Defected - R32 GTS-T Front Bar Required

[AzzurrA]

Hi All

Was wondering if anyone had a standard R32 GTS-T front bar laying around that they would like to sell, as my R32 GTR bar is about 5mm too low, at one point, according to the C*NTStabularly.

Jason

[strutto]

Can't help you with the bar... But can you fill us in on where and when this happened? Just so I know where not to go

[AzzurrA]

Was driving along gympie road at aspley last night (Driving PAST aspley, in the lane furthest away, 'coz i hate the place) and a cop ran in front of 2 lanes of traffic, causing them to skid to a stop, and ran in front of me with only just enough room to stop, to pull me in.. they then proceeded to be extremely rude, especially when they made me drive down an extremely steep driveway and laugh at me as it scraped all along my front bar... made me park on a slope, where the ground was uneven under the front bar and then tried to measure the height... i asked them if they could please measure it on level ground as the ground was uneven (my front bar is right on 100mm) and he went off, saying not to argue with him, he's a cop and he can do anything he likes, tellin me to shutup, etc etc... in the end he fined me for having a parker out (which i didn't know about) and thats the only thing he could find, and then he sent me to the pits, where i had to wait for 2 1/2 hours (until midnight) and in the end i got a $75 fine and 1 point for having a parker out, and a notice to raise the front of the car, because it was "5MM" too low... i mean, 5mm, geez, get ur hand off it guys.

Oh, and they also tried to pin me, saying that i had gutted my brand new (like less than a month) old 3" highflow cat because it had "welds around the flanges" What a bunch of tossers..

On a positive note though, there was a bike cop there who i had a good chat to while i was waiting and he was a really nice bloke.

He let me know that in a few weeks time, they're bringing out new laws about exhaust noise... at the moment he said its about $45 and 1 point fine if your exhaust is too loud... in a few weeks the fine is going up to around $350 (or more, i can't remember the exact figure now) and he said "a few points, we don't know exactly how many yet, but probably around 3"

Just thought i'd let u guys know, so u can attend to ur exhaust noise before it gets too late

[pentae]

i asked them if they could please measure it on level ground as the ground was uneven (my front bar is right on 100mm) and he went off, saying not to argue with him, he's a cop and he can do anything he likes, tellin me to shutup, etc etc... in the end he fined me for having a parker out (which i didn't know about) and thats the only thing he could find, and then he sent me to the pits, where i had to wait for 2 1/2 hours (until midnight) and in the end i got a $75 fine and 1 point for having a parker out, and a notice to raise the front of the car, because it was "5MM" too low

Glad to see this is where my $6380 tax payout on top of my PAYG this year went to work. Nice one coppers, glad to see your taking the 'to serve and protect' thing pretty seriously.

[strutto]

That's f**ked up... But do I expect anything less in today's times? NO...

At the end of the day, if your car is illegal, there is nothing you can do... But enforcing draconian laws like 100mm clearance does NOTHING to raise my respect for Police... 100mm or 95mm... Either way, the drunken bum who walks in front of you is gunna get creamed...

And whats with parking lights anyway? How the hell are they "required" for safe and environmentally friendly motoring? 1 point & $75 for that is ridiculous... Who's to say the light didn't blow 5 minutes ago when it was hit by a rock flung up from a 1 meter pothole that QLD Transport hadn't fixed?

And exhaust noise? Tell em to hunt down the Harleys first...

Clap, clap, clap for QLD's finest...

[Del Sol]

Oh, and they also tried to pin me, saying that i had gutted my brand new (like less than a month) old 3" highflow cat because it had "welds around the flanges" What a bunch of tossers..

Hmmmm, how the fvuk do they think the flange attaches to the pipe work, with glue? It's pretty funny when they're trying to sound hardcore lol

On a positive note though, there was a bike cop there who i had a good chat to while i was waiting and he was a really nice bloke.

A bike cop that was a good bloke? Far out, there is a first time for everything

By the way, 5mm... Mabey you should leave the car on jackstands overnight, fill the tank to 1/4 full, and empty out the glovebox

[jaqule]

send a PM to 51jay I think he had a 32 frount bar in his garage that I saw the other week ?

