Engineer Certificate?

[Raikkonen]

Hey guys, i had my second run in with the boys in blue tonight got done for a few things

One thing that has me a bit stumped is i got done for having something done to the area where my back speakers are.

i bought the car like that, and the policeman goes you'll need a engineers cert for that.

I asked him what the problem was and apparently they had to make room for the speakers or something and that it could affect my car during a crash if i get hit from behind or something like that???

Anyway how much do those things roughly set one back? i looked at a few of the nsw threads about it but prices may vary here?

Any help apprciated!

[R32Big_boy]

Engineers are $500, you'll probably need to replace your parcel shelf if it has sections missing, ie bits have been cut out to make room for the speakers.

[Phantom32]

last i checked the cheapest one was $660.

not cheap at all

[Raikkonen]

$660???

just when i thought my finances were starting to steady, i get hit with this

i'll have to ring around, this is gonna hurt mr piggybank

[CNR33]

Engineers are $500, you'll probably need to replace your parcel shelf if it has sections missing, ie bits have been cut out to make room for the speakers.

My car came with the most poxy "custom built" parcel shelf made of two pieces of chip board sitting on each other. I've built a schmik replacement that's as tight as a nun's ****, could I get dicked for that? :confused:

[Raikkonen]

Well i'd say so unless its been certified by an engineer!

[INASNT]

So did they give u a canary?

[R32Big_boy]

Chip board wont do, it has to be steel, because there is no way that chip board has the same strength as steel.

[Jetdat]

engineers reports vary in price from each engineer/workshop to the type of modification/car... i dunno how you guys came up with these figures..

get a list of vicroads certified engineers and ring them all up to discuss your issue and the best price...

[Raikkonen]

Yeah i have a nice bright yellow sticker on my window.

[justin911]

what other stuff besides the speaker thing didnt they like ?

[xRHETTx]

http://www.chevcarclubvic.org.au/technical...ist7Mar2005.pdf

theres a list...

[INASNT]

I used the guy in keysborough recently for compliance of my hilux surf

[xRHETTx]

I wonder how hard it is to become a VASS signatory? Ill be an engineer next year and $600 for a few hours work sounds pretty good...

[INASNT]

I have been a mechanical engineer for 5 years now and asked about this previosuly.

You need extensive automotive experience to be considered

[Phantom32]

engineers reports vary in price from each engineer/workshop to the type of modification/car... i dunno how you guys came up with these figures..

get a list of vicroads certified engineers and ring them all up to discuss your issue and the best price...

i called up about 6 engineers whose numbers i got from vicroads and the cheapest i found was $660

If you can find cheaper please point me in the right direction.

[INASNT]

What does it exactly say on the canary notice and fine u got?

Does it say full roadworthy needed?

I would be checking exactly what they wrote you up for coz he might have said u need an engineers report for your parcel shelf but didnt write it officially down. Wouldnt want to go wasting your $$ on something you dont need. You should get the parcel shelf fixed properly but may not need to pay an engineer to look at it for 10 mins and charge you alot of $$. They charge so much for their signature because if you are in an accident and they investigate and find the item they signed off for was faulty they will get reamed, so they are just covering their asses.

I was told a bunch of crap when i got done years ago but all they wrote was I needed a full roadworth. When the roadworthy was done they didnt worry about any of the crap i was verbally told, and when you hand in the paperwork at vicroads they couldnt care less either.

[Raikkonen]

i got done for:

Ground Clearance - my cars to low.. fair enough

Tyres (2) - they are 89v or something when they need to be 90v or above, load rating or something?

Tyres (1) - front drivers side had a bald strip along the inside of my tyre cause car needs to be aligned which is fair enough

Structural changes (parcel tray) - VASS certificate to be supplied

Front End alignment - to be realigned

*plus i have a condition written down than i'm not allowed to drive in the wet until i change my tyres. which is also fair enough.

so its gonna be very pricey

[mikep]

i got done for:

Structural changes (parcel tray) - VASS  certificate to be supplied

that explains why Freeway would not modify my parcel shelf to fit 6x9s in it, guess they knew.

[Jetdat]

i called up about 6 engineers whose numbers i got from vicroads and the cheapest i found was $660

If you can find cheaper please point me in the right direction.

some years ago(actually longtime ago) i had my datsun engineered by a workshop in carumm downs...think they were called 'Protek'...

they were the cheapest back then and were a nice bunch of guys, but i am not sure if they are still supplying reports...see if they are on the list.