Turning in to flat roof

[nisala4423]

Hello guys  im planing to get a Mitsubishi Pajero 1989. i found a lot for sale 32 - **** but they are all high roof. can i turn a high roof one in to a flat roof without going through rmv, is it legal. flat roof pajero model is hard to find and its expensive. and is there any way to find out after i do to convert  as far as i know there is no such thing in the book saying its a flat or high roof  thanks let me know your thoughts  

[nisala4423]

sry abt my english btw 

[iRage]

Well...a proper car loving buyer would be able to figure it out by looking at the frame code. But then again 99% of SL car buyers have no idea what the h*** they are buying.

I thought when the mid roof was released the only high roof that was there was the VAN variant and just one grade of the WAGON variant.

[Nishan.dj]

Most flat roof ones are imported with body permits. Police officers sometimes stop you and ask the permit and better to keep a copy along with you.

So, without proper documents to prove it's legal, there is a high possibility that you will end up with a court case.

[nisala4423]

2 hours ago, Nishan.dj said:

Most flat roof ones are imported with body permits. Police officers sometimes stop you and ask the permit and better to keep a copy along with you.

So, without proper documents to prove it's legal, there is a high possibility that you will end up with a court case.

so if my vehicle is a flat roof without a body permit ( converted ) will they able to realize that i converted it ? by looking at the book 

[iRage]

1 hour ago, nisala4423 said:

so if my vehicle is a flat roof without a body permit ( converted ) will they able to realize that i converted it ? by looking at the book 

I am curious....how are you planning on making it a flat roof ? chop off the "high" part and put in new sheet metal ? or are you planning on importing a roof ?

[nisala4423]

9 hours ago, iRage said:

I am curious....how are you planning on making it a flat roof ? chop off the "high" part and put in new sheet metal ? or are you planning on importing a roof ?

this is sri lanka man anything is possible xD most of the  flat roof y60 in SL are originally came high roof. i just want to make sure police cant find out by looking at the book. so if all flat roof pajeros are on body permit im not going to do this  

[iRage]

But how would the cops know what kind of body a car should have ? How would they know if the car's body has been swapped or if it originally came like "that" ? Does the book state in detail what the body type is (e.g. WAGON/JEEP high roof) ? 

[nisala4423]

26 minutes ago, iRage said:

But how would the cops know what kind of body a car should have ? How would they know if the car's body has been swapped or if it originally came like "that" ? Does the book state in detail what the body type is (e.g. WAGON/JEEP high roof) ? 

no brother. book doesn't say anything like that. 

[nisala4423]

i think its safe <3 il look in to this <3 thank you all