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Just talked to someone at Dickson Motor Registry who confirmed all imports must go through Dickson Inspection Station. Talk to Technical Standards, they are the ones that make the rules and know whats enforceable and whats not. Unfortunately 90% of people at the shopfronts dont know the difference which is why it will get registered using a RWC from a normal mechanics.

As I said, its not uncommon for mechanics to issue RWC's and the car to be registered at a shopfront using said RWC, but that is simply because staff havent been educated properly on prcedures and processes. Whilst you could tell people it doesnt have to go over Dickson, and there is a fair chance it will slip through, at the end of the day giving out that information is wrong (especially if you piss away $38 at the mechanics to have the shopfront turn you away because it wasnt issued by the dickson inspection station).

You got through, congratulations, im certainly not going to say your rego isnt valid etc. But following the letter of the law and all rules and regulations as can be clearly read on www.rego.act.gov.au and various ACT legislation documents, all imported vehicles when transferring ownership must go via dickson pits.

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Ok, well since you guys have skylines registered in ACT do you know what i could get defected on, ill say what i think i could and let me know if you had any probs with that part.

FMIC

Air intake pipe for Pod

Fuel pump...its pretty loud.

aftermarket steering wheel

Exhaust, might need silencer

And the Diff, its a cusco LSD so very noticible.

Thats all that is visible anyway, other than that i can raise the suspension so what do you guys think.

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As long as the steering wheel is on good and proper you won't have a problem with that. They just jiggled it pretty rough for my test.

The rest I can't help you with as I had an engineers cert when I went over.

my advice is to just turn up and have the check done. if they make you fix things, then get them fixed and move on.

i stressed for days about one or two things on my car - in the end they had a huge list of things that needed doing. two of them were big safety issues, too. i wouldn't have predicted the list.

good luck and let us know how you get on.

my advice is to just turn up and have the check done. if they make you fix things, then get them fixed and move on.

i stressed for days about one or two things on my car - in the end they had a huge list of things that needed doing. two of them were big safety issues, too. i wouldn't have predicted the list.

good luck and let us know how you get on.

That is actually a pretty good idea, what was the process when you had to change things and go back to them?

Will do mate

they showed me the list and then stepped through it with me to make sure everything was ok. they were able to fix everything or take my car to the place to get it fixed (i.e. they took care of everything). i am not sure if that's common practice.

i've sent you a pm with what i had to change/fix. :P

I could see someone getting a huge argument with someone at teh shopfront because they have an australian delivered GTR!

Just put my aussie spec 32 through rego, no problems. (thank god for that!!) :P

Edited by aus spec 32

I just went to kaleen service centre (whatever its called) and one of the mechanics said give me a quick look now and then we can book it in....anyway he saw the FMIC and boost con. and said nope we cant touch it blah blah you have to go straight to dickson. So i guess ill take it in on monday or tuesday, im packing now lol. :)

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