I HATE inspection stations!!

[59RT]

Short story: failed inspection before for exhaust being too loud and too short, went back failed inspection for my new street legal exhaust and now tint too, got really pissed, yelled at bitch manager and left really pissed, really fast and now newfound hate for inspection stations!

I went to get my truck inspected for the first time since I've had it about 5 weeks ago and I failed because my exhaust was "Too loud and too short." So I got it fixed about 2 weeks ago, I had it changed from dumped Cherry bomb extremes before the rear axle to Flowmaster 40's dumped over the rear axle. Between classes, homework, and being somewhat lazy with my free time between those two I finally had a chance to get my truck reinspected today. I go there with my fixed exhaust, but it starts off bad to begin with. They ask me for my Insurance card, registration and license and I give it to them, blah blah blah. The lady then asks me to pop my hood and I insist on why that is and she says "We need to check your engine size." and I say "That does make sense!", as I walk away to the booth inside to wait for my truck she says something, but I don't hear her, but I don't care either. My truck goes through and they rev it and do all that dumb inspection crap that inspection station losers do best. This guy waiting in front of me says that they have been giving him a hard time for tint and this was his 3rd time through inspection for having tint on his windows. My truck is done and this guy and the bitch manager says that their are 2 problems, the guys says "You failed for tint and exhaust." I say "It passed for tint before and the exhaust should have passed since I got it fixed from before. I have flowmaster 40's now and the exhaust is dumped OVER the rear axle, there is no reason that 50 state street legal mufflers should fail!??" They failed me for new things, which I passed for before. I said "The tint isn't new, I bought the truck with it, you can't fail me for it now!" She says, "Well, you shouldn't have pass for the tint before and I'll take care of that." So now I'm just pissed. I have a few more small things to say about it, but I got the most important parts out. Enjoy my ranting story.

[jixer]

That sucks, glad we dont have inspections here. BUt we arent allowed to have any tint on the front windows at all, ive gotten 9 tickets but now i have a perscription. lol

[sltdak]

WOW...here our safety and emissions are two separate inspections, and safety can be had 'hot', you just gotta know how to talk to the right person, with your mouth and wallet. Emissions is computer, so not much ways around that.

[59RT]

Damn, you guys are lucky. Here in dumb south jersey they are anal about inspection stuff. I'll take the tint off since I don't really care about it at all and since it just came with the truck, but I'm not changing my street legal exhaust. Flowmaster 40's are supposed to be 50 state street legal, so how the hell can they even fail me for that and tell me its still too loud. Then they should stop revving my truck all the time, of course it'll be loud then. Idiots!

[AllThingsEnd]

Damn, you guys are lucky. Here in dumb south jersey they are anal about inspection stuff. I'll take the tint off since I don't really care about it at all and since it just came with the truck, but I'm not changing my street legal exhaust. Flowmaster 40's are supposed to be 50 state street legal, so how the hell can they even fail me for that and tell me its still too loud. Then they should stop revving my truck all the time, of course it'll be loud then. Idiots!

Dude, wtf. Stop going there. Just go somewhere else. The shittier looking place the better.

Oh and emissions inspections can be bought. They just hook everything up to a "test" car but scan your vin. :D

[moparsz]

I have several friends who take care of my safety inspections.

[moparsz]

WOW...here our safety and emissions are two separate inspections, and safety can be had 'hot', you just gotta know how to talk to the right person, with your mouth and wallet. Emissions is computer, so not much ways around that.
I don't have the safety problems. I have friends to take care of that

[suffolk_mopar]

take that bitch somewhere else. they`re just being dicks from the sound of things.

[viperkota]

Damn, you guys are lucky. Here in dumb south jersey they are anal about inspection stuff. I'll take the tint off since I don't really care about it at all and since it just came with the truck, but I'm not changing my street legal exhaust. Flowmaster 40's are supposed to be 50 state street legal, so how the hell can they even fail me for that and tell me its still too loud. Then they should stop revving my truck all the time, of course it'll be loud then. Idiots!

look up you state and local laws regarding exhaust and tint

[DakotaLivLrg]

damn man that sucks, glad we dont have them here

[moparsz]

look up you state and local laws regarding exhaust and tint
I know in MO they say it has to be exiting either the side or rear of the vehicle, not just dumped underneith like mine are :)

[addicted2blue00]

no worry of inspection here, no such thing.

