Those some VERY strict regulations.  Is Texas just easy when it comes to
car inspections?

.headlights, brakelights, blinkers
.horn.
.insurance

and you got yourself a sticker in tx.

ds

At 01:29 AM 8/9/2002 -0400, Kim Brennan wrote:
>Okay, so my new Westy Syncro was finally ready (in my very poor opinion)
>ready for the state safety and emissions testing.
>
>Maybe I should have looked over things a bit tighter. Sigh.
>
>CV boots torn on both front axles. Steering rack boots torn. The CV joints
>had sprayed their grease all over the front brakes, so that was the first
>flunking mark.
>
>The rear brakes need to be done as well. (Steering rack boots was the 2nd
>flunk, the rear brakes, the 3rd).
>
>One of the high beams was out and one of the tail lights (which I had just
>looked at a week ago) was out. Two more marks against passing.
>
>Idle was too high (well, we all know THAT tune...) Another failing grade...
>
>And the kicker. The laws in this state (Virginia) have changed and FOGLIGHTS
>MUST GO OUT WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE ENGAGED! So my Projectzwo foglights will have
>to come off for now until I can tackle the rewiring of the headlights.
>
>So...anybody have a nice concept of how to modify the fog light relay
>circuitry so that it turns OFF when I turn the high beams on?
>
>(#$%! snarl spit, hiss.) Just as well they have these inspections or I might
>have done something foolish like drive the beast across the country...Ooops.
>Too late.

Dylan Spurgin
81 Westy - Elly the Electric Elephant
http://www.spurgin.net/westy1.htm