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russ123

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Count Grantleyish Grand Master

Count Grantleyish

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You can't legally remove back seats and trims.

If it is to put in half cage (I.e.Brown Davis cams approved), it is legal but you have to get vicroads to change it to 2 seater.

Rekin Grand Master

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you will need to register it as a 2 seater if you remove the seats. I believe its as easy as going to Vicroads to get it changed from 5 to 2.

However changing back from 2 to 5 is a bit harder as you need to get the seatbelts rechecked or something.

Hope that helps?

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you will need to register it as a 2 seater if you remove the seats. I believe its as easy as going to Vicroads to get it changed from 5 to 2.

However changing back from 2 to 5 is a bit harder as you need to get the seatbelts rechecked or something.

Hope that helps?

yeah that dose cheers,do you know do they need to inspect the car or is it more paper work stuff?

bluey33 Experienced

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My experience with it is I could remove back seats though seat-belts and buckles must also be removed.

Had to be taken to VICroads for inspection that is all. I had sound deadener and rear trims removed. Said nothing.

VICROADS REGULATIONS

Cowboy1600 Grand Master

Cowboy1600

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An Approval Certificate is not required if:

  • the number of original seating positions was less than 10

Nowhere does it say you have to remove belts or anything, but I would assume you would be doing this anyway.

bluey33 Experienced

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Does not say it on VICroads website. I did it anyway and when I took car in he said they had to be removed. That was probably just his opinion as it doesn't say you have to so I gather you shouldn't have to as Aaron has said.

Peter89 Proficient

Peter89

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I just removed the seats and didn't do a thing. Not one cop has every said anything about it. The seats that is, they always bring up the fact its stripped.

Of course I never let passengers sit in the back.

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shanusr33 Rising Star

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I drove around with a boot installation in replace of the back seats for a few years, and every time I got pulled over never had a problem.

Once a cop asked about the two seater status, and I had that Vic Roads rule ready and saved on my phone and he was fine once he saw that.

I even called Vic Roads to register it as a two seater once and the guy on the phone asked why I would bother and it doesn't matter or effect anything.

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