Fellas,
Up to you what you do with your mods after they are approved, just be aware that you are liable for a defect ticket for non-compliance in Queensland for a vehicle that meet with Transport Operations (Road Use Management - Vehicle Standards and Safety) Regs 2010 & the Code of Practice which are the guidelines which explain the .
Anybody that tells you it's 'legal' to put it back is kidding themselves. Legislation clearly outlines what is required, especially in this instance of an LK7 seat mod, and if you don't meet those requirements you don't comply. I have had a rather bombastic rider on the roadside tell me otherwise and fought the ticket. He was later very upset when the magistrate told him I was correct and increased his fine considerably.
Speaking with Senior Inspectors from QT about the matter they inform me that the spirit of the legislation for seat mods is based on two principals:
- That the modification can not be easily undone; &
- The item modified can not be used for it's normal purpose.
To this point their prosecution section are happy for authorised modifiers to accept things like bolts placed through foot peg mounts and the nut welded to the bolt, therefore stopping it from being used or easily modified. I have successfully had a top box mounted to restrict the amount of useable seat back to 500mm and that was certified. Both of these could have been modified, but not without a bit of work to do it, which meant that I could return it to dual seat ergo if I wanted, or the next owner could do it easily, and this was my argument that was accepted.
Just a little info for your consideration.
