Jump to content
SAU Community

R33 Compliance In Sydney Needed

Iron Chef
 Share

Recommended Posts

kakimoto33 Rising Star

kakimoto33

Posted
Posted
I need to comply an R33 for a customer in Sydney. If you can do it for $2200 plus tyres, the gig is yours.

Cheers

Kristian

Be careful when getting a compliance workshop to do your car based on price alone - there are a number of workshops out there who will do inferior work or maybe not do all the work required, we have seen this sort of thing before. It's quite possible for them to skip a few steps that will end up causing you trouble when you try to register the car.

Make sure you choose a workshop that has a good reputation and also double check all work yourself afterwards - it shouldn't be necessary with the tight RAWS workshop requirements, but there is a big different between good and bad workshops still.

If price is the biggest issue then make sure of exactly what they will be charging you for - some workshops might quote you $2,500 plus tyres and that is exactly what you will pay - others will offer $2,200 plus tyres but you could end up paying more in the long run for things that might not be included, for example:

DOTARS application fee - $165

GST - it's basic but many do not include it in quotes

brake pads - some will replace regardless and charge ~$400, others will replace only if actually needed

suspension bushes - some workshops will replace things that are not really needed in order to get more $$$

swapping non-standard parts - could be done free from some workshops, others will charge $80/hour

These are all fairly easy things for 'cheap' workshops to add to the price afterwards - just make sure you ask all the right questions and get it in writing if you are not 100% confident.

Iron Chef Grand Master

Iron Chef

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

Cheers for the heads up Craig - I have been burnt like this before with an R34 compliance workshop in Sydney. I know which questions to ask now :thumbsup: Will edit my first post as necessary...

Edited by vrfour

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • The Bogan
      Mistakes were made, my R34 Story

      By The Bogan · Posted

      I would like more noise related info for my truly uneducated guess  Does it do it at idle or when revving, clutch engaged, and disengaged? Does it only do it when the car is moving? I've heard "similar" noises from a clutch pack that left the chat room, and CV joints that have chewed themselves out But as Matt said, how's the yokes, tailshaft and centre bearing going after their last little issue Fingers crossed it is something simple  Weird noises make me cringe 
    • silviaz
      R34 GTT idle problem

      By silviaz · Posted

      One other question, is there a chance that changing the idle speed can lead you down a rabbit hole and is the reason the tuner didn't touch it? Reason I ask is because if that's the reason the tuner avoided it then I probably shouldn't be touching it lol.
    • GTSBoy
      Cleaning my wheels 😍

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Pfft. As if I'd ever point a high pressure washer at my car.
    • GTSBoy
      R34 GTT idle problem

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      The nature of my commute has changed. Way back then it was traffic lights all the way, for ~28km. It sucked. When they finally stitched the expressway together I could do a good 15+km of it at a steady 80-100 with no stopping. That alone has gotten me down to flat 10s. Prior to that it was mid-high 10s. I can't remember the delta that I saw when I got the idle down. It was only ~150 rpm, because the idle speed was never terrible, but for the delta in consumption to be noticeable it would have had to have been at least 0.2-0.3 L/100km - which is not to be sneezed at when it comes for absolute free. It's only about 50L per year, but that's ~$100. A few extra pizzas is always welcome. Note that I have a record of every tank of fuel that has ever gone through my car except for a handful put in by someone else, like my mechanic. I can show you the difference between stock RB20 and tuned RB20, stock RB5Neo and tuned, winter and summer fuel blends, winter and summer fuel blends when the ambient temperature is not appropriate for the blend, working O2 sensor, blown O2 sensor, boosting f**k out of it and frightened to boost it because it is pinging, and so on. OK, I probably can't do all that now with 100% clarity - but at the time when any of those things were in event, you could see it in the records. There's 25+ years of simple tank after tank records, so you have to look for landmarks to work out approximately how old any single record is. What's really important is the meta data and that lives in my head.
    • MBS206
      HKS stroker kit step 0/1 or HKS GTIII 2530

      By MBS206 · Posted

      If you're claiming the issues are not skyline specific, then either the USA is living in the 90s / early 2000s, OR you have the issue of "survivor bias". Which is you're mainly hearing and listening to those with terrible experiences, and haven't found the guys who have cars with good decent builds and no problems. It happens in AU too, that plenty of people keep having issues, and they keep going to the workshops that are known to be shit "because I read on the internet". Even worse, are those who keep posting on the internet as though they know for a fact what something is, when they've never touched/looked at said item in their life, and again are making assumptions, based on something they read, or because it's a certain way in other cars. It's even funnier when those same people debate the facts with the people who've lived and breathed this stuff for over 15 years. Example, I've had someone tell me you can't do something with a Skyline, because they read it on the internet, except I can tell they're wrong, as I did that exact thing back in 2008 with my Skyline.
×
×
  • Create New...