Cert for 4pots on BE

[l2eeFer13]

So ive purchased some 4pot brakes (front) for my BE Legacy. Do i need to get them certed to be legal/warrant passable?

[sobanoodle]

No you don't.

[Scoobydoo]

Nope, straight bolt on for the fronts, so no worries. Only if you want to put 2-pots on the rear using adaptors, will you need a cert.

[l2eeFer13]

Thanks for that guys =)

[boon]

Sorry, all the above are incorrect.

Under the kinda stupid current cert threshold, any modification of braking systems (apart from a short list of mostly cosmetic changes) requires a cert.

Whether any WoF guy without a decent Subaru fetish would ever notice, I doubt it.

[sobanoodle]

Some BE/BH came stock with 4pots (later facelifts, S-edition in particular), can that be used as an educated excuse?

[Guest]

I thought stock replacement bolt on items were fine? As far as brakes were concerned not shortblocks etc.

[chulozumo]

Shouldnt be an issue, got an avcs engine, different gearbox, larger diff and bigger brakes. Never had an issue.

Its all OEM

[sobanoodle]

[boon]

No and no to the above, recently did the same to a Civic, put parts on from a higher-spec Civic, it's all OEM, it's all bolt-up, you could buy a car from Honda with that exact configuration but it still requires a cert, because hurr durr durr safety driveshaft hoops derp derp T-Buckets.

But since the WoF guy wasn't a massive Honda weeny, and it looks 100% factory (because it is) it sailed through a WoF.

EDIT: I used to be all about being compliant with the rules, toeing the line, etc etc, but the LVVTA has created a few stupid knee-jerk rubbish blanket rules in the last couple of years (the driveshaft hoops one REALLY grinds my gears) that at the moment I just CBF.

Probably voids your insurance though, so proceed at own risk.

Edited October 8, 2014 by boon

[Rosssub]

My 4-pots are certed, listed on cert plate under modifications: WRX Brakes.

[lachlan]

if the wof guy gives it a wof then who cares .

and use a name on here that your insurance company cant tie to you for anything else

how are they actually going to check it and get u to prove it was stock / not stock

have heard of people in oz having to prove their gtr has a "front mount " from factory

logans car went for a warrant and he had to proove it was factory turbo . lol most sti ra models are factory turbo . the result was a letter written from armstrongs and someone signing it .

what about my car . its a ra but it was non 4 pot

[B4 I was 250T]

Just on this because I have just 4 pots, what about braided lines? They are LTSA approved...

[boon]

Braided lines, I think, come under the same category as aftermarket rotors - as long as they're manufactured by a recognised company and OEM equivalent, no cert required.

[Scoobydoo]

They will have tags on them which indicate that they are standards compliant. I know Goodridge do that, I'm sure other brands do that as well.

[Timmah]

 B4 I was 250T said:

Just on this because I have just 4 pots, what about braided lines? They are LTSA approved...

And when you put your braided lines on, be gentle when screwing them on, you don't want to cross thread them... it happened to Dave's RA and it was a pain having to replace the whole line that goes to the ABS/Brake bias valve.

[B4 I was 250T]

 boon said:

Braided lines, I think, come under the same category as aftermarket rotors - as long as they're manufactured by a recognised company and OEM equivalent, no cert required.

Cheers man, that's awesome.

[DacerX]

mine was cross threaded and rounded to get it off. I say put them on with braided paint them pink go hard and have fun. The amount of subarus tjat have 4 pots on them is huge and ive never seen an issue. Im putting them on my wagon at some point because they are a great upgrade