Legality of aftermarket ecu?

syncro · 14-07-2006, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by GTI20V

Not exactly so syncro, unless my paper work is out of date & the guidelines have changed.

My Import Approval for my Mk1 GTI states
Quote from my paperwork.

"The approval is conditional upon the vehicle being made to meet the national standards for vehicle safety and emissions (Australian Design Rules) which applied in Australia when the vehicle was built. When that work is complete, a Compliance Plate must be fixed to the vehicle."

So if the car is an 83 model it has to comply with the ADR's incl. emissions of that same year.

I have known a lot of private imports and have never heard of any being tested for emissions at any time. That doesn't sound like the regulations of a private import but a commercial import. What colour is the compliance plate? Black or yellow?

Phill

**Oneofthegreats** · 14-07-2006, 05:16 PM

It doesn't have one yet.
Its going through the processes at the moment.
It's a very long story!
But that's what is written on the approval.

syncro · 14-07-2006, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by GTI20V

It doesn't have one yet.
Its going through the processes at the moment.
It's a very long story!
But that's what is written on the approval.

But under which regulations?

Private Import = Lived and used the car overseas for 1 year?

**Oneofthegreats** · 14-07-2006, 06:42 PM

I'm sorry Phil.
Please don't get me wrong. My intention's weren't to have an argument,
I haven't lived & used the car oversea's.
What I have stated is what is on my import approval that's all.
Like I said, maybe my paperwork is out of date & the guidelines have changed.
I'll have to look into but that is what paperwork I have.

As far as after market computers go, I know of a few cars with non-factory computers microtech, motec, EMS & Wolf 3D etc that have been engineered in VIC & like what twin eng, twin turbs said it is a costly process, especially the emissions test.
I got a quote from an VicRoads approved engineer (I'm not saying who) for a emissions test & he quoted me "it could cost upto $3000 & it still might not pass". I told him " you mean to tell me that I have to pay approx $3000 & you will take my car to a test facility, basically flog the crap out of it for a day for an emissions test & it still might not pass & I could loss 3 grand for nothing" & with that said I told him to stick it up his A$%E & F*@K off & I found another engineer who would do it for $700 without the flogging.