R32.4 Front Only Conversion

[Tomei_33]

hey guys,

im planning to get the r32.4 front conversion put on my 32 GTR, but i was wondering, is anything about it illegal? The front conversion comes with :

- fibreglass front bar,

- fibreglass conversion fenders,

- genuine R34 xenon headlights

- R34 genuine amber indicators

- carbon fibre vented bonnet (vents will be blocked as they face the windscreen )

Its all gonna be painted black, except the CF hood.. Any heads up would be appreciated

[unarmed_skyline]

xenons are illegal in aus unless they self focus or something which 34 ones dont so you would have to put non-xenons

[Tomei_33]

ahh ive already bought xenon headlights lol, 2 late

anything else illegal that ppl can think of?

[STATUS]

any glass panels are illegal.... so are cat backs come jan2008 (new EPA/adr compliance rules)..... who cares.

[Tomei_33]

any glass panels are illegal.... so are cat backs come jan2008 (new EPA/adr compliance rules)..... who cares.

lol.. i care coz i dont wanna get a defect and have to take it off after installing it and selling my old front

i guess there are alot of cars around with fibreglass bodykits.. cops dont force em to take their kits off..

[n15m0]

you may be able to get away with the fibreglass panels but the CF bonnet is definatey cop bait....

[Tomei_33]

its gonna be CF on a black bonnet though, wont be that strikingly obvious

[unarmed_skyline]

Trent how can they change the epa rules for older cars thou?? i though all the emmissions laws are for current model cars and not back dated. Also what would that do for the non-gen stuff that are copies of the gen stuff wouldnt that still be classed as a cat back?

[STATUS]

fark knows i have all the submissions here at work.....

[Yidz]

I've seen this conversion on Garage-13 for like $4000. Are you buying the kit or doing it yourself?

[funkymonkey]

technically fibreglass body panels are illegal unless they show similar crumple and crash absorption properties to the original metal... but you'll only have to deal with that if you are getting it engineered.

R34 xenon headlights are non auto levelling, so are illegal.

CF bonnet is just a fibreglass bonnet with a layer of CF on top to make you look cool, so other than running the risk of getting the wrong attention, its the same as having a fibreglass bonnet. There is a transition year (which I can't remember) after which its illegal to have fibreglass (or fake CF) bonnets but R32's should be before that date so you should be OK. Have fun trying to explain to the copper that pulls you over that your "CF look" bonnet's not real 100% CF, and therefore semi legal though.

[Tomei_33]

I've seen this conversion on Garage-13 for like $4000. Are you buying the kit or doing it yourself?

planning to buy it from viva garage

[Tomei_33]

technically fibreglass body panels are illegal unless they show similar crumple and crash absorption properties to the original metal... but you'll only have to deal with that if you are getting it engineered.

R34 xenon headlights are non auto levelling, so are illegal.

CF bonnet is just a fibreglass bonnet with a layer of CF on top to make you look cool, so other than running the risk of getting the wrong attention, its the same as having a fibreglass bonnet. There is a transition year (which I can't remember) after which its illegal to have fibreglass (or fake CF) bonnets but R32's should be before that date so you should be OK. Have fun trying to explain to the copper that pulls you over that your "CF look" bonnet's not real 100% CF, and therefore semi legal though.

ok cool, so the body panels wont be too big a deal..

the headlights should be ok, since so many ricers have it.. Is it possible to change the headlights to non xenon without selling my pair and buying another?

as for the "CF" bonnet, it should be ok, as long as the officer is understanding lol

thanks for all the help guys

[s13_Skyline_inside]

the headlights should be ok, since so many ricers have it..

they came standard with xenons so quite a few people have them if they didnt get complied properly not just ricers

and im pretty sure (not 100%) that fiberglass bonnets and guards are illegal, there is one place in Queensland that has just gotten their fibreglass bonnets approved in their state (artical in the last hot 4's) as said before, to o with crumple zones

[skybarge]

just keep your H1 bulbs and trim the housing down to suit the D2S housing of the HID lights

put the H1 bulbs into the HID housing, it'll look ok still, they do it all the time when compliancing, make sure you keep the ballasts and HID bulbs with you though, or the compliancer has every right to destroy them

Get the cert, then put the lights back in at home

Not sure about the guards/bonnet though, i mean your whole car will be fibreglass at the front, there must be a way round it though, maybe borrow an R34 bonnet in steel for the compliancing? I'm sure someone won't mind driving with your CF bonnet for a weekend while you use theirs

[H@ME]

wow this looks like a great conversion! look forward to hearing more about it down the track, i seen 33.4's but not 32.4! wow! hope all goes well.

Hame

[dori34]

certainly would look hot! i want to do this in the near future as well but its pointless getting the full kit as i have a 4dr

one thing i dont like about this kit is the front bar!!!!!! god damn its ugly.

perhaps a BN kit or something would look nice.

Edited November 5, 2007 by whyte

[Tomei_33]

you can always change the front bar, as long as you have the conversion fenders, any r34 GT-T or GTR (depending on your bonnet) should fit