How to own a DSM in California?

[GSTOMPN]

You'll have Colorado plates. I believe they go by the laws of that state. You should be fine.

 

[outlawdsm]

Ok, I hope so. I'll also be bringing my 1g talon, and it looks mostly stock under the hood. I will be DD'ing the 1g and only taking the 2g out to race or meets.

 

[t00ners_bl0ws]

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[Thomas91169]

Dont drive like an ass, dont have any rice mods (ie CF hoods, whale-tail spoilers, dropped to the ground bouncing on ebay coilovers) and youll be fine. Biggest thing is to not draw attention to yourself as much as possible.

 

[CFeclipse]

everybody should get mexican plates and license and forget about all your problems

 

[Kingcof22]

everybody should get mexican plates and license and forget about all your problems

.. thats an awesome suggestion!!!

 

[crash89]

Ive lived in California for the past 4 years and have only been pulled over once, and it was my own fault. 75 in a 55. The car has been in pretty much this current outside appearance for about 2 years now, lowered on 18s, cf hood, and side skirts, very visible FMIC and no front plate. Granted the car was registered in Wisconsin that still wouldnt matter if I drove like an idiot.

Really it all boils down to your driving habits. Sometimes if a cop sees you doing something you shouldnt he may brush it off if he sees you all the time and obeying the law.. Dont drive stupid, thats it.

And I know this is kinda old.

 

[gofer]

Digging up an old thread but I thought I'd mention, my home state of Colorado threw my under the California emissions bus this last year. The county I lived in, in Colorado, never had emissions until this last year so my car needs to be smogged now. Since the car and I both live in CA I can submit a CO emissions extension request (because I'm military) but along with it is a smog check from the state you reside in, lucky me its CA. This has been a pain in my ass, especially since this car hasn't had emissions related parts on it in nearly 5 years. Luckily, these cars are 14 years old and can be found by the dozen at a junkyard. For any parts I couldn't dig up my local DSM friends came to the rescue, thank goodness, and even then I'm still sliding under the radar with my aftermarket FMIC/bov.

California made me go from this...

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To this... and I'm still not done putting the EGR/EVAP/FPS solenoids on the firewall, running the vacuum lines, and setting up the PCV.

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[PieEyedPiper]

I can only see one picture!

 

[gofer]

I can only see one picture!

Ones a photobucket hosted picture, thats probably why.

 

[crash89]

Well fix it!!! I wanna see the other one!! I see the first one..

 

[gofer]

It works for me. My work computers block photobucket images, possibly change your browser settings? Which one isn't working?

 

[crash89]

The second one..

 

[gofer]

Try that?

 

[black_gst]

Where did you hide your AFPR

 

[T is for TURBO]

Ouch...
I'm glad I kept all of my emmissions. This is the only thing I dread when I move to cali.

Good luck!

 

[SOADweskey]

That is a lot of work to pass smog Corey, that is why I'm leaving my car registered in Cali while I'm gone so I don't have to reinspect it when I come back.

 

[gofer]

Where did you hide your AFPR

In my garage. I got a 1g N/T FPR to keep it at 47psi base and still look stock, keeping the 255 in too *knock on wood* the stock FPR holds it.

That is a lot of work to pass smog Corey, that is why I'm leaving my car registered in Cali while I'm gone so I don't have to reinspect it when I come back.

Tell me about it. Colorado bent me over on this one, dammit.