Here is the DMV website and and maybe you can see about the whole Canadian transfer issue I suppose. Hope it helps.
Smog inspections are required unless your vehicle is:
Hybrid
1975 year model or older
Diesel powered
Electric
Natural gas powered and has a Gross Vehicle Weight rating of 14,001 lbs. or more.
Motorcycle
Trailer
When changing ownership:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures...cts/ffvr32.htm
General smog FAQ:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/smog.htm
Last edited by Bluntman; 05-04-2009 at 05:33 PM.
So an update on the car. I finally got sometime to change out the brake master cylinder and now the car is up and running for good. But I still need to change out the rotors which I had trouble doing the first time and depending on what happens with smog and if I can transfer the car, I will prob have a shop change out the rotors.
Yeah the rotors are a bitch. Shop manual says you need a press... booo! Might be able to get them turned on the car...
I have fresh rotors to replace them so I'm just going to have a shop take them off.Originally Posted by 2ndGenGuy
I'm crossing my fingers that the DMV will let me pass.....I'm so scared of all my hard work going down the drain cause it won't pass with the DMV.....
cooool interior!!
So the car finally got a wash in 7+ years. Drove it over to my friend's house even though it doesn't have registration at the moment, I know I know....terrible idea.
Nice! Need more pics!!
Soon will if I can get the car to pass smog and if the dmv allows it
Well it doesn't look like my car will be driven on the road now. I tried to get the honda manufacturer to give me a letter of certification or something like that. Well Honda USA won't pass it cause of seat belt restraints. And it can't be modified to pass either. Looks like im SOL......
Can somebody get me a US vin number? like steal it off a junked US car? Or does anybody have any ideas that I can use? Cause I really want to drive this car especially since it was my dad's first car.
Last edited by The Law; 07-30-2009 at 10:14 PM.
why can't you get an exemption for it being an out of US car? a 49 state car has to pass the 49 state rules, as long as it's original you should be able to get some kind of exemption go to the SEMA website and try to contact them,they might be able to help.Well it doesn't look like my car will be driven on the road now. I tried to get the honda manufacturer to give me a letter of certification or something like that. Well Honda USA won't pass it cause of seat belt restraints. And it can't be modified to pass either. Looks like im SOL......
Can somebody get me a US vin number? like steal it off a junked US car? Or does anybody have any ideas that I can use? Cause I really want to drive this car especially since it was my dad's first car.
Pretty frightening outcome!
If the USA required different seatbelt bolt threads that might be difficult to change but it seems unlikely? Belts themselves can be changed easy enough. I wonder if they just couldn't be bothered looking into it properly.
Other differences might be heavier side-intrusion bars in the doors, child-restraint anchor types & of course the bumpers, metric gauges & the emissionized engine.
If people can manage to register newer RHD JDM with some difficulty it seems absurd you couldn't get a car from Canada!
Yeah, I hope I can do something about it. Cause the last thing I want to do is get rid of this car due to it having sentimental value to my father (his first car).
Yeah dude, keep looking into it. You've gotta be able to find a loophole. Maybe call an importer and see what they say. They are the people who get JDM cars imported here. Your other option is to buy a POS 81 Accord and swap the VINs onto yours. Though I think your VIN is etched into the firewall anyways... or did that only start on the 2nd gens... Either way, I think it's doable. Nobody will know, or question and old Accord, since it's not exactly a popular car to import.
That is so stupid. The CMVSS requires american cars imported into Canada to have Canadian spec bumpers installed because CMVSS tests theirs at like 3km/h faster than US DOT does.
And that's about it. So fucking stupid.
And why would a Japanese built car have different seat belts for Canada than for the states? I'm sure the parts are identical.
Edit: You should post up the response from Honda USA so we can pick it apart.
ICHIBAN!
"Now, even more better!"
The response was from a phone call. I should prob email them and ask.
Never hurts to call a second, third or fourth person in a big corporation. You're likely to get a different answer each time. And still have them all be wrong. Happens to me all the time when I deal with HP, Microsoft, Intel, Dell, etc. They're so big nobody knows what's really going on. Fuckers.
Actually, they have me on record.
OMG. This is the first pic I've sen of it all shiny and clean!! Wow looks mint! How did I not see that before!! You need to get that thing registered man!!! One way or another!
I just noticed too. Hazwan's 1gee has the same hood as my hatch. But your sedan has a bit squarer, more chromey hood. A little USDM bling.But neither of you have a fuckin hood ornament!!
Yep the JDM/N-American saloon hood with the raised center-tip. Never fitted to hatches..... - or even Saloons in most other markets. Diffrent grille to match & didn't have the "ornament" either but Hazwan & I had to remove ours.I just noticed too. Hazwan's 1gee has the same hood as my hatch. But your sedan has a bit squarer, more chromey hood. A little USDM bling.
Chassis number on the cowl panel...
Maybe they are thinking of all the funny/daft "automatic" seatbelts of the late '80's early '90's. Not relevant to older cars.
With regards to 2ndgenguy's "other option" suggestion - pick up the 1974 version of Gone in 60 Seconds, then watch what they do with the Dodge Challenger near the start. It's like a how-to guide!
aww man. talk about a cliff hanger. whatever happened with that beauty? oy vey, what a bureaucratic cluster f.
Figured I'd answer your question. The car is now sitting in my backyard and still not registered. Very sad
Figured I'd answer your question. The car is now sitting in my backyard and still not registered. Very sad
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