Anyone know about vehicle inspections in BC?

"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss) 02/02/2016 at 19:39 • Filed to: British Columbia, Safety Inspection

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To register an out of province vehicle you must pass a “safety inspection.”

Now that I have working gauges, my chances of passing the inspection have increased.

However, I am still wondering if you can sneak by with a modified exhaust and check engine light that is always “on” due to a evap leak problem.

If anyone here knows...let me know. I am hoping they just go “exhaust....check”....and see that the car has a muffler. Of sorts.

Nissan NX (remember these?!?!) for your time.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > thebigbossyboss 02/02/2016 at 19:49

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Just about nil. If you even have a small chip in your windshield, they’ll fail you. However, if you have a vehicle that is a BC car, even if it was sitting in a barn for 30 years, you don’t have to get it inspected before you can insure and register it.

thebigbossyboss > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 02/02/2016 at 19:50

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I don’t have any chips unless so small it can’t even be seen by the naked eye.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > thebigbossyboss 02/02/2016 at 19:51

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Not if it’s as stringent as Ontario inspections.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > thebigbossyboss 02/02/2016 at 19:52

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You won’t pass. Muffler laws are subjective, and you’ll fail with any codes on the dash, or any warning bulbs out.

thebigbossyboss > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 02/02/2016 at 19:53

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Ok, I’ll just go ahead and cancel my appt then. I’ll phone them first thing tomorrow. No point in paying to fail.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > thebigbossyboss 02/02/2016 at 19:54

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Exactly. Even if you have tint on your front side windows, they will fail you. Same with any corrosion that may be deemed structural. That’s why we left the Echo in Ontario.

thebigbossyboss > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 02/02/2016 at 19:54

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This car got passed in Ontario with the same muffler (or lack thereof) that is has now. Also I passed emissions in ontario last year with the same evap leak. LOOL.

thebigbossyboss > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 02/02/2016 at 19:56

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I don’t have any structural corrosion. I have oil sprayed meticulously.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > thebigbossyboss 02/02/2016 at 19:59

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That’s good.

thebigbossyboss > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 02/02/2016 at 20:00

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“cleanest cavalier I’ve ever seen”...canadian tire mechanic in Arnprior Ontario in 2011 lol.

Jonee > thebigbossyboss 02/02/2016 at 21:27

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I just sold my NX 1600. I miss it already. Although I wish it had been an NX 2000. But, it did have a digital dash that would jibe with Oppo’s new masthead despite being from the 90's.

thebigbossyboss > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 02/03/2016 at 15:12

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I phoned them and asked if an evap leak is an automatic fail. It is. The plan then is to “fix” it so it won’t show up for a few weeks.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > thebigbossyboss 02/03/2016 at 18:33

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Clever.

vicali > thebigbossyboss 02/04/2016 at 19:27

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We OOP both of our Mk2 Jettas when we moved back from AB, it wasn’t a problem but they were both fine. Mine was pretty modified - the techs at HubCity liked it..