North Carolina inspection, yeah i do have to do it. Options

[tazz9924]

So im new to the carolinas, and therefore i have to get my 914 inspected at least once and i have a couple questions. Will they fail a car for not having those ugly wart lights on the side? And will they fail a car if the pop ups aren’t operational (my right one stopped working and i haven’t fixed it yet, it needs some new wires.) Is anyone here by chance an nc inspector that can help me out or know someone who does them and isnt a super stickler?

ps. side question what is the North Carolina antique plate for? is it like washingtons collector plates where it doesn’t require tabs/inspections but applies driving limits?

[Superhawk996]

There's always the option to move.

IMHO if they won't license a 914 I'm not sure I could live there. But hey, I live with cold weather and urban decay so I guess that's how messed up my priorities are. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

[sithot]

A friend happened to buy this car and explained what happened.

This car was restored by the book and has all of it's various numbers +Heritage Certificate, however, during restoration the actual VIN tag (and others) were removed for the full paint job (under the hood included).
The NC inspectors took note that the rivets weren't original and removed the VIN plate and affixed a new one sporting a NC number.

https://www.dmv.com/nc/north-carolina/custo...le-registration

"Since applicants for custom and antique auto registrations are mandated to submit their vehicle to a DMV inspection, they may be required to pay for additional services as well."






One of the advantages of vintage plates in most jurisdictions is "no further inspections" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[AZBanks]

A friend happened to buy this car and explained what happened.

This car was restored by the book and has all of it's various numbers +Heritage Certificate, however, during restoration the actual VIN tag (and others) were removed for the full paint job (under the hood included).
The NC inspectors took note that the rivets weren't original and removed the VIN plate and affixed a new one sporting a NC number.

https://www.dmv.com/nc/north-carolina/custo...le-registration

"Since applicants for custom and antique auto registrations are mandated to submit their vehicle to a DMV inspection, they may be required to pay for additional services as well."





One of the advantages of vintage plates in most jurisdictions is "no further inspections" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

What does that do to resale value, future registration in another state, etc, etc???