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ossie_21

By ossie_21,
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Hey all, I was just wondering what the deal is with going to get permits for mods & taking the car through the pits. I've only been pulled over twice & only the first led to a vehicle check, but I would like to save as much hassle as possible down the track.

One concern I have though is that when they check it out if there is something they won't pass/permit, what happens then? I haven't got a yellow to get off, but I want to get permits for as much of the things as I can so it shows I am doing the right thing. I have a lot of mods (350rwhp, use your imagination ;p ), and I haven't got a permit for any of them. I want to get permits because if I got a unproffessional cop he could write out a list as long as my arm & if I ended up having to take it back to near stock that would really suck.

Can anyone shed some light on this for me? A few things about my car though, the exhaust is turbo back but pretty quiet considering it all, the rims are 17" which are legal, a/m steering wheel but I'm pretty sure it's still legal size & boost gauge on the a pillar but at the bottom so it's below eye level. These aren't too much to worry about & all should go fine & permitted (exhaust excepted unless I get really lucky), but is there much difficulty in things like high mounted turbo's, or any piping or anything like that?

I also have an atmospheric bov, but it does take about 8psi to activate (I run 12) & when it does it isn't even really loud. It sounds serious, not ricey :P. It's welded to the pipe & is pointed into the bay, not facing up. Can you get them passed or not, or can anyone see any trouble for me?

Any help is appreciated, cheers, Nathan

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I've never known them to put a sticker on a car that was brought in for a permit.

Especially as you are trying to do the right thing.

They'll either give you a permit or not.

I don't think you will need a permit for a turbo unless it's a highmount or something.

In the stock position one turbo looks like the next so they would most likely not issue a permit for it

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Cant answer the turbo one, but I got permits for strut braces, intercooler and piping, pod, manifold (stainless), guages, bride seats, steering wheel, hand brake lever, shift knob, etc

I also have 17" wheels (17x10 and 17x9) coilovers and cat back - the guy said they dont give permits for them as "they are either legal or they are not", but in total I got permits for around 10 different things. The car had just been through a full inspection to transfer rego - I just paid $37.50, went back to them and they wrote the permits up on the spot.

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From what i heard from a friend who went to welshpool to ask, they will never issue u a yellow sticker to get a permit as they know u're doing the right thing. But i always wondered if the car is like really bad, would they let u drive it home still?

I've got permits for my hks sqv and exhaust. Need to get the rest of the permits soon.

Cheers!

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