Engineers in Canberra

I would have thought if you purchased seats from Recaro or Stratos or similar quality replacements, they would be able to provide this as a part of the cost of the new seats. The floor mounting set up would be the same for bench or bucket but the middleseat belt would be removed. I suppose its more to do with a new VIN plate to show the vehicle now carries one less person. It sounds like a lot of cash for very little work. Maybe all the engineers are very wealthy !!

And it doesn't include the modification plate or stamping

Hi Sarah. I had a GVM upgrade done on my vehicle ealier this year. I am in NSW. There were three certified RMS (RTA) engineers in my area. The first wanted $4k, The second $4to$5k, after almost giving up I tried the 3rd one and he was so much cheaper I could not believe it. He got, and did the job. It sometimes pays to ring around. Bob.

If you go to the RMS in Queanbeyan, they should be able to give you a list of certifying engineers in the area.

Those engineers should be able to issue a certification plate for both NSW and the ACT.

I used John Wilson about 10 years ago to get a highly moddded hilux my son purchased engineered and he was most helpful and price was reasonable.
I have also heard good reports on Ray Spence
see the list on act rego web site both these are ACT based, there are also queanbeyan, nsw and vic based engineers on the list.

regards
Howard

In most states, any modification that was available as factory option doesnt need to be engineered providing all the relevant original components are used.
You havent said which Landcruiser it is but all of the models AFAIK from the last 20 years or so had a bucket option for the GXL models-just buy the parts from a wrecker and fit yourself.
Dont bother making it more complicated than it needs to be by asking a bureaucrat for advice especially in Canberra.
They will adjourn a working group to appoint a committee blah blah