[Mystake]

yeah we have inspections here in canada too.
make it street legal for the inspection then just take it all off after.

and yes, take it to a different place. as said, the sketchier it looks the better the place. and even then, if you have a superchips, tune it so your rev doesn't go over 3000 then they can't rev it any higher hahahahaha

[70Cuda383]

before I spent any money, I would have gone to another station. at least done a "drive by" and ask the dude behind the counter "my truck just failed for exhaust, can I get a 2nd opinion, do you think it'll pass?

if he says something like "sorry, if it failed there, it'll fail here too" then be on your way, if he says soemthing like "well, let's have a looksee"

then go ahead and pay him for the inspection!

[lo1dakota]

I know in MO they say it has to be exiting either the side or rear of the vehicle, not just dumped underneith like mine are :)
My truck is registered in Mo. Since being in the military, I've never had it inspected. Just walk in while on leave tell em the truck is out of state, they hand me new stickers.
Done.

[99dakota5.2]

Wow, sucks they can fail you on tint. Here in PA we cant fail you for tint, but everything else we can. Rules here are must have muffler to quite down the exhaust and it must exit the vehicle past the cab.

[buzzbass]

Short story: failed inspection before for exhaust being too loud and too short, went back failed inspection for my new street legal exhaust and now tint too, got really pissed, yelled at bitch manager and left really pissed, really fast and now newfound hate for inspection stations!

I went to get my truck inspected for the first time since I've had it about 5 weeks ago and I failed because my exhaust was "Too loud and too short." So I got it fixed about 2 weeks ago, I had it changed from dumped Cherry bomb extremes before the rear axle to Flowmaster 40's dumped over the rear axle. Between classes, homework, and being somewhat lazy with my free time between those two I finally had a chance to get my truck reinspected today. I go there with my fixed exhaust, but it starts off bad to begin with. They ask me for my Insurance card, registration and license and I give it to them, blah blah blah. The lady then asks me to pop my hood and I insist on why that is and she says "We need to check your engine size." and I say "That does make sense!", as I walk away to the booth inside to wait for my truck she says something, but I don't hear her, but I don't care either. My truck goes through and they rev it and do all that dumb inspection crap that inspection station losers do best. This guy waiting in front of me says that they have been giving him a hard time for tint and this was his 3rd time through inspection for having tint on his windows. My truck is done and this guy and the bitch manager says that their are 2 problems, the guys says "You failed for tint and exhaust." I say "It passed for tint before and the exhaust should have passed since I got it fixed from before. I have flowmaster 40's now and the exhaust is dumped OVER the rear axle, there is no reason that 50 state street legal mufflers should fail!??" They failed me for new things, which I passed for before. I said "The tint isn't new, I bought the truck with it, you can't fail me for it now!" She says, "Well, you shouldn't have pass for the tint before and I'll take care of that." So now I'm just pissed. I have a few more small things to say about it, but I got the most important parts out. Enjoy my ranting story.


can't help you with the tint, but dumped exhausts of any kind are a nono in NJ. It NEEDS to have a accessable tailpipe. That's left over from the old sniffer days. I pass with a true dual Spintech system w/ the side exit. I have the loudest mufflers they make. I have spintech cats (gutted), so that I also pass the visual. That's all @ a state facility in Lakewood. Your 1st mistake was taking it to a state facility. Next time try a private garage, they're more reasonable. Now, I've done a new engine and a bunch of other stuff since the last go'round, I'm due to go back. Even though I think I'd still pass in Lakewood (the guy I go to doesn't give a shit), I'm going private this time. It's obvious from the way the truck idles that things are different this time

[buzzbass]

Damn, you guys are lucky. Here in dumb south jersey they are anal about inspection stuff. I'll take the tint off since I don't really care about it at all and since it just came with the truck, but I'm not changing my street legal exhaust. Flowmaster 40's are supposed to be 50 state street legal, so how the hell can they even fail me for that and tell me its still too loud. Then they should stop revving my truck all the time, of course it'll be loud then. Idiots!

your dumped exhaust is NOT legal, you NEED an accessable tailpipe of some type.

