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Old 01-12-2013, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DukeDrifter View Post
How does changing the colour of your car make it un road worthy ? Isn't that what a defect notice is for ? Yes I understand that having the correct is so the police can identify the car but unless the check the vin codes no cop will know the difference if I import a silver s203 and put my silver Sti's plates on it.

I actually interested, so I'll get my flame suit on if I have to.
If you import a silver 203, and put your STI plates on it, that is in between grey lines imho, you probably would get away with it, as it's still identifiable as a Silver 200x STi, so long as the MY matches up.

Changing the colour doesn't make it unroadworthy perse`, it's just s system/compliance thing. It's registered as a certain colour, and if it's changed it has to be updated.

Worth the risk if you want to avoid a yellow?

Just how i understand it. I think there was actually a percentage on it, so if 70% of the car is a certain colour, that is what it's registered as. You could probably find it in detail somewhere.

Had a quick look, described as a 'Primary/Main', and 'Secondary'.
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/media...iclecolour.pdf
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