i failed my inspection. window tint???
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i failed my inspection. window tint???
failed inspection for
exhaust leak
brakes (e-brake is sketchy)
window tinting...it got 33 (min required is 34 in MA)
exhaust i can fix easy i just need new flanges.
brakes...im gonna replace the calipers
windows....? how do i get that extra 1 point? if i just wash them real good or something do you think i could pass? is there some sort of trick i can use? i dont wanna have to get the tint taken off because that is a bitch...
any ideas are welcome.
thanks,
-Matt
exhaust leak
brakes (e-brake is sketchy)
window tinting...it got 33 (min required is 34 in MA)
exhaust i can fix easy i just need new flanges.
brakes...im gonna replace the calipers
windows....? how do i get that extra 1 point? if i just wash them real good or something do you think i could pass? is there some sort of trick i can use? i dont wanna have to get the tint taken off because that is a bitch...
any ideas are welcome.
thanks,
-Matt
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Oh boy, this is going to get moved...
Go to another inspection station.
I think the tint meter you want to is not calibrated.
Yes, it helps to clean your glass!
Is it that dirty???
Don't use ammonia on the tint film!!!
-Ted
Go to another inspection station.
I think the tint meter you want to is not calibrated.
Yes, it helps to clean your glass!
Is it that dirty???
Don't use ammonia on the tint film!!!
-Ted
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yeah its always fun...taking a cat off another car and having it on mine for a day just to pass...its to restrictive i tell my dad...he wants me to leave it on. NEED POWER.
SO ANY HELP WITH WINDOW TINT?
SO ANY HELP WITH WINDOW TINT?
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This is what I had to do in NH. I had to get a letter from my optomotrist saying that my eyes were sensitive to bright sunlight and that he recommended window tinting. I then sent that to the NHDMV along with the permit application. They sent me back a permit, only good for two years. What do they think, your eyes are going to get better in two years? I had gone to 2 inspection stations that told me the same thing, that my tint wouldn't pass, unless that is, that its factory tint. Thats the part I didn't get. If its factory, it OK???? If they're concerned with "light transmisivity" then what the hell does it matter whether its factory tint or aftermarket? Anyway, sorry if I'm ranting. So after I got the permit issued by the NHDMV, I got the car inspected. At the next annual inspection, I decided to go to another inspection station. I forgot to tell them I had the permit in the glovebox. No problem.....it passed anyway. They didn't even care about the permit. I mentioned what I had gone through and they said that as far as they were concerned, if it passes their light meter test, its fine. Mine passed by 1 percent. I know this was a bit long, but, I would try another inspection station. If that doesn't work, check with the Mass DMV to see what the regs are, and see if there is a way around it.
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Slip the guy a 20 and tell him to give you the sticker.
I had to give my guy 80 for my inspection sticker.
Regarding the e-brake, what do you mean it's sketchy?
Maybe you just need to tighten the cables.
Unscrew the plastic covers surrounding the e-brake. There should be a 10mm (IIRC?) nut there, looking right up at you, tighten it a few turns. That will tighten the cables going to the rear calipers. Hopefully that's the case, and you won't need new calipers.
Good luck,
James
I had to give my guy 80 for my inspection sticker.
Regarding the e-brake, what do you mean it's sketchy?
Maybe you just need to tighten the cables.
Unscrew the plastic covers surrounding the e-brake. There should be a 10mm (IIRC?) nut there, looking right up at you, tighten it a few turns. That will tighten the cables going to the rear calipers. Hopefully that's the case, and you won't need new calipers.
Good luck,
James
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Well, this is a new one on me! They check your tints???? what the hell...i've gotten my unfair share of tickets for tints but never in a million years would i have imagined that it would be included as part of a state emissions inspection. Thats cute, I wonder what else is out there.
Go to another place or find a hook up. Good luck!
Go to another place or find a hook up. Good luck!
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well i get one free retest so ill clean my windows real good and just leave them down and maybe they will forget to test it...as for the e-brake i ordered new calipers. the caliper springs werent releasing the e-brake so it just sucked...
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You're lucky that you can have tinting... in NJ, ANY aftermarket tinting on the front windows (in the case of the RX, the side windows since it's a coupe) will fail you...
trust me, I know from experience 2 inspections in a row!
(I've also been failed for not having the shift pattern for the transmission marked anywhere)
trust me, I know from experience 2 inspections in a row!
(I've also been failed for not having the shift pattern for the transmission marked anywhere)
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