For Questions Regarding WOFs/CERTs/NUMBER PLATEs

[AllTorque]

Those guys will make you one with a receiver if that’s what you want.

[Bling]

Yeah might hoon into local agent for those chaps and see what they say. I've only priced up genuine so far, which is why I started looking at other options lol. Was already on RockAuto shopping so figured i'd see what they offered.

[ajg193]

6 hours ago, Yowzer said:

As long as they have a sticker stating their tow and load ratings to ignore it'll be fine. 

Workmate fails towbars all the time, it's lols / annoying coz fuck fixing towbars.

As far as I'm aware there is nothing in the vrims about tow bar load rating documentation and he would therefore have no right to fail them?

[kicker]

Hit up doozy for a sticker

[KKtrips]

15 hours ago, M.H. said:

Yea towbars and light trailers dont actually have any real regulations, kinda scary but no one has died so not much of a worry

Excepting the case of the trailer that broke the drawbar and crossed the centreline and head-on'ed with a vehicle coming the other way.

[Nominal]

6 minutes ago, KKtrips said:

Excepting the case of the trailer that broke the drawbar and crossed the centreline and head-on'ed with a vehicle coming the other way.

Like this?

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/Vehicles/vehicle-safety-alerts/Product-recall-Bunnings-Trailpro-and-TP1-revocation-questions-and-answers-202003.pdf

 

[Yowzer]

2 hours ago, ajg193 said:

As far as I'm aware there is nothing in the vrims about tow bar load rating documentation and he would therefore have no right to fail them?

Wof inspectors have the right to fail whatever they feel like actually. Besides, this was the auditor who brought this on. Previously we paid no attention to towbars. Because as you say, there's nothing in the virm. But you try telling the auditor they're wrong.

[tortron]

What's the fail on them? Not fit for purpose?

[Yowzer]

Pretty much. A lot is due to corrosion or shit mounting, but you can usually tell when some joker is gonna drag a 2T boat on something that's probably only rated for 750kg. As far as I'm concerned that's not our problem, but apparently a sticker is needed to ensure the blame is on the owner or some shit.

[Roman]

Hi, 
In the case of coilover suspension like this, where there's a height adjustable section at the bottom (which means the shock assembly can be completely removed from the part that mounts to the hub) 

Would it be okay to cut off those mounting points for the hub, and put some new ones on to fit a different hub bolt spacing/angle? 

I'd assume it would need tig and crack test.


 

[ajg193]

57 minutes ago, Yowzer said:

Pretty much. A lot is due to corrosion or shit mounting, but you can usually tell when some joker is gonna drag a 2T boat on something that's probably only rated for 750kg. As far as I'm concerned that's not our problem, but apparently a sticker is needed to ensure the blame is on the owner or some shit.

What about a situation where a car has a dealer option genuine towbar from 38 years ago and never had a load rating?

[igor]

Or even fifty years ago. Was load rating of towbars even a thing way back when?

[Yowzer]

45 minutes ago, ajg193 said:

What about a situation where a car has a dealer option genuine towbar from 38 years ago and never had a load rating?

It fails due to rust

Nah fucked if I know. After seeing how much fun the guys were having with the auditing I was more than happy to not have my wof ticket

[cletus]

1 hour ago, Roman said:

Hi, 
In the case of coilover suspension like this, where there's a height adjustable section at the bottom (which means the shock assembly can be completely removed from the part that mounts to the hub) 

Would it be okay to cut off those mounting points for the hub, and put some new ones on to fit a different hub bolt spacing/angle? 

I'd assume it would need tig and crack test.


 

Yep that could be done if you do it like you say 

If it was me I'd try and incorporate some extra gussets rather than just 2 bits of flat bar butt welded on , some coilover brands do this, some do not

[Roman]

Okay thanks. 

Yeah definitely make a U shaped piece and some gussets or whatever... would be one hell of a thing to have snap off haha.

[ajg193]

The new LVVTA online data system is pretty nice. All it needs now is a sale price box and trademe could be put out of business

https://lookup.lvvta.org.nz/search/?search_id=r3vznnobh1dg

 

@cletus I hope you made him rectify those short window winder handles

[Nominal]

56 minutes ago, ajg193 said:

The new LVVTA online data system is pretty nice. All it needs now is a sale price box and trademe could be put out of business

https://lookup.lvvta.org.nz/search/?search_id=r3vznnobh1dg

 

@cletus I hope you made him rectify those short window winder handles

I would have thought they would have that stuff behind a secure login...?

[cletus]

Tag number and last 6 digits of the vin is what you need to access the info on the LVVTA website 

I did not know you could link to it on a forum...

[ajg193]

Is there any intention to ever get an unpaid uni intern to slowly transfer the old plate system info and photos into that database?

[tortron]

22 minutes ago, ajg193 said:

Is there any intention to ever get an unpaid uni intern to slowly transfer the old plate system info and photos into that database?

and accidentally lose half the stuff like the old plates info eh