Ok. Time of year to get a smog check and need to prepare myself.

Is there a place in the Los Angeles Area where I can get a pre-test before it actually gets reported to the DMV?

I know they have test only vs. full on smog stations...Should I go to the test only center?

 

If your smog notice doesn't say TEST ONLY, I'd take the car to a regular smog check station. They're usually pretty relaxed as far as the visual check goes.

There's a very long thread in the West section that has to do with passing smog in California. It's stickied near the top of the forum. My personal recommendation is to change your oil and spark plugs the day before the test. Get the car good and warm the day of the test: do some hard driving (high RPMs) for about 10 minutes before you pull into the shop.


-s-

 

take the car to a rotary shop first and get it checked out. make sure its in good shape before the test. a tune up fuel filter and plugs would be a good start. make sure you have a main cat with the air pump working.

Jeff

 

Or pay for an illegal =Ox

 

PM DJDino for hook-up. He helped many forum members (including me) in the past.

 

that dino....he's hookuped up the whole west section..............real cheap too!!!!

 

DJDINO got my car smogged for me last month. straight pipes and all!

 

mine was last sept, I had the racing beat header to a 4 inch turn down, cost me 30 bucks and I passed like a hybrid!!!!

 

wish i lived down south now!

 

Any non test-only place (maybe even some) can give you a pre-test. I passed last week with putting back the air pump and cat. Pre-test should cost no more then 25 bucks either.

 

you can get a pre-test at any smog station just ask for it

 

what about for nor. cal?

 

Why the **** don't people just use the out of state (as in traveling) exemption. I know people that have been doing that for years.

 

DJdino's the ****, thanks again for the hook up!

 

Forget the out-of-state. DJDino is the mang.

 

if it wasn't for DJ , i would've junked the SVT.

 

you mean register your car to a state like nevada or what? i know lots of nissan people doing that. illegal smog wont help u from chp pulling you over though.

 

You sign a statment telling the DMV you are "PLANNING" to be out of state, (not in nevada or arizona either), durring the time when your registration will become due. You also need an address out of state, for them to send the tags to (could be mail boxes etc or a relative) you send the statment with payment and tags magicly apear with the address. From what I understand this resets the clock, and gives you 2 more years, not sure if this is effected by the cars status as test only or what not. I would avoid driving the car untill you get the tags, but then again you didn't purjur yourself in any provable way because you said you where "planning" to be out of state

Basicly this is what someone whose home state is CA but is stationed in another state would use to register their car.

 

yeah if your in SO CAL, im just going to have my dad register my car in a non smog state and have the resistered under his name!

 

 

can DJDINO give the hook up if a car needs test only?

 

Nope.

Thanks DJDino! The DMV is happy and I am happy. Thanks again for the hook up!

 

I must be on a **** list because every car I have ever owned including my 99 taurus DD, several mid 90's dsms and several rx7s have been test only ever since the program was created.

 

YES HE CAN (Bob the builder in the background cheering)

 

side job BOB is pissed!