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Laws on no backbox?

Daaryl

Can somebody help me out here, My E36 got seized for having no backbox on it, There was a complete exhaust system on it, But just a small bit past the rear wheels to the rear bumper was straight piped, The exhuast still have a cat and a silencer in it so it wasn't loud at bar it idling and small bit loud in 1st and 2nd and it was grand then, Is it legal to have it like that with the cat and silencer in it? Or do i need the backbox too? The car is booked in for the test for the 3rd of march, I had another e36 with the exact same exhaust straight piped from just behind the rear wheels to the rear bumper and nothing got said in the test centre just the fact it was 104dbs, So could anybody shed some light on the legal side of having a backbox or needing one if a cat and the silencer is still in it?

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selectamatic

True I was unaware of his previous threads or previous issues therefore you could argue I defended him blindly. But people also persecuted him blindly as at the time of my first post the revelations about the brake light and constant rubbing were unknown (slight rubbing with weight in the back was said), also the routing/securing issues of the exhaust system were unknown so it wasn't clear the car was defective.
The car can be righted fairly easily and i hope it will be. It is indeed worth decent money to some as if those wheels are genuine split rims in unblemished condition they could be worth alone close to a figure others have alluded to regarding the car as a whole.
But true the thread has run it's course. No back box is legal if db limit isn't exceeded and if exhaust is routed and secured properly.

clodola

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Dial Hard

selectamatic wrote:

True I was unaware of his previous threads or previous issues therefore you could argue I defended him blindly. But people also persecuted him blindly/quote]

No they didn't. They checked his previous posting history and knew he was being extremely selective about what he was saying.

dr.fuzzenstein

Yeah, if people could write their replies outside the

quote box

that would be great. Why is this thread so bad for it?

Dial Hard

dr.fuzzenstein wrote:

Yeah, if people could write their replies outside the quote box that would be great. Why is this thread so bad for it?

Seems to be a bug.

Little CuChulainn

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Yeah, if people could write their replies outside the that would be great. Why is this thread so bad for it?

It's a chain reaction when one person gets it wrong and everyone else just quotes without fixing.

Dial Hard

Little CuChulainn wrote:

It's a chain reaction when one person gets it wrong and everyone else just quotes without fixing.

Nope. I only quoted one post and my reply was outside the tags and it still happened. Mobile app is still buggy as hell since the attack.

TherapyBoy

Dial Hard wrote: »

Nope. I only quoted one post and my reply was outside the tags and it still happened. Mobile app is still buggy as hell since the attack.

It's just missing the [ before the / in your quote tags. You might still be able to edit it in.

Dial Hard

TherapyBoy wrote:

It's just missing the [ before the / in your quote tags. You might still be able to edit it in.

Not on the app. Quoted text doesn't appear in edit mode.

bear1

So this thread has turned into people talking about quoting quotes

Disappointed.
Daaryl any news?

hullaballoo

Normally I'd edit broken quote tags because they annoy me so much but tbh, I'm just hoping this thread dies and goes away. (I'm fully aware of the irony of posting in it.)

9935452

Senna wrote: »

Someone above said to remove the airbag light bulb, don't listen to rubbish like this, if someone said that on the motor forum they'd be banned for life
Airbag light comes on when ignition starts and goes off after 5 seconds, inspector knows this and knows there is no airbag when one was fitted as standard.

Lads are fitting delay relays to the airbag light. When the ignition is switched on the relay switches on the light and switches off the light a few seconds later.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOXED-MINI-CAR-TIMER-SWITCH-AIRBAG-LIGHT-RELAY-1-TO-10-SEC-KIT-DELAY-OFF-12V-1A-/271143841802?hash=item3f216eb00a:g:OPwAAOSwoydWoJx~

I dont condone the practice myself .

Senna

9935452 wrote: »

Lads are fitting delay relays to the airbag light. When the ignition is switched on the relay switches on the light and switches off the light a few seconds later.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOXED-MINI-CAR-TIMER-SWITCH-AIRBAG-LIGHT-RELAY-1-TO-10-SEC-KIT-DELAY-OFF-12V-1A-/271143841802?hash=item3f216eb00a:g:OPwAAOSwoydWoJx~

I dont condone the practice myself .

I didn't realise when I wrote that but there's no actual airbag, it's an aftermarket steering wheel. So bypassing it would be pointless.

red sean

I somehow don't think the op is going to give us an update!

Senna

red sean wrote: »

I somehow don't think the op is going to give us an update!

Well in fairness he's got some abuse, his car has been called a sh1tbox by nearly everyone.
Don't think he cares what anyone on here says and when I was his age, in guessing 19-21, I wouldn't have listened to people who frequented the legal discussion forum either:)

Stheno

red sean wrote: »

I somehow don't think the op is going to give us an update!

Ah I reckon he's been spending the past few days fixing up his car, and will be back to tell us that it's passed the psv inspection, and the nct, and all is good with the world.

gctest50

Senna wrote: »

Well in fairness he's got some abuse, his car has been called a sh1tbox by nearly everyone.
.......

it's grand, just needs finishing touches

this though

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napsack

Honestly i hope this car gets crushed and owner has to do a course in car safety and not being a twat,

as a proper car enthusiast to see such a monstrosity and complete disregard for safety of himself and others is saddening,

people like this is the reason car insurance for any reasonably fast cars is insane, my car is my pride and joy, looks completely standard from the outside and i would never throw it around roundabouts or do do burnouts,

and as for his shopping list of parts covering the rear window... i think that was cool 10 years ago.. laughable now,

hopefully you'll see sense and look back and think WTF was i doing??

Straight Edge Punk

I hate that people like this have ruined the 318 for regular drivers. Insurance quotes are astronomical because of idiots who want to destroy them instead of just appreciating what they have.

This guy reminds me of a lad I used to work with, destroyed 2 318s with all this welded diff rubbish and was constantly at me to to modify my factory standard Civic. Always on snapchat now sending videos of him and his idiot friends drifting around roundabouts in the middle of the night. I pray for the day he is put off the road once and for all.

Dial Hard

napsack wrote:

and as for his shopping list of parts covering the rear window... i think that was cool 10 years ago.. laughable now,

It was never cool.

Senna

Dial Hard wrote: »

It was never cool.

It was always tacky as feck, but napsack must have had it on his car 10 years ago

My brother had a dc2 and put a carbon bonnet on it, but the bonnet got damaged in shipping, the front left had a crack near the front. So he put a spoon sticker over the crack. A week later a fella with a crappy dc1 put a sticker on his bonnet in the exact same spot!! So the brother took it off straight away, goes to show how one person does something to a modded car and every other sheep thinks this is great and has to do the exact same.

bear1

Daaryl did you get it sorted?

goz83

bear1 wrote: »

Daaryl did you get it sorted?

Must be crying into his cornflakes

DakarVert

I noticed this up for sale at €3,300.

TBH it's a decent looking car, I'd rather have a lowered E36 than a ****heap bought for a few hundred with a welded diff.

Stheno

DakarVert wrote: »

I noticed this up for sale at €3,300.

TBH it's a decent looking car, I'd rather have a lowered E36 than a ****heap bought for a few hundred with a welded diff.

What's up for sale?

DakarVert

Stheno wrote: »

What's up for sale?

The car this thread is about.

ohnonotgmail

DakarVert wrote: »

The car this thread is about.

link?

bear1

I can't find anything on DD or Adverts with that car.
Are you sure you are seeing the right one?

Pat Mustard

Mod:

Can we move back on topic please or this thread will be closed.

Legal discussion only, please.