I Went To Regency Today....

[SkyHi_33]

I just went through again, got a double defect. They weren't overly picky but did get done for some things which ive been through with every time before... by the SAME inspector. hahaha

But then again, this time my car looked like an absolute "p i g" (why does it keep changing "p i g" to cop? damn you moderators and admins!!! ) (primer, stencils sprayed all over the car, fiberglass guards, bolt on flares, holes in body pop riveted closed) so i dont blame them for being extra picky and careful about the defect.

In the end I got through the next day, had to do an overnight diff change over, take my fiberglass guards off (been through before and passed...) and some really minor things like reverse lights and guage.

As long as youre friendly, honest and dont have obvious shit on there then you should be fine.

And for the record, everything on the car can be engineered, all thats involved is effort, time and money.

Edited May 8, 2010 by SkyHi_33

[Lil Miss 32]

What about all the times you called up Marko asking about the fiberglass guards... and they said it was fine...and look what happened.... and the woop woop with my last car got through with hsi fiberglass guards.. its all full of shit. I called up and they said my whole fiberglass conversion is fine and then i spoke to another dude and his like umm yeah umm it should be fine but I would recommend to buy a carbon fiber bonnet and bring it in with that.. i dont really know anymore.. lol everyone talks this and that but now your allowed to go through regency with a carbon fiber bonnet.. sick im happy haha.

[BTM]

BINGO! and it needed an emissions test.

That's f*cking sweet. You'd have so much more fun with the RWD that AWD as well

What about all the times you called up Marko asking about the fiberglass guards... and they said it was fine...and look what happened.... and the woop woop with my last car got through with hsi fiberglass guards.. its all full of shit. I called up and they said my whole fiberglass conversion is fine and then i spoke to another dude and his like umm yeah umm it should be fine but I would recommend to buy a carbon fiber bonnet and bring it in with that.. i dont really know anymore.. lol everyone talks this and that but now your allowed to go through regency with a carbon fiber bonnet.. sick im happy haha.

Carbon fibre is illegal full stop. It splinters unlike fibreglass and causing unnecessary risk. You'll never get through with it now. If you paint it, you might stand a chance, but they'll laugh you out of the sheds if you roll in with it showing. Also expect full engineers cert for the rest of your bodywork depending on who you get.

Fibreglass guards can be on the car, but they will now require an engineer to sign off that the eye brow heights are the same as factory, or if they are different, what the new ones are.

Edited May 9, 2010 by BTM

[DSTROY]

That's f*cking sweet. You'd have so much more fun with the RWD that AWD as well

RWD is fun but hard to get 324rwkw's to the ground. the AWD in the hills is what i love best

[Luke_ENR34]

Cf bonnets can easily be engineered, aswell as coilovers, no welding them closed either.

[Sparkys]

BINGO! and it needed an emissions test.

That's all mine needed with the Neo conversion, but they specified an engineer must do the test.....which is what I meant by having to get it 'engineered....maybe I didn't use the right terminology Anyway, the whole point is that it was easy to get through and make it all legal.

[SkyHi_33]

yeah fiberglass guards need to be engineered, in other words just checked that the eyebrow heights are correct... not a big deal but i hated the ones i got anyways so all good.

[Lil Miss 32]

Carbon fibre is illegal full stop. It splinters unlike fibreglass and causing unnecessary risk. You'll never get through with it now. If you paint it, you might stand a chance, but they'll laugh you out of the sheds if you roll in with it showing. Also expect full engineers cert for the rest of your bodywork depending on who you get.

I called up and they said carbon fibre is legal. and I even ask so I can go through regency with a carbon fibre bonnet and the engineers said thats fine.

[DSTROY]

Fair sure they need to be ADR approved. Bonnets have to be designed to fold up in a crash otherwise they will go through the windscreen and take off your head.

[SkyHi_33]

Fair sure they need to be ADR approved. Bonnets have to be designed to fold up in a crash otherwise they will go through the windscreen and take off your head.

Yeap.

And just any carbon fibre isnt ok. It needs to be engineered no matter what. As mentioned before carbon fibre shatters and splinters on impact. Different types of mixtures and materials added change this but majority of the stuff you can get is china shit which isnt safety rated at all.

I dont care what people on the phone say... obviously they aren't the ones doing the inspections so whatever they say means sweet f**k all, inspectors want engineers certificates, not word of mouth.

And to add to that, when you do apply your car up for modification the same people you talk to send you a list of things that you need to engineer before you go for a final inspection. Theres no way around it...

[Krishy]

so you got your car off defect yet Marko???

[Ripp3r]

I just went through again, got a double defect. They weren't overly picky but did get done for some things which ive been through with every time before... by the SAME inspector. hahaha

But then again, this time my car looked like an absolute "p i g" (why does it keep changing "p i g" to cop? damn you moderators and admins!!! ) (primer, stencils sprayed all over the car, fiberglass guards, bolt on flares, holes in body pop riveted closed) so i dont blame them for being extra picky and careful about the defect.

