Confused........

[!3oost]

Hi i was just wondering can u still import cars with modifications on them from japan, like the r33. Cos i was checking bout this and about a NA supra and i got told that with the supra they destroy all modifications and return it to stock. Is this true for this car and others?

[Amaru]

Its true for all cars being complianced under the SEVS scheme, all cars imported must be stock and not severly accident damaged. Alot of compliance places will have stock items to fit to it for compliancing then put the modifications back on, but you might also have to destroy the mods and purchase stock parts to go on it.

[urbanoperations]

i heard now that only Compliance workshops are able to bring in and comply cars, so none of this import approval stuff for the everyday person who wants to bring in his r33,

[!3oost]

man its confusing stuff im hearing all different stories...........damn lol

[xRHETTx]

All cars under the new scheme will have to be returned completely back to stock, apart from bodykit and maybe wheels. The removed items must be destroyed or exported out of australia. So it probably will not be worth buying a modified car from japan.

Importing cars has to be done through a RAWS workshop or registered auto workshop scheme workshop. THis means you give them the money and they buy the car for you in japan, then compliance it.

Please correct me if im wrong.

THis of course excludes private imports (cars owned and used by you overseas for more than 12 months) and 15+ year old cars (but this will probably change soon.)

[MicK51]

Well we did have plenty of warning......and the warning is now well and truly out for 15+year old cars. Do nothing and they'll be gone.

[AutoTrust]

All cars imported under the new SEVS scheme must be unmodified, or for the occas out there "stock as a rock".

this means no aftermarket rims and body kit, steering wheel and gearknob, etc.

15 yo cars are ok at the moment but, changes are proposed and will be enforced soon.

This change has been a painful process and has been introduced to cut the 'cowboys' out of the industry, however it has affected some genuinely good compliance workshops who are still waiting for compliance rights. And it is a fact that it has left a hole in the jap import industry that has affected us all in some way.

Safe to say that most cars imported under the new rules will be of a higher standard, and any car imported that is not up to standard will be cubed.

DOTARS are busy.............