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Hey all, just wanting to know from anyone who has needed to attend one before, how thorough are the vehicle inspections when registering a vehicle or needing to change the vehicles details? Do they put your vehicle on a hoist or is it more of a general visual inspection?
The reason is Im close to getting the VN on the road after putting in alot of money and effort to clean it up and convert it to manual, which Iv spent nearly all of my spare time doing for many weeks now. So the reason it will need to be inspected is the transmission swap, and turns out the engine number doesnt match the cars current details.
Now, the registration fees and roadworthy is going to send me broke, and there are some things on the car that 'should' be replaced but just cant afford to at the moment, which is mainly just bushes, steering rack end and tie rod end boots (but cant just replace the boots!), and by replacing them I would need an alignment and so on, which is more money gone.
Im thinking its only visual, because the roadworthy is for all the technical stuff. I shouldnt have a problem acquiring a roadworthy certificate, not that Im being dodgy, but Ive gone over the WHOLE car myself at the beginning, and made a list of what needed to be done, then checked off the list as it was fixed. All tyres are now roadworthy and all electrics work. I just need some welding done to the parcel shelf (damn 6x9's!) and a small crack in the floor, then Im calling it ready for registration.
This is my first propper car to call my own btw, hence why Im nervous about it all. Sorry for the long post!
Cheers.
The reason is Im close to getting the VN on the road after putting in alot of money and effort to clean it up and convert it to manual, which Iv spent nearly all of my spare time doing for many weeks now. So the reason it will need to be inspected is the transmission swap, and turns out the engine number doesnt match the cars current details.
Now, the registration fees and roadworthy is going to send me broke, and there are some things on the car that 'should' be replaced but just cant afford to at the moment, which is mainly just bushes, steering rack end and tie rod end boots (but cant just replace the boots!), and by replacing them I would need an alignment and so on, which is more money gone.
Im thinking its only visual, because the roadworthy is for all the technical stuff. I shouldnt have a problem acquiring a roadworthy certificate, not that Im being dodgy, but Ive gone over the WHOLE car myself at the beginning, and made a list of what needed to be done, then checked off the list as it was fixed. All tyres are now roadworthy and all electrics work. I just need some welding done to the parcel shelf (damn 6x9's!) and a small crack in the floor, then Im calling it ready for registration.
This is my first propper car to call my own btw, hence why Im nervous about it all. Sorry for the long post!
Cheers.