Azzvan

[Bas NZ]

Put them inside the running boards or side skirts We don't have a problem over here, that I know of...............

[BusyKiwi]

we are allowed lake pipes as long as they dont exceed the noise level - think its 96db

Can you register the van as a hot rod/show car/ caravan or something else other than a commercial ?
A while ago over here someone found a loop hole in the registration system, a hearse has really cheap rego and the only description of a hearse was a vehicle to transport dead bodies. so people carried a dead chicken and things and classed it as a hearse. They have since added a better description of a hearse but we still have things like farm vehicles that have cheap rego but they have limits as to how far they can go from the farm etc, people still try it on and hope for a warning but they have brought in really big fines for false declarations.
but if you could get rid of the commercial label you could get around the load ratings etc (as long as you don't use it as a commercial van)

[jesus_is_alright]

but we still have things like farm vehicles that have cheap rego but they have limits as to how far they can go from the farm etc, people still try it on and hope for a warning but they have brought in really big fines for false declarations.

I think dealers 'trader plates' are super expensive rego cuz some people were just using them on all their cars and only paying 1 rego

[jesus_is_alright]

pretty sure but don't quote me but to get it 100% legal you can't even have mags on it, as being a commercial both the wheels and tyres need to be load rated thus making pretty much every beddy with mags non legal
 

In one of my previous posts i discussed this, and that pretty much any older style mag will increase the track beyond the legal limits, regardless of weight rating.

[jesus_is_alright]

Also found this very interesting but somewhat redundant.
I was looking at a Hyundai iLoad at work today and thought to myself, wow, they're a lot wider than a hiace, i wonder if its as wide as a beddy
 And i found the following
Length (mm)   5125
Width (mm)   1920
Height (mm)   1935
Wheelbase (mm)   3200
Wheel track - front/rear (mm)   1685 / 1660

So 1) pretty close to a beddy width, only 100mm narrower (and 225mm wider than the current hiace)
and 2) the front track is 25mm wider than the back
So everyone who told me the front is always narrower than the back, how do you like them apples, i was right
Despite this shallow victory, i still need to find mags to make my front narrower and less gumby looking

[Merlin]

? no insurance ???huh?? not legal??? didnt anybody read my post??? all of my mods are approved by the WA TRANSPORT SAFETY DEPARTMENT who are THE authority here nothing gets licinsed here without their approval so my van will be 100% legal and as far as insurance goes Shannons have agreed to insure my van for FULL comp cover you just have to do your homework before building ( my planning & research took almost 4 years before i turned a spanner so i know my van will be as legal as a new car

[obsession]

(puts up his hand ) oo ooo!!! I did!!

[Bedfordcrazy]

oh yeh hotrod, lol 
That was me that found that loophole, what it was, is you can register your van as a hotrod/show vehicle, and the rego was half the normal price. The down side was that you can only drive about 14kms from the registered home address, unless you are going to a show. You also need to carry a log book, and it has to be filled out to the minute, and because the plates are different in appearence, the cops and transport will almost always pull you over to check your books. So having found that out i scrapped that idea, and decided to go full rego, stuff having big brother that close.
Hey merlin, your like me, i have spent a massive amount  of time researching my van, but it sounds like, unlike your transport dept, ours are in a turf war, as i said one dept will say yes to something, and another will say no. Our problem is we have too many departments overseeing the same thing over here. Over here you can never ring up twice and get the same answer, it is just mental here, and frustrating.

george.

[ben]

ok im picking up that every state has its own laws. so dont asume VIC laws are gunnas be ok in NSW cause every states different.

[Zeeman]

Man, you fellas are paranoid. I've always followed the info from vicroads and never had a problem.

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/CC48FC10-4D57-4F04-82E1-3BD72EF88340/0/VSI8.pdf

Read item 8 - wheels, and item 12 - exhausts. Mags are allowed, sidepipes are allowed. I've had both on my vans, and never had a problem.
Maybe I'm just lucky.