give a little cheak, you might just look at him/her the wrong way.

You'll never stop cops from handing them out, It's bullshit. And regardless of whether or not your mods are legal. Passing the pits still hits you in the hip pocket.

[Driver]

yeah.. when i get my r34 for this summer - i rekon cops are just gona be waiting for me

[caminperth]

It's not that bad. If you get done and it's not warranted then you don't have to pay and the officer can get a minor reprimand if you follow it up.

Not that my car would pass - but if you get one and you have to spend the $$ to get it over the pits then the cop was just doing his job right? It's a risk we all take and shouldn't unless we're prepared for the consequences.

Sorry - just heard the "poor me - it's not fair" argument too many times..

[summoner]

i agreee with Cam.. also on that note i think most of you are blowing everything out of proportion.. How often do u honestly get a yellow? I hear lots of boohoo stories from various differant people but not same person every 2nd week crying about it.

I copped several yellows on my ute, but they were always due to me being somewhere where i should(street drags) or doing something stupid(speeding/burnout).. So end of day it was my own fault.