Maryland guys!
The guy I bought my first rx7 from lived (not sure if he's still there) on georgia avenue and used to own a body shop somewhere between there and baltimore. His name was John something. Havn't seen him since I bought the car. He had a blingin' lincoln navigator.
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From: Baltimore, MD
MD Inspectors are SERIOUS bullshit. The first place I went to was down in Bolley's Quarters, I'll get the full name so people can avoid it, but they made up a ton of bullshit that really pissed me off. Just a sample of it...
1) Window tint on the side and back windows, even though it was a legal tint shade
2) A mysterious "Emissions Hose" that never existed
3) Rack n Pinion Steering was "broken" and needed to be fully replaced (there was a LITTLE bit of fluid built up under the boot, just cleaned it off and it was fine!)
So yeah, some serious BS going on there.
1) Window tint on the side and back windows, even though it was a legal tint shade
2) A mysterious "Emissions Hose" that never existed
3) Rack n Pinion Steering was "broken" and needed to be fully replaced (there was a LITTLE bit of fluid built up under the boot, just cleaned it off and it was fine!)
So yeah, some serious BS going on there.
Beat Ninja
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From: San Clemente, CA
Originally Posted by falnfenix
not all are that bad...
besides, unless tint came from the factory, MOST inspectors will fail you for it...including the guys at my work(dealership service dept).
besides, unless tint came from the factory, MOST inspectors will fail you for it...including the guys at my work(dealership service dept).
It's how I cam around to dropping $900 on repairs after being giving the BS by all 3 shops that I went to....
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From: Baltimore
ANY tint is illegal in maryland ... unless it came from the factory that way its illegal ... dont let anyone fool you ... its illegal...it should say that at the bottom of your tint reciept..]
and you would be picky too if there was jailtime and a hefty fine attached to your signature being on an illegal car and you are found culpable
and you would be picky too if there was jailtime and a hefty fine attached to your signature being on an illegal car and you are found culpable
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From: Baltimore, MD
Corey...thanks for helping make my point more clear, as i was on the phone when i posted that.
i know that NO inspector wants jail time...and while it sucks that they're so strict on what they will or will not allow, there's a reason for the laws to be in place, i suppose.
hell...even lowering a car slightly will fail inspection.
i know that NO inspector wants jail time...and while it sucks that they're so strict on what they will or will not allow, there's a reason for the laws to be in place, i suppose.
hell...even lowering a car slightly will fail inspection.
Jesus is the Messiah
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From: Silver Spring, MD
The RULES for MD inspection are crap too.
Need OEM exhaust, need stock suspension dementions, no tint, and my ABSALUTE FAVORITE:
NO TAMPERING WITH ANY EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE (EMCD).
Yes, your ECU and everything connected to your ECU counts as an EMCD. Anything cat or before on your exhaust counts as EMCD. Your whole intake counts as an EMCD.
This, my friends, is total crap :O
Need OEM exhaust, need stock suspension dementions, no tint, and my ABSALUTE FAVORITE:
NO TAMPERING WITH ANY EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE (EMCD).
Yes, your ECU and everything connected to your ECU counts as an EMCD. Anything cat or before on your exhaust counts as EMCD. Your whole intake counts as an EMCD.
This, my friends, is total crap :O
Beat Ninja
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From: San Clemente, CA
Indeed... I fail because I have a cone filter? 0_O Or a outside mirror controll button being failed becase a miniscule piece of plastic broke off and slightly wedged itself so as not to let it work?? I came by after the test and plucked it out, and he STILL wouldn't pass me unless I paid again... WTF is that?
Last edited by DarkAngelKamui; Mar 23, 2005 at 10:12 PM.
my inspector guy was cool.
Jesus is the Messiah
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From: Silver Spring, MD
We should do a song about that.
"From the Maryland Guys' newest Album 'RX-7Club,' we present 'Sad Naner and the FalnFenix'"
Also new:
"RX7Club sings: Beatles songs"
"Transformers Soundtrack: Reggae Version"
"AkumaKuruma Sings: All your Base, extended twelve hour remix"
"From the Maryland Guys' newest Album 'RX-7Club,' we present 'Sad Naner and the FalnFenix'"
Also new:
"RX7Club sings: Beatles songs"
"Transformers Soundtrack: Reggae Version"
"AkumaKuruma Sings: All your Base, extended twelve hour remix"
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That one is also sexual
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From: Columbia, MD
Originally Posted by x0ny
it's a black TII, it's at i think the garage part of the gas station, has a green sign right off randolph. I have no idea if that area is call glen burnie, it's next to glenmont metro station.
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i guess it pays to have mechanic friends
i failed emissions and inspection on a car... went and got 500$ in tuning that in all actuality probably made emissions worse, showed them the reciept and got my 3 year waver on the lightning ... it was sweet
i failed emissions and inspection on a car... went and got 500$ in tuning that in all actuality probably made emissions worse, showed them the reciept and got my 3 year waver on the lightning ... it was sweet
That one is also sexual
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From: Columbia, MD
Originally Posted by Tofuball
We should do a song about that.
"From the Maryland Guys' newest Album 'RX-7Club,' we present 'Sad Naner and the FalnFenix'"
Also new:
"RX7Club sings: Beatles songs"
"Transformers Soundtrack: Reggae Version"
"AkumaKuruma Sings: All your Base, extended twelve hour remix"
"From the Maryland Guys' newest Album 'RX-7Club,' we present 'Sad Naner and the FalnFenix'"
Also new:
"RX7Club sings: Beatles songs"
"Transformers Soundtrack: Reggae Version"
"AkumaKuruma Sings: All your Base, extended twelve hour remix"
You forgot the Hard Trance mix of SeaLab 2021
That one is also sexual
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From: Columbia, MD
Originally Posted by krautrocket
i guess it pays to have mechanic friends
i failed emissions and inspection on a car... went and got 500$ in tuning that in all actuality probably made emissions worse, showed them the reciept and got my 3 year waver on the lightning ... it was sweet
i failed emissions and inspection on a car... went and got 500$ in tuning that in all actuality probably made emissions worse, showed them the reciept and got my 3 year waver on the lightning ... it was sweet
That one is also sexual
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From: Columbia, MD
some shops will screw you if yer not there to watch and talk to them about it.
guy who passed my supra after pointing out REAL problems let me slide on a few things except my headlight switch which he was pushing as a safety issue which i can understand.
he also didnt even recheck my repairs...just signed off on the slip.
the same guy slammed tofuball with a second inspection fee when he took the GXL back to get the repairs inspected.
so its all up to how you deal with the shop as well as the general attitude of the shop.
guy who passed my supra after pointing out REAL problems let me slide on a few things except my headlight switch which he was pushing as a safety issue which i can understand.
he also didnt even recheck my repairs...just signed off on the slip.
the same guy slammed tofuball with a second inspection fee when he took the GXL back to get the repairs inspected.
so its all up to how you deal with the shop as well as the general attitude of the shop.