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Technical => Exteriors and Interiors => Topic started by: Brad on February 07, 2011, 07:43:21 PM

Title: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Brad on February 07, 2011, 07:43:21 PM

Hey everyone quick question. In NSW is it legal to have no rear window?

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: hotrod on February 07, 2011, 08:58:48 PM

Don't know about NSW but according to an engineer in QLD you only have to be able to see a point in line with the middle of your vehicle and 15 metres behind it, so mirrors may do this if not reversing camera ;)

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Brad on February 07, 2011, 09:05:58 PM

Yea I was also wondering if the reversing camera would suffice. Thanks Hotrod!

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Heavy Judy. on February 07, 2011, 09:59:26 PM

My  ....transit. . . doesn't have rear windows at all and if it did, I wouldn't be able to see because of the load. Windows are an optional extra on commercial vehicles so I'd say yes, legal.

But......don't hold me to that.  ;)

mark.

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Brad on February 07, 2011, 10:21:03 PM

That's what I was thinking, I will have things in the way of it all the time. So I'll have to find out if that means only commercial vehicles can have none. Tough they would still make me keep the rear view mirror I suppose, every time I have hired a moving truck they have had a mirror even though you can't use it for driving. Thank you Heavy Judy

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: BusyKiwi on February 08, 2011, 05:31:27 AM

Quote from: Brad on February 07, 2011, 10:21:03 PM

every time I have hired a moving truck they have had a mirror even though you can't use it for driving. Thank you Heavy Judy

that's for doing your hair ;)

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Bas NZ on February 08, 2011, 07:22:20 AM

What if you have no hair............... In NZ if the car / van / truck is fitted with a rear vision mirror from factory, you have to still have it even if it is of no use.

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Rogue Trooper on February 08, 2011, 08:59:29 AM

In which case you could just fit one of those reversing camera LCD screens that are made to look like a rear-view mirror.

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Hippo on February 08, 2011, 05:20:06 PM

if you need a rear window then most of the grey nomads and motorhome owners are in trouble, including me.
 Hippo

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: ben on February 08, 2011, 07:53:42 PM

and me:( who just got a roadworthy a month and half ago:)

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: eddy on February 09, 2011, 07:41:21 PM

Don't have to have a rear window in Vic, so long as you have functioning side mirrors both sides of vehicle as I understand it  ;)

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Bedfordcrazy on February 10, 2011, 08:58:08 AM

The rule is if you have 2 side mirrors you dont need a rear vision mirror, or vision out the back, as side mirrors do the job. Also with the beddy, because it is technically a commercial vehicle, it does not need to have the rear and side glass in, and something else, if you do, you can go ambulance tint on the side and rear glass, because technically there was no glass originally. I Was told that by a glass and tint company.

george.

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Brad on February 10, 2011, 09:23:28 PM

Thank you everyone for your comments they have been really helpful. Just learnt to weld today so those side windows are gone tomorrow and i'll hopefully get to the rear in the near future.

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: ben on February 11, 2011, 06:03:49 AM

look forward to photos brad:)

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Brad on February 11, 2011, 08:26:45 AM

Yea, I've been slack in that department I will work on posting some soon. Cheers

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Brad on March 04, 2011, 04:21:35 PM

Found this info if it helps any one with the same question.
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2007C00022 (http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2007C00022)

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Bedfordcrazy on March 05, 2011, 08:40:54 AM

Dont you just love the way government departments can find a hundred ways to say the same thing over and over again, i guess they just love to wast paper.  ;D

george

Title: Re: Rear window, do you need one?
Post by: Brad on March 05, 2011, 05:51:20 PM

Yea I know and there were 2 others just about the same as that link but for different years of manufacture. Oh and they didn't go back to 1980 like my van so guess I can do just about anything I want then! ;D