Blue slip query

**sports racer** · 22-04-2011, 01:59 AM

Does anyone know if a 34 year old car has to have a working windscreen washer to pass rego (blue slip)?

**valgamesh** · 23-04-2011, 11:38 PM

They check everything Paul, lights, washers and wipers, horn, brakes, engine, the whole lot. who are you getting it donw with?

**sports racer** · 24-04-2011, 01:43 AM

Good question. I had it written down somewhere. Some place in Queanbeyan, I think it was a muffler shop/workshop.

I can make sure all the electrics work but the rust in the A pillar might bring me down. The rest of the mechanicals are good.

It's really weird driving the MK1 after running the MK2 for a year, the MK1 is so noisy and rough to drive. It's going to take a lot of work to get it right but everything is so easy to modify and I've got a pretty good base to start with - 1.8 motor, extractors with big bore exhaust, 5 speed, GTI brakes (which feel like almost no brakes at all), sports suspension, 15" wheels with new 50 profile tyres. For $1000 it was too good to pass.

It's nowhere near as fast as your car but that's not the intention. I can't have a car that uses as much petrol as yours. I'll be happy if I can leave you behind in the twisties and you (slowly) catch back up on the straights.

**valgamesh** · 24-04-2011, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by sports racer

Good question. I had it written down somewhere. Some place in Queanbeyan, I think it was a muffler shop/workshop.

Cos if its 'Langes' they'll make you get a cert. cos its over 20 years old or something like that.

Originally Posted by sports racer

It's nowhere near as fast as your car but that's not the intention. I can't have a car that uses as much petrol as yours. I'll be happy if I can leave you behind in the twisties and you (slowly) catch back up on the straights.

Im sure if I drove it 'nicely' along highways only I'd get good mileage, I got 600km out of 3/4 of a tank from melb. but my cars not built for good fuel comsuption and I except your challenge of keeping up on the 'twisties'

**dubmc** · 30-04-2011, 10:25 AM

just thought i'd add to this thread instead of starting a new one...

so as most of you will know, i'm going for rego (blue slip) this week and was wondering what the chances of getting knocked back for the mild surface rust throughout the paint?

all structural rust was repaired during the build (which was not much to begin with) and all mechanical and electrical components in the car are either brand new or refurbished...there is no bubbling rust in the paint by any means, just standard oldskool vw pig spec paint

thoughts?...

**sports racer** · 30-04-2011, 11:37 AM

I got pinged on all the rust that was coming through the paint. Slight surface rust wasn't a problem.

It might depend on how strict your inspector is but it sounds like you should pass.

Cheers and good luck.

Paul

**mikinoz** · 30-04-2011, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by sports racer

Does anyone know if a 34 year old car has to have a working windscreen washer to pass rego (blue slip)?

If it is on the car it has to work. So that being said if you remove the bottle and pump and the lines, then if they try the washer and it does not work you could simply claim it was an option on your model and it did not ever have it.

*I don't have a washer on my car BTW*

**sports racer** · 30-04-2011, 07:11 PM

Can I claim a solid floor was an optional extra? Would make things so much easier.

There's so much rust under mine the inspector said it wasn't worth saving. It's going to take me a few weeks/months but there's no way my car is not going to get through rego.