Nsw Stagea Roadworthy Tint

[loymclure]

just wanted to know if any of you had the same problem as me going through roadworthy,

They tried to do me for the "FACTORY DARK GLASS TINT". first up they didnt even know it was dark glass and wanted me to remove the tint, so i took my key out and gave it a little rub and showed them how easy it would be to remove it (sarcasm) lol...... then they wasted my time for two days telling me i had to replace the windows. eventually i got hold of the RTA and they faxed me the rules on factory Dark glass.

There is no tinted film fitted

The darker glass is behind the driver

The darker glass must have the marking "ECE R-43/00" and bear the symbol "V"

There are two external mirrors fitted.

now my numbers dont quite match up but that didnt bother the machanic tomuch, apparently the cops have imported a bunch of patrol cars with the same dark glass tint, and thus the reason for changing the rules.

if you guys have any hassles witch i doubt you will give us a PM and i will fax u the piece of paper i have.

[Ska]

Man how stupid is that! Thanks for posting the info but!

[Stinky Rooster]

Mine doesn't have any dark glass

Its all this greenish "UV Cut" kind of tint / film (?)glass all the way around.

I am kind of surprised that this would be a problem though, what about all the vans etc getting around with NO side windows etc at all and all the taxi's etc getting about with the advertising film covering the back windows? Wouldn't this be covered by the same set of rules?

[loymclure]

Unsure newbie101, but as a wise man once said "I dont make the rules.... I just find ways to get around them"

nah not really i just made that up but it sounded cool

[MrGTST]

I think you will find when a car is classified as commercial instead of private you are legally allowed to black out all windows behind the driver 100% ... This is why you see the vans windows all painted over or boarded up

[Terminal]

I didn't have any problems in either NSW or ACT getting rego. I didn't think it was an issue because it's not the driver, passenger or rear window?

[loymclure]

was your car previesly rego'd in nsw before u owned it?

[munchstagea]

Their mistake is thinking that it is a "modification" which it is not. The car was complied like that and to be complied the car must meet ADR's (pretty much), if a car meets ADR's it should be roadworthy, see where I am going here? It passes, it has to, you just need to prove it... Which you have nicely, just a shame it is such a pain. People are often painful just because they can be.

[Terminal]

was your car previesly rego'd in nsw before u owned it?

No, it was previously registered in Qld before i owned it

[loymclure]

yeah mine was registered in QLD to. Oh well she is on the road and the info is here for any one els with the same issues

cheerz for all your input guys.

[Terminal]

You'll have to come and meet the rest of the ACT crew. also i want to check out your car

[loymclure]

awsome you can give me some pointers on what comes next.

[loymclure]

just thought id post the fax that the Authorised Inspection Station got from RTA

and its dated on the top left hand side and has the RTA's fax number on it

so its lidget

[mitchy_]

its a bit like the vented bonnet issues... evo's are imported and complied with their vented bonnets, but technically they could get a yellow sticker once it leaves the pits are being registered, as it has a vent that would allow liquids to cover the windscreen in the event of a split hose, etc...

i doubt many of you would even get looked at twice by police though, let alone them have enough reason to give you a yellow sticker for factory glass..

[loymclure]

yeah its not really about getting a yellow sticker though its more about trying to get it through road worthy if you are registering for the first time or registering in a new state.