I was hoping the smog tech would take a quick peak and see the Cat painted and wrapped in cable and say ok hes just making sure it wont get stolen. Crawled under my van with a flash light in his mouth and inspected the hell out of it and failed me. My friend sad this guy looked under his suv for 2 seconds. I guess I was profiled.
@@noecardenas422 I was thinking that too but it was also very obvious it was brand new since it doesn't have surface rust like a old Converter so they might of inspected it anyway. I'll never know. I got it solved buy getting a universal c0mmiefornia approved converter. Ran the exact same smog numbers with the magic CA stamo.
@@noecardenas422 Here's how I got complaint again. That CA stamp is a scam lol. Ran the exact same sniffer numbers ua-cam.com/video/_HSuJ26hinQ/v-deo.html
Got a CA compliant Converter. My smog #s were pretty much the same. CA compliant converter is just paying Extra for the same Converter with a CA Stamp on it. Doesnt magically run any cleaner.
Man that sucks John. Our emissions testing in WI have actually lightened up over the past 20 years. We don’t have a visual or a smog test anymore. It’s a simple OBD read and gas cap seal test. We also test at oil change joints here where if there was a “visual” inspection an easy $5 tip would persuade the 19 year old kid inspector to pass it. Hope it all works out for you without breaking the bank
This is a total scam a CA compliant cat just has a $1000 stamp stating its a CA Converter. I'm sure its to pay for all the social programs here and rob people like me.
That sucks John, sorry to hear about this. If it was me i would get a P.O box in Arizona and register it there, no smog required. The RV community does this to save money.
I have to look into that. Did you know I cant get Long tube headers for my Z06 because it moves the cats back a few inches? That mod alone adds 40 horsepower.
@zenithchromo I asked a cop if I caught someone stealing my Catalytic Converter if I would get in trouble if I put a hole in their engine block with my S&W 500. He said yeah don't do that.
It's extra money to pay for all the BS programs here I'm guessing. I got my cat from a Texas company on Ebay it even had the factory flanges on it for $450. Now I have to find a CA embezzled converter.
CA's visual inspections are nutty, you have to pay for the shop's time and liability/fines to examine the car looking for imaginary petty issues when they should just keep it objective and check the tailpipe. The stamp on the cat is the simplest thing they'll get you for but it can get a lot crazier. I'm lucky my car is OBD-1 so the cat was cheaper, but the CA version still inflates the price a ton. There's no difference, it's just a bribe to the state to get that stamp on it. Nobody has any problem passing the tailpipe test with normal cats, they just fail visual. I bought a CA cat on Amazon, a couple years later the approval got revoked. Nothing changed, the manufacturer just stopped paying for CA's "approval" process. Luckily they'll still pass you if they can read the date code and know it was legal when it was made. You can download a PDF file of the whole inspection procedure that the shops have to follow. Don't remember the URL but it's buried somewhere on the CA BAR web site. It's useful to know what to worry about, especially if you have an old car. CA is insane about this stuff, which I always thought was funny because of all the forest fires where I lived. I was living in smoke for weeks every summer and they're harrassing me and my neighbors about any fart's worth of emissions on our cars. I know somebody who "sold" her old car by using the "vehicle retirement" racket. All you have to do is fail a test. Car gets destroyed and you get more money than a real person would pay for it. CA is hijacking the supply of cheap serviceable cars and using your money to do it.
Damn that sucks man failing a visual inspection! If your car has no lights on it should have passed. That's part of the reason why I got out of California, no smog inspections and to renew my registration is only like 28 bucks a year. Plus my insurance is cheaper. Why in the f would people vote yes on a gas tax I don't get it man, it's not like gas is cheap out there anyways.
Your right Chico, i bought a car in California and registered it in AZ. They didn't charge me sales tax and they didn't want to look at the vehicle. The lady told me if the VIN is wrong that is between you and the law. lol
A CA Compliant CAT is a cat with a stamp saying it's ok to use in California. That stamp cost $1500. Sounds like a way to support people who don't want to work.
Also you know what sucks about California cars outside of california? IT STILL NEEDS A C.A.R.B. CAT!!!! Or else it won't match the emissions sticker under the hood. When my cat got stolen off my 09 Honda CR-V in Connecticut I still have to get a C.A.R.B. cat so it would match the "Engine Family Number" on the emissions label under the hood under that goes to what cat the car is suppose to have. It cost $1,700. A FED cat cost $640. BUT... in CT if your car is 1996 or older you dont have to do emissions tests. So I never have to do emissions testing on my 91 Jeep or my 94 Metro
I was hoping that would take a quick peak like they did with my friends cars. Hopefully this video helps someone out and they dont take a risk and do it right the first time.
Even if a new cat is CARB approved, you might still fail. They have strict requirement that in addition to being CARB approved, a cat has to match up with your car make/model. For example there are tons of CARB approved pre-OBD-II cats out there. My car is approved only for few of those. And if those few are not available? I guess tough luck and I have to junk my car!
@@springer-qb4dv I've always gotten direct bolt on cats never weld on due to bolt ons usually only fit the specific car. But yeah I'm glad I moved out of Cali. I was finally able to put a 6-2-1 headers on my jeep XJ and I don't have to do emissions testing on cars 1996 or older.
California smog bureaucracy is ridiculous. If a car pases emission test, why do they care what kind of cat it has?? I have old pre OBD-II car and I will never remove my original factory cat, even if it goes bad. I will sneak a secondary cat disguised as resonator or hide inside a giant muffler.
@@JohnDrivesAnything Yes it's lost cause to be honest to bureaucratic nightmare that CARB has become. They don't care about emissions - what they care about is making money and absolute control.
@@springer-qb4dv My goal is to leave this state in the next few years and I'm not taking California Idealogy with me. I know other states residents hate seeing Californians move to their state because Californians bring Ca values with them. I'm just a guy who wants to work on my cars and be left alone.
Been wanting to move for years man. Building up my youtube channel for extra income and if things don't go well in 2024 I want to leave sooner then later. I will not be taking California Values with me to another state.
Yeah in hindsight maybe I should of tried to take it to the smog shop without painting it. But then if I didn't paint it its obviously brand new. That's why I think it's better to not try to go non CA complaint and just get the proper part. I ended up getting the proper part. Got the exact same sniffer numbers with the Non CA and Ca complaint cat. The CA stamp didn't make my vehicle magically run cleaner. Hopefully this video helps someone.
I heard South Dakota will Register your car and you dont even have to live there. They know California is ripping us off so they'll take the Registration money. I did get this fixed "legit" Got the CA compliant Catalytic Coverter and lo and behold it ran the exact same sniffer numbers as the non compliant. The Magic CA stamp doesnt