Gauges on A-pillar

benm7 · Post by **benm7** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:51 am

Is this legal or illegal in NSW?

kid_dynamite · Post by **kid_dynamite** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:31 pm

Illegal.

akuma3 · Post by **akuma3** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:21 pm

what is it?

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:01 pm

Here you go

benm7 · Post by **benm7** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:36 pm

Bummer!!!!

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:39 pm

I didn't know there were illigal? wow, there are on every riced up car!
Does anyone know why, and has anyone been actually defected for it?

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:44 pm

I got pull over once for them with my old car, & i just tell the cops i need to monitor the temp & boost, so it won't blow up causing road hazard haahahaha & the cop let me go.

But i think i was lucky.

akuma3 · Post by **akuma3** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:43 pm

i still don't get why it's illegal

Post by **Supplanter** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:57 pm

In case you have an accident and smash you head open on it?

akuma3 · Post by **akuma3** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:08 pm

is that why people have it on their dash/glovebox etc?

Post by **Supplanter** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:18 pm

*shugs* I don't know, I was only guessing

Theremin · Post by **Theremin** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:38 pm

I'm not sure whether pillar guages are specifically illegal or not, but the issues will be whether they are dangerous (eg sharp edges) or block the field of vision or maybe distract the driver.

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:51 pm

Boris wrote:I didn't know there were illigal? wow, there are on every riced up car!
Does anyone know why, and has anyone been actually defected for it?

well actually, not rice for everyone

Reads boost, so you can tell if its spiking etc.

Illegal cause its blocking vision.

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 12:25 am

FTO338,
Is that an STi Type RA interior pic?

And in ACT they aren't illegal.

So long as you can see clearly they are ok. A friend passed with 2 gauges in cups there

umm · Post by **umm** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:27 pm

can't be illegal. The new S15 Silvia Spec-R comes with a boost pressure gauge on the A pillar as standard and the Spec-S Aero model comes with an oil pressure gauge

But then again that could be only on the jap version and we may not get that here

Post by **smorison** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 6:33 pm

its all about blocking vision... if you set them up so they are outside of your normal area of vision (i.e. they don't decrease your visible area) my understanding is its ok...