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coradict72:
The sooner we dont convert cars the better the saying it wouldnt happen in australia well it doesnt happen in the UK the thought of somebody messing with perfection  and changing what really is many years of design from pratice on the track and technical experdise  the machines overall balance during design is finely tuned.I'm a victim to this myself I'm getting some dry earths now appearing I have no where to place my feet in comfort and I have to trust some jerk that what he does wont kill me eventually so I can drive it legally ho ho. even other aussie states have different rules
 So i'd advise get 30 yrs old car leave it as it was built  and dont waste any more money than necesary
 good luck with the choice maybe car clubs could ban together and outlaw this vandalisation once and for all as said seems to work just fine in the UK

daniel42au:
As an after thought....

Although the 15 Year Rule was "Snap Frozen" at 1 Jan 89, all the old requirements to import a car still have to be complied with so that in effect, what we will have at 1 Jan 08 is a "19 Year Rule"...  :-)  And as such it is a sobering thought to realise that in a mere 11 years and 3 months the current 30 Year Rule(LHD is okay) will meet the 1 Jan 1989 Rule(RHD conversion required)and the World of RAWS.

Does anyone want to speculate what will be required in 2019 of a car built after Jan 1989 ?

Ausrs:
wayovermyhead
If i understand you correctly
you still have red indicators non adr compliant seat belts .etcetcetc
sounds like it all works out well for cars over 30 years old

wayovermyhead:

--- Quote ---Originally posted by AusRs
wayovermyhead
If i understand you correctly
you still have red indicators non adr compliant seat belts .etcetcetc
sounds like it all works out well for cars over 30 years old
--- End quote ---


Yep, didn't change a thing. Although I think I will change the lights to avoid any confusion on the part of other motorists, and thereby expensive body repairs due to the spatially/intellectually challenged element on our roads. It would be interesting to see what the legalities are in a case of trying to attribute fault in an accident and one of the cars didn't have lights that where uniformly similar to the rest of the automotive population. I don't like the idea of finding out the hard way though.

Ausrs:
so basically take the car to a place that knows nothing about these cars ,
interesting to know as my tailights are not a simple modification !

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