[Oz]

hey jason u can take it on with the courts & more then like win due to the fact that he was extremly rude & didn't do his job fully (taking mes on uneven ground & not taking it into account) u will have his officer number on the ticket & also get a pic of where they took the mes at

They coppers really don't like it when u make them look dumb asking how many cyclinders dose it have when its a rotor lol

My self & my bro are mechanics my bro has his road worthy cert as a mechainc so yeah we both know I stuff

[SHY32]

not good Jason...hope it works out for you...have u thought of maybe just detaching the bottom lip? cos if it's the same bar as mine which it looks like it is in your avatar the bottom lip part is seperate and u can take it off quite easily which will easily get you to legal height

[AzzurrA]

nah, my bar is a fibreglass replica, so its all moulded in together... thought of hack-sawing a bit off the bottom though... but i thought i'd rather get a gts-t bar than ruin this one further

[Niss_Fan]

Guys one thing you can do in Queensland is to grab a small tape recorder and if your pulled over tape the conversation. All traffic cops are running a tape and if they book you and you fight it your within your rights to ask for a copy of the tape. It is quite amazing how their attitude will change if they know your taping them :-). If you can tape for a while (while your being abused) then let them see the tape and watch them change tune in some cases they may even let you go.

[AzzurrA]

Yeah, they had a video camera there, and were filming everything that went on... spent about 5 minutes filming my car even though there was nothing out of the ordinary about it... geez

[Mandingo]

sorry to hear about what happend mate

sooner or later teh cops are gonna defect a mass murderer or somethin and get knocked the **** out. mabye they might chill out then espically if its made public

[gatty]

defects cost you any points mate?

and sorry to hear it all - change bars then put yours back on

[Mase]

well friday night i was driving down newmarket rd on the way to the city for a night out. I completely forgot that harry's diner was probably gonna have a few cops hanging round, cruised past casually, then as i got to the lights on bowen bridge rd a copper pulls up beside me in an unmarked commo and tells me to pull over onto the side of the road on bowen bridge rd. Goes over my car, rbt's me, license check, then defects me cuz of my rear number plate. You know how the s13's dont quite fit the whole number plate?? You have to bend it slightly to fit and that's what i'd done. So i got fined.

They are getting ridiculous. I mean i can see the point if someone is being a tool, then pull them over and go over there car, but for someone who is completely sober not being a tool and following all road rules then i don't see why i can't even drive down a road without being harrassed. This is gonna reach a point where people are just gonna start rioting or something as its just going too far. Sure, target the idiots in modified cars, but the people who take it to the track like myself and behave on the streets don't need this shit when money is tight and you just want to go out and see your friends in town.

Sorry guys, it just really shit me off and i had my whinge now!

[strutto]

As posted in another thread by someone in the VIC section...

My thoughts are why did he pull you over since u were being sensible and all?

 Is it simply the recent "lets pull over imports / round tail light cars and give them a once over" rule??

 Very frustrating knowing that a skyline owner has a much greater chance than any other car of being pulled over for a random check for no particularly reason at all

 I too know all about this having been pulled over while driving home in peak hour traffic for purposes of going over the car. Didn't get a defect or anyhting and the officer was an ok bloke but it begs the question why was i targetted for no apparent reason and for how long will this continue??

It's getting beyond a joke...

[AzzurrA]

defects cost you any points mate?

Yeah, 1 point.

Ah well, i picked up my new front bar last night (Thanks Jon), so that'll be going in to get sprayed in the next few days... Yay, more money down the drain due to cops being ****tards

[NismoGirl]

I might find other things to do for the next few weeks. They seem to be cracking down a bit lately :S

[Bobjones]

I think it has gone a bit too far...

I drive past Aspley Maccas regularly, why, cause a friggin live near there. The bacon have decided to crack down on imports, cause they stand out from the normal commonwhores that most of them drive.

I am just glad that I won't be here around Chrissy/ New Years cause then they will REALLY crack down.

As for the number place thing, that really is a friggin joke, how the hell can a car get registered and pass a safety certificate with the plate the same and then they fine you for it..bunch of tossers at times. Unfortunately, like the bogans out there, some ruin it for most!!

[AzzurrA]

Yeah, i haven't done any mods to my car (its exactly as it was when i bought it... i actually REMOVED the Atmo BOV etc and put on the standard recirculating one) and i told the police this, and they said "no it wasn't, you did all this... there's no way a caryard would sell a car like this"