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Title: Is it legal to weld extra supporting bars onto your chassis?
Post by: lightweight-love on September 07, 2009, 18:42:14

Hi all, I'm making up a detachable lowered tow bar to my lightweight so it hangs nice and low to tow but can quickly unbolt for mud-fun, and my plan involves welding a square tube between the chassis rails about a foot back from the rear crossmember to attach support bars from the towball mount.
Just thought id check legality before welding to my chassis!
Cheers
 Duncan

Title: Re: Is it legal to weld extra supporting bars onto your chassis?
Post by: ben-dent on September 09, 2009, 19:25:12

yes it is fine to weld as it is only a support bar for the Towbar, so it shouldnt have any problem for the MOT

Title: Re: Is it legal to weld extra supporting bars onto your chassis?
Post by: landrover598 on September 09, 2009, 19:47:27

Nowt wrong with welding extras to your chassis, but search google for TUV approved towbars  :roll: :doh:

Title: Re: Is it legal to weld extra supporting bars onto your chassis?
Post by: landmannnn on September 09, 2009, 23:00:58

You are not allowed to weld anything to a chassis in Germany, it hasn't got here yet.  One day though......

Title: Re: Is it legal to weld extra supporting bars onto your chassis?
Post by: lightweight-love on September 10, 2009, 11:23:49

Scary German law there! what about repair work over rust holes etc? Cheers for confirming its ok folks.

Title: Re: Is it legal to weld extra supporting bars onto your chassis?
Post by: Skibum346 on September 10, 2009, 12:40:24

Quote from: lightweight-love on September 10, 2009, 11:23:49

Scary German law there!

That's nothing...:

• Can't mow lawn or use power tools on Sunday
• Can't hang washing out on Sunday
• Got to clear snow from pavement outside your house... or get fined/sued!
• Get looked at funny if you don't wait for the green man... pick up a fine if the polizei catch you... jaywalking
• etc...etc...etc...!

Still... I'd live there in a heartbeat if I could find work with my limited language skills!

Skibum

Title: Re: Is it legal to weld extra supporting bars onto your chassis?
Post by: Saffy on September 10, 2009, 12:42:19

I thought there was issues these days making ANY modification to chassis (other than repairing to original design) - requiring a test or at least confirmation that it doesn't need a test, sva/iva or what ever they call it now.

Title: Re: Is it legal to weld extra supporting bars onto your chassis?
Post by: barmiebrumie on September 10, 2009, 16:08:48

No Sure about the leagl side of it but think that should be ok, the only issue you may have is with your insurance company if any thing should happen  :-k




John

Title: Re: Is it legal to weld extra supporting bars onto your chassis?
Post by: ben-dent on September 10, 2009, 18:25:13

Quote from: Tanglefoot on September 10, 2009, 12:42:19

I thought there was issues these days making ANY modification to chassis (other than repairing to original design) - requiring a test or at least confirmation that it doesn't need a test, sva/iva or what ever they call it now.

thats only if the chassis has been shortened or extended between the wheel base or you have more than so many points on the DVLA scoring system

Title: Re: Is it legal to weld extra supporting bars onto your chassis?
Post by: Lumbering Jack on September 11, 2009, 10:27:20

Quote from: ben-dent on September 10, 2009, 18:25:13

thats only if the chassis has been shortened or extended between the wheel base or you have more than so many points on the DVLA scoring system

But that would make bobtailing legal without an SVA then?