State ref info for you guys
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Staging Lane
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From: Sun valley/Burbank
State ref info for you guys So after 8 months of having my car sitting for a state ref ticket it's finally dropped . Had to pay 1500 bucks in court today and everything is good to go . No I did not ref the car nor change anything I just paid the bail. Yes I will be at least putting carb legal cats just in case I get stopped again but the car is cammed so that might not help but it's better than getting caught with no cats. The cops basically saw the long tubes and no cats so I was cited with the gross polluter ticket and noise and that stupid sticker in the back to get it reffed. So for all the ones with questions yes you can just pay the bail. And my registration was in April and there were no holds at all with the dmv. I asked the judge and clerks if there were gonna be any holds and they said once it's paid no.
Good info for all you guys !
Thanks!
Good info for all you guys !
Thanks!
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Staging Lane
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 86
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From: Sun valley/Burbank
On The Tree
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Long tube headers are illegal in the state of California. Any Cop that is aware of that will most likely site you. The state of California mandates that you can not move the placement of the catalytic convertor from the factory position.
There are some shorty headers that are CARB approved for use in California but we all know it's a waste.
Any header needs to be CARB Approved for use in California. That also follows CAI as well.
Any Product that is CARB approved will have a label affixed to stating such. Law enforcement is aware of this also and will usually look for it.
A friend went through this with his nephew and a Stock 90 mustang 5.0 . Those vehicles have stock shorty header on them from the factory but being dirty the cop could not see the marking and cited him for it.
Went to the ref and they failed the car because the coolant bottle had no coolant as it was brittle and leaking.
Took it back again, Then He claimed he couldn't see the timing mark properly...
Replaced those issue and they failed it for because the check engine light wouldn't turn of with Key on Engine off or something stupid like that. That's not the way that system work on an OBD1 car.
Took it back again it finally made it through all the B.S. and they finally passed it. It even passed the sniffer.
Those cars barely pass the sniffer in bone stock forum...
In this case, the vehicle was bone stock and he was harassed because of the loud exhaust.
The New Roush Mustangs were even being cited for loud exhaust in some area's of CA.
The car owners had to get them reffed.
There are some shorty headers that are CARB approved for use in California but we all know it's a waste.
Any header needs to be CARB Approved for use in California. That also follows CAI as well.
Any Product that is CARB approved will have a label affixed to stating such. Law enforcement is aware of this also and will usually look for it.
A friend went through this with his nephew and a Stock 90 mustang 5.0 . Those vehicles have stock shorty header on them from the factory but being dirty the cop could not see the marking and cited him for it.
Went to the ref and they failed the car because the coolant bottle had no coolant as it was brittle and leaking.
Took it back again, Then He claimed he couldn't see the timing mark properly...
Replaced those issue and they failed it for because the check engine light wouldn't turn of with Key on Engine off or something stupid like that. That's not the way that system work on an OBD1 car.
Took it back again it finally made it through all the B.S. and they finally passed it. It even passed the sniffer.
Those cars barely pass the sniffer in bone stock forum...
In this case, the vehicle was bone stock and he was harassed because of the loud exhaust.
The New Roush Mustangs were even being cited for loud exhaust in some area's of CA.
The car owners had to get them reffed.
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