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Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

 
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Many friends who love car culture come to Australia as if they had come to the Holy Land. First, we all know that the inspection of modified cars in China is very strict, second, most of the parts rely on imports, but also take into account the problem of customs tax returns, in accordance with their preferences to modify a power, control, appearance of the car are excellent, it is not easy. So in...

Many friends who love car culture come to Australia as if they had come to the Holy Land. First, we all know that the inspection of modified cars in China is very strict, second, most of the parts rely on imports, but also take into account the problem of customs tax returns, in accordance with their preferences to modify a power, control, appearance of the car are excellent, it is not easy. So in relatively convenient Australia, to modify their car, what are the tips and points for attention?

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia
Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

First of all, in Australia, any changes such as change body color and engine that affect the characteristics of the vehicle have to be updated and registered with the registered vehicle department, but other modifications do not need to be updated. After modification, you can go to the licensed vehicle tester locations (licensed vehicle testing site for safety items, such as wheels and tyres, suspension and braking systems, lights and reflectors, windshield and windows, seats and seat belts, the vehicle`s own structural chassis or engine, and other related items, such as wheels and tyres, suspension and braking systems, lights and reflectors, windshield and windows, seats and seat belts, structural chassis or engines of the vehicle itself.

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

There are many car test points in every state in Australia, and friends can search for them themselves. In the process of testing, if a certain item of the vehicle does not meet the standard, the vehicle inspection point will issue a refusal report, the owner will have seven days to repair these unqualified items, and then come for a second test free of charge. If it is more than seven days, it will have to be tested again, which means paying for another test.

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia
Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

After all the tests are qualified, the certificate of roadworthiness (automobile mechanical performance certificate can be obtained. This certification is also known as RWC.. If you are stopped by the police on the road and asked, you can show the certificate and the police will let it go.

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

Let’s look at more specific requirements for the vehicle components(full information can be downloaded on the Vicroads website):

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

As we can see, there are very detailed requirements for each part in this document.

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

For example, the wheel ring must be balanced, there must be no cracks and other forms of damage to the wheel on all roads; in the state of wheel correction, the wheel width must not exceed the width of the fender, and the wheel can not have any contact with the body, whether in any steering wheel rotation or suspension compression, extension state. There are more detailed requirements, you can view the documents on your own.

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

With regard to the modification of suspension, there are the following requirements: all the components of the suspension system must be installed correctly, and there must be no distortion, deformation, crack and other damage; there must be an appropriate gap between the suspension parts and the body, all the joint points, pivoted shafts, liquid oil sealing devices, etc., must be in good condition, no loosening, leakage and so on.

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

Let`s take a look at the modification of the appearance of the car. The encirclement kit must not have a sharp corner and protruding design; it must not cover the lamp group of the original car; the body kit must not exceed the width of the original car, and so on. The design of the engine cover must be smooth, there can be no protruding design, the cover can not block the driving line of sight.

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

The change of body color needs to go to vicroads to update the registration information of the vehicle.

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

Headlights and auxiliary lights installed on vehicles must be equipped with lenses or devices to isolate lights to avoid visual interference to other drivers. This is very human in Australia, because in China, some vehicles install their own lenses, and there will be a suspicion of "illegal modification." In fact, this greatly improves the safety of driving at night.

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia
Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

The exhaust system must be equipped with silencers, and the exhaust system must not have any contact with the ground; the exhaust tail must not protrude the body; and the nitrogen acceleration systems we see in the film are illegal in any case on vehicles used on public roads. In addition, there is also a lot of reference to exhaust emission standards.

Guide to refitting cars in Australia, what you need to know about refitting cars in Australia

The whole document contains more than a dozen very specific requirements for the modification of each component parts. It can be seen that the reasonable modification of the vehicle in Australia is very important, and many rules will be more humanized than the domestic one. In addition, we note that the RWC is actually made in Australia, the original vehicle and the modified vehicle are in accordance with the same standard requirements, even if you make changes to the whole vehicle, but if you can pass all tests, you can also go on the road, but even the original vehicle, if the safety and emission indicators are unqualified, it will not get the legal road qualification.Safety and environmental protection is the priority.


From: Australian kangaroo Chinese Automobile Network (https://chinesecarnews.com.au))

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