Two updates to give to my fellow citizens of the wonderful commonwealth.....
1) Went to have my car inspected today, and have some info pass along to you guys.
First of all, thank god the place I take my car to for inspections is staffed by gearheads!! There was a number of issues they could have failed me for right off the bat, but they were like "If you get stopped, YOU put these mods on AFTER we inspected the car, OK???"
1) KKM- It is now illegal to modify your intake system as it "interferes with the emissions controls".....their words, not mine
2) high Wattage bulbs are a no-=no (I think we all knew that anyway)
3) Window Tint- I was 2% over and they told me that most police Depts. have light meters in their units that will crack down on this.....no more than 35% on any of the windows!!(my "dark" tint is on the back windows, not the fronts)
4) Another item I asked him about- aftermarket exhausts. He just smiled and said that any exhaust not installed as part of a "factory package" is illegal. I asked about replacement exhausts, and all he could say was that is was up to the discretion of the inspecting station whether or not violated noise laws, etc.
Another FYI for all you Mass Gun owners!!!!
If your Class A is about to expire CALL YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS YOU RECIEVE YOUR RENEWAL!!!!!!!!!
Like a dumbass, I waited until today, figuring I could just walk in and get my renewal done and over with.....no such luck!! It turns out that many departments take a dim view of these licenses, so they make your life miserable to renew it. My department here told me that I couldn't just walk in and renew, I actually have to meet with the freakin' Chief of Police before they will renew it!!! Sooooo.....Now I had to make an appointment for next week, which means I now have to try and get time off to get this done!! Tough s**t for me if I can't get time off, they won't give extensions in MA, either!!! I even called the Firearms Bureau in Boston and was told "It is up to your licensing authority to decide how you file for the license". I was also told that there are some departments in the State that process licenses ONCE A MONTH!!!!! So, don't wait until your license is almost expired!!!!
