04-12-2023, 07:20 PM | #1 |
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Best Places to get your Safety Inspection in NOVA
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I picked up my car from the performance center and I’m looking to get my front windshield tinted and possibly 200 cell downpipes done. Is there any places that y’all would recommend for any safety inspection? |
04-13-2023, 07:19 AM | #2 |
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The best hope is to just find a gas station that does them and hope they dont care. The dowpipes arent a big deal but the tinted windshield definitely will be. My wife had hers tinted and she failed 3/3 places she went to in NOVA before she just decided to have it removed.
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Perfect. Can I ask if you had catted or catless? |
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04-13-2023, 03:42 PM | #6 |
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I was catted downpipe but this was years ago. It really depends on the inspector. I dont think anybody here would publicly post up who they go to for fear of getting that inspector in deep trouble.
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04-14-2023, 03:44 PM | #7 |
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New cars are exempt from emissions inspections for the first four years in VA. Window tint isn’t part of the inspection either.
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Found a guy that has the connections to get me the sticker even if I go with my windshield tint and downpipes.
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I’ve never had mine done. If you’re talking something like air 90 then nobody would notice imo. You can also get a medical authorization from the dmv.
https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/drivers...sunshading.asp
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Technically, window tint isnt part of the inspection, true, but I have seen first hand here in Gainesville a car failed because it was too dark and the inspector said it was a safety issue. The guy wasnt too thrilled lol. |
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What percentage tint are we talking about? Sub 30% is obvious. I’ve had one not inspect because I didn’t have a front plate at one time, which really has nothing to do with safety. I just drove to another gas station.
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I had BMW of Fairfax take my car back for inspection, and then 10 minutes later they brought it back to me and said "Nope, we cannot inspect it due to have no orange side markers". I left and went to my other gas station and was done in 10 minutes.
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BMW of Fairfax is not the place to go for anything. I went there to lower my car and they told me that it’d take a day. A day turned into 5 extra days.
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7833 Loisdale Rd, Springfield, VA 22150 Inspection takes 3 minutes and you're out - $20 |
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I figured I’d kill two birds with one stone while there, but nope. To your point, I don’t take it there for anything but service.
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Yeah. BMW of Fairfax isn’t the best dealership to get anything done. I’ve noticed that BMW of Sterling is better in regards to service and quality, overall. I’ve started going there instead.
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Other day when I went to sterling BMW for oil change, I was quite shocked how quick the service finished while I waited. Not to mention customer service was awesome. I drove away at Alexandetia BMW after no one care to assist me while standing for almost 40 minutes. Glaf I went to sterling BMW afterwards. |
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