[buzzbass]

Dude, wtf. Stop going there. Just go somewhere else. The shittier looking place the better.

Oh and emissions inspections can be bought. They just hook everything up to a "test" car but scan your vin. :D

there's no emissions for him in NJ. They just hook up a scanner to the OBDII vehicles, no codes and you're good. They only sniff the older cars now. Private garage is the way to go for him.

[Snipedak02]

there's no emissions for him in NJ. They just hook up a scanner to the OBDII vehicles, no codes and you're good. They only sniff the older cars now. Private garage is the way to go for him.

same here in NY no check engine light you pass, they only do sniffers on 1995 & older cars! go to a private shop they will take care of you, i have heads, cam, intake, tb, long tubes, no cats, dumped 40 series ..... i have no engine light so i pass everytime!! i just dont know what im going to do once the Hemi goes in? haha!

[70Cuda383]

just hang a spare tail pipe out the ass end of the truck. if there's no sniffer, then they won't know that exhaust is not coming out of it, right?

[realdeal7369]

id take it elsewhere. i do know that here in PA, as long as the exhaust is past the occupancy area of the vehicle, it can be dumped anywhere. (anywhere past the cab).

what grade of tint is on the truck? maybe get your doctor to right it up as saying you need it, like what was mentioned earlier.

[realdeal7369]

just hang a spare tail pipe out the ass end of the truck. if there's no sniffer, then they won't know that exhaust is not coming out of it, right?

they do a under vehicle visual inspection to be sure cat. conv. is hooked up and working correctly.

[Five9Dak]

Anyone know if its possible to pass PA emissions with 8 missing injector codes? I know they are plug in, and my dad is an emissions inspector, but hes not sure to fool the state computer.

[DaKoTa 35-2]

I agree on taking it elsewhere...Take it to a shop where they do custom work...I took mine to a street rod shop, he didnt care about my tint, Obviously illegal, or my grey taillights either....

[dak-rt-2a-XR]

no worry of inspection here, no such thing.
or Emissions bullshit...

SC FTW LOL

[middleriggle]

Where I live in PA, the garage looks at the vehicle first, Some around me won't even take it inside if the windows are tinted. Then for where I live, they do what was said above, visual inspection, for emissions. But I've never heard of someone being a jack@$$ and reving the engine through its top revs' and then rejecting. Again, I agree with the above mentioned, take it to the dirtiest place you can find, "holes in the wall" are better, just be sure he's not met he's limit for the month. It sucks ass if they wrote you a sticker that shouldn't have written.

[trevor]

yeah we have inspections here in canada too.
make it street legal for the inspection then just take it all off after.

and yes, take it to a different place. as said, the sketchier it looks the better the place. and even then, if you have a superchips, tune it so your rev doesn't go over 3000 then they can't rev it any higher hahahahaha

Not in all of Canada...

[1reddurango]

They are being dicks because if they dont and state inspector comes in, he can and will shut them down. I worked in a bodyshop in NC years ago and it happened to my boss. He " inspected"(safety, we didnt have emissions at the time) a vehicle and it was a state inspector. We lost our cert and came REAL close to losing our jobs/ shut down......can you say fraud? He worked his way out of being shut down but we could no longer inspect cars.

[99dakota5.2]

Where I live in PA, the garage looks at the vehicle first, Some around me won't even take it inside if the windows are tinted. Then for where I live, they do what was said above, visual inspection, for emissions. But I've never heard of someone being a jack@$$ and reving the engine through its top revs' and then rejecting. Again, I agree with the above mentioned, take it to the dirtiest place you can find, "holes in the wall" are better, just be sure he's not met he's limit for the month. It sucks ass if they wrote you a sticker that shouldn't have written.


The shop who wont even look at your car if your windows are tinted are violating a few laws. Number 1 tint has NOTHING to do with a PA state Inspection, you CANNOT fail a car for tinted windows. Number two, your not allowed to deny ANY inspections, your allowed to fail them for things that actually fail, but you cant just tell em to fuck off.

[99dakota5.2]

Anyone know if its possible to pass PA emissions with 8 missing injector codes? I know they are plug in, and my dad is an emissions inspector, but hes not sure to fool the state computer.

