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Post by SeanW on Nov 3, 2016 23:00:38 GMT
I've called three places so far, each has told me to go pound sand because, as they say, my car hasn't got a VIN for them to "match specs against" for the brake and light inspection. That's kinda BS and I get the feeling that they were just blowing smoke to keep from having to deal with something maybe a little odd ball.
That said, what's a good shop in the Bay Area (preferably South Bay) at which to get the Brake and Light inspection completed at?
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Post by SeanW on Nov 6, 2016 16:25:35 GMT
Why is it so hard to find a shop that will do this for me? I've hit up five places and been turned away five times. I had no idea that this would be the most difficult part of getting my Exo registered.
Seriously, one shop I called refused to do the inspection because the car didn't have a VIN they could look up to get "manufacture's specs" for brake pad/rotor thickness.
The next shop I stopped at, which had official inspection station seals bolted to the front of their shop, said they don't do it any more.
The third shop I stopped at, also with official seals, turned me away because they were "out of inspection certificate forms."
The other two shops I stopped past had let their state licenses for brake and light expire because nobody ever asked them for that service.
This is SUPER FRUSTRATING.
I've got a one-day move permit, I'd love to find a shop that I know will help me with my Exocet before I burn up that permit. I don't want to spend a day driving from shop-to-shop-to-shop-to-shop only to come up with nothing for the effort.
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Post by kiwicanfly on Nov 6, 2016 18:53:12 GMT
Sorry can't help but I am curious what such a test involves?
Surely a brake inspection is just to see if the car has sufficient braking capability, exactly how that is achieved in terms of rotor and pad size is irrelevant?
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Post by SeanW on Nov 6, 2016 20:03:21 GMT
Sorry can't help but I am curious what such a test involves? Surely a brake inspection is just to see if the car has sufficient braking capability, exactly how that is achieved in terms of rotor and pad size is irrelevant? Pad size rotor size aren't the issue, what they're looking for is how worn the pads and rotors are. Since our Department of Motor Vehicles requires the inspection, it has to be done at service center that has been officially licensed to do such inspections. What they check for are that the car's brakes are in good working order, that rotor and pad thickness are sufficient, that it has a parking brake that will hold the weight of the vehicle on a 6% grade, that there are no leaks, and that there's an indicator lamp to let the driver know if the parking/emergency brake is engaged. Oh, also that brake lights come on when they're supposed to come on. Some shops, I'm finding, are unwilling to sign off anything that they can't match against official manufacturer specs for a specific year and model as verified by vehicle VIN. |
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Post by kiwicanfly on Nov 6, 2016 21:25:30 GMT
Truly bizarre as that is such basic stuff.
You would think that the original specs for the MX5 would be sufficient.
Good luck.
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Post by SeanW on Nov 6, 2016 23:43:17 GMT
You would think that the original specs for the MX5 would be sufficient. They don't need them. They're just not willing to do the work and haven't got a better excuse for saying turning a customer away. |
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Post by colin on Nov 7, 2016 17:47:26 GMT
I had this problem, but I just called around till I found a shop that would take a look at it. Heres who I went to: www.mtviewradiator.com/ |
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Post by SeanW on Nov 7, 2016 18:09:22 GMT
I had this problem, but I just called around till I found a shop that would take a look at it. Heres who I went to: www.mtviewradiator.com/You're a life saver! Thanks! |
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Post by SeanW on Nov 9, 2016 3:05:00 GMT
Brake and Light is done. I have the certificate in hand. What an ordeal but done. Thank dog it's done.
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Post by mawdo81 on Nov 26, 2016 17:33:14 GMT
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