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frankie9fingers
19th January 2004, 04:57 PM
Rang up RACV b4 asking about lowering and rims. they said i can't go lower than 30mm from std height and the rim width can't exceed 6inch!!

now the lowering i'm not to fussed even though i wanted to drop her 40mm. but 6 inch max rim width!?! Firstly the rims i'm getting only come in 17x7's and secondly if they did come in 6in they would look like big @ss pizza cutters!

end result: FCUK'EM, FCUK'EM HARD!! I'm doin it anyway. they don't want to insure me, i'll go some place else.

Degen-Astra
19th January 2004, 06:22 PM
Wait...what width came on the car as standard?

PaulTheBall
19th January 2004, 06:56 PM
For the rims that both Frankie and I have - 15x6 standard on SRi. 14.5 on the lesser Barina models. Nowadays its 16x6 and 15x6 respectively.


Click here for vic roads modifications document (http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/vrne/vrninte.nsf/LinkView/DB1081513CC4D2E7CA256B5F007AE7F3A0E6B550C59A644420 4A171BCD2A5F8F)

Anonymous
19th January 2004, 07:49 PM
end result: FCUK'EM, FCUK'EM HARD!! I'm doin it anyway. they don't want to insure me, i'll go some place else.That's the spirit ;)
I did the same thing, although somehow I doubt my 18's are legal anyway...

NUTTTR
20th January 2004, 12:54 AM
It's not wrong till they deny the claim :(
ins co's can be right arse's.....
I wanna mod mine, my sri (astra) is 20mm lower than "stock" already, but it IS stock, so i want to lower it by ANOTHER 20mm, to make it 20mm lower than stock sri :D
However, the insurance company (NRMA) underwriters management (!!!) sent me a letter saying i'm "too high a risk" no claims, 22, male, NCB 5 (55%) they won't insure me unless i remove most of the car stereo and leave the car stock...... which sucks big time, i rang them to complain, they just said, look, we didn't make the decision the company that covers us did.... kinda bad, was a personal written letter and all, actually signed... :( :(
i've looked every where else, and besides going with a broker (which is risky because they are more likely to deny a claim than nrma) i can do sweet FA about it :(

GAZ914
20th January 2004, 02:07 PM
Just had to change my insurance from NRMA to AAMI because NRMA won't insure me with the 7" rims :(

Good news is that the premium is lower :D , though the "value" of the car is less (if it is a total loss). I can live with that.

Best idea is to shop around, nothing wrong with brokers, as long as you know who the insurance company is. They normally just arrange the cover. I have used (and claimed through) brokers in the past and they are OK.

Aus-SRi
20th January 2004, 03:36 PM
Try Just car insurance they basically let u do anything and everything as long as its legal :) pretty good pricing too

daastra
21st January 2004, 11:59 AM
I was happy with Just Cars and use to give them the good word, but I too now share Frankie's same fck'm attitude.

My Atsra's insured through them and I'm hit with so many excesses it's not funny!!! $400 standard, $450 age, $400 rims, more for the kit and so on and so on. Plus the worst part is I havent even been 100% honest!!! Imagine if I had!!! I haven't made a claim to date and I'm paying like $1,500, what's dat shit???

What else does everyone pay??? Just curious to see if I'm being ripped.

frankie9fingers
21st January 2004, 03:53 PM
$1500 and i'm 25! but i live in Sunshine 2nd worst suburb for car theft.

PRC33Y
21st January 2004, 08:17 PM
I suppose i am grateful that i live in a country town when $800 per year is too much (i really feel for you guys that have to pay $1400 + )

Keep the Opel spirit alive, dont give into the insurance companys. They just rort you guys.

Cheers

Percy

Anonymous
21st January 2004, 10:25 PM
i haven't told them a thing about my car
They know i have rims... hehehe yeah 14x6.5
Cold air... nope
Super low kings... nope
ICE... nope

RACV rating 1 for life AND i'm only 21. $830pa.

I doubt they'll insure me with my future mods in plan...



:D

SmellyTofu
22nd January 2004, 05:12 AM
Best to let them know about everything coz if you don't, and should something happen, then they won't pay for anything. I've heard of stories where the insurance hasn't paid coz the mods were not declared. I pay like $850 for mine in good old inflated price Sydney.

daastra
22nd January 2004, 04:04 PM
I FOUND CHEAP INSURANCE!!!

NRMA $900 :D

Anonymous
22nd January 2004, 04:22 PM
I'll tell them... eventually...

daastra
23rd January 2004, 08:35 AM
:o Opps I mean GIO

chicko
23rd January 2004, 10:48 AM
Im with RAC in perth and they dont care about any mods ive done to my car..it only goes up when i start touching the engine they said.
Although because ive had an accident (not in my astra) my insurance is a little high..and because of my age :?

astrix
23rd January 2004, 12:04 PM
I thought the RAA in Adelaide were pretty good - $503 for a convertable
Wanted an aditional $1000 excess for non standard wheels, but cancelled this because of a car alarm.
I don't think the're keen on modified vehicles.