Registering A Modified Interstate Car

[Lithius]

Hey, not sure if this is in the right place. Basically I'm looking at buying a modified skyline from WA, and I want to register it in NSW. Looking at the list of requirements on the RTA Website it says I will need to get a blue slip done. Just wondering if that means the car would legally have to be taken back to stock condition (ie all mods removed) before it could be passed. Has anyone had any experience with doing this? I'm in a fairly small town so there's no workshops that would have the stock parts to swap them over etc. Would I be better off buying a car from within NSW?

Second-hand vehicles (interstate)

To establish registration for a second-hand vehicle purchased interstate, you will need to go to a motor registry and provide:

* Proof of your identity (see related link above right) or, if registering the vehicle in the name of a company, proof of company name and the ACN/ARBN number.

* Proof of acquisition (eg a receipt for purchase of the vehicle, certificate of registration signed by the previous registered operator/s of the vehicle, or the previous certificate of registration in the same name if coming from interstate).

* Proof of your residential address (see related link above right).

* A valid Compulsory Third Party insurance policy – also known as a green slip – with the number plate section blank (not required for trailers).

* An inspection report – also known as a blue slip – from an Authorised Unregistered Vehicle Inspection Station (AUVIS). If there is no AUVIS in your area, you can get a pink slip from an Authorised Inspection Station (AIS) instead of the blue slip.

* Your interstate number plates – you'll have to surrender your interstate plates before you'll be given NSW plates.

* Evidence of eligibility for any concession (see related links to Pensioner concessions and Apprentice registration rebate above right).

* A completed Application for Registration form.

* Payment for registration, including stamp duty (3% of the vehicle's purchase price, 5% if more than $45,000) and applicable number plate fee.

All second-hand vehicles requesting establishment of registration (including interstate and imported vehicles) may be selected for an additional inspection by the RTA's vehicle identity unit. You will be notified at the time of registration if you are selected.

[jantolis]

My friend bought a car from SA and had no troubles getting it registered in NSW and this car was heavily modified. Not sure exactly what is involved in a blue slip but he got it no probs legit.

edit: he got the car mid last year so i assume the laws are the same.

Edited May 21, 2006 by jantolis

[Lithius]

Thanks for that mate, I guess if worst comes to worst i can just get it engineered... although it's an extra $550 roughly. But that also protects me from getting defected right?

[sigsputnik]

But that also protects me from getting defected right?

As far as I know, no it doesn't. It just means that when you go to get the defect cleared, the inspector can cite the engineer's notice.

But I'm not 100% sure.

[Lithius]

Ah okay, but it does guarantee I can get my car blue slipped if all else fails right? I don't want to goto all the hassle of getting the car from WA to NSW and then have to run around in circles for months just trying to get it on the road.

The car isn't exactly heavily modified, here's a list

alarm system

Aftermarket spoties

Hybrid front mounted intercooler + custom stainless steel piping

3 inch Dump and full 3" exhaust + stainless steel from cat back + 4-5 inch canon exhaust

PIVOT turbo timer

Apexi Avcr boost controller

Apexi powerFC and Hand controller

HKS double adjustable coil overs

C's short shift kit

K&N pod filter + CAI box

Whiteline handling kit (front and rear camber + caster + rear pineapples)

Arc stabiliser bars front and rear

Factory strut tower brace

NISMO Clear side/front indicators

Factory Xenon headlights

Really the only things that would stand out would be the intercooler and exhaust I think... does anyone know how much luck I'd have getting this through blue slip?

(hopefully i'm on the right track in regards to what I need to register an interstate car, basically I just get the car into NSW, take it to a workshop to get a blue slip, then go get a green slip and rego and voila...?) Because it's an imported car will i need to get ahold of the import and compliance papers? or bill of lading etc. It is already registered in WA.

Edited May 26, 2006 by Lithius

[sigsputnik]

well i don't know as much about NSW, but out of your list i think the only thing that isn't defectable is the alarm.

by the way, i think you should remove the name of the alarm from the list.

if it isn't stock, it's defect material. the intercooler and exhaust may be the only things that stick out, but they're all that's needed for the cop to pull you over and see what other goodies you might have. that doesn't mean you will get pulled over as there is a difference between theory and practice.

but as i say i'm no expert on NSW and hopefully someone else who knows more than me can help out.

[someonestolecc]

A car being registered in NSW from another state is the same as an unregistered car. It has to go through blue slip (you know this already).

Blue slip has to comply to ADRs and RTA guidelines etc etc - the blue slip people I spoke to when doing mine all wouldn't touch it without an engineers.

This is because a lot of the mods have to be engineered - and they just can't be assed deciding which ones do and don't so they just ask for an engineers.

So I ended up engineering, blue slipping, then registering. I think it's better than reverting to stock. Less hassle and you get an engineers certificate so your car is technically legal.

I paid $300 for my engineers and I have a lot more mods than you.

Good luck.

[Beer Baron]

yes but lucien you car was an engine swap car which makes blue slip people very nervous. they want to see the egine number match the chassis.

lithium, you will have no problem with those mods going through most blue slip places. you may find one or two places that are anal about it and want a bone stock car, but most places wouldnt give a sh1t about that stuff.

[Lithius]

Cheers guys, i'll give it a go! Thanks for the advice.