>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>>Chad Lyles
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 6:24 AM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: inspection question for portlanders
>>
>>good morning!
>>does any one in portland (or oregon, or anywhere) know if i can still pass
>>inspection (DEQ) with out my reverse lights? i HAVE to go today ... and i
>>dont have time to fiddle with it... sounds dumb i know but i only have a
>>small window to do it today, and i just realized they were not working
>>this
>>morning ...
>>just wondering before waste 20 bucks today or not.
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>have a good week all
>>C~

Do you mean inspection on the Vanagon?  I have never had them ask me to put
it into reverse, and we pull straight through the stall, so nobody sees it.

These are not "safety inspections" like other parts of the US.  Just the
emissions test, a peek underneath for something that looks like a catalytic
converter under there, and some test to make sure the car's not too loud.

On a newer car, it's a different test stall but I still don't think they
check.

And by the way, you don't pay until you pass.

Good luck,
Tom Salicos
'87 Syncro Westy EG-33