Inspection woes...
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Inspection woes... Once they fail it, is there anything you can do? Of course everything passes but tint, and this same place for 5 years never checked but now they do. So now its got an X on the sticker and a red flag on the system. Besides strip the film and go back, what can I do (ideally without losing the $40) ?
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Originally Posted by Mike2kZ
is it just the side windows failing? If so, roll down your windows and pull the fuse. No law stating you have to have windows as far as I know.
Man im glad I live in a small town where they don't give a **** about tint, or Emissions for that matter....and how dark of tint are we talking???? think anything down to 25% is legal...I have 23% or 20% and it still passes....
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Originally Posted by GreatWhiteZ28
Man im glad I live in a small town where they don't give a **** about tint, or Emissions for that matter....and how dark of tint are we talking???? think anything down to 25% is legal...I have 23% or 20% and it still passes....
that sucks dude,one year i had to pay 100 for a sticker at that grand prkwy and I-10 lube place. what a bunch of BS, im glad im close to SA where a sticker is only 40, and thats if you FAIL. if you pass its 12.50
id try pulling the fuse.
id try pulling the fuse.
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You had to pay 100 for an inspection? I'm guessing that **** wasn't legal. Inspection limits are set by the State. It cant be more than 38.50 (or whatever it is), it can be less... but NEVER more. I would take the receipt to the state and report those guys.
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Originally Posted by DSIM
You had to pay 100 for an inspection? I'm guessing that **** wasn't legal. Inspection limits are set by the State. It cant be more than 38.50 (or whatever it is), it can be less... but NEVER more. I would take the receipt to the state and report those guys.
once your car is in the system and a failure is noted, it will be very difficult to find a shop to overlook the reason it failed and pass the car. Looks fishy when someone fails at one shop and passes somewhere else. I'd just pull the window tint off, you can get it re-done afterwards if you really want it bad enough. Legal window tint is fine with me.
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
once your car is in the system and a failure is noted, it will be very difficult to find a shop to overlook the reason it failed and pass the car. Looks fishy when someone fails at one shop and passes somewhere else. I'd just pull the window tint off, you can get it re-done afterwards if you really want it bad enough. Legal window tint is fine with me.
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Originally Posted by GreatWhiteZ28
Man im glad I live in a small town where they don't give a **** about tint, or Emissions for that matter....and how dark of tint are we talking???? think anything down to 25% is legal...I have 23% or 20% and it still passes....
no emissions in Dayton 
Too bad your not in the fort worth area, I found a couple here. I was having problems with an inspection last week cause of tint and exhaust. I ended up finding someone willing to pass it for 100, then found someone that just hooked me up for the 40. Just cruise around through the shadiest parts of town and giving those shops a shot, took about 8 shops for me though. A lot of them will have the no pass no pay signs.
Originally Posted by alexWS6
It read 15, he said he'd pass it at 20....
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Originally Posted by Lurius
15 is legal. The legal limit is 15 for city and 20 for any highway driving is what I was told recently when I got my inspectors license. he said that at 15 it will pass, but the second you get on the highway the legal limit is 20% and you can get a ticket there, but not on city streets for 15%.. Meaning they have to pass you at 15%.. Ask them to get the book and show you where it says 15% fails. Every shop is required to have one, it says what passes, and what dosent.
-Lurius
-Lurius
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/insp...ejectsubmit=Go
Although if you can find some literature stating 15 please pass it my way
Originally Posted by alexWS6
I dont know, seems pretty cut and dry off their site:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/insp...ejectsubmit=Go
Although if you can find some literature stating 15 please pass it my way
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/vi/insp...ejectsubmit=Go
Although if you can find some literature stating 15 please pass it my way
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