Can police fine for exhaust noise without testing it?

[ben-jamminn]

My mate just bought a turbo EX lancer, had it one day and today we were driving and a mufti cop pulled him over and asked if his exhaust was certed? I didn't know exhaust needs to be certed.. The car had just been issued a VTNZ warrant the day before so we assumed everything was legit. He checked the cert plate under the bonnet, and reckoned he's meant to have a plate on the muffler to say it's been tested. The think i'm wondering is where is the line drawn which says who needs an exhaust cert and who doesnt, as we ran my wrx next to his car and his wasn't any louder.

Maybe the cop was just being a d**k?

[wrx_lou]

They certainly can. Its completely up to their discretion.

You may be able to get off the fine if you go get it tested and write a letter with a certificate.

By the way it needs to be less than 90db if i remember right and the test isnt done when you get your WOF.

The laws been around for a long time now.

[ben-jamminn]

Oh ok sweet. Thanks

[petrolheadjman]

Exhaust's don't need certing do they?

[Guest boostcut]

not the construction of them but the noise needs to be certified

[petrolheadjman]

really? i had an aftermarket one put on my legnum and the garage never mentioned anything about that

[Guest boostcut]

because the garage wouldnt have known, and /or couldnt be bothered explaining it to you as you would probably want to argue the point with someone that does know.

[wrx_lou]

I've had exhausts that have passed at one place and failed at another. It's up to the discretion of whoever is scrutinising it.

As stated the law has been in for a few years now.

[nztintin]

my exhaust is certified on my lv cert but not certed for noise, costs another $90 to get noise added and if you change any part of the system it's void again so i never bothered

[Guest]

Just get an exaust with a silencer that can be taken out. Leave out when crusing, Put in when you get a warrant OR if the Police pull you over. I've got a 97 Type R and a HSV Senator. Both have full exaust systems and are REALLY loud. The testing station failed me up when i only had the tip done. But once i had a full system, they never pulled me up.

[Swindog]

Mint. Love Senators...can you pm me a pic of it? When i move to Oz i wanna buy a senator.

[Guest boostcut]

 Chilly said:

Just get an exaust with a silencer that can be taken out. Leave out when crusing, Put in when you get a warrant OR if the Police pull you over. I've got a 97 Type R and a HSV Senator. Both have full exaust systems and are REALLY loud. The testing station failed me up when i only had the tip done. But once i had a full system, they never pulled me up.

fail.

the virm requires the exhaust system to not be easily modifyed (a removable silencer is easy to take out) so they should make you weld it in place

[nztintin]

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[quote name='Chilly said:

color=red]Just get an exaust with a silencer that can be taken out.[/color] Leave out when crusing, Put in when you get a warrant OR if the Police pull you over. I've got a 97 Type R and a HSV Senator. Both have full exaust systems and are REALLY loud. The testing station failed me up when i only had the tip done. But once i had a full system, they never pulled me up.

fail.

the virm requires the exhaust system to not be easily modifyed (a removable silencer is easy to take out) so they should make you weld it in place

if it bolts in use 2 bolts, then if they try fail you point out you can remove the whole system from downpipe back with 2 bolts.

[Guest boostcut]

you better ask if you can write the virm next year then tintin.

they dont work like that. and the will tell you to go get fucked then flag your car for a whole lot more stuff.

[nztintin]

it's worked for me and my flatmate..... ;D

funny thing is i now have a different exhaust, which is louder and has no silencer, and i've never been questioned!

[Guest boostcut]

well if i was doing the wof and someone said that to me, id probably smash them with my 3/4 torque wrench

[wrx_lou]

 boostcut said:

well if i was doing the wof and someone said that to me, id probably smash them with my 3/4 torque wrench

I'd be more inlclined to use my two foot 1/2 drive strong bar :

[Guest boostcut]

is that so you dont have to get the torque wrench re calibrated? as my 3/4 one is about 1.3 meters long. about 4 feet long

http://p-car.com/tools/torque.jpg

[wrx_lou]

 boostcut said:

is that so you dont have to get the torque wrench re calibrated? as my 3/4 one is about 1.3 meters long. about 4 feet

[Swindog]

 wrx_lou']

[quote name='boostcut said:

is that so you dont have to get the torque wrench re calibrated? as my 3/4 one is about 1.3 meters long. about 4 feet

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Please see wrx_lous signature.

[chchsti]

Back to the topic, sort of, doesn't ANY mod on a car, even gear knob, pedals silly stuff like that need to be certed 'legally' !? If so, what bullshit!

[Koom]

No. There is threshold for the level of modifications you can do before requiring a cert.

Read up on www.lvvta.org.nz

http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic,11947.0.html

[pl0x]

 Chilly said:

Just get an exaust with a silencer that can be taken out. Leave out when crusing, Put in when you get a warrant OR if the Police pull you over. I've got a 97 Type R and a HSV Senator. Both have full exaust systems and are REALLY loud. The testing station failed me up when i only had the tip done. But once i had a full system, they never pulled me up.

You think the cop is going to let you put a silencer in when he pulls you over?