Back Seats

[evilr32]

is it illegal to pull out your back seats n have just bare metal or

can it be done?

[UWISSH!]

im not 100% sure on this but some one correct me if im wrong.

but u can do it as long as you remove the seat belts from the rear?.

realy depends on what state your in aswell. Ive driven to the drags at eastern creek a number of times with all of my rear interior removed but ive never been pulled over with it out so i cant be 100% sure

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

what state?

in vicyou have to have the car re-registered as a 2 seater and take it into vicroads and have it sighted without the seats/seatbelts

[PM-R33]

Yeah as far as im aware if the car is regestired as an "x" seater and you remove something which no longer makes it an "x" seater, it's not legal.

Having said that i have had a cop pull me up before with no back seats in the car at the time and all he said was "don't like to have passengers ay".

[The Bogan]

I was pulled for a RBT a couple of days ago, the cop said how the hell do people get in there, LOL.

Half cage and rear seats still in = Fail

[bluejeans]

couldnt get the bolts un-done on rear seat belts so gave up and put rear seats back in lol

[l_uk3y]

Been pulled over in vic (Melb cop in marked SS up in the country for the weekend) with no Rear seats (seatbelts still in), no front passenger seat and the MT's on the rear.

He wasn't overly fussed, just asked if I'd been to the track recently, whether he was just in a good mood or not I'm not sure.

Still considering reregistering as a 2 seater though as its a much more permanant setup now then it was then.

Luke

[shanusr33]

i've researched this... can't point you to the exact link but i was told firstly to speak to auto engineer place so i did, and they told me not to bother, no need for certificate or anything cause i wasn't changing a thing! didn't chop metal, didn't change structure, nothing, just pulled out the back seats and seat belts to be replaced with other gear and it's all fine...

then i went to vic roads and was on the phone forever, then one guy there directed me to their website and the rule stated something like: "for a vehicle less than 10 seats it doesn't matter!" so i asked him if i could register it as a two seater anyway and he said no. there's a ruling on the site but i cbf searching for it again

[br4dl3y]

Suer old post I know, but I was just researching and found the link I was after on the VicRoads website

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Registration/PermitsModificationsAndDefects/Modifications/RemoveAddReplaceSeats.htm

"An Approval Certificate is not required if:

• the number of original seating positions was less than 10
• 10 or more seating positions have been reduced to 2 - 3 seats in the front row only
• 10 or more seating positions have been reduced to 4 - 9 seats in a vehicle manufactured before 1970
• more than 12 seating positions have been reduced to 10-12 seats in a vehicle manufactured before 1986
• the number of seating positions does not reduce to below 13

If the modification is not listed above an Approval Certificate is required."