cutting parcel shelf

Mooch · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Oct 2001 Posts: 573

lots of talk about how it's illegal to cut your parcel shelf. This is true to an extent. In SA you can cut holes as long as they are a minimum of 200mm from any seat belt anchorage point or child restraint mount.

Cheers
Mooch

TimD · tinkerer Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Posts: 456

Thats interesting to know

Cerberus · newbie Joined: 19 Aug 2002 Posts: 2

also ive heard if u cut more than 10% it becomes illegal
as i said ive heard dont know if it is true but.

EDIT: I will leave this one up as an example, but I really don't want people posting heresay and rumour in this forum, if you can't state it as fact and cite your sources, don't post it.

Mooch · backyard mechanic Joined: 17 Oct 2001 Posts: 573

Thats right. I rang and spoke to the an inspector at SA DOT in January regarding this issue and he clearly pointed this out to me. We were doing an install on my engine builders HQ stateman show car. This is not here-say.

OneTuffTG · rice boy Joined: 06 Jun 2002 Posts: 33

Dont even bother cutting it out my speakers sound sik ( they sound like subs) all i did was make a parcell shelf and raised it abit so i didn't have to cut in to the metal and so the speaker is just above the metal..... do it this way Trust ME

Stephen

Gemini Driving Yobbo · petrol head Joined: 26 Feb 2002 Posts: 3897

how do u raise it up then

TXcoupe · petrol head Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675

by using 20mm thick mdf or even making it rasie up

spud · petrol head Joined: 05 Apr 2002 Posts: 1106

have done lots of sterio installs and the firmer your parcel shelf the better you sound always. reinforce your shelf and you wont regret it

GROOV3 · petrol head Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 3682

i was talking to the guy at tonkins and you can cut the metal if the cars a pre 85 other wise you can get defected and if you do you can just weld metal over the holes so therefore you car is stuffed
defecxted for life