so i got defected

[GSi_PSi]

depends man... wen i used to drive my mates highly modified EJ8 Coupe (showcar) the coppers were so rude to me, would like try and say stuff about the car to get me to get angry lol. they were like "oh how much u pay for this shitbox" im like yeah its a shitbox, confusing them lmao...and yeah they still defected the car even with everything engineered or would find really stupid defects, like different bulbs in the dash lighting etc.

[SHU-ES1]

damn willz, thats bs. where did you get booked in melb? i guess we gotta be more careful these days if they booking us for stupid reasons like too hard suspension, if anything doesn't that make your car safer for upgraded sussy? that's ridiculous. sorry to hear what happened.

[mrwillz]

MRWILL i got defected same spot you did

a MAJOR defect for "too wide" rims
wtf a major defect!.... a major requires 3 or more items
i got one

cops are having a serious power trip these days

wtf, thats bs

which cop was it?
speak to me on msn henry

[Nepolian]

ha ha lol i have all my defects next to my engeineers papers for my car, even after getting my car 100% legal and inspected over the pits i have been defected 3 times after that for major items and had to have it passed over the pits and every time it passes, followed by (ha ha see you in a few weeks agian and a wave) i mean the last time i didnt even have to take the car!!! this is at the RTA pits mind you not some dodgy bob place!!

just goes to show that even after i do the right thing and spend the money and time getting my car right and legal to drive on the road i still get pulled over and picked on! and for things that are listed on my certificate! feels like the biggest waste of time and money getting it!

i hold a good record for being Defected getting pulled over and defected agian (so defected and defected while defected) getting pulled over 2 times within 7 mins and 5kms getting pulled over mind you for "RBT" in my own street 2 on seperate occasions being defected while parked and in the car and then another time defected while the car was parked and i was watching the waves on the beach....

i hate HWP they really should get a life........

Lookingforboost, while you have made some valid points, you have to realise that defects are defects, irrespective of engineer certificate. The certificate is not a get out of goal card for the popos.

You say that HWP sould get a life, well just to enlighten you, the role of HWP is just that. Traffic related issues, which funny enough included defects and issuing traffic related fines. That is their life!

Seriously not having a dig at you, just pointing out general facts!

thank u mr b20 lol...

when the cops run a check on ur plates does it come up if u have engeneering certificates or nope?

Of no relevance! The onus is on you to have the certificate and not for RTA and popos to keep track of your mods!

Just remember that an engineering certificate does not prevent defects, it simply makes the process much easier to have them cleared.
It's possible it could all be in the attitude you approach a cop with, but I guess that's just the risk you take when it comes into modifying cars.

^^ Correct. There are some popos out there who will give tickets to their grannies and there are ones who will cut you a bit of slack if you shoe some "respect".

Short story......A good friend of mine a few years ago had a reasonably modded car. He had an engine conversion etc.... One night he gets pulled over by the popos for having yellow headlights (not legal). The popos were reasonably nice saying to him, "You know you cant have yellow lights?". My mate goes, "Mazdas have them stock, what are you taking about?". Popo goes, "Well, we're not dealing with that particular mazda, I'm referring to your car". My mate, "Well I hope you get all the other car with yellow lights then!".

The popo then gets his defect book out and writes up everything from too low to not having a shiftboot cover.

Moral to the story......Show respect! All my mate had to do was o tsay along the lines, Sorry, I didn't know. I will head home and fix it or something like that! The popos was not looking to defect his car. He was very nice in his approach and in my opinion, was simply informing my mate about his yellow light!

Yes, I was there and you can imagine what my mates side of the story would be

[beeza]

Well said on that last part mate.You are absolutely correct!

[Stig]

wtf, thats bs

which cop was it?
speak to me on msn henry

that was john, im henry lol

but yeah it was defected on springvale road and heatherton, prob same rozzers that got you

[googed]

wtf, thats bs

which cop was it?
speak to me on msn henry

that was john, im henry lol

but yeah it was defected on springvale road and heatherton, prob same rozzers that got you

yeah man a full defect - major for writing one thing on the paper
too wide wheels

they arent even that wide. wasnt even me driving it was the missus, the cop checked the whole car himself and said to her
"nothing is wrong with the car except the wheels"

i dont understand how that warrants a major defect and a full rwc

[mrwillz]

noooooo shit

mine was a major too, well i got the 'stiffness' which isnt even a defect? and a brake light (pfft)

waste of time n money.

at least u didnt get a fine?

[googed]

noooooo shit

mine was a major too, well i got the 'stiffness' which isnt even a defect? and a brake light (pfft)

waste of time n money.

at least u didnt get a fine?

no fine, she was let off luckily...

but the fact of the matter is a major defect?
i feel for you since your "ride height" and "stiffness" let alone the fine was ridiculous.....

i cant read the name of the officer but pm sentt

[Stig]

mate got dicked on springvale road, is there such thing as a fine for passing the white line (the big white lines before the pedestrian lines) at the traffic lights by a little bit and another fine for unsafe parking when you pull over cos the cop made you stop on the side of the road? i think the cops around springvale are just meeting their quota atm and its pure revenue.

[Moey.C]

fine for unsafe parking when you pull over cos the cop made you stop on the side of the road? .

whattt thhheeee fff??????

sounds bad.. i was with a mate when he got pulled over.. he shit himself lol first time pulled over and he pulled over pretty stupidly (somewhere narrow and was crooked) i told him 2 fix it up but he goes nah the cop will think im doing a runner... lol anyways

just an RBT and copper goes be safe etc.... he has a gsi, rims exhaust lowered... they must be absoloute DOGS in melbourne ?

[GSi_PSi]

^ depends man even in sydney. if ur car has a record, lol your gonna get done everytime. My mates SSS i was driving. Hes a bit of a trouble maker, Previously found bats etc in the car. Cop pulled me over, searched everyone in the car, searched the car, he said we were acting suspicous lol.