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| posted on July 26th, 2009 at 07:51 PM |
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mr Daley could not have done this without the go ahead from his boss.
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yeah, i'm wishing you good luck Glenn, heaps of it, don't worry 'bout that........
so is your interpretation/knowledge that these newly declared "modified" vehicles should/will be picked up in the next twelve months, be it through
roadside defects or usual course of annual pink slips?..........
wonder what the standard "trim height" for a beetle will be declared at and if it will vary for year models.................how the f&$K they
gonna figure that out!
did beetles make the standard 600mm headlight height from the factory anyways?
.........and which part of QLD are people reccomending at the moment 
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 12:11 AM |
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Hi
Stock bugs headlight height would close 600mm, who knows.
This is the same government that recently allowed cars younger than 5 years old not to need a rego check, Ive seen cars in a very poor state in much
less time than that, so who is checking these cars?
That also means that you could buy a new car and do all sorts of modifications and not have the car properly looked at for 5 years.
Maybe they are going to have more roadside checks.
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 07:33 AM |
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daimo i like the look of cooktown not many do gooders up there bit of a fringe town with plenty of beer!
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 11:08 AM |
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we have a stock 1958 and 1962 beetle and to the center of head light is about 650 .
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 12:09 PM |
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"Lowered, no officer, must be just old age........."
Thanx for that Ian
.......what are the job opportunitys like in QLD at the moment 
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 12:43 PM |
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"Lowered??! no i swear, officer, my car is factory height, its just all the other cars have been raised......" 
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"Lowered, no officer, must be just old age........."
Thanx for that Ian
.......what are the job opportunitys like in QLD at the moment
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"sure son..........here's a new red sticker for your hoon car, you know what D-E-F-E-C-T spells don't you, SLAP!!!"
.......and that will be the sentence that closes 20 years of trouble free motoring for me 
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 01:29 PM |
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my oval to the center of head light is about 450mm me not going to worry what will be will be. Worry about it when and if it ever happens.
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 02:44 PM |
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Ha. and to think i just lowred a 75' ta22 an inch on the back and 2 inches on the front :P
keep fightin boys! They can be real monsters!
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 05:41 PM |
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shit my 62 split panel is 660mm to centre of headlight and 115mm is min clearance , and thats lowered 150mm .
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 06:25 PM |
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posted by 1303Steve
Hi
Stock bugs headlight height would close 600mm, who knows.
This is the same government that recently allowed cars younger than 5 years old not to need a rego check, Ive seen cars in a very poor state in much
less time than that, so who is checking these cars?
That also means that you could buy a new car and do all sorts of modifications and not have the car properly looked at for 5 years.
Maybe they are going to have more roadside checks.
Steve
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true that
i dropped in to see a mechanic mate a few weeks ago and he was doing a service on a BF fairmont
i didnt look at the date of it but being a BF its less than 5 years old but looked 10, dings all down the sides, bottom lip of the back bumper broken
off and when he kicked it in the guts it spent 10 secs spluttering before it setteled to a steady idle
i looked inside and it had 328,000kms on the clock
owner lives out west of mallanganee on a shitty road and buys a new car every 5 years so he doesnt have to worry about pink slips
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 11:16 PM |
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Hi
I just sent my email to my local member, we all need to do this.
Feel free to use any details you find useful.
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Hi Kevin
I’ve met you a few times when I was Cub & Scout leader at xxxxxxx Scout group.
I’m a keen car restorer and modifier and I’m very concerned about the new RTA rule VSI 50, it will severely impact on two of my
vehicles and my hobby.
My son and I have two VW Beetles that I’m restoring for future road use and to use in motor sport events, one is still registered and will
be back on the road in a few weeks, the other will not be ready for registration for about another year
I have spent 10s of thousands of dollars with local suppliers and tradesmen on these vehicles already, and I was planning on spending many more
thousands of dollars with local businesses.
I have always complied with existing RTA modified vehicle rules and guidelines and don’t consider myself a hoon and only drive my cars at
speed in a controlled motor sport environment.
Perhaps a better idea would have been to enforce existing RTA regulations to stamp out illegally modified cars.
Besides affecting myself this will impact many other individuals and aftermarket businesses, can you bring this matter up with Mr Daley on my
behalf?
Regards Steve Carter,
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| posted on July 27th, 2009 at 11:39 PM |
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Thanks Steve. Judy Hopwood now has an email in her inbox.
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| posted on July 28th, 2009 at 08:53 AM |
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Send them to the Office of the Minister for Roads as well. You probably won't get a response - I haven't, and I began my emails Monday a week ago,
but they need to realise how many normal people this affects. My guess is in the tens of thousands: most mummies and daddies don't realise the
second-hand 4WD they bought to do some camping, or possibly the ex-government Commodore (ex police and lowered) could be put off the road next Monday:
If you have ANY modified car, engineered or not, I urge you to send a short email outlining its modifications and asking if it will still be legal
from August 1. Also, feel free to cut n paste the following.
"I also wish to voice my absolute disgust at being labelled a 'hoon' by the Hon Michael Daley in his press release dated 16 July 2009 because I
have chosen to improve and personalise my vehicle."
office@daley.minister.nsw.gov.au
also:
tech-enq@rta.nsw.gov.au
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| posted on July 28th, 2009 at 09:25 AM |
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Hi
I don't know if it will help but I sent one to Barry O'Farrel barry.ofarrell@nsw.liberal.org.au
Steve
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| posted on July 28th, 2009 at 11:14 AM |
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Send them to the Office of the Minister for Roads as well. You probably won't get a response - I haven't, and I began my emails Monday a week ago,
but they need to realise how many normal people this affects. My guess is in the tens of thousands: most mummies and daddies don't realise the
second-hand 4WD they bought to do some camping, or possibly the ex-government Commodore (ex police and lowered) could be put off the road next Monday:
If you have ANY modified car, engineered or not, I urge you to send a short email outlining its modifications and asking if it will still be legal
from August 1. Also, feel free to cut n paste the following.