In the end I got through the next day, had to do an overnight diff change over, take my fiberglass guards off (been through before and passed...) and some really minor things like reverse lights and guage.

As long as youre friendly, honest and dont have obvious shit on there then you should be fine.

And for the record, everything on the car can be engineered, all thats involved is effort, time and money.

so can you you have a apexi safc, tint, steering wheel and boost controller engineered? if so what kind of money i got to pay?

[Damo_R34]

so can you you have a apexi safc, tint, steering wheel and boost controller engineered? if so what kind of money i got to pay?

You have to ring an engineer dude, like Rory Thompson for example.

[BTM]

Carbon fibre is illegal full stop. It splinters unlike fibreglass and causing unnecessary risk. You'll never get through with it now. If you paint it, you might stand a chance, but they'll laugh you out of the sheds if you roll in with it showing. Also expect full engineers cert for the rest of your bodywork depending on who you get.

I called up and they said carbon fibre is legal. and I even ask so I can go through regency with a carbon fibre bonnet and the engineers said thats fine.

That's good to hear. You now have a 50/50 chance of getting through with it.

Don't take anything they say at vehicle standards with a grain of salt.

[BTM]

so can you you have a apexi safc, tint, steering wheel and boost controller engineered? if so what kind of money i got to pay?

No to SAFC as there is no regulations yet as to altering air/fuel maps etc. Boost controller not legal fitting into the same category.

Tint strictly needs less than 35% and most glass has natural tint, so 35% film won't work. To get around this you need a medical cert saying its due to migraines/headaches caused by the sun.

Steering wheel needs to be ADR approved and can't remove an airbag.

[nugzy31]

mine went through a couple of times when we had to do that tier three and all that shit... car was absolutely bog stock standard.. but the things they picked on wer things i couldve gotten defected for anyway.... my old boss took a BA falcon XT bog stock standard 6 cylinder manual but with a FPV bodykit and rims on it.... and the inspector.. after popping the bonnet asked if it was turbo... he said "are you f**king serious?? your an inspector and your asking me that??"... he's also seen an inspector get belted by a guy who was getting a motorbike inspected... brought it in on a trailer... and they defected the car towing it...

[Damo_R34]

he's also seen an inspector get belted by a guy who was getting a motorbike inspected... brought it in on a trailer... and they defected the car towing it...

LOL

[RubyRS4]

he's also seen an inspector get belted by a guy who was getting a motorbike inspected... brought it in on a trailer... and they defected the car towing it...

Some years ago, I took my Kawasaki GPZ750 turbo to the Sturt inspection station (yes, there are factory turbo motorbikes too) when I bought it from interstate. The inspector had a hard time finding the engine number, until I pointed out how obvious it was. Then he asked where my engineers certificate was for the turbo modification. I told him it was the turbo model from factory. He didn't believe me, blatantly refused to believe that, so I told him to go look it up. Looked it up on his system and got proven wrong. Then proceeded to ask a few questions about my 200B which I towed the bike there with. The 200B was fitted with an SR20DE engine and SC14 supercharger. However, the whole thing was engineered and regency approved ... much to the inspectors disappointment.

He was certainly looking for something that day to redeem himself with.

[mid life crisis]

Some years ago, I took my Kawasaki GPZ750 turbo to the Sturt inspection station (yes, there are factory turbo motorbikes too) when I bought it from interstate. The inspector had a hard time finding the engine number, until I pointed out how obvious it was. Then he asked where my engineers certificate was for the turbo modification. I told him it was the turbo model from factory. He didn't believe me, blatantly refused to believe that, so I told him to go look it up. Looked it up on his system and got proven wrong. Then proceeded to ask a few questions about my 200B which I towed the bike there with. The 200B was fitted with an SR20DE engine and SC14 supercharger. However, the whole thing was engineered and regency approved ... much to the inspectors disappointment.

He was certainly looking for something that day to redeem himself with.

yrs ago when if ya got defected ya had to go to thebarton barracks on a sat and line up on the road outside till it was your turn to get called in for inspection .

a bloke in front of me had a bike on a trailer cause the bike had a defect and had run out of rego when they called him in he took the bike off the trailer but he could not get it too start cause the battery had gone flat .

the coppers doing the inspection push started him out of the gates onto the road and the bike started and the guy road it back into the compound . they cleared the defect but then booked him for riding a unregistered bike out on the road lol .

this guy went off his nut next thing they carted him off lol funny as lol

[RubyRS4]

Actually, about 4 years ago my prized TLR got defected for its indicators (which were stock), despite the fact I had a full race exhaust system on it When I took it to Regency to clear the defect, I took it on the trailer. They asked me to unload it ... but refused to help me unload it, despite seeing I had a leg injury at the time. There was no way they would let me drive the car with trailer and bike into the station, the bike had to come off. All my other encounters, they'd been happy to inspect the bikes on the trailer or help me unload them where necessary. I had some strangers help me with unloading the TLR that time. Small thing, but it annoyed me at the time.