Once I was told a 67 Riv I had would fail since one of the CORNERING lights didn't work (st column problem). Tried to explain that it was an option......so I said what if I take the bulbs out....no dice. Ended up hot wiring it with a toggle.....he scratched his head for a while and passed it. Bruce
When I lived in NJ they did very thorough inspections as of 5 years ago or so. Much stricter exhaust testing. Suspension alignment and brakes etc. However, it wasn't always like that. Years ago when I first bought my 69, I was working on the headlights and before I got done I went to inspection without putting the headlight back in the bucket. LOL! I passed inspection without a headlight. Not just a headlight that didn't work mind you. No headlight at all!
I think that even though it was an "option", since it was on the car it was "required" to work. I think that's how they do it.
I used to have a chart to do headlight aming against the garage door.....but they would always say it wasn't right and charge for it. Now in MD it is included in the inspection cost which varies from $45 to $120! Bruce
I took a truck in 1 time that had a snow plow frame on it. It hadn't used it in years, but I was told if it's on the truck the light on it MUST work. I worked on it for 2 days to get them to work, then it passed no problemo No: Dan
The new law that will take in effect here in NYS next month requires that the inspection station read the barcode on the old sticker before the inspection is started. Then upon completion of the inspection, the barcode of the new sticker is scanned into the system.uzzled: This raises some questions..........is big brother going to send us a summons in the mail if we let it go overdue? If the computer recorded a speed over 85 MPH will we get mailed a ticket for that too? I surely wouldn't want to be the guy who bought his last sticker, or the guy who bought a used car with a sticker that was still good for a few months and used it until it was due. I don't think I like this idea.:spank:
I've got a few things about NJ State inspections that you might find interesting. When you get inspected, the barcode on the registration is scanned and the machine calls into a state database. If you failed at another facility and took the rejection sticker off, when you try to get an inspection somewhere else you get "red-flagged". The machine will inform you that there is an inspection on record, and you need to grill the customer about why he failed and get his failure paperwork. Then they have to prove that they fixed the car if it was emissions failure by filling out an emissions repair form and providing copies of the reciepts for the parts if any were changed, or a completed emissions repair form from a licensed emissions repair facility. The funny part is, you're supposed to get reinspected within 45 days, and if you don't the computer purges previous records of the inspection and you can just start from scratch after that time period has elapsedou: Also, with the OBDII inspection, it also tests readiness monitors. You can't just clear the codes and go right back into line. The readiness monitors will only change status after completion of an IM240 drive cycle, or normal street driving for approx 60 miles mixing city/highway. But by that time, your code came back if it was a hard fault. I have also found that 9 out of 10 cars that I've inspected pass emissions with flying colors when inspected properly.
That sounds like what they are doing here New York State. If all shops were honest and not out to take you for a ride, I would be OK with that. I would not want to be an owner of one of these OBDII things at Pep Boys with a hard fault failure. Considering fault codes are only a diagnosis tool, not a definite conclusion of what part is defective, I wonder how many $200 plus parts would need to be changed in order to get things "working" again?:spank:
