Defective Seating?!?!?!?!?

[DarKZer0]

I just had a look at the demerit points changes and noticed that aftermarket seats are defects with fines of $225 and 3 demerit points!!!! YOU ARE KIDDING ME

any way to get around this?

[Blitz]

I just had a look at the demerit points changes and noticed that aftermarket seats are defects with fines of $225 and 3 demerit points!!!! YOU ARE KIDDING ME

any way to get around this?

Yep, you could start by only fitting road legal seats to your car

[ECR033]

Excuse my ignorance, but are all non-standard seats considered illegal?

I only ask as I was considering replacing the standard seats in my R33 GTST with either some R33 GTR seats or perhaps some aftermarket seats from Just Jap, but I won't bother if it's illegal.

Can someone advise me?

[raz0r$harP.UK]

GTR seats should be okay as they've been approved for road use and they're straight bolt in. As for aftermarket seats, you need ADR approval, which Justjap have for some of their seats.

However I think the rails also need approval / engineering.

[DarKZer0]

that is so stupid

mite have to take them out now and put stockies back in

any1 ever actually been charged for this?

3 points is a big deal and its very noticable defect

[Blitz]

that is so stupid

mite have to take them out now and put stockies back in

any1 ever actually been charged for this?

3 points is a big deal and its very noticable defect

No kidding but I think you are missing the point. Lots of people try to fit aftermarket seats themselves in their backyard when they dont know what they are doing, resulting in seats and rails that wont hold up in the case of an accident. It may seem stupid now, but imagine what could happen if your seats arent installed properly and you do crash.

The only rails I know of that are street legal out of the box are recaro rails.

[DarKZer0]

so if I got the recaro rails and fitted them to my seats/chassis, it would be legal?

[DarKZer0]

i can always say i got the seats with the car and they are GTR seats with leather re-trim, recon it would work?

[Liz]

man, just listen to everyone else... obviously they have this regulation for a reason!

otherwise 3months down the track you will be bitching about getting a defect for your seats!

[DarKZer0]

hehe seat covers will do the job!!! =)

it took us 2 days to fit them in and now fit them back would probly take another day uGHHHHHHH im gonna try get engineers for it when i get my exhaust done

[Marsss]

this from someone who couldn't make the last cruise BECAUSE of defects....:lol:

[mass_iv]

LOL to all of this, doesnt it suck how the cops come down on us!!! hehe, well i was refering to the demerit point that is, anyways, just get ur self a set of GTR seats and all is good..... besides no aftermarket seat looks as good as a set of GTR seats.

[DarKZer0]

this from someone who couldn't make the last cruise BECAUSE of defects....:lol:

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hehe i just keep pushing my luck dont I... but see I didnt know until 2day that there was a law against aftermarket seats... makes sense for safety issues but its ridiculous regardless.

these seats look much nicer then the r34 GTR and r34 GTR NUR seats thats y i put them in, they grab u and suck u in lol

[Ronin 09]

This is along the same discussions as when people were talking about cutting the bumper reo for an intercooler... it's a safety issue - NOT a cop defecting you because he doesn't like your fully sick skyline.

If your life is of no consequence, then find any way to fit non-ADR seating... if you then die in a crash, then so be it.

I will reiterate again - laws are in place to allow for the most dim-witted lowest common denominator individual. They are there to protect them, and other people from them.

[Jonneh Bravo]

hey Dark follow the laws advice or otherwise pay the consquences plain and simple. everyone knows that. y try and get away with it then 2 weeks down the track you get busted.

[Tommyk]

certain seats - particularly those which are one piece seats (in that they dont roll forward) - in a coupe are an issue, because you cant get in the back. These have ALWAYS been a defect. i suppose you lose points now too

[Duncan]

recaro rails don't fit in a skyline without modification. Bride are the only ones I know that are a straight bolt in but I suspect no-one has ever put them in for ADR testing.

Seats like any other part of your car need to be ADR approved to be legal. Like the ones I can get.

/end shameless plug

[Marsss]

:lol:

[LiQuid IcE]

recaro rails don't fit in a skyline without modification.  Bride are the only ones I know that are a straight bolt in but I suspect no-one has ever put them in for ADR testing.

Seats like any other part of your car need to be ADR approved to be legal.  Like the ones I can get.

/end shameless plug

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

so as long as the seats are ADR approved then they are legal??

what about the rails?? most come with 'universal' rails that you need to modify to fit... aren't the rails(fitting) more important than the actual seat? Do you need to get this engineered after youv'e fitted them for the whole thing to be legal??

Or is it just enough for the seats to be ADR approved?

When people claim the seats they are selling are ADR approved do they come with some sort of paperwork proving this that we should be looking out for?

Edited October 11, 2005 by LiQuid IcE

[DarKZer0]

these are 2 piece and are foldable and have same amount of space to get out/in as the stock ones so I don't understand what the problem is. how hard is it to get them approved and who would I go to?