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 Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sat, 26 February 2005 04:44
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Hi to those of you who have imported 15+ year old cars into australia (i know there are some trueno owners out there  ) can i ask you a few questions ...
when the car gets into australia, what happens ??
from what I have read, the car needs to be taken to a workshop to have "compliance type mods" made to it i.e. safety belt, mirrors etc etc. to "comply" with ADR's ... (can these mods be done by ANY mechanic ? or are there some specific mechanic in Sydney that specialise in these compliance type mods?)
after this is done, does it need a COMPLIANCE PLATE ?? or is this only for cars imported under SEVS ? what i mean is, once the compliance type mods have been done, can the car be then blue slipped, get CTP then get registered ... ?
I have read that tyres may be an issue, but is that only for cars imported under SEVS or does it also apply to 15+ year old car imports too ?
just trying to see whether these 15+ year old cars are actually worth buying !
(please if you dont know the answers to these questions dont reply!!)
EDIT 1
No need compliance plate for 15+ y.o. cars (yesssss)
[Updated on: Sat, 26 February 2005 05:11]
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sat, 26 February 2005 06:01
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car lands in sydney on boat
i go to shipping company office and pick up shipping release forms.
i pick up car from customs yard after its been bug sprayed and gas removed from aircon by quarantine, ect > pay the holding fee (you might not need to do this as i was slow to pick it up from them)
drive car (illegally) from customs yard to kirrawee auto sports for engineering > pay them $1500 flat fee for side intrusion, , seatbelts, unleaded fuel filler neck, fluids, remove rollcage, fit quiet muffler (not reqd). fee included blue slip and engineers report. a comp plate was never spoken about. they gave me a engineers report, a little sticker for the engineering, my blue slip and a receipt.
drove car from kirrawee to hurstville NRMA/RTA with "TRAFFIC" cardboard plates to 3rd party + rego it. used report and blue slip and payed my $1000 odd for the trouble.
drove home grinning like a dickhead. 
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sat, 26 February 2005 06:03
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PS. YOU CAN ALSO DO THE 'ADR' WORK YOURSELF AND SPEAK TO AN ENGINEER YOURSELF TO GET IT APPROVED. NOT REQD TO USE A 'WORKSHOP' TO PERFORM WORK.
in caps to make it obvious...
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sat, 26 February 2005 06:16
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yeh...i also want to knw about the tyres for 15 yr import because i knw sevs require you to get new ones.
i also had anutha look at my celsior coming in soon and from the pics...it looks like after the cat its all straight pipes into 4 tips no muffler bits. this is illegal rite?
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Sat, 26 February 2005 07:13
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a car that came std with cat from factory needs a cat
my tires were japanese grid2's and they were fine.
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Sat, 26 February 2005 08:12
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I dunno if this is the same but 2 years ago I bought my 1966 Mustang Coupe from a bloke that had just imported it from America a matter of a few weeks beforehand. I bought it off him "as is". Exactly how it left the container. All I had to do was get a blue slip and a weighstation certificate to get it registered. I was even able to leave it LHD and still have full rego. I didn't have to do any mods to it at all. Just the blue slip sufficed. Like I said, I dunno if it's the same as what you are referring to.
Cheers, Greg
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sat, 26 February 2005 08:20
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| Farkurnell wrote on Sat, 26 February 2005 19:12 |
I dunno if this is the same but 2 years ago I bought my 1966 Mustang Coupe from a bloke that had just imported it from America a matter of a few weeks beforehand. I bought it off him "as is". Exactly how it left the container. All I had to do was get a blue slip and a weighstation certificate to get it registered. I was even able to leave it LHD and still have full rego. I didn't have to do any mods to it at all. Just the blue slip sufficed. Like I said, I dunno if it's the same as what you are referring to.
Cheers, Greg
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thats coz its older than 30 years and exempt from any "adr's"
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sat, 26 February 2005 08:51
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Ah, ok. Cool.
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Sat, 26 February 2005 10:25
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Hi,
| ae86drift wrote on Sat, 26 February 2005 19:20 |
thats coz its older than 30 years and exempt from any "adr's"
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Excellent. That 1973 TA27-MQ-GT I want to import is looking better and better 
seeyuzz
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sat, 26 February 2005 12:19
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Les - Like said above, Quarrantine if they see mud, ciggarettes or dirty car they apparently hose it down with chemicals.
all mods must be removed and car taken back to stock form.
depending on car being imported.. just the seat belts, side intrusion bar and filler neck on most 2 doors.
you can do this yourself or mechanic. then take it to an engineer to get papers.
blue slip then usual rego stuff.
| Les wrote on Sat, 26 February 2005 15:44 |
Hi to those of you who have imported 15+ year old cars into australia (i know there are some trueno owners out there ) can i ask you a few questions ...
when the car gets into australia, what happens ??
from what I have read, the car needs to be taken to a workshop to have "compliance type mods" made to it i.e. safety belt, mirrors etc etc. to "comply" with ADR's ... (can these mods be done by ANY mechanic ? or are there some specific mechanic in Sydney that specialise in these compliance type mods?)
after this is done, does it need a COMPLIANCE PLATE ?? or is this only for cars imported under SEVS ? what i mean is, once the compliance type mods have been done, can the car be then blue slipped, get CTP then get registered ... ?
I have read that tyres may be an issue, but is that only for cars imported under SEVS or does it also apply to 15+ year old car imports too ?
just trying to see whether these 15+ year old cars are actually worth buying !
(please if you dont know the answers to these questions dont reply!!)
EDIT 1
No need compliance plate for 15+ y.o. cars (yesssss)
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sat, 26 February 2005 12:39
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You guys are champions ... all that info is great, and it's pretty much how I interpreted the info from various sites ...
Regarding the modifications, I was under the impression that all 15+ y.o. imports ARE ALLOWED to have mods done to them and they do not need to be replaced with original items - I think that is only for SEVS i.e. less that 15 y.o. imports
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sat, 26 February 2005 12:46
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| Les wrote on Sat, 26 February 2005 23:39 |
You guys are champions ... all that info is great, and it's pretty much how I interpreted the info from various sites ...
Regarding the modifications, I was under the impression that all 15+ y.o. imports ARE ALLOWED to have mods done to them and they do not need to be replaced with original items - I think that is only for SEVS i.e. less that 15 y.o. imports
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correct.
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sat, 26 February 2005 13:14
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now having said all that ... R32 GTRs don't end up much cheaper to import from Japan .... as opposed to picking one up from here
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sun, 27 March 2005 04:39
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What is actually on the engineers certificate ?
All the compliance mods made to the car, VIN & engine number ... will the COMPLIANCE plate number also be on the engineers certificate ?
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sun, 27 March 2005 10:54
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i speak from experience with my aw11 that has been complianced for about a month now.
after picking up the car. i spoke to my engineer and he wanted.
1) intrusion bars
2) unleaded filler
3) tyre plaquard
4) tune up label
5) flat glass mirror on drivers side
6) noise test as it had after market exhaust (not needed if yuo have a stocker)
7) weigh bridge ticket
being a 15 yr import any workshop/yourself can do these mods. i did them myself bar the intrusion bard. not having a welder made it a shade difficult.
took the car to my eng. he looked it over checked all that it all matched up properly typed up his statement covering how it was modified and how it complied with relevant ADR's and i was on my way.
ran it to the blue slip place. he checked it over usual blue slip procedure nothing special there. i asked him about the tyres. i had put aussie tyres on there just to be on the safe side he says as long as they have either a DOT or E marking on them they are cool.
took it to the RTA they wanted my import paperwork, weigh bridge ticket, eng report, blue slip, reciept, green slip, and my hard earned money and i was off.
both my engineer and blue slip guy were very helpful and professional. Lakes Edge engineering at wyong and AMC automotive at berkley vale. both very helpful.
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Re: Importing - "Compliance type mods" for 15+ yr cars
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Sun, 27 March 2005 11:40
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ok, what if the car is an sw20 mr2 supposedly 1990 model .. i was told by the seller that he did not need to get the car complianced .. but suprisingly, he managed to get the car:
1) engineered
2) registered
Is something dodge going on here ?
to my knowledge, these cars AREN'T even allowed to be imported into australia, let alone get complied and registered...
what do u make of it ?
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Sun, 27 March 2005 23:37
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a 1990 sw20 assuming it is <90.3 is completly legit.
if it has been imported under 15 year scheme it will not need a compliance plate just an engineering certificate to say it passes the relevant laws and your home and hosed.
i would be asking for copies of the importation approvals and engineering cert. despite the fact that you have bought it registered i would still want these papers that in theory you only need for establishing the rego.
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