too low - major defect???

[vtwgn]

Hey all

As the title suggests I got canaried tha other day coz my car was too low and was just wondering if anyone knew the difference between what it takes to get a minor or major defect.
Reason I am asking is because the height is the only thing unroadworthy on the car but I was still hit with a major defect. I presumed you needed quite a bit wrong on your car to be hit with a major defect.
who else has been done for havin a car too low and what did you get, major or minor?

Cheers

[brohawk]

i got done for steering wheel and to low and i only got minor im awaiting regency though. as far i i know u need to get 3 thing to have it be a major defect or one in the top 3 to low, to loud, to bigger wheels

[JSTPOZN]

i got minor defect which was cop shop which was for rim size....

then from there i got rim size again, cracked rim, tyre placard and its classed as a major defect. my car was very low and its not defected for it. then i put the same springs in another vn which got defected later that night for too low haha.

my car had alot defectable on it and they went with basic's

how long did they give you to drive it. Mine said 1 hour

[vtwgn]

Nah I've got a week to get it fixed so it's not too bad. Just a pain in the ass havin 2 get a roadworthy.

[JSTPOZN]

a week wtf how did you get a week..

mine was 1 hour

[brohawk]

i got a week to coz it was only to low he said he would give me the max amount of time witch is a week so the next day witch was a friday i went out and bought a new wheel and the springs and had it booked in on the monday

[vtwgn]

Dunno why but you got jibbed mate, the defect slip usually says you have 7 days from date of being defected to sort out ya car then you can only drive from the repairer to vicroads.

[CALAIS 6]

lmfao i got done for too low and got 72 hours too drive it iv never heard of anyone getting a week too drive it lol plus u gotta remeber if ur casr lowered the chances are that it will have problems espeacially in sa at regency eg damage from the car being so low tail shaft wearing throu floorpan,****ed cv.s steering rack even a cracked rubber boot will fail u and a alot of other things too

[Lloyd1986]

I dont understand how you guys can lower cars... My S pack is stock and there is already a list of places I cant drive because it bottoms out! Cant even use my own driveway. Makes me wanna get a 4x4

[JSTPOZN]

lol its the fun of scraping haha

plus rims raise the car a little.. but yes some places are bastards to get thru

[CALAIS 6]

I dont understand how you guys can lower cars... My S pack is stock and there is already a list of places I cant drive because it bottoms out! Cant even use my own driveway. Makes me wanna get a 4x4

Its easy just drive hell slow and at things on big **** off angles and piss people off behind u lol plus if u pretend u cant hear it scrape it didnt even worse when u got a car full lol

[1991_Vn2nV]

I got done for too low at Victor Harbour and the prick cop gave me just 24 hours to drive the car...

Too low = Suspension = MAJOR DEFECT which is why its regency (for those in SA).

[JSTPOZN]

minor can be regency aswell dylan and too low can be minor

[1991_Vn2nV]

Minor can be Regency if the policeman chooses, but too low is ALWAYS regency. The cop might tick minor, but it should be major because its suspension/body.

[Full Spectrum]

With wheel size isnt allowed 2" over what your model car had standard? That should mean VN-VP had 17" HSV so isn't 19" allowed?.
But with height what is legal?

[JSTPOZN]

It's what your car had..

Mine had 15's Factory. Mines not a HSV, It's a S, so therefore i can only put 17's on it legally that is.

If you own a VN-VP HSV then yes. You can put 19's on if 17's are factory

[CALAIS 6]

it's 2 inch's larger than what is stated on ur tyre placard but cops will know if u change it lol

[Hairy Eater]

i'm sure its not the rim size but the tyre size .... example:- 17 inch tyre can have the same circumference as a 18 tyre .... it depends on the profile .... basicly your 17 or 18 or bigger rim size could fit a tyre with the same circumference as the standard rim size ....

[CALAIS 6]

nah in SA u arnt allowed too go anymore than 2 sizes bigger than ur tyre placard states like JSTPOZN his defect sheet says wheels too be replaced with wheels no larger than 17 inch's as it had 18's when defected

[phat_com]

I dont understand how you guys can lower cars... My S pack is stock and there is already a list of places I cant drive because it bottoms out! Cant even use my own driveway. Makes me wanna get a 4x4

lol that makes me remember the first day i got my Vk is was dumped on its ass (cut springs ) and i was backing out of my driveway and the towbar hit the road and it wouldn't move back anymore lotsa fun
but nows its all high again