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05-01-2005, 11:58 AM | #1 | ||
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Hi fellas
I just wanted to ask a quick question about something that one of my friends have done to their cars. They have stripped the back seats out of their mistubishi mirage and bolted a subwoofer to the floor. I was under the impression that this wasn't a legal thing to do but they are absolutley sure that it is. I just wanted to get your guys opinion on it thanks Brad |
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i am absolutely sure it is illegal. let alone the sub being there. there by law has to be a back seat if it came with one from the factory.
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If they went to vic road (or there state authority) they can have the car registered as a 2 seater, & thus legally take out the seat belts aswell
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This is true.
The vehicle will have to be re-registerd as a 2 seater. It will have to pass all relevent design rules. What is it with Mirage drivers???? :
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same thing if you want to run race harnesses in the front of your car, you cant do it unless its registered as a 2 seater, and therefore doesnt have the risk of the harness cutting the head off the person in the back
although i cant see a problem with pulling the back seat out! except for the ****y reason hehehe now if he was doing it to save weight for the 1/4 mile it would be different ;)
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I don't see why they can't take the seat out legally - it just means that he's turned the car into a 2 seater. If they are caught with more than 2 people in the car, then they get in trouble. Also you wouldn't lose change with a big subwoofer, the magnet on the sucker would collect it all :hihi:
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If he takes it out i would recomend going to VicRoads (or whoever), and getting it registered as a two seater so the Police cant get him on anything. I cant see a problem with it, if the seat belts are removed and the seat is also, so that he cant carry people in it.
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thanks for the replies fellas
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Yeah I'd tell him to check it with Vic Roads just to be sure.
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10-01-2005, 09:48 AM | #10 | ||
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lol whats wrong with taking ya back seat out???? :P
did it to my escort but it was mainly to save weight and stop ppl from sitting in the back and weighing i down hehehehe all i got to do now is take out the seatbelts and re-register it as a 2seater once ive rebuilt it btw it would look alot better if the guys got a custom wall made for the sub so it doesnt look real dodgy, well thats just my two cents
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Would that infact make rego cheaper as well , bass`d on seating capacity? ;)
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