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?

[Specracer]

While Im in MA so not necessarily applicable, we have an annual inspection that is taken VERY seriously. All basic safety equipment, and suspension components are checked (car is jacked up and "shook"). Not a chance a car would pass with out a functioning headlight. To make matters worse, MA recently raised the bar of compliance adding video cameras, and the requirement for the tech to also take a series of pictures that are submitted (front, rear, vin tag etc). Point of the post is that these inspections are usually not subjective, and casual. You might have to fix your issues.

[Unobtanium-inc]

While Im in MA so not necessarily applicable, we have an annual inspection that is taken VERY seriously. All basic safety equipment, and suspension components are checked (car is jacked up and "shook"). Not a chance a car would pass with out a functioning headlight. To make matters worse, MA recently raised the bar of compliance adding video cameras, and the requirement for the tech to also take a series of pictures that are submitted (front, rear, vin tag etc). Point of the post is that these inspections are usually not subjective, and casual. You might have to fix your issues.

NY inspection is serious too, even for old cars. The first time I took my Roadster for the yearly inspection I figured they would just check lights, tires, etc. I took to a Goodyear tire place, when I saw they were taking my brake drums off I got very nervous and was about 3 inches away from the guy for the remainder of the test. From then on I had it inspected at my mechanic's shop.