Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 9:21 am Post subject: Compliance Work
Hey,
Just wondering if anyone has a list of the work that actually gets done when complying an Aristo. I'd like to see if I can do some myself to lower the cost of compliance.
Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 3441 Location: Melbourne Australia
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject:
Most of the electrical work is really shoddy. Plus, I still can't believe that my car was even approved for a roadworthy with the shock absorbers the way they were!
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1247 Location: Beerwah QLD
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject:
Mine actually came out of the compliance shop in worse condition than when it went in. I actually saw the car before it went there and went over it with a fine tooth comb. Here's what I got back:
Deep scratches (to the plastic) in the rear bar like someone had dragged something along the back of it while it sat there for months.
Zipper scratches through to the undercoat on both front quarter panels where some fuckwit was leaning over the engine bay doing very shoddy work on wiring etc.
Very shoddy wiring and fitment of the quarter panel indicators, and a complete disregard for refitting the plastic wheel arch shrouds - just screwed in and hanging at the apex with the clips not replaced.
Massive overspray and retard level masking on painting over the reactive reflectors on the rear bar, looks like a spray can was used.
Broken retainers in the boot trim and loose wires everywhere. Jack missing.
When fitting the cat they changed the downpipe. Now the downpipe itself IS good quality but the original studs were rooted so they just cross threaded the nuts on and hoped for the best. It parted company on the way home by about 1/4 inch gap and sounded like a tractor.
Fluids not changed etc etc.
I fixed it all at my cost because although I could have made them re-do it under statutory law I was not keen to give the car back into their care at all.
Agree totally with you there Ant as have had some cars as per your description too
Scariest thing is these cars then get checked over by an engineer and passed
Definetly do it alot cleaner / cheaper myself as lets face it all we're paying for is a crappy adhesive label & engraved chassis number and so called shoddy workmanship ! _________________
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Well it sounds like I'm not the only one who's goin through compliance trouble. I took my first Aristo to 'Nizmo' in Brisbane and they did the shittest job imaginable. I don't care if they read this they can get fucked. There has to be a better way... this time i'll be taking photos and having a mechanic write a report about the car before it gets complied and if there's any damages or dodgyness' ill be calling my solicitor. Anyway I think I've found a place on the Gold Coast that'll do it, 'Takagi' its called in Labrador.
Another place id reccomend is Bruce Gearing at RAWS as old bugger but did a great job on my first Aristo as shame cant be said about the other places tho _________________
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