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Well I passed emissions, but apparently I got a hardcore battle ax of an inspector and he claimed the following are inapproperiate/illegal.

1. Turn signal bulbs out - Bullshit, my turns were fine when I looked at them.
2. Two different headlight bulbs - That's illegal? They freakin' give off the same light too.
3. Loose wires in engine compartment - My grounding kit.. now I KNOW grounding kits are legal, and no wires are loose I checked them all.
4. Bare wire on positive battery terminal - Dunno what that means, have to investigate more.
5. Dash panel not lit properly - I have indiglo gauges on, and he's saying the needles need to light up, but it looks gaudy at night against blue indiglo, this still shouldn't be a big problem.

What do you guys think about what they failed me on? I took it to the dealership I bought my car from and they usually pass me with no problems, do you think I just caught an ******* of an inspector? What should I/shouldn't I focus on if I decide to call BS on the listed failures? Thanks.

 
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wtf dude, that's some hardcore inspecting right there. i did mine the other week, they plugged the plug in, did the cap test, and i was out in 10 mins. daYum.

 
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i would think that needles not lit on your gauge might be a problem. as for lights and different lights, i don't see a problem. can you not get him to check your car again and be there while he is doing it to make sure that everything he states is actually true?

 
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dude just take it somewhere else

 
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take it elsewhere

 
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the only thing that MIGHT be a problem are the needles. But if you can see them against the gauges, its fine.

 
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Ok go back and biatch slap the guy! No really.

I live in MA, aside from CA, we have the toughist inspection laws. That is the most BS I've ever heard. (I'll get back to the needels) I'd seriously go back, have them fail you again, get the service manager, and ask him to show you where the problems are.

Now the needels... What did you do to them?

 
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I think I just took out the microlights for each one from the back of the gauge cluster (which now I can't even find where I put them). Point is I CAN see them against the indiglo blue at night, thats the reason I took them out to begin with, so it shouldn't matter really. I know I should take it somewhere else now and my friend brought up a shady guy he goes too, but now i got this 'principle' bug up my *** and I want this guy to tell me to my face whats wrong with it if he fails me again so I can retort.

 
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get your car smoged at a 86 station or any gas station where the mechanic doesnt no **** about your car!
Thats how you pass smog

 
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^^ haha so true about the smog thing... but yeh the needles are going to be a problem... but your better off going somewhere else

 
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Ha, oh smog was no prob, I passed emissions just not the other crap they tested. I did find the microlights and put them back in thte cluster though so now the needles light again, I'll just dim them when I turn my lights on I guess. Im gonna take it into Honda tomorrow since I adressed all the issues except my grounding kit, which I will tell to his face is legal. Also the 'bare wire' he put down as a failure was just the fact that he could SEE some of the copper wire (1/4 of an inch) uninsulated coming off of where I crimped my spreaker amp to its gold ring terminal, thats just rediculous, so electical taping it should shut him up about that. I'll tell you guys what happened when I get my car back tomorrow.

 
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what's wrong with the turn signal light? is it not fine or legal to have clear light bulb?

 
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Just remember then then run with your passed inspection...

 
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The LED bulb I had in there doesn't always light up properly, or at all sometimes lol. Im thinking he noticed only like 4 of the 8 diodes coming on and of course the jackass that he is failed me for it.

hahaha, so tempted to.

 
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^^^ yuuup, have to make some mech friends!

 
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sh#t here depending on where you go they dont check anything, the place i go all they ask for is license, registration, and proof of insurance....