"I also wish to voice my absolute disgust at being labelled a 'hoon' by the Hon Michael Daley in his press release dated 16 July 2009 because I
have chosen to improve and personalise my vehicle."
office@daley.minister.nsw.gov.au
also:
tech-enq@rta.nsw.gov.au
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my reply from the rta email address...
Michael,
I have forwarded your correspondence to the appropriate area,unfortunately I am not in a position to say when they will answer it.
Regards
Mark McIntyre
RTA Tech Enq
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| posted on July 28th, 2009 at 12:14 PM |
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sent one to my local member and recieved a reply stated it had been forwarded on to mr daleys office.
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| posted on July 28th, 2009 at 12:57 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Mick058
| Quote: | Originally
posted by VWCOOL
Send them to the Office of the Minister for Roads as well. You probably won't get a response - I haven't, and I began my emails Monday a week ago,
but they need to realise how many normal people this affects. My guess is in the tens of thousands: most mummies and daddies don't realise the
second-hand 4WD they bought to do some camping, or possibly the ex-government Commodore (ex police and lowered) could be put off the road next Monday:
If you have ANY modified car, engineered or not, I urge you to send a short email outlining its modifications and asking if it will still be legal
from August 1. Also, feel free to cut n paste the following.
"I also wish to voice my absolute disgust at being labelled a 'hoon' by the Hon Michael Daley in his press release dated 16 July 2009 because I
have chosen to improve and personalise my vehicle."
office@daley.minister.nsw.gov.au
also:
tech-enq@rta.nsw.gov.au
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my reply from the rta email address...
Michael,
I have forwarded your correspondence to the appropriate area,unfortunately I am not in a position to say when they will answer it.
Regards
Mark McIntyre
RTA Tech Enq
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Christ Mick, i had forgotten about your need for a fresh engineers cert..........get onto it quick and good luck
Damien
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shit my 62 split panel is 660mm to centre of headlight and 115mm is min clearance , and thats lowered 150mm .
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oh dear you will be in trouble for headlights too high AND suspension lowereing
this shit sucks, can't believe there is only a few of us posting on this thread........doesn't EVERYONE know this will be very far reaching for all
sorts of entusiasts AND joe blow too boot
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what happens if wehn u lower ur car u raise the headlights accordingly :P?
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| posted on July 28th, 2009 at 01:09 PM |
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what happens if wehn u lower ur car u raise the headlights accordingly :P?
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yeah, if only they were that easily fooled.........that's why QLD seems so inviting, the stuff you guys get away with is unheard of down here
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caravan magazine is sewing seeds of rebellion too.
http://www.candm.com.au/newsletter/2009/new_rta_rules/index.html
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Good luck with your letters to your local members. The local school bus was hit and miss down here. Sometimes it came, sometimes it didnt. When it did
come it missed stops, one time it even went on the wrong route. My local member forwarded that on too. I think it took 2 or 3 months before we got a
letter back from the relevant minister who informed us that the matter was resolved. It was, but only because parents took it up with the bus company
on their own.
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Good luck with your letters to your local members. The local school bus was hit and miss down here. Sometimes it came, sometimes it didnt. When it did
come it missed stops, one time it even went on the wrong route. My local member forwarded that on too. I think it took 2 or 3 months before we got a
letter back from the relevant minister who informed us that the matter was resolved. It was, but only because parents took it up with the bus company
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Christ, what company was that?..........there are so many regulations in this industry it's not funny, i won't bother starting to outline
them.........that crap should be unheard of.
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You hang out on all the cool forums Chris
Just sent some emails off to some pollies 
Futue te ipsum!!!
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Well just sent a message to "JJJ" hack team see if they follow it up , jobs jobs jobs and affects on all areas of the motor industry and chucked in
referance to AAAA"s Stuart Charity.
Hopefully they will open a few more eyes to the implications of the new laws .
More messages to them might push a story out of them.
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Well just sent a message to "JJJ" hack team see if they follow it up , jobs jobs jobs and affects on all areas of the motor industry and chucked in
referance to AAAA"s Stuart Charity.
Hopefully they will open a few more eyes to the implications of the new laws .
More messages to them might push a story out of them.
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yep, i sent another stack of emails again, this time i'm a caravan enthusiast.........played the VW nut and 4wd enthusiast ones last week
yeah, ive been waiting for JJJ to do a story on it too........i'll give them a nudge as well
avid 14 hour a day listener since they went national all those years ago
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hells yeah . Sue crookshank and maynard f j crabs in the early 90's. Commercial stations around here give me ear bleeds .
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by hellbugged
| Quote: | Originally
posted by Klaus
Well just sent a message to "JJJ" hack team see if they follow it up , jobs jobs jobs and affects on all areas of the motor industry and chucked in
referance to AAAA"s Stuart Charity.
Hopefully they will open a few more eyes to the implications of the new laws .
More messages to them might push a story out of them.
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yep, i sent another stack of emails again, this time i'm a caravan enthusiast.........played the VW nut and 4wd enthusiast ones last week
yeah, ive been waiting for JJJ to do a story on it too........i'll give them a nudge as well
avid 14 hour a day listener since they went national all those years ago
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good idea - I listen to Hack every couple of days, more than Today's Current Tonight's Affair or whatever...
Pay your debts, CxxT
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