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Once again the long arm of the law has found it's way into position, approximately 1.5 metres behind my (not so) unsuspecting back. The pin pricks, in the form of a police officer pulling me over. Another canary to replace the reminance of the last.
A hard working decent, honest mechanic giving me the bad news.
On the drive home I glance over my shoulder to grasp a better concept of the fact that the previously mentioned pin is in fact a big, shiny, **** off knife.
I now contemplate the size of this knife.
At some stage the government decided that it was no longer satisfactory to have the stuctural integrity of one's rear parcel shelf compromised for any purpose.
Mine being sound...
My parcel shelf has been modified to fit 2 Kenwood 7x10 speakers. It also has 2 Subwoofer breather/air tubes fitted into 2 appropriate cutouts, smack bang in the centre!
Does anyone know of any ways to get out of this unfortunate situation...
Please help by sharing any ideas.
precariously positioned, Jordan
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I've heard this before.....
Apparently the parcel shelf is a structural part of the vehicle, and altering it in any way compromises the structural integrity of the car.
Your best bet is to either unpick the complete parcel shelf panel and weld a new/sec |
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Taz is right you can't cut or modify any part of the steel that makes up you parcel shelf or the wall between the back of the rear seat and the boot the only thing your allowed to do is take out the knock outs car manafacturs put in the parcel shelf for s
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How would this affect someone like myself who is restoring an XB GS Coupe. Yes I know it's a Holden forum but the topic is very relevant to this vehicle as it has a completely rusted out rear parcel shelf (like many do) and it will need to be completely
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it may be tough but i'd still try and fit a genuine rust free panel, if you use an 'aftermarket' one you could legally need an engineers certificate.
you may get away with it depending on how thourough the rwc is.
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well i would assume that unless someone was looking specfically for that no one would know ic would just do it and give the whole boot a nice lick of paint and i doubt any one will ever question it unless its some one who knows what there looking at/for o
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just carpet ur boot, everywhere. they're not gonna pull it to bits just to check out your shelf, surely.
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reckon the only guy to spot it be one locked up it it
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The parcel shelf acts as a crossmember to provide torsional stiffness. If you place a new crossmember, for example a 50x50 RHS beam and diagonals behind the seat, it can be reasonably expected to be as strong or stronger than original. An engineer would h
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didn't realise you couldn't alter it am glad i read this thread.
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Sounds to me and I hate to be the news bearer but if the for mentioned problem is on the cert of roadworthyness then of to an engineer you will have to go ???? That is what will happen in Vic but the best person would be in the Hot Rod game as I had The r
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Going by the Vic roads website. It's go more to do with the baby seat bolt being located on the parcel shelf. I found the data earlier on in the year. Within the doc's it also stated pre 75 (I think) aren't able to be picked up for it as the requirement f |
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