I am registering an FC from Hawaii and It has already passed smog. My question is: will the DMV require a thourough inspection of the car? My concern is that it "PASSED" Smog but it has RB collected header an presilencer......noise is not an issue because it has a good catback on there.......if DMV will inspect the car then I will have to replace the precat at least right?

 

Yes, they will inspect VIN #'s and smog devices. Make a late afternoon appointment, specially on a friday. Just like everyone else, the DMV inspector will be pre-occupied on other thing.

Too bad ur not in LA; otherwise, I can hook you up.

 

thanks for the info.

 

If it already passed smog, I don't think it will be an issue?

My car was from texas. When I registered it, after passing smog of course, all the DMV clerk needed to see were matching vin #'s in 2 different places on the car.

If you have AAA, you may want to use them. Thats what I did.
I really do not think they will check for non carb approved parts on the car. They are not smog technicians.

 

hmmmmmmmmm I DO have AAA .... but the pink slip is missing (someone broke into my car and took my fiancee's bag that had her FC pink slip in there)

 

have the vin#'s inspected at the AAA office then take your paperwork to DMV. AAA cant do lost title stuff but they should still be able to verify vin's.

 

ok.....cool....thanks.

 

i'm confused, did you pass smog in cali? because there's no way you'd have passed with a header a presilciencer...

 

yes It did.....

can be seen here: the red car(fiancee) is the one that needs to be registered....the black car is mine.

 

I registered my out of state car no problem at my local DMV. The inspector just came out and verify all the VIN# and mileage after I passed the CA smog check. Easy and fast. However my car was all stock at that time.

BC

 

That car will not pass smog without a cat. You may have passed illegally. But good luck.
Rob.