few questions bout having me ute legal

AnotherGoodReason · 29-05-2008, 16:53

To start with i guess since im looking at putting clearance lights and skirts on in the next couple of weeks what the go i have all amber to run down the side and thats it. is there hight requirments for the skirts ( if i go to lower the ute)

Also does anyone know the legal db rating for exhaust systems, as i wanna put one on shortly after the skirts..

cheers

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trashman · 29-05-2008, 17:09

have a look through the forum theres loads of threds regarding lights and side skerts

just remember down the side you have to have red /amber (red facing back ),red on the back and clear on the frunt ... it's the law... and put them on a seperat switch to the headlights to keep the coppers happy

and i think it's 90db maybe less (WA)

AnotherGoodReason · 29-05-2008, 17:34

yeah i thought it was round the 96 mark or 90.. and yeah thought that the lights had a certain order i just found a post with a link to a site bout bullbars ad it had a break down of each state and whats legal.

thanks for ya help mate

Clarky · 30-05-2008, 05:54

DB is 96 for commodore, i know from my ol VS after gettin done for 120.. As for clearance under car you need 100mm, flaps i have heard a rumour you need 75mm clearance from ground so just be careful with that as well..

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AnotherGoodReason · 30-05-2008, 10:14

yeah on that site i checked out it said 100mm clearance on them too, but i seen shit loads with em on the ground, but i guess it's the cop who pulls y over is the biggest thing.

i asked me old man coz he is a cop but he wasn't sure coz he aint done traffic in nearly 27 years.. but he was pretty sure they couldn't be any further down than your clearance of the ute..

Pintara · 30-05-2008, 14:06

yer um 90 db is the highest u can go

AnotherGoodReason · 30-05-2008, 16:37

yeah i called an ehxaust place today and he said that and he was explaining bout each couple of decabels is bout twice as loud or something but yeah thanks for the info..

what bout aireals can ya have two one on either side...

Running On Empty · 30-05-2008, 18:06

I got tested at 94db at a roadside roadworthy check and passed, so it might pay to actually ring Vic Roads on that one.

Clearance is 100mm (4 inches) except if it is a moveable object such as mudflaps which can be as low as 75mm (3 inches), however the law is open to interpretation, depending on the mood of the police officer at the time. If you do put side skirts on, make sure they are capped at the ends - otherwise you'll find yourself with a nice yellow sticker on the window.

Here's a can of worms one that different police have interpreted differently - baby seats in utes. I have a 2yo son and he goes everywhere with me in my ute. Legally I can have the baby seat in the ute, providing I don't have any passenger side airbags and also providing the mounting point is factory fitted. Engineers are not legally permitted to drill and tap the parcel shelf of a ute. So how do you police that law regarding the mounting point, when all the driver has to say is that it was factory fitted - who would argue such a trivial point on the side of the road? Ironically I had my son with me one day when I was pulled over for a breath test and the two officers actually said i was ok and didn't end up testing me.

Anyway the moral of my story is simple... most aspects of the law are open to any police officer's interpretation.

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Matt_91 · 30-05-2008, 19:57

as far as i know theres no law against aerials but dont quote me, skirts i think need 100 mm clearance

cheers matt

AnotherGoodReason · 31-05-2008, 01:03

yeah i had a bit of a look round and i think it's only if your aireals are bigger than a certain size round the base...

29-05-2008, 16:53	#1 (permalink)
AnotherGoodReason Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Frankston, suburbs Posts: 117 Rep Power: 3	few questions bout having me ute legal To start with i guess since im looking at putting clearance lights and skirts on in the next couple of weeks what the go i have all amber to run down the side and thats it. is there hight requirments for the skirts ( if i go to lower the ute) Also does anyone know the legal db rating for exhaust systems, as i wanna put one on shortly after the skirts.. cheers __________________ It's Not Where You Live, But How You Live It's A Country Thing Formely known as smyute

29-05-2008, 17:09	#2 (permalink)
trashman Status: Hardcore Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wolf Creek... lol Wongong Posts: 1,194 Rep Power: 4	Re: few questions bout having me ute legal have a look through the forum theres loads of threds regarding lights and side skerts just remember down the side you have to have red /amber (red facing back ),red on the back and clear on the frunt ... it's the law... and put them on a seperat switch to the headlights to keep the coppers happy and i think it's 90db maybe less (WA) __________________ *Chassing down the dream* *Project Black Opps :* *The NED* *comming in late 2008* *Principle Owner :COMET* *Work hard play harder* *Live my life like my mum told me not to* *With a ute under foot* *a rum in one hand and a pie in the other* *i only have one question?* *WHO THE HELL IS STEERING?*

