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Hi Guys,

I am looking to get a Skyline gts that has been defected before for noise, height and wheels...Car has passed the compliance since...it looks very attractive as well, which may attract cops attention with the nice looking wheels and i think it has a black carbon fiber front bonet...

It has a high mount turbo and i have a history of my GTR being Defected before with mods...

Just want to know if I am looking for more trouble and getting into more shit? I am afraid that the high mount turbo might be a problem if i get pulled over...car is doing 300kw atw and its a cheap buy of 10k with forged internals...

Anyone with any suggestions?

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Sometimes cheap is a bad thing as it could indicate faults.... I would be speaking to a Rego guy to make sure it'll pass before thinking any further, and as Mr NPC said speak to a relevant engineer :)

The car is very tempting to buy with the mods listed on it...

I am only worried about the high mount turbo...

If the cops do a random rego check and the car has a defect history, im sure they will pull me over and defect the car again...

The car is very tempting to buy with the mods listed on it...

I am only worried about the high mount turbo...

If the cops do a random rego check and the car has a defect history, im sure they will pull me over and defect the car again...

Change to low mount and get retuned. There's a pretty good fabricator in SE That will make it fit

Change to low mount and get retuned. There's a pretty good fabricator in SE That will make it fit

Depends what turbo it is, cops are probably going to notice a big ass intake pipe even if it's low mounted etc..... Having a defect history makes it a target....

Depends what turbo it is, cops are probably going to notice a big ass intake pipe even if it's low mounted etc..... Having a defect history makes it a target....

A different car and different owner. Seriously if you think it's linked specifically to the plates then get new plates! Simple. Don't drive like a dick and you won't get pulled over. My cars bright orange and its fine. Popo compliment it

A different car and different owner. Seriously if you think it's linked specifically to the plates then get new plates! Simple. Don't drive like a dick and you won't get pulled over. My cars bright orange and its fine. Popo compliment it

Has not lived in Knox^

Sigh, not this shit again.

The car is very tempting to buy with the mods listed on it...

I am only worried about the high mount turbo...

If the cops do a random rego check and the car has a defect history, im sure they will pull me over and defect the car again...

It's a skyline

They will pull you over irrespective of your defect history. They will only know that after they've already pull you over so i don' see how thats a factor of consideration.

Very different views...

Well, lets see how we go....

I got defected once coming back from KNOX!!!! i hate to go there again in my skyline after that :)

Well, i got a few other cars in mind and will be putting the car on mrs name :P, just to be safe...

Yeh neither does lav..

What not this again. Do u get pulled over a lot?

See this

I got defected once coming back from KNOX!!!! i hate to go there again in my skyline after that :)

Everytime someone starts a thread on defects, there is the inevitable "don't drive like a dickead and you have nothing to worry about" comment. Usually comes from someone who has never been defected and is as dumb as saying racism doesn't exist because they've never experienced it for themselves.

I got defected while driving completely normal. Cop said he saw me from the other side of the road and did a u-turn because my car looked low. It really just depends on the cop you drive past.

Obviously, if you drive like an idiot then your chances of attracting attention are greater.

Very different views...

Well, lets see how we go....

I got defected once coming back from KNOX!!!! i hate to go there again in my skyline after that :)

Well, i got a few other cars in mind and will be putting the car on mrs name :P, just to be safe...

All i see is the same view?

Fix it, or prepared to get reamed.

Don't worry about the NSW commenters, unfortunately they don't understand Victorian law, VASS or EPA - so ignore those comments about engineers and similar.

Everytime someone starts a thread on defects, there is the inevitable "don't drive like a dickead and you have nothing to worry about" comment. Usually comes from someone who has never been defected and is as dumb as saying racism doesn't exist because they've never experienced it for themselves.

Also true.

See this

Everytime someone starts a thread on defects, there is the inevitable "don't drive like a dickead and you have nothing to worry about" comment. Usually comes from someone who has never been defected and is as dumb as saying racism doesn't exist because they've never experienced it for themselves.

I've been defected for rear tires. Cop said "good to see you weren't driving like a dick" and told me to replace and go v roads.. No fine, no roady.. Maybe I just got a nice copper

Yeah, i was driving behind a mate who was completely drunk but still decided to drive...I was doing him a favor to make sure he get home fine and i had my Mrs with me in the car and i was driving like a gentleman and at least 2 cars behind my mate and the most left hand side of the road while many other cars over-taking me...

The cops pull me over saying that my car looks low...put the roller under the car and i saw it went all the way through but they said its touching the exhaust, then told me to open the bonnet and there we go, pod filters...DEFECT yellow note was put on the windscreen...

Then i got off from skylines but still missed my GTR and now I want to get back into it and find a standard looking car with mods...I remember reading a post here a while ago someone said that there is a dickhead pig on stud rd that always pull over the Japanese cars...

All i see is the same view?

Fix it, or prepared to get reamed.

Don't worry about the NSW commenters, unfortunately they don't understand Victorian law, VASS or EPA - so ignore those comments about engineers and similar.

Hmmm...true as well R31Nismoid :)

Will probably get it re engineered...

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