Some english information:Modifying your car? Modify your driving!Examples of prohibited modifications Remove or deactivate an airbag. Tint the driver and passenger side windows so that less than 70% of light gets through from outside. The vehicle manufacturer has tinted the windows; any tinting done subsequently must when combined with the original still allow 70% of light to pass through. Apply a reflective material on a window so as to turn it into a mirror. Modifiy the windshield wipers to reduce the surface area they originally covered. Alter or remove a seat belt or its anchor from the original installation. Change the colour of lights or reflectors by substitution with a colour other than that allowed under the Highway Safety Code. Reduce the brightness of lights or reflectors by the addition of darkening or opaque material. Install tires not designed for road use, such as racecar tires or oversized ones that jut out from the vehicle's fender. Reduce braking capability by installing disks that have been handcraftdrilled, for instance, or using non-standard components. Using springs that have been shortened, bundled or heated to deformity. It is also prohibited to have a suspension that is too rigid, an insufficient wheelbase, tires that touch a vehicle component or having any part of the vehicle body touch the road surface in a normal driving situation.Modifying your car? Modify your driving!Examples of permitted modifications Changing wheel size; the outside diameter of the tires must be comparable to the original diameter. Adding a stylized skirt. Installing a solidly fixed aerofoil, so long as it is not wider than the vehicle and obstruct the lights. Changing the seats, so long as they are fixed onto the rails or original anchors. Changing the muffler or any other component of the exhaust system. The exhaust system must be solidly fixed, not leak and be designed for on-road use; it must not be noisier than the original. Increasing the engine's power output. Changing the bumper shell. That part of the bumper, designed to absorb energy in the event of impact, may not be removed nor modified. Placing a strip no more than 15 cm wide that shades the top of the windshield. Below the strip, however, no material that shades or darkens the windshield glass is allowed.
Genvibe Global Moderator
MOTM September 06 & July 09
VOTM April 06
Neptune Vibe 2003 (7-10-2003 - 9-14-2010 vendu/sold)
Mazda3 GX 2008 (9-14-2010 - 5-09-2014 vendu/sold)
Matrix XR 2010 (5-09-2014)
Modifying your car? Modify your driving!Information and advice The parts that are used to modify a vehicle must meet standards for road use, and should come from recognized manufacturers, who certify compliance. Buying parts from a recognized supplier or having them installed by specialists is recommended. A modified passenger vehicle is intended for use on the road, not on a racetrack. It should be remembered rigid suspension when coupled with very wide tires can be impressive on a racetrack, but reduce vehicle stability under some road conditions (rain, low temperatures, bumpy surface, etc.). A police officer who has doubts about the safety of a vehicle can order that it undergo a mechanical inspection, even though the SAAQ had already deemed the vehicle in compliance with safety standards, as it might have been modified again in the interim. Modified vehicle users are required to drive safely, showing a sense of responsibility and courtesy toward others, whether they be road users or the general public (by not: squealing tires, pumping the volume of the sound system, having a noisy or defective muffler, etc).
Genvibe Global Moderator
MOTM September 06 & July 09
VOTM April 06
Neptune Vibe 2003 (7-10-2003 - 9-14-2010 vendu/sold)
Mazda3 GX 2008 (9-14-2010 - 5-09-2014 vendu/sold)
Matrix XR 2010 (5-09-2014)
Offences under the highway safety codeVehicle modification Fine*Removing or deactivating an air bag $300 to $600Tinting the front-seat side windows so as to let in less than 70% of light from the outside $100 to $200Apply a reflective material on a window so as to turn it into a mirror $200 to $300Removing or altering an original seat belt $200 to $300Changing the colour of lights or reflectors $100 to $200Reducing the brightness of lights or reflectors $100 to $200Using springs that have been shortened, bundled or heated to deformity $100 to $200Changing the muffler or exhaust system that makes it noisier than the original $100 to $200Placing a strip more than 15 cm wide that shades the top of the windshield $100 to $200 Driving modification Fine*Going 20 km/h over the speed limit $55Going 30 km/h over the speed limit $105Going 50 km/h over the speed limit $265* There are court costs in addition to the fines, and with some offences, demerit points entered on the driver's record. Four demerit points triggers immediate learner's licence or probationary licence suspension for three months.
Genvibe Global Moderator
MOTM September 06 & July 09
VOTM April 06
Neptune Vibe 2003 (7-10-2003 - 9-14-2010 vendu/sold)
Mazda3 GX 2008 (9-14-2010 - 5-09-2014 vendu/sold)
Matrix XR 2010 (5-09-2014)