The Defected Thread...

[Blutonium]

sorry for double post wouldnt let me edit :l

also with the Nistune will regency defect u for this?

[Dohmar]

sorry for double post wouldnt let me edit :l

also with the Nistune will regency defect u for this?

Highly Highly unlikely. For them to be able to tell theyd not only have to remove kick panel and check ecu, they'd have to disassemble the ECU

Very unlikely they would do this

-D

[jrm]

Has anyone been defected for the privacy glass on the stageas? i kno they come like that but just saying for a cops point of veiw wont they just see it as extremly dark tint and send u to regency for it?

when an officer sent me to Regency for my exhaust, he added the factory rear privacy glass to the list, despite me showing him the sticker on the glass saying it was UV privacy glass. The inspector at Regency laughed at the officer and ticked it off as fine - so I wouldn't stress too much. I suspect whilst a cop might add to an existing defect, they're not going to go out of their way to single you out just for the glass. (Not to say they won't use it as an indicator to look around the car for as many things as they can to add to the list)

[Volk34]

super upset right now, i got some non hid headlamps (cheers luke) but got to pop em in and the plugs dont line up and there different arrggg...i have the auto leveling but regency said the hid's need to be auto cleaning is this true? and are they? i dont think they are cos theres no connections for squirters....

if i was to keep the original light (my hids) and changed the globs round for like a duller bulb or something is there a way i can pass without rewiring my whole headlight set up?

[Damo_R34]

Nope they dont have auto clean, and im pretty sure they are only manual levelling

[Volk34]

just spoke to a nismo dude in vic, he says that if i take out the silver box of magic tricks and plug in everything else everything should work fine. ie not be crazy bright....APPARENTLY.

has anyone done this, disconnected the hid box and everything works fine like a normal light?

Edited June 14, 2010 by Volk34

[heslo]

just spoke to a nismo dude in vic, he says that if i take out the silver box of magic tricks and plug in everything else everything should work fine. ie not be crazy bright....APPARENTLY.

has anyone done this, disconnected the hid box and everything works fine like a normal light?

Doesn't work like that mate

[Bl4cK32]

can someone enlighten me as to whether Regency allow aftermarket swaybars?

[Krishy]

can someone enlighten me as to whether Regency allow aftermarket swaybars?

i dont think regency allow for much aftermarket items.....specially if they are adjustables mate....my bet is better be safe then sorry

[jrm]

just spoke to a nismo dude in vic, he says that if i take out the silver box of magic tricks and plug in everything else everything should work fine. ie not be crazy bright....APPARENTLY.

has anyone done this, disconnected the hid box and everything works fine like a normal light?

As above, this really won't work - other bulbs won't fit in the housing, and the only plug you'll have left is from the HID ballast (which you're planning to disconnect).

Seriously - there are better ways. See if you can't pick up some non-xenon or converted compliance lights for passing inspection.

Alternatively, I think it took all of maybe an hour or two to make it so I can temporarily convert my headlights over to regular non-HID bulbs specifically for the purposes of passing Regency. This was done using a cheap ($20) foglight wiring kit (it included a relay, fuse mount and long wiring) and some cut-back bulbs in the standard mounting.

To go into more details - the relay/fuse were mounted into the standard under-bonnet fuse box, and right trigger from the standard headlight switch was wired into the relay for the trigger. Wiring from this was then run in two sets to the headlights themselves. Using extensive cable-ties and black wire-loom stuff to keep it all factory looking - you wouldn't really even know it's been done, and I like that.

For the headlight housings themselves, I used a dremel to put in make tiny hole barely big enough to run the wiring in to to the bulbs, and then spade terminals to plug into the bulbs. The bulbs themselves were (I *think* - it's been a while) H7's that had their bases slightly cut back to fit into the standard D2R mounting points.

The beauty of this setup is, all it takes is taking the HID fuse out of the fuse box, putting it into the new fuse spot, then swapping the bulbs over to the cut-down H7's if I ever need to pass through Regency again (maybe 5 minutes work).

I will note, after having driven the car with these bulbs (just for a test run the night before inspection), whilst the bulb sits in the reflector housing at the right place, the lighting is terrible - I honestly feel sorry for anyone who's stuck with compliance xenon ex-HID headlights after getting used to the 'real thing'.

Good luck with it.

[DSTROY]

can someone enlighten me as to whether Regency allow aftermarket swaybars?

They should be fine if there not rose jointed, you can have aftermarket springs so sway bars should be fine. Paint them black to make them look standard.

[RubyRS4]

They should be fine if there not rose jointed, you can have aftermarket springs so sway bars should be fine. Paint them black to make them look standard.

i dont think regency allow for much aftermarket items.....specially if they are adjustables mate....my bet is better be safe then sorry

+1

Best be safe than sorry. I'd rather hear it "will" pass, than it "should" pass.

[SkyHi_33]

bunch of wussies

as long as theyre not rose jointed and are single piece (no welding, whiteline, selbys) they will pass.

mine are welded on the ends (kts) and the inspector had a talk to me about it and said that they should be removed because he doesnt have an engineers cert saying the welds were up to standard etc... and still passed me.

last time i went through they were on there and had no problems at all.

[Volk34]

As above, this really won't work - other bulbs won't fit in the housing, and the only plug you'll have left is from the HID ballast (which you're planning to disconnect).

Seriously - there are better ways. See if you can't pick up some non-xenon or converted compliance lights for passing inspection.

Alternatively, I think it took all of maybe an hour or two to make it so I can temporarily convert my headlights over to regular non-HID bulbs specifically for the purposes of passing Regency. This was done using a cheap ($20) foglight wiring kit (it included a relay, fuse mount and long wiring) and some cut-back bulbs in the standard mounting.

To go into more details - the relay/fuse were mounted into the standard under-bonnet fuse box, and right trigger from the standard headlight switch was wired into the relay for the trigger. Wiring from this was then run in two sets to the headlights themselves. Using extensive cable-ties and black wire-loom stuff to keep it all factory looking - you wouldn't really even know it's been done, and I like that.

For the headlight housings themselves, I used a dremel to put in make tiny hole barely big enough to run the wiring in to to the bulbs, and then spade terminals to plug into the bulbs. The bulbs themselves were (I *think* - it's been a while) H7's that had their bases slightly cut back to fit into the standard D2R mounting points.

The beauty of this setup is, all it takes is taking the HID fuse out of the fuse box, putting it into the new fuse spot, then swapping the bulbs over to the cut-down H7's if I ever need to pass through Regency again (maybe 5 minutes work).

I will note, after having driven the car with these bulbs (just for a test run the night before inspection), whilst the bulb sits in the reflector housing at the right place, the lighting is terrible - I honestly feel sorry for anyone who's stuck with compliance xenon ex-HID headlights after getting used to the 'real thing'.

Good luck with it.

Thanks matey sounds good, but oh dear on my part (insert sad face here)

[Davoo]

hmmmmmm

[Krishy]

hmmmmmm

???? any relevance or trying to get the post count up????

[typevu]

I would say post count...

[jrm]

Is it school holidays again or something - people bumping 5+ year-old threads, and people getting their post-count up seem to be scarily common lately...

[Rolls]

You need at least 10 posts to get PM privileges or something, this is what happens when you introduce things like that, small price to pay to get rid of the spam bots though.

[ting_427]

Hey Bro,

Yesterday, my Gtt was defected. But what a joke, they defected my exhaust, not loud, because it is not standard!!!! and pod filter, thats it............. they wrote on the paper, "emmission systems to be returned to standard.

Ting