Chopping into panels (What are the legalities?)

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Chopping into panels (What are the legalities?)

Postby MrOizo » Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:40 pm

I am looking at routing my piping in the areas below.

Blue: Filter to turbo
Red: From turbo to intercooler to intake
Green: Proposed holes to pass the piping through.

What are the legalities with a modification like this?

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Postby Leon » Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:23 pm

Don't touch anything until you've taken the car in to see your local LVV certifier ... don't listen to e-wisdom.
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Postby MrOizo » Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:33 pm

OK will do. Thanks
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Postby d1 mule » Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:44 pm

all the cars iv had certed had to have a very tight hole where the pipes went through. like 5-10mm bigger diameter than the pipe, had to weld up multiple holes lol.

but yeah go spin a yarn to your cert man
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Postby Lloyd » Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:37 am

And the rules on what is structural have changed in the last couple of months so half the people who tell you they know online wont know what they're talking about too.

So yeah, see your cert guy :)
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Postby AE82 FXGT » Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:24 am

As above, see cert guy, but I know your car won't get a WOF if you cut anything around that front support panel, hell you can fail a WOF for chopping up a factory plastic bumper now (though it's fine to have an aftermarket front kit chopped up WTF).

So will def need a cert.
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