Moving to PA

markgt531 · May 14, 2015

hey ladies n gents!

looks like ill be moving to PA soon already looking for a place. Can someone please give me some info on how vehicle inspection is like ? ive been informed they fail you for tints, bad tires, broken tie rod ,etc. was wondering if they would give me problems with 2 air equipped vehicles with one of them NA-T. whats should i look out for ?

thanks in advance
-Mark-

jecbearclaw · May 15, 2015

Here are the PA regulations for state safety inpections.

http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/pub_45/SubchapterE.pdf

There is emissions as well, but thats computer regulated. Just like anywhere, you can find good garages and some that will let somethings slide.

markgt531 · May 15, 2015

thanks, yeh i figured that was a given. Now i jus looking for garage/shops/ anyone that has the hook ups

justin13703 · May 15, 2015

I live in md and I know the pa inspections are kind of a pain. And they have to be done every year

markgt531 · May 17, 2015

justin13703 said:
I live in md and I know the pa inspections are kind of a pain. And they have to be done every year

yehp thats what ive been told pain and evey year. MD only has one inspection right ? which is when u purchase the vehicle, buddy in MD told me

rennurx · May 17, 2015

What part of pa

markgt531 · May 18, 2015

rennurx said:
What part of pa

still looking for a spot for now im still commuting from NJ-PA . Work is located in Breiningsville so ill be looking at places near there maybe 20 - 30min away Bethlehem,easton, allentown etc. Recc any good places in PA?

rennurx · May 18, 2015

Not real familiar with those areas. I'm about 30-45 min south of Allentown.

cjist1 · May 18, 2015

I'm in Pittsburgh. I've never heard of anyone failing a state inspection due to tint. I have been pulled over for it though, but only twice in 20 years. I've also never had a problem with getting lifted or lowered vehicles inspected. You need good tires, brakes, all lights need to work, suspension components need to be not worn out and free of excessive play. Other than that they never seem to care. That being said I've never had a car or truck lowered so much that it has insane neg camber or anything like that.

markgt531 · May 19, 2015

rennurx said:
Not real familiar with those areas. I'm about 30-45 min south of Allentown.

not too bad just the other day i saw an RR in hamilton blvd car dealers for sale. im by trexlerton rt100/rt222

markgt531 · May 19, 2015

cjist1 said:
I'm in Pittsburgh. I've never heard of anyone failing a state inspection due to tint. I have been pulled over for it though, but only twice in 20 years. I've also never had a problem with getting lifted or lowered vehicles inspected. You need good tires, brakes, all lights need to work, suspension components need to be not worn out and free of excessive play. Other than that they never seem to care. That being said I've never had a car or truck lowered so much that it has insane neg camber or anything like that.

sounds good. thanks man

Limitless · May 19, 2015

Been in PA my whole life, as long as you stay away from the major chain places they will usually pass your truck as longs as its safe. Never had a problem with tint or suspension, but they will fail you for safety things like bald tires, no brake pad left, healight/tailghts out, etc. Had a place last year fail me for a stupid liscense plate light that was burnt out but that's because it was a major chain that checked off everything on their list.

As far as the places for living, youll probably want to stay closer to the Easton side because traffic can get bad on the highways around Allentown during rush hour, but if you have to choose I prefer taking Route 78 vs Route 22. That whole area used to be big during the steel industry times but has kinda fell down since so there are a lot of older areas. There are some good events that go on at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem and from what I hear there is a lot to do in Allentown. I live in Reading so I drive through that area from time to time but haven't really statyed there for any long period of time.

markgt531 · May 19, 2015

Limitless said:
Been in PA my whole life, as long as you stay away from the major chain places they will usually pass your truck as longs as its safe. Never had a problem with tint or suspension, but they will fail you for safety things like bald tires, no brake pad left, healight/tailghts out, etc. Had a place last year fail me for a stupid liscense plate light that was burnt out but that's because it was a major chain that checked off everything on their list.

As far as the places for living, youll probably want to stay closer to the Easton side because traffic can get bad on the highways around Allentown during rush hour, but if you have to choose I prefer taking Route 78 vs Route 22. That whole area used to be big during the steel industry times but has kinda fell down since so there are a lot of older areas. There are some good events that go on at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem and from what I hear there is a lot to do in Allentown. I live in Reading so I drive through that area from time to time but haven't really statyed there for any long period of time.

thanks for the info man!! im def looking around for a house right now id say about 20-40min from work , lots of houses to choose from cant wait to move and install my lift in the garage. Heard lots of events as well jus last sunday there was cars and coofee and yes SANDS ahahahha that was like the first thing that popped in my head lol. Well i guess one good thing about moving to PA is i no longer require to have front plates :top::blurock: lol i guess ill see you around when i officially move in

markgt531 · Aug 6, 2015

update, moving in a week or so .. the X ill be fine jsut gotta fix endlinks and small stuff here and there as far as my other one i def think i wont pass saftey at least and emission. anyone from the area in PA that can help with insp sticker ? also might end up getting another car that def wont pass lol

Limitless · Aug 7, 2015

Unfortunately I don't have any hook ups when it comes to stickers here on this side of the state. All my mechanic buddies are all over by Pittsburgh. Emissions is easy since all they look at is the ODB port and make sure your not getting any codes. The URD sim works fine for that. They will fail you for lights and such though if that's what your referring to as safety. I had to spend $200 to fix all my lights last year since my LED tail lights died and a couple of my HID's burnt out.

crsnfn09 · Aug 7, 2015

Unless it has recently changed Pennsylvania is one of the weird states where vehicle inspections differentiate between counties. I know Sullivan county had a very easy inspection. I'm pretty sure the only thing small shops would check is the fuel cap. And there were no emissions requirements :blurock:

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