When you go for your inspection and emissions test, tell them your exempt from emissions. If they call you and tell you its not, tell them theres no way you drove more than 5000 since last year, and get sorta mad about it. They have to take your word about your exemption.

[middleriggle]

Ok, Maybe I should have said it this way,

"Failed a car doing primary visual inspection due to known violation regarding tint on windows that were not produced as such by factory"

Better wording for you?

[BAdassR/T]

take it private thats what i do in here in Jersey.......

[blkjak]

:bow:no inspections in florida

[Montana Dodge]

Damn communist bullshit.

[Kooopsd]

Just find a place that just licks and sticks.... i've never had my truck inspected yet and PA requires it, i call the guy and when i get there he just slaps a sticker on it and i hand him the money

[ddrt00]

You just gotta make friends with a mechanic. Ask around. You will be able to find someone.

[sltdak]

I don't have the safety problems. I have friends to take care of that

Well...maybe your friends can be my friends too...

[59RT]

I'm going to try a more lenient inspection station that's 30 minutes from my house and it's on my drive to school anyway. The guy who did/redid my exhaust said he had trouble at the local inspection station and that I should go to the ones near my school. I don't get it, I had the exact same exhaust on my old Red R/T that I used to have and I never had problems, oh well. Also, someone mentioned something about the station being shut down if they have too many problems or failures or something, well, I heard that the local inspection station is being shut down soon.

[JCFDak01]

I got mine inspected Tuesday, never even lifted the truck off the ground. Checked everything and plugged it up. This new no sticker deal in NC is weird, so used to driving around with the sticker on the windshield. Instead its computer oriented and if you don't get it reinspected by the required date, they mail you the ticket.

[GWhaley]

We only have to get the vehicle inspected for saftey when we first put plates on it. Emissions tests are done on cars every 2 years, or when the vehicle changes hands. (Every time a different owner puts a set of plates is put on, it goes through both a safety and emissions test). Owners keep their plates, and can use them again when they buy a new car. Stickers for license paltes are bought in either one year or two year intervals. You can't get a sticker if you don't have an emissions (if your car is due) or if you owe the highway tolls money.

I kinda like the one inspection when you buy it thing...........but the downside to that is if someone drives theire car for years and it becomes a complete POS, no one is the wiser unless MTO or a cop pulls them over ......

[99dakota5.2]

Ok, Maybe I should have said it this way,

"Failed a car doing primary visual inspection due to known violation regarding tint on windows that were not produced as such by factory"

Better wording for you?

Wording doesnt change the fact that here in PA we cannot fail your truck for tint. Period. Can you give me the shops address?

[buzzbass]

they do a under vehicle visual inspection to be sure cat. conv. is hooked up and working correctly.

That's correct. That's why I gutted the cats and left the empty shells in place.

[sltdak]

I got mine inspected Tuesday, never even lifted the truck off the ground. Checked everything and plugged it up. This new no sticker deal in NC is weird, so used to driving around with the sticker on the windshield. Instead its computer oriented and if you don't get it reinspected by the required date, they mail you the ticket.

Damn, even if you not driving and you park it on private property in a garage or some other enclosure?

[DaKoTa 35-2]

Where I live in PA, the garage looks at the vehicle first, Some around me won't even take it inside if the windows are tinted. Then for where I live, they do what was said above, visual inspection, for emissions. But I've never heard of someone being a jack@$$ and reving the engine through its top revs' and then rejecting. Again, I agree with the above mentioned, take it to the dirtiest place you can find, "holes in the wall" are better, just be sure he's not met he's limit for the month. It sucks ass if they wrote you a sticker that shouldn't have written.

The shop who wont even look at your car if your windows are tinted are violating a few laws. Number 1 tint has NOTHING to do with a PA state Inspection, you CANNOT fail a car for tinted windows. Number two, your not allowed to deny ANY inspections, your allowed to fail them for things that actually fail, but you cant just tell em to fuck off.

Ok, Maybe I should have said it this way,

"Failed a car doing primary visual inspection due to known violation regarding tint on windows that were not produced as such by factory"

Better wording for you?

Wording doesnt change the fact that here in PA we cannot fail your truck for tint. Period. Can you give me the shops address?

