Need to mount the turbo timer...

[elbee111]

, and are illegal in most (all?) states.

Edit: I should also say, they probably void your insurance too.

But as I said, its your car, do as you like.

LW.

Well, I didn't know that these items were illegal. So this is like selling bongs in a tobacconist (you can buy/sell them but you cannot use them ?)

Do the same rules apply to 19 inch wheels etc ?

Obviously we all know about aftermarket BOVs and pod filters etc.

Do you think that any insurance company is going to go hard on something like a turbo timer ?

El Bee

[lwells]

Well, I didn't know that these items were illegal. So this is like selling bongs in a tobacconist (you can buy/sell them but you cannot use them ?)

Do the same rules apply to 19 inch wheels etc ?

Obviously we all know about aftermarket BOVs and pod filters etc.

Do you think that any insurance company is going to go hard on something like a turbo timer ?

El Bee

They are illegal to use, not to sell or own (at least in NSW). You can't leave your car on and unattended. There is some other issue to do with safety (keeps the fuel pump on after ignition is turned off?) in crashes that escapes me at the moment.

19" wheels aren't illegal to own or use if your car, wheels and tyres meet the regulations (which, in NSW, depends on the original size specified by the manufaturer and the track).

Its too hard to say if an insurance company would give you a hard time. Probably not if someone smashed your windscreen or keyed your car. However, if your car was stolen and later recovered and an insurance inspector noticed that the car had a turbo timer I imagine they would be well within their rights to refuse to pay the claim for a couple of reasons: 1) the ignition wiring had been altered; 2) a modification had been fitted without their knowledge (I assume you haven't told your insurance company, right?), and 3) the use of that modifcation is illegal. Most insurance policies contain clauses that expressely state the insurer can refuse claims where the car was modified without their knowledge and consent and/or contain illegal modifications.

Just my 0.02c. Its all hypothetical, but given the doubtful benefits of a TT I am not sure its worth the risk of a) increased chance of theft or B) refusal of a claim.

LW.

[Jolinator]

i dont have a turbo timer anymore, but i used to and i told just cars, they really couldnt care,

[KILL HSV]

i dont have a turbo timer anymore, but i used to and i told just cars, they really couldnt care,

do you have third party insurance? if so thats why they wouldn't care

its when you have full comprehensive insurance that the weasling starts

does anybody remember that guy that had a bommadore and his wheels were 1 inch too big or wide, and they denied his claim, it was on aca or some other shite

[daler32]

i have full comp with just cars told em its got a tt and they didnt say anythin about it

[lwells]

i have full comp with just cars told em its got a tt and they didnt say anythin about it

Personally I would want it in writing: too often what the muppets say on the phone has no relationship to reality.

LW.

[daler32]

ok thanks lwells i gotta let em know bout my pod anyways so will ask em to send it out

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

going back to making it easier to steal...

it'll make it easier to start the ignition, but the steering wheel lock will still be on.

once you rip off the surround of the lock, on most cars the ignition part of the lock will turn without the key, the barrel of the lock is hooked up to the steering wheel lock.

i doubt most theives would bother as once the steering wheel surround is removed, all u have to do to start the car is turn the little switch thing that the key goes into.

This is how it was on a car i used to own, not sure if it's the same on 'lines