Sooo...I got defected yestdee and was wonderin'...

[Hoobz]

Originally Posted by rupicon

mate's rate's

Yes, this is where I thought it goes wrong for the buyer.

So car yards outsource the RWC testing? And if you want the work as a tester you look after the car yard.

I was wondering if car yards do testing themselves which could be just as dodgy if not more.

[furkew]

Originally Posted by Wooders

Mud flaps - all too often this is the main reason they'll pull you over to start with.
FIT "em.

+1

I ran for a year with no mudflaps on 3" lift & 35's and now after listening to plenty of 4x4 mechanics and more experienced 4x4'ers I regard myself as having been very lucky not to have been pinged.

Don't go anywhere without them now.

[slowmo]

Originally Posted by Hoobz

Yes, this is where I thought it goes wrong for the buyer.

So car yards outsource the RWC testing? And if you want the work as a tester you look after the car yard.

I was wondering if car yards do testing themselves which could be just as dodgy if not more.

Go to the car yard and have a chat ,,ya never no,,, Iv had my jk for over a year and got dun last week for tyers out side gards whent and saw the dealer and thay are paying for new flears.

[Hoobz]

Originally Posted by furkew

+1

I ran for a year with no mudflaps on 3" lift & 35's and now after listening to plenty of 4x4 mechanics and more experienced 4x4'ers I regard myself as having been very lucky not to have been pinged.

Don't go anywhere without them now.

Done some googling I have. I'm going to Clark rubber on the weekend. Grab me some flap

Originally Posted by slowmo

Go to the car yard and have a chat ,,ya never no,,, Iv had my jk for over a year and got dun last week for tyers out side gards whent and saw the dealer and thay are paying for new flears.

A work mate bought from the same car yard. I can't remember what was wrong, but he contacted them and they sent a cheque covering the problem no worries.

The car yard is two hours away from us, other side of Melbourne, we are in Geelong.

It may seem bizarre to some, but I'm not fussed about the TRE's at all. They took a whole hour or so to replace, it was insanely easy, maybe because this 98,000k Jeep had never seen a dirt road it was very well looked after mechanically.

Guess I am wayyy to easy going maybe. Being stoked with the JGC might have something to do with my lax attitude.

And to be honest, the bonnet gas struts work 50% of the time, dependant on temperature. Haha.

I was just curious to know how the car yard RWC issue works.

[LEXX]

Most of the yards near the Ringwood area you are talking about source their RWC internally.

You have many car dealers in the same area they source a RWC from a "mechanic" that is employed by the car yard "collective".

I bought a Nissan from there years ago that was only marginal RWC, very similar if you would buy something from a yard that advertises "the cheapest cars in Mel____ne"

[JeepCrazy]

Originally Posted by furkew

+1

I ran for a year with no mudflaps on 3" lift & 35's and now after listening to plenty of 4x4 mechanics and more experienced 4x4'ers I regard myself as having been very lucky not to have been pinged.

Don't go anywhere without them now.

Mudflaps, got some on the rear wheels but none in front. Must say that's how the JKU come. But replaced sidesteps with rocksliders. Any issue with that?

[SeaComms]

Mudflaps only required on the rear. Technically speaking very few actually meet the legal requirements, but as long as you have some on the rear that are at least as wide as the tyres and cover down to a reasonable height you should keep Mr Plod happy.

Technically speaking, the lowest point of the rear mudflap must be no more than 230mm from the ground for a regular passenger vehicle, or 300mm for an off road vehicle.

The other fact that is often missed, is despite the 300mm maximum height regulation for us there is one that is usually overlooked that states the wheel must covered continuously from the front to rear for the entire width of the tyre and the rear must extend down to a point not more than 20 degree angle above the centre of the road contact with the tyre. Picture is worth a thousand words as they say:

(the continuously part means the guys with tube bars on the rear and mudflaps hanging below them but open where the tube bar is are just as vulnerable as the guys with no mudflaps - all depends on the knowledge of the cop)



Funny thing is a lot of road vehicles don't meet this requirement when you look at little hatch backs with the rear wheels right at the back of the vehicle and no mudflap, like the new Mini I was following yesterday...