New IL Emissions Laws ???
12-03-2007, 09:42 AM
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FYI, I passed without issues. They were like "sounds good, what you do to it?" I was like "a little of this, a little of that." He was like "what exhaust is that?" Me: "Stock...right down to the tail pipes." It is true. I run the stock cat-back. Openned the cut-out as I left.
12-03-2007, 08:28 PM
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First, to everyone, DO NOT PANIC! 
There is no "new" test, just the timeframes have changed a bit.
Let me guess, your plates will need to be renewed in the next few months, correct?
You now must pass the emissions test prior to renewing your plates. The IL SOS will not allow you to renew the plates until you have passed. That's the "2005 emissions law". But the actual test that you take is the same; OBD scan ONLY. No visual, no sniffer.
I was shocked by this as well. I had just taken the test in my '96 Bonneville in the summer of 2006, then here comes another test notice in the late summer of '07, and I was like WTF? But it seems that emissions compliance is now tied to your eligibility for plates. Once you take this "extra" test, you should be back on track for 2 year testing intervals based on the Exp. date of your plate (every second year).
At least that's how the ILEPA explained it to me.
There is no "new" test, just the timeframes have changed a bit.
Let me guess, your plates will need to be renewed in the next few months, correct?
You now must pass the emissions test prior to renewing your plates. The IL SOS will not allow you to renew the plates until you have passed. That's the "2005 emissions law". But the actual test that you take is the same; OBD scan ONLY. No visual, no sniffer.
I was shocked by this as well. I had just taken the test in my '96 Bonneville in the summer of 2006, then here comes another test notice in the late summer of '07, and I was like WTF? But it seems that emissions compliance is now tied to your eligibility for plates. Once you take this "extra" test, you should be back on track for 2 year testing intervals based on the Exp. date of your plate (every second year).
At least that's how the ILEPA explained it to me.
