freq,
alot of the local shops here wont just toss you a state inspection & let you do it yourself. because once they do if they get busted they have no area of recourse to fight it. what they'll do is have you come into the shop and just pass you. then if they get in any trouble cause of it, they'll say your car was stock when you brought it in, you must have taken it home and changed it back.

 

Even still Chad...the fact is, *most* shops know that a State Trooper could stop in at any moment during the course of a State Inspection. And if a trooper witnesses a "pass" sticker being applied to an otherwise defunct vehicle, that shop will find themselves in a world of hurt with the state.

 

Steve, I'm probably not going to relocate it. It is a piece of crap to begin with and has the range of my pitching arm. I have XM, so that helps. If anything, I'll probably just secure it underneath the fender- same basic area.

I received my front bumper today. I looked at painting the opening as some have done(Spankee), but I'm not sure how tht would look. Again, getting rid of those side pimples is







































Don't ask, 'cause I'm not tellin'!

 

Nugget,

I understand, and that is exactly how it is SUPPOSED to work here in PA.

I failed at adding any humor to the thread. Sorry.

I doubt you'll ever see me in court do to my inspection stickers. Plural because we have emissions also.

That said, if I was in a position to remove my sidemarkers, the yearly state inspection would not sway my decision.

freq

 

Thats why it is very hard to find a local shop that will do that anymore.... and if they do, they are very specific of when they want you to come in to get it done. In fact, theres a local shop that I got with and actually had sponsor the team i used to be with. But then different members of my team were going around telling other people.. .then they told other people and it turned out this guy was having several people a week come in asking for him to pass them.. and RARELY hooked him up in return (dropping him some extra $$). eventually when i found out i quit the team and told him that i'm out and its his choice to what he does. i havent seen many other cars up there anymore doing inspections.