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what to do when defected?
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Tue, 29 April 2003 00:43
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ok i just got my 4agze sprinter on the road and the same night i get defected talk about about bad luck that because the friggen exhaust was too loud so my defect are
-exhaust
-unsecure battery
-loose wiring
-engine modification
so ive got to basically get a engineer certificate
quite the exhaust down and fix up the battery and wires
is there anything else i have to do or just what they,ve wrote?
is it true i have to do some pollution thing and brake upgardes?
its got the red sticker
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Location:
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Tue, 29 April 2003 01:07
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If you can get the car engineered the way it is then you don't really need to do anything. But I doubt that will be the case.
If you do need bigger brakes it will be the engineer who decides and not some cop, this said the cop may be right. The bottom line is in the long run get it all engineered so when you get pulled over you can oull out the cert and smile smuggly....that should be enough.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
melbourne
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Tue, 29 April 2003 01:36
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smile smugly and they will defct you anyway, say very nicely "yes sir, no sir" etc, then give them a look at the engineers certificate. and always first say "good evening officer, how are you?" and mean it, you may as well expect to be treated well.
or just write 4-AC in big letters on the cam cover, and put checkerplate covers over everything, and hide the intercooler.
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Location:
Thornleigh
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Tue, 29 April 2003 06:34
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| shinybluesteel wrote on Tue, 29 April 2003 11:36 |
or just write 4-AC in big letters on the cam cover, and put checkerplate covers over everything, and hide the intercooler.
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One might wonder, how it could get Soooo much power from a 4-AC; Hehehehehe, would be an absolute Laugh
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Tue, 29 April 2003 09:29
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Does that mean that 'loud' mirage's are gonna start being accused of having grunt??? dear oh dear...
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Tue, 29 April 2003 11:17
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| mrshin wrote on Tue, 29 April 2003 19:29 |
Does that mean that 'loud' mirage's are gonna start being accused of having grunt??? dear oh dear...
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Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Tue, 29 April 2003 13:04
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hah
if loud cars have grunt then maybe i should cut my muffler off again
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Registered:
March 2003
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Tue, 29 April 2003 21:15
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anyone know any engineers and how much?
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Formerly TRD_RoLLa
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Wed, 30 April 2003 00:22
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anyone know any engineers and how much?
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I take it your from NSW?
Ive just recently made my car legal. 
-I firstly got my car weighed at a public weigh bridge. $20
-Then i booked my car at a RTA for emmissions IM240 testing
(Botany or Penrith do it) $Free
-Then i went to my engineer and got an engineers certificate $330
-Then had to get a blue slip for ID check etc $51
-Then hand it all in to RTA.
Thats about it. Bit of a PITA. But hopefully it'll save my butt.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Wed, 30 April 2003 02:09
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I'm in the process of getting mine engineered.
Mangew can you PM me the details of your engineer as I'm in sydney too.
I'll hunt around for info on the RTA emissions test (unless you have the details on hand??) I work in Mascot so could do it in a lunch break. How long does it take? Do you need to wait in those stupidly long ques??
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Wed, 30 April 2003 07:47
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speaking of emissions testing, does anyone have a 1.5" cat I could borrow? *grins*
I think that's waht will get me past emissions
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Location:
cambo
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Thu, 01 May 2003 07:22
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mangew, please post where you got your engineers done cause when i rung the guy i was told was gonna be cheap i told him everything about my car and he told me $440. i wouldnt mind saving $110.
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Formerly TRD_RoLLa
Registered:
May 2002
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Thu, 01 May 2003 10:17
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| manipulate wrote on Tue, 29 April 2003 23:04 |
hah
if loud cars have grunt then maybe i should cut my muffler off again
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Not again Mani... That night up Spit Rd was bad enough... I reckon we could be heard from miles away  ...
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Thu, 01 May 2003 10:59
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minto?!?
jeez, that'll cost me $110 in petrol to get to 
are they lenient, or didn't you really find out?
and how come emissions takes 30 mins?
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Location:
cambo
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Sat, 03 May 2003 05:11
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minto is 15 minutes away sweet
bummer about the pod filter tho the other guy said he would engineer mine. i wouldnt even know where to fit an air box i would prob have to relocate the washer and coolant bottles which is crap.
also i was told rta only do emissions not noise, the engineer tests that and for my car with a gze it needed to be under 90dB so i need another muffler DEFINATELY.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: what to do when defected?
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Sat, 03 May 2003 23:01
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One other thing, the exhaust thing happened to me. but when they decibell count it the machine has to be one meter back and one meter above the pipe. They got me coz they put the measuring device right up the pipe and got me to rev to 5000....
if they did anything like this to you any competant exhaust shop should be able to write a letter to get this passed straight away.
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