Vehicle certification
Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 17, 2007 at 22:58
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Member - Kiwi Kia
I have just heard that in New Zealand the powers that be intend that ANY chassis / body lift different from what the original manufacturer supplied MUST be certified and plated ! The Australian and New Zealand transport authorities work very closely together so could this also soon become mandatory in Australia ?
Reply By: Member - Phillip S (WA) - Wednesday, Oct 17, 2007 at 23:43
Wednesday, Oct 17, 2007 at 23:43
Probably sell my 4wd and buy a pushbike....
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (Qld) - Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 07:34
Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 07:34
And do a
Suspension lift on it
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Follow Up By: Member - Phillip S (WA) - Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 14:46
Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 14:46
LOL
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Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 06:09
Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 06:09
Kiwi Kia,
Queensland have had a compliance plate for some time now.
When the
suspension is change it must have a compliance plate attached to the fire wall.
Wayne
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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 06:49
Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 06:49
Thanks Wayne, I was under the impression that this was only required above a certain limit.
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Reply By: RobAck - Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 17:25
Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 17:25
The Australian rules are now locked in and waiting until after the election I suspect for the Premiers to
sign-off with the Commonwealth. They will guide body lift, spring heights etc.. and provide accurate engineering guidance on a range of other modifications including tyre sizes. The engineering consultation stage on these finished about a year back so things have been fairly quiet for a while now.
Apart from that all jurisdictions already have in place vehicle modification guidelines for all types of cars and 4WD. In SA there have been some interesting changes that allow more flexibility but you also need to have an engineering certificate for such things as body lifts, needs to pass the international lane change test for starters. All in all legislators are looking at finding ways of moderating the rollover risks associated with 4WD and in particular more heavily modified ones.
Work on the premise that the more heavily modified the more engineering certification will be needed.
RobA
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Follow Up By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 17:32
Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 at 17:32
Thanks Rob, In NZ they are definitely moving towards no modifications from OME without being certified. I have also heard that there will soon be a ruling that no second hand diesel imports older then 2002 and petrol older then 1998.
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