29-05-2008, 17:34	#3 (permalink)
AnotherGoodReason Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Frankston, suburbs Posts: 117 Rep Power: 3	Re: few questions bout having me ute legal yeah i thought it was round the 96 mark or 90.. and yeah thought that the lights had a certain order i just found a post with a link to a site bout bullbars ad it had a break down of each state and whats legal. thanks for ya help mate __________________ It's Not Where You Live, But How You Live It's A Country Thing Formely known as smyute

30-05-2008, 05:54	#4 (permalink)
Clarky Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: From Vic, now in Perth, well near it anyway Posts: 485 Rep Power: 2	Re: few questions bout having me ute legal DB is 96 for commodore, i know from my ol VS after gettin done for 120.. As for clearance under car you need 100mm, flaps i have heard a rumour you need 75mm clearance from ground so just be careful with that as well.. __________________ "Dreams were won and lost under the Southern Cross" Friends come and go but i will always be here!! "Such is life" so NED would say LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BE THROWN AWAY SO... Grab a friend and tell them how you feel about them.

30-05-2008, 10:14	#5 (permalink)
AnotherGoodReason Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Frankston, suburbs Posts: 117 Rep Power: 3	Re: few questions bout having me ute legal yeah on that site i checked out it said 100mm clearance on them too, but i seen shit loads with em on the ground, but i guess it's the cop who pulls y over is the biggest thing. i asked me old man coz he is a cop but he wasn't sure coz he aint done traffic in nearly 27 years.. but he was pretty sure they couldn't be any further down than your clearance of the ute.. __________________ It's Not Where You Live, But How You Live It's A Country Thing Formely known as smyute

30-05-2008, 14:06	#6 (permalink)
Pintara Status: Feral Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: silvan Posts: 136 Rep Power: 1	Re: few questions bout having me ute legal yer um 90 db is the highest u can go

30-05-2008, 16:37	#7 (permalink)
AnotherGoodReason Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Frankston, suburbs Posts: 117 Rep Power: 3	Re: few questions bout having me ute legal yeah i called an ehxaust place today and he said that and he was explaining bout each couple of decabels is bout twice as loud or something but yeah thanks for the info.. what bout aireals can ya have two one on either side... __________________ It's Not Where You Live, But How You Live It's A Country Thing Formely known as smyute

30-05-2008, 18:06	#8 (permalink)
Running On Empty Status: Hardcore Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Not quite city, not quite country Posts: 2,155 Rep Power: 4	Re: few questions bout having me ute legal I got tested at 94db at a roadside roadworthy check and passed, so it might pay to actually ring Vic Roads on that one. Clearance is 100mm (4 inches) except if it is a moveable object such as mudflaps which can be as low as 75mm (3 inches), however the law is open to interpretation, depending on the mood of the police officer at the time. If you do put side skirts on, make sure they are capped at the ends - otherwise you'll find yourself with a nice yellow sticker on the window. Here's a can of worms one that different police have interpreted differently - baby seats in utes. I have a 2yo son and he goes everywhere with me in my ute. Legally I can have the baby seat in the ute, providing I don't have any passenger side airbags and also providing the mounting point is factory fitted. Engineers are not legally permitted to drill and tap the parcel shelf of a ute. So how do you police that law regarding the mounting point, when all the driver has to say is that it was factory fitted - who would argue such a trivial point on the side of the road? Ironically I had my son with me one day when I was pulled over for a breath test and the two officers actually said i was ok and didn't end up testing me. Anyway the moral of my story is simple... most aspects of the law are open to any police officer's interpretation. __________________ I've been to... Wangaratta, Dunnolly, Carlton, Camperdown, Calder Park, Queenscliff, Korumburra, Whittlesea, Heathcote, Toolleen, Colac, Berwick, Elaine, Wandong, Elmore, Epping, Lang Lang, Bacchus Marsh, Mansfield, Alexandra, Carribean Gardens, Barmedman, Deniliquin, Bundoora, Cobram, Kyneton, Clunes, Bunyip The Lord Made The World And All The Pretty Girls But The Devil Made The Truck Drivin' Man Last edited by Running On Empty; 30-05-2008 at 18:14.

30-05-2008, 19:57	#9 (permalink)
Matt_91 Status: Beaut utes.com Postaholic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gatton QLD Posts: 1,584 Rep Power: 3	Re: few questions bout having me ute legal as far as i know theres no law against aerials but dont quote me, skirts i think need 100 mm clearance cheers matt __________________ SUCH IS LIFE- THE LAST WORDS OF NED KELLY BEFORE BEING HANGED

31-05-2008, 01:03	#10 (permalink)
AnotherGoodReason Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Frankston, suburbs Posts: 117 Rep Power: 3	Re: few questions bout having me ute legal yeah i had a bit of a look round and i think it's only if your aireals are bigger than a certain size round the base... __________________ It's Not Where You Live, But How You Live It's A Country Thing Formely known as smyute