road legal

[bullet]

hey all

do all of these mods for the lada leave it road legal?
and how do they affect your insurance.
only asking as  i want to mod her but as i use her most days she gotta stay in the law!!!!

thinking of these mods

hoodoo lift with longer shocks.
at tyres on offset rims
some sort of bumper/bull bar mod.



ive already done me first mod................... fitted the cd player as she came with no ice and i needed something to drain the noise!!!!!!(need bigger speakers still

[Jim-Willy]

It is down to your insurer, all mods need to be on your insurance......

[bullet]

thats fine not a problem.

[jiffyman]

I'm with secure direct insurance with mine and it is based on your vehicle engine size.

The bloke there said it is covered for off roading and all would be covered as long as the vehicle was 'within it's capabilities', which means no winch action.

One can be fitted but wont be covered if using the winch.

[bezzabsa]

if you fit wider tyres then dont forget to get spats to cover them..
as for mods well this was my lada

[TimM]

at tyres on offset rims

One thing to watch for here - your tyres must not stick out beyond your arches to stay legal (that is why a lot of motors have wide arch kits fitted   )

[bullet]

thanks for the advice

[spy]

I am not sure how true this actually is.  You will get grief from the plod if your wheels stick out but does anyone know what law this actually brakes.  I spoke to an MOT tester who said he would pass a car with sticky out wheels...

[Plum]

Ive not got a lada but an answere to the q would be good "SPY" cos i dont know neither. . . . . . . . . . .anyone out there know ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

 . . . . . . cheers plum . . . . . . .

[Jonno]

My lad has just taken his Niva for test and his wheels stick out a little way from the arches - it passed ok no problems

Jonno..

[Jonno]

Got an insurance quote for my Niva from a company called K.G.M £183.52 fully comp and they cover all green laning activities and whatever mods you want to throw at the vehicle (with the exception of Nitrous injection)
Jonno..

[winchman]

Mot isnt the problem, Plod will do you under construction and use regs

[Guardian.]

tyres cannot stick out of the bodyline at all. old bill will pick you up on this straight away, and i think the mot man should!, this also depends if you are sticking out half inch it might not be a problem, but if they poke out 1 or 2 inches you aint gonna get away with it.

[Range Rover Blues]

C&U regs, that's the one.  Also if it catches the body work at all, even if there are significant signs it does then it will fail.  Allof you with big tyres on your Disco etc take note.

[V8MoneyPit]

That's quite right. There is nothing in the MOT manual that requires a fail for tyres extending beyond the bodywork. But you will get pulled over for it.

I had to drive the Suzuki back yesterday with the rear arch missing after crunching it, so the tyre was about 3" outside. I'm going up the workshop tonight to weld in some tags and get the plastic arch back on pronto.

Please note: Suzuki bodywork vs. flint/mud bank = Flint/Mud bank 1, Suzuki nil  :lol: