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Hi All,

Well, I used to think that if a cop pulls you over for a reason, usually it would be for a legitimate reason. All of that changed today :cheers: I exited from the Hyatt car park today without a seat belt. But as soon as I was moving, I put on my seat belts. Unbeknown to me, there was a Police car traveling in the opposite direction.

Anyway, he saw me pulling the belts on as I was driving. After trailing me all the way to Riverside drive, he decided to pull me over and. Gave me a $150 fine, 3 demerit points and then on top of that gave me a yellow sticker to finish it off for having a GT wing, air pod and large exhaust without permits.

His reason for the GT wing was hilarious. Aftermarket wings are dangerous because if I run over someone, and by chance they get flung onto the bonnet, roof and then roll to the back they might get lodge between the GT-wing and the boot !!! heheheh .. I asked him if he know what the original wing looks like. He answered ‘no’.. I didn’t really want to explain that it had a huge gap as well, that a person could also get lodge in between.

My question to you guys is. At the pit inspection, would they only check the defected items or will they go through the whole car?? I’m asking because I’ve got a bucket seat which I think are not legal and is a pain to remove.

Thanks

Richard.

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pod is allowed if it is fastened down like with a bit of metal holding it to the car body off the bracket. then you can get a permit for it then. :P

you can get a permit for your wing aswell and then they have to leave you alone. but if you cant get over the pits with it then just take it off then put it back on in a month... :)

do you have a cat in your exhaust? if so i cant see the huge problem...maybe put a silencer on it for when you go over the pits?

u can have 1 bucket on the drivers side but not 2.the passenger one must be reclining.

and whore king gtst vspec got his wing passed.and urs is lower than his.i guess its got to do with the width than anything else

its easy to get permit for air filter,just gotta make the bracket so its securely fastened

dont think it will be a drama to pass urs so no worries

you'll be rather surprised, at the phucking inconsitency between the cops and the pits, what ever the cops get ya for on the yellow, most of the time the pits laugh and say hmmm dunno why they picked u for that, the pits are rather soft on exhausts now, just double check ur tint is legal, ur steering wheel sin't obstructing view of the dials, all ur lights and indicators are working, tyres have decent tread etc apart from that if they wanna be pricks they'll pick on little things dude :)

adrian :P

His reason for the GT wing was hilarious. Aftermarket wings are dangerous because if I run over someone, and by chance they get flung onto the bonnet, roof and then roll to the back they might get lodge between the GT-wing and the boot  !!!

I think that sounds like a good idea.

If i got hit by a car and rolled onto the roof, i would prefer to get stuck on hte boot rather than crack my head by falling back onto the road, or worse getting run over by the car behind. ;)

What annoyed me most was that they told me they were reasonable so I had hope that they would understand my predicament when I explained to them. But in the end all they seem to want, were to get me on technicality ( as soon as two front wheels are on the road I’m obligated to have the belts on), and then pinged me for not having a permit for the aftermarket stuffs.

Just wondering how come the engineers at the pit didn’t tell/encourage me to get the permits just in case I run into a cop with attitudes?

Times like these I wonder if these guys are doing there job to drive the safety message home or was it just a case of demonstrating their power in society.

The wing is fairly straight forward and as long as its not too wide or sharp, you will be ok.

POD they will give u a permit for on the day, as long as its secure.

Exhaust depends on attitude... They DO pass loud exhausts that dont hang to low etc, if the attitudes right.... DONT go there saying F#%KING cops pulled me over and stuffed me over. They already KNOW this, just relax and listen to what they say and agree with them.... When i had my yellow cleared by my mate at the pits the other day, this came up with a couple of silvia drivers...

Ride height and tinting they look at. Tires also. BOV is a BIG one too. Thats the only thing i HAD to take off :D

That said, i've heard by family friends who work at a couple of the pits that Midland is pretty good on a friday arvo :)

Aftermarket wings are dangerous because if I run over someone, and by chance they get flung onto the bonnet, roof and then roll to the back they might get lodge between the GT-wing and the boot !!! heheheh

hahaha what are they teaching in the academy these days

if you dont know something make it up

I took the Supra over the pit and failed !!!

My front indicators were missing after I put on the Varis bodykit. *FAILED*

The window wiper motor didn't squirt any water. *FAILED*

GT-Wing *FAILED* .. Err anyone would like to buy a Top Secret carbon fibre GT-wing ???

Front tyres needs to be replace *FAILED*

I managed to get the permit for the exhaust, bucket seat, and air-pod.

I'm begining to sense that the cops are sending me down to the pit to keep the pit engineers in a job ..

I dont think youve got any reason to complain, sounds like perfectly logical things theyve picked you up on. The picture in your avatar clearly shows the wing is wider than the cars cabin, no wonder its deemed illegal.

As for turning up for an inspection with bald tyres and no indicators on the front... well, you deserved that.

Ive heard of people who've encountered greater injustices than yours in regards to defect notices anyway.

Red17

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