Gents, I reflect on my past statements regarding the combined clubs/maufacturers getting standards together. Bernies meeting with the SA transport Rep only reflects and confirms what has already been said.
Would you believe me if I told you Governments find the type of enforcement as depicted in Bernies post a PITA?. What Governments want is enforceable quality. That is, a set of auditable standards that are properly engineered, documented, presented to them, approved, and then enforced by the manufacturers or organisation taking the responsibility for the standard.
In our business lives we have to work to standards. These standards allow certain trades people to replace parts in all things dangerous. Like aircraft etc. None of us would be too happy if the local back yard technitian just replaced a toggle switch into the dash of the 727 we just about to board for a flight to sydney. Specially if that switch was purchased at Dick Smiths and was maufactured in the back blocks of China.
Governments give preferential treatment to companies who have implimented quality management procedures. They also give preferential treatment to organisations who have developed an auditable approved standard of manufacture.
That's really what the SA Transport fella has said. Develop your own standards of engineering, document them, impliment an open inspection process which stands up to scrutiny, and present all that for approval. Then enforce those standards rigorously, and we'll leave you alone.
Look, It really is no different to Bernies franchise having a standard for a hamburger. I'm told with some fast food franchises that the standards are so fierce that you can buy their product anywhere in the world and it is the same. Not similiar, exactly the same. Such is the standard that has been set.
This has to be a priority with the combined clubs and manufacturers.
If it does not happen there will be no cobra kit market because we will be at the beck and call of the ADR's as they apply to mass market manufacturers.
It has only just started fellas, wait till we have to install multiple air bags, ABS brakes, collapsible panels, engines which dont fit anymore....oopsy...we are there already with that one.
