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Bucket Seats on Your P's
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:21 pm
by CheyneX5
Hey guys, my name is cheyne and i have had my license for about 3 months now and i want to put a sparco sprint in my 5, does anyone know if this is legal or if you need special certification etc?
Cheers
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:56 pm
by Alex
the sprints are ADR approved but to make it fully legal it should be checked by an engineer
not sure about VIC but in NSW there is nothing wrong with having your P-plates and doing this they only have problems with \"engine modifications\"
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:30 pm
by CheyneX5
thanks sm, big help. i will check it out in a few days
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:41 pm
by TieNN89
SM wrote:the sprints are ADR approved but to make it fully legal it should be checked by an engineer
not sure about VIC but in NSW there is nothing wrong with having your P-plates and doing this they only have problems with "engine modifications"
as far as i know same thing in QLD
engine restriction and also kw restrictions
lucky me I'm on the old law so i'm not stuck on those laws
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:58 pm
by CheyneX5
lucky bugger, oh well at least im not on the new system thats being introduced in vic next month. you have green p's for one year which means only one passenger and a 10pm curfew then your red p's for another 2 years with all the standard rules. sucks hey?
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:01 pm
by Mr Morlock
Cheyne it should not worry you with an MX5
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:03 pm
by TieNN89
CheyneX5 wrote:lucky bugger, oh well at least im not on the new system thats being introduced in vic next month. you have green p's for one year which means only one passenger
lol you can only take one passenger in the mx5
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:11 pm
by CheyneX5
yeah i know
thats what i laughed at when i heard. oh well... doesnt effect me so yeah
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:14 pm
by bensale
My understanding of the law is that as long as the seats are ADR aproved you should have no problems. The only modification issues specific to p platers relate to the engine.
And by the way i'm anouther p-plate mx5'er in Victoria. What model do you drive and where abouts are you from?
And the new laws wouldn't effect us, I dont think the one passenger and no phone rules are a dumb idea, although I think the 10pm curfew is a bit too far, I didn't relise that they got that through.
Ben,
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:35 pm
by CheyneX5
hey man, yeah theere are a few good thing about the new laws.
i live in southbank in the city and i drive a red 1989 na6 with a few extras like the boot lips spoiler and nardi steering wheel etc.
Where are you from? and what model is yours?
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:42 am
by Hot Rodders
Welcome aboard cheynex5. Don't forget to check out the Melbourne meets under the events section. We meet on a Thursday night just up the road in Carlton. Bring yourself and your wheels along on Thursday night for a meet and greet.
Cheers!
Rodders.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 12:34 pm
by wun911
Good to see more young drivers in the MX5...
Welcome to the obsession...
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 6:22 pm
by bensale
Sounds nice. I have a white 90 with nb8b wheels and a few other extras. (see the 'rides' section)
I live in the South East, about 25km from the city.
You should also think about joining the mx5 club, I just joined about a week ago and cant wait for the 1st run
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 6:42 pm
by NMX516
bensale wrote:My understanding of the law is that as long as the seats are ADR aproved you should have no problems.
I might be reading this the wrong way, but I would disagree with the above statement.
The issue of after market seats needing approval is two fold. Firstly, the seat itself has to be able to meet the ADR standards for its construction. I believe a seat with FIA approval meets the ADR standards. Secondly, the seat must be mounted in the car correctly. This involves the use of appropriate mounting points and fixings, and also means that the seat must not be fixed in position. It has to be able to be adjusted fore and aft. I would expect that would be the same Australia wide.
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 7:37 pm
by Alex
NMX516 wrote:I believe a seat with FIA approval meets the ADR standards. Secondly, the seat must be mounted in the car correctly. This involves the use of appropriate mounting points and fixings, and also means that the seat must not be fixed in position. It has to be able to be adjusted fore and aft. I would expect that would be the same Australia wide.
I guess thats why there are lots of sprints in Mx5's, since they bolt onto the standard rails, hence use standard mounting points, and uses the stock bolts as well, while still being able to move forwards and back
you can see my sprint V fitment and how the rails needed to be modified
Here (warning pics)