Re-Registering a Deregistered Car

[GC82GO]

Hi all, Im hoping someone can shed a bit a light on this situation im about to get myself into. I have Deregistered Ver3 WRX that I was gonna build a track car out of but have now decided I want to daily it.. Its been registered here before, Its a Tidy example with about 90,000kms on it, and a freshly rebuilt forged engine. My concerns are the mods it has.. main one being RWD.

Concerning Mods:

Brembo Brake Upgrade

RWD Conversion (Still retaining Front Axels, so it looks as if it is still 4WD)

Adjustable Rear Arms.

Anyway if anyone has done this, please guide me~!

[DacerX]

id just put standard brakes on it for compliance and check it for rust. then you will need to take out interior trim for them to look at seatbelt anchors and other things. I just had a car go through compliance and i made sure that it was as original as possible. but in saying that since the brakes use all the factory holes and things front and rear you mite get away with it but so not sure on the rwd factor. Maybe put it back to 4wd and live well

[gotasuby]

Where abouts are you. At work we re register cars. Dave is on the money with what he said. Don\'t worry about pulling interior apart. That was special for him to get cheaper rate.

[GC82GO]

 DacerX said:

id just put standard brakes on it for compliance and check it for rust. then you will need to take out interior trim for them to look at seatbelt anchors and other things. I just had a car go through compliance and i made sure that it was as original as possible. but in saying that since the brakes use all the factory holes and things front and rear you mite get away with it but so not sure on the rwd factor. Maybe put it back to 4wd and live well

Yes I was thinking this (making it standard), But I want it to be Certified etc so I don\'t have to worry about Police.

[GC82GO]

 gotasuby said:

Where abouts are you. At work we re register cars. Dave is on the money with what he said. Don\'t worry about pulling interior apart. That was special for him to get cheaper rate.

Im in Tauranga, But if I can get it done by in house club sub members that would help yes??

[DacerX]

get it road legal while its standard then cert, thats what im doing, seems to be easier

[GC82GO]

 DacerX said:

get it road legal while its standard then cert, thats what im doing, seems to be easier

Yes I was initially thinking this, But I read this on nzta.govt.nz about "Re registering your Vehicle"

"What if I\'ve modified or rebuilt my vehicle?

Modifications to a vehicle may affect its safety performance to the extent that it needs to be certified by a specialist low volume vehicle certifier. The TSD agent will assess whether this is necessary or not.

When the LVV certifier is satisfied with the safety performance of the vehicle, the vehicle returns to the TSD agent. There will be a charge for LVV certification, in addition to the TSD agent\'s certification costs."

[ra555]

 DacerX said:

get it road legal while its standard then cert, thats what im doing, seems to be easier

unless yourv got a lvv cert for your mods. mine just got cert and been in compliance for 3 days now.

[DacerX]

mines stock as a rock i just have all my mods sitting by ready to go in. Thats why i went through compliance as a standard car and then bolt on everything i need later and then cert everything at once.

[ra555]

why not do it around the other way. least that way you\'ll have a piece of mind knowing your car is legit as. cause now days cops are pinging modified cars for anything now such as rims and minor things, all they do is give you a ticket and say get a lvv cert and walk away

[gotasuby]

Why won\'t he have piece of mind certing it after all mods are done?

[DacerX]

 gotasuby said:

Why won\'t he have piece of mind certing it after all mods are done?

Good question

[hijacka]

 ra555 said:

why not do it around the other way. least that way you\'ll have a piece of mind knowing your car is legit as. cause now days cops are pinging modified cars for anything now such as rims and minor things, all they do is give you a ticket and say get a lvv cert and walk away

If your a BR then you\'ll get a greeny or a pinky with or without a cert, then its off to vtnz handing over $100plus for a recheck anyway.. I think one would have more piece of mind knowing that they dont need to pay another $400 to get each mod added to the cert plate, which is why its more applicable to do all the mods first then go for a cert.

Your best bet re \'\'Re Registering\'\' Is to do the stripping yourself.. if you can\'t then find a mate that has some mechanical ability to tag along.. the process can take up to 4hours but this is where you\'ll save coin!

Basically you will be asked to remove the interior panels and trims seats etc,(they look for damage and rust mainly) after that each panel will get signed off..

You will use there hoist remove all wheels and brake pads.. the inspector will generally over look as he or she signs off underneath car.. Then you well assemble the car and it will go for a wof check..

After that you will get your new plates made up if everything is ok

Your best bet is to try to set your car back to standard before you take it in and keep it all nice and clean..

You will need a cert for rear adjustable trailing arms so find so factory ones first.

Cost wise your looking at around $650ish all up if you do the stripping yourself.. this includes new plates and 1 year rego and new wof of course.

If you dont strip it then you have to pay them to do it so your cost will come in at around $1000 for everything.

[DacerX]

this is what i did, i now am just in the process of putting all my modded items into the car and then heading to cert to having everything done at once.