Perentie registration in South Australia

This is how it happened for me:

Take it to Narweena Rd for inspection. They will check numbers etc. They are well versed in processing ex-Army Land Rovers.

They will want a key to start it, and not allow the simple switch that the army used. Order one on eBay and take it with you to show them and they will accept your word that you'll fit it.

They might tell you to remove some of the brackets - depends upon who you get. There was a lot of debate about whether the roll bar was ADR compliant, but after checking with a superior, they let it go. The bloke who did mine said to remove the convoy lights when I got it home, so I did.

Once they sign off on it, drive around to Kateena St and pay the $$, and they will give you plates.

That's it - registered. Mine took less than 2 hours from go to woe.

HTH
David

BTW - you can't make an appointment at Narweena Rd - you just turn up and wait in the queue :(

Thanks very much for that specific info David, that is even easier than I expected, I was expecting to have to go over the pits at Kateena St. Yes thanks, was aware that one just rocks up without appointment at Naweena St. Cheers for that :-)

Register it in a State which accepts them, take it to SA and they will register it with no hassles.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Register it in a State which accepts them, take it to SA and they will register it with no hassles.

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Thanks yeah that had crossed my mind too, if they were going to be too difficult here.

You'd need a friendly address in the other State......

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Originally Posted by p38arover

You'd need a friendly address in the other State......

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Well I shall endeavour to make some interstate friends! Especially from 'easy' states! Hehe.


Hopefully I can do it here, and strike an inspector like I did with my ex USA Bonneville, I think he liked the bike, he was great, went through easily, and he was even concerned about finding a discreet position for it's new ID sticker.

A good PR exercise is to go and see the big boss at Narweena Rd (I think his name is Karl, from memory - he has a goatie) before you turn up with the vehicle and explain what you are doing.

He was good and explained all things they would check (he told me they'd accept it with proof of a key, even if it wasn't fitted yet).

When I went back - he remembered me, and told the inspectors he'd OK'd things like the key which they were getting particular about.

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Originally Posted by spudboy

A good PR exercise is to go and see the big boss at Narweena Rd (I think his name is Karl, from memory - he has a goatie) before you turn up with the vehicle and explain what you are doing.

He was good and explained all things they would check (he told me they'd accept it with proof of a key, even if it wasn't fitted yet).

When I went back - he remembered me, and told the inspectors he'd OK'd things like the key which they were getting particular about.

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Thanks yeah, good advice. In NZ I used to have to put all of my cars and trucks over the pits every 6months, I found that it pays to go into those places with a humble attitude....try getting 'smart-arsed' with those guys, and you will be fixing a lot of things! Actually I used to be involved with the seizing of suspect car process, from Naweena Rd, and found most of those inspectors to be pretty easy going blokes.

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Originally Posted by spudboy

I think his name is Karl, from memory - he has a goatie

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:eek:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2015/07/45.jpg

He'd look better with a goatee. :angel:

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Originally Posted by spudboy

This is how it happened for me:

Take it to Narweena Rd for inspection. They will check numbers etc. They are well versed in processing ex-Army Land Rovers.

They will want a key to start it, and not allow the simple switch that the army used. Order one on eBay and take it with you to show them and they will accept your word that you'll fit it.

They might tell you to remove some of the brackets - depends upon who you get. There was a lot of debate about whether the roll bar was ADR compliant, but after checking with a superior, they let it go. The bloke who did mine said to remove the convoy lights when I got it home, so I did.


Once they sign off on it, drive around to Kateena St and pay the $$, and they will give you plates.

That's it - registered. Mine took less than 2 hours from go to woe.

HTH
David

BTW - you can't make an appointment at Narweena Rd - you just turn up and wait in the queue :(

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Re the key ignition....is that the simple key and barrel on ebay for about $15...which would have to fit into existing keyless ignition by the looks of it...or is it the whole ignition assembly for about $100 which needs replacing? Cheers Gordon.