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Offline forestergreg

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LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« on: January 21, 2018, 05:37:39 pm »
Hey, I just brought over my 02 STI, looking for a shop or individual who won't nit pick on the inspection. I've heard horror stories of people having to swap out headlights and supports in doors being put in etc etc.

Not looking for a free pass if there are mechanical issues but I don't want to start swapping glass and what not.
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2018, 05:40:53 pm »
Alberta Transport has been cracking down hard on JDM cars, and the shops that inspect them.

For sure you'll need headlights. Not just because of code, but the aim is atrocious for our roads. It's damn near impossible to see anything in the right ditch, even when you're on the ride side of the vehicle.
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2018, 10:42:24 pm »
Hey man congrats!!!
When I imported through B pro auto he got it sent to a shop called Right Price Auto and they didnt do anything weird with my headlights or doors. (2000 bugeye)

https://www.yellowpages.ca/bus/Alberta/Calgary/The-Right-Price-Auto/5216311.html

The only thing they new I needed right off the bat was day time running lights and it was pretty cheep. If you know something is wrong with the car it would be cheapest to fix it before you give it to them.

My car needed brakes and that was expensive lol but they did good work, they have helped me out after as well. They know jdm cars very well and they are pretty quick to.
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2018, 10:48:46 pm »
When did you import your bugeye? Cause Right Price wasn't able to do my opi about 2 weeks ago.
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2018, 12:48:18 pm »
Just called right price, they said they have to call glass now :( it's pretty terrible when I can buy a vehicle here that really should not be on the road at all and isn't safe and have it on the road no problem but these beautiful near immaculate jdm's are getting cracked down on.
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2018, 02:18:21 pm »
If it really pisses you off, hand write and snail mail a letter to your MLA. If you don't know who that is, https://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla home find him/her here. Or, call, the numbers should be provided there.

And go nuts. itchbaying about it on a forum isn't going to help.
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2018, 03:03:41 pm »
I would call the guys at First Gear if you are in Edmonton, they have a shop they use and they do a pre-inspection so everything goes smoothly.
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2018, 12:54:51 am »
Quote from: RedndWhite on January 21, 2018, 10:48:46 pm
When did you import your bugeye? Cause Right Price wasn't able to do my opi about 2 weeks ago.

Mines been in here for almost 2 years now!

Quote from: forestergreg on January 22, 2018, 12:48:18 pm
Just called right price, they said they have to call glass now :( it's pretty terrible when I can buy a vehicle here that really should not be on the road at all and isn't safe and have it on the road no problem but these beautiful near immaculate jdm's are getting cracked down on.

Whats wrong with the glass?
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2018, 01:25:57 am »
Quote from: AirbornBugeye on January 23, 2018, 12:54:51 am
Mines been in here for almost 2 years now!

Whats wrong with the glass?

Great, glad it's been here two years. Ours haven't been here a month, and we're dealing with ever stricter crackdowns by our government.

The glass likely doesn't have DOT approved markings.
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2018, 08:05:02 pm »
Rear glass is missing AS2 markings, the mechanic I took it to today to do the oop got into an argument with DOT and he's working on getting a letter from a glass guy stating that it's equivalent.
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Offline Dr Beans

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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2018, 08:18:38 pm »
I'm about to register a 01 STi.

Did they find anything else with the car? Headlights were fine? Do you know how they wired up the DRL's?
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2018, 10:15:54 pm »
The place i went to didn't call my lack of DRL's, a very pleasant surprise.
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2018, 07:37:19 pm »
They want front and rear side markers, I just left my lights on and he assumed I had drl's, gotta love subys lol
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2018, 10:19:14 pm »
Quote from: Dr Beans on January 24, 2018, 08:18:38 pm
Do you know how they wired up the DRL's?

Wish I could figure out how mine were done. The only way I can run the engine without the damn headlights being on is to pull the fuses!  :sarcasm:
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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2018, 07:16:25 am »
Quote from: forestergreg on January 26, 2018, 07:37:19 pm
They want front and rear side markers, I just left my lights on and he assumed I had drl's, gotta love subys lol

Your car didn't come with them? I thought all JDM GDB's did?
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Offline forestergreg

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Re: LF JDM friendly inspection shop
« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2018, 11:38:04 am »
They took out the front reflectors in Japan, our round side markers are a bit further back and honestly I don't know what they want out of the rear because it's identical to a usdm. I just bought some trailer lights at princess auto to make them shut up and pass it, they will be coming off immediately after inspection lol.
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