Oil pressure and Oil temp Gauges.

[EUR003act]

I just when through this whole thing mate..

Show me this rule?

RTA link?

Just got my car Engineering Certificate and you can't have on the dash anyway no matter what or I would have..

ill try find a link... i know because i got done over a year ago in my pulsar... i had 5" monster tacho, and the cop said, they have to sit below the top of the steering wheel... how do you think FPVs (F6 typhoon and tornado) come out stock with two gauges (boost and clock) ontop of the centre console? it cant be one rule for them and another for everyone else?

[Lukezen27]

ill try find a link... i know because i got done over a year ago in my pulsar... i had 5" monster tacho, and the cop said, they have to sit below the top of the steering wheel... how do you think FPVs (F6 typhoon and tornado) come out stock with two gauges (boost and clock) ontop of the centre console? it cant be one rule for them and another for everyone else?

But there are different rules..

Its fine if the car came out stock with gauge's then the car company has paid $$ for the right but modding afterwards is a different story..

Its not fair but hey what can you do

I was so pissed having to remove my gauge's after I spent $$ getting them installed

[AKILYA666]

ill try find a link... i know because i got done over a year ago in my pulsar... i had 5" monster tacho, and the cop said, they have to sit below the top of the steering wheel... how do you think FPVs (F6 typhoon and tornado) come out stock with two gauges (boost and clock) ontop of the centre console? it cant be one rule for them and another for everyone else?

this probably doesnt apply as the shroud sits in dash and is well below the level of the steering wheel. have a look at the ebay link on the previous post form yesterday... im trying to keep the interior stock looking anyway..

[Lukezen27]

this probably doesnt apply as the shroud sits in dash and is well below the level of the steering wheel. have a look at the ebay link on the previous post form yesterday... im trying to keep the interior stock looking anyway..

No the shroud that sit in front of the other gauge's and behind the steering wheel are fine..

Its all about head impact zone's

[EUR003act]

But there are different rules..

Its fine if the car came out stock with gauge's then the car company has paid $$ for the right but modding afterwards is a different story..

Its not far but hey what can you do

thats mainly for things that alter the vehicles structure and running... a gauge is classed as an accessory... its not modding the vehicles performance or structure... its the same reason that windscreen repairers arent alllowed to repair a chip/crack above the top of the steering wheel, and below the marker at the top of the windshield on the drivers side...

[AKILYA666]

so that would make any A-pillar gauge or bonnet mounted gauges illegal as well. What about gauge clusters that sit on top of the centre of the dash where the air condition vent sits. Like on ek civic's I've seen that style on wrx's aswell would they also be illegal?

[EUR003act]

so that would make any A-pillar gauge or bonnet mounted gauges illegal as well. What about gauge clusters that sit on top of the centre of the dash where the air condition vent sits. Like on ek civic's I've seen that style on wrx's aswell would they also be illegal?

as far as im aware (from personnel experience) aslong as the top of the gauge is not higher than the top of the steering wheel, they are not illegal... so yes, a-pillar mounted would be illegal... but 2" gauges on the centre console dash would not be, however a 5" gauge would... see where im going with this? im enquiring with both the RTA and ACT govt. about this, ill try get reference/documentation to back up the answer, whatever it may be...

[Lukezen27]

thats mainly for things that alter the vehicles structure and running... a gauge is classed as an accessory... its not modding the vehicles performance or structure... its the same reason that windscreen repairers arent alllowed to repair a chip/crack above the top of the steering wheel, and below the marker at the top of the windshield on the drivers side...

Well whatever the case I was told by Engineer that due to head impact zones no gauges can be installed on the dash anywhere but can be in bedded.. flush

[Limbo]

I wouldn't put stock in what a cop said. They don't know the rules any better than most joes out there. I know cos when they defected me last time, even the cop shop didn't agree with alot of the defect items. They base alot of what they say to heresay and their current mood

[beeza]

With the Oil pressure guage,is there a warning light on there.If your not always checking the guage (which would be very annoying) you wouldn't see if the pressure starts dropping.

[EUR003act]

With the Oil pressure guage,is there a warning light on there.If your not always checking the guage (which would be very annoying) you wouldn't see if the pressure starts dropping.

you can get ones with low pressure warning lights... but they do the job of your stock warning light... no point getting one!

i glance at all my gauges every 10-30secs while driving... im pretty sure thats the way your taught to drive? check the speedo every 12secs isnt it? i noticed my coolant was very hot before the over temp light came on...

[EUR003act]

I got a reply from Licence and Registration of Territory and Municipal Services ACT.

They wrote:
Aftermarket accessories such as dash mounted gauges may have a negative impact on the vehicles occupant protection features, and/or may obstruct the drivers vision.

A vehicle must continue to meet the Australian Design Rules applicable to the date of manufacture for that vehicle. The modification may be required to be assessed by an engineering signatory to confirm these design rules continue to be met. If they are still met, then the modification would be legal.

I have attached some information from our website for your information. Dash mounted gauges would be listed as a Light Vehicle Modification.
http://www.rego.act.gov.au/registrations/regomain.htm

So it seems they are still legal placed anywhere on the dash. As long as they do not impaire your vision, or create head impact zones in the event of an accident. Because gauges mounted on the dash above the centre console not higher than the top of the dash/stock cluster would not impaire vision, and they sit too far back on the dash to create an impact zone, i would safely say that it would not be illegal, however, you would have to get them engineered to cover your a$$.