Im just going to add all this BS by adding a quote from my local shop that inspected my truck...

*Mechanic walks up next to my truck and attempts to look in window while saying*"Just put the reg and insurance on the HOLY ILLEGAL TINT...Doesnt matter anyway, we dont look for that for inspection, thats the cops job"


I might add that I called today as well, and asked again, to be sure...He said that TINT is not a part of the PA inspection...


So then, to be sure, I called the shop down the street I said "Hey Im looking to get my truck inspected and it has dark tint on the windows, would I pass...He said..."Doesnt matter to me at all, as long as everything else is fine with the vehicle tint doesnt mean a thing to me" I asked if he was just being nice, and he stated "Its not even part of the inspection process..."

So MIDDLERIGGLE You might wanna find a inspection place elsewhere...

[blkjak]

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[DaKoTa 35-2]

:waiting:hehe

girl :jester: :nana:

[blkjak]

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in english - i am enjoying this thread - blkjakhttp://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL1650/11551667/20544983/343698874.jpg

[DarkDak01]

Damn, even if you not driving and you park it on private property in a garage or some other enclosure?

You have to file something w/ DMV I believe that says you vehicle is INOP. They may bill it to you anyways and you have to deal with it again. I can't say for sure since it only came into effect 31 Oct 2008.

I had my truck inspected in 10 seconds... He just walked up looked, walked back in for a few seconds and came out with a sticker and sheet. :D

[boggboy]

Damn, even if you not driving and you park it on private property in a garage or some other enclosure?

no but you tell them your not driving it and get storage insurance on it if you want too

[Five9Dak]

When you go for your inspection and emissions test, tell them your exempt from emissions. If they call you and tell you its not, tell them theres no way you drove more than 5000 since last year, and get sorta mad about it. They have to take your word about your exemption.

My current stickers say the mileage it was inspected at :huh:

[99dakota5.2]

My current stickers say the mileage it was inspected at :huh:

Doesnt matter, tell them the last inspector MUST have goofed up. Ive inspected cars were the old miles were higher than wat was on the odo.

[ColoDak]

At times I wish Colorado had a safety inspection program again. It would cure all these defective taillights, brakelights, turnsignals, and headlights. Not to mention some of these cracked windshields. Friend of mine used to manage one of the local Grease Monkey lube shops. He got tired of seeing the same cars come in every few months with the same burned out lights and the people refuse the repair. Finally, he started keeping a spread sheet of these cars. Each month he would match to see if people were repeaters, and he did this for a year. His shop averaged 500 defective vehicles per month, 85% refused repairs for bulbs. Of those 500 each month, roughly 40% were repeaters during the year.

Colorado only requires an emissions test, 92 and newer have to be run on the dyno/tailpipe test. The Dak. being AWD is too long to run on the dyno, so it gets the old school tailpipe test and no dyno. Last time it passed with my SC tuner turned on, this time will try it again with tuner on. The Audi fits on the dyno, so it'll get the whole thing. Changed the oil on it today, will take it for emissions next week, the Dak. will get an oil change in two weeks and then go for testing.

[AndrewSXT]

hope i dont have to do inspections. i got straight pipes. no muffler. lol

[Mastec]

We don't have inspections here, the closest we come to is the occasional State Police road side safety check. Pull into a store parking lot next to a major roadway, set up a lane & scales (for big trucks) and another for passenger vehicles. They nail quite a few for inoperative equipment, loud music or loud exhaust. You wouldn't imagine how many get busted for no car seat for kids under 3.

[rjthomas1623]

Ive heard all kinds of horror stories with inspections in MO, so Ive kept my Rango registered in IL to my old neighbors addy so I dont have to do Inspections or emmisions testing in MO. :waiting:

[graham]

Missouri doesn't do emissions testing.

I picked up the inspection book for Missouri and read through it on the questionable things. Inspection stations don't inspect tint - state troopers do. Also, my exhaust is dumped under the bed but the Missouri paperwork reads:

11 CSR 50-2.260 (3) Reject Vehicle if: (G) Tailpipe fails to discharge exhaust away from under passenger compartment of commercial motor vehicles.

[rjthomas1623]

not around here they dont but when I lived in STL area it was required