For Questions Regarding WOFs/CERTs/NUMBER PLATEs

[karmagedon]

do you know how much is to get a cert changed?

[Spencer]

^ Pretty sure its the cost of another cert. That's why so many people put off their certs until all the planned mods are done and hence never get them on the road

[karmagedon]

That's super balls. Heard it was around $40 and thought that was acceptable.

However, apparently half cages do not need a cert due to the following

This would not require certification on its own. Here are the requirements from the Warrant of Fitness Manual (the VIRM):

Roll-bar or roll-cage structures (roll protection or cosmetic):

LVV certification is not required provided that:

each seating position is fitted with an effective head restraint, and the bars are positioned:

– behind, following a plane extending upward, parallel to the back of the backrest on the rear‑most seat, and

– in such a way that the head restraint would provide protection from head contact with any bar section during a crash.

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[karmagedon]

Fixed roof unitary constructed passenger cars can’t have a rollcage without an LVV Authority Card.

This means that you can have a roll-cage in open or convertible vehicles, or vehicles with a roof structure not designed for rollover protection such as those with a fibreglass body.

Also, off-road-type 4WD vehicles, and any vehicles with a separate body/chassis can all have a roll-cage.

this is also of interesting note.

[Vintage Grumble]

Pretty sure a re-cert is the same price as a normal cert. I have held off doing mine as I dont have the racetech drivers seat that the cars certed for, so will lose cert for that.

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[cletus]

height change needs a re cert.... costs the same and is just as much paperwork etc as starting from scratch

roll bars (1/2 cages) bolt in or weld in dont actually need certing if they meet the requirements in the wof bible. however most cars that need a roll bar have enough other mods to need a cert anyway.

as mentioned above need authority card for roll cages in a unit construction passenger car.

height is measured from the center of the hub to the guard straight above it

[peteretep]

do you need a rear license plate light? ie is it one of these things where if its fitted it must work, and if not fitted then not required?

[KKtrips]

Yes you require one. Its treated just like brakelights and tailights..

[th130]

Question regarding seatbelts:

Have replaced standard seats with recaros. The problem is standard seats had seatbelt buckles attached. What is the best way forward? Have used factory runners with adapter plate. Would like ends to stay with seat as opposed to floor mounted.

Cheers

[cletus]

was the buckle mounted to the seat itself or to the original runner? what sort of car is it?

usually the buckle is attached to the runner rather than the seat frame

[th130]

Thanks for the prompt reply and help....

Buckles were attached to the seat(spotwelded) as oppossed to runner. It is a fiat tipo

My thoughts were fold up a bracket and weld correct size nut to it and either weld this or bolt this to runner.

Current set-up is 6mm plate with thread hole and nut to top as adapter.(m8 car screws through runner into this) and m6 cap screws through adapter into seat. So have around 14mm gap i can make bracket fit into.

[cletus]

probably best to have a chat to/show it to the certifier you are going to use in welly, i wouldnt want to say yeah thatll be fine if i havnt seen it in the metal. i dont think ive ever even looked at a tipo before

cheers

[th130]

Cool thanks for the advice.

Not many have seen many modded fiats nevermind tipos

[karmagedon]

What is the law regarding a vehicle's third break light? If it's factory it has to keep it? Or only from certain years onward? if it a year cut-off, what is that year?

Thanks

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[karmagedon]

Mean, so i have an '89 mx, so I should be sweet, how about same model mx but say a 91? The 91 has to have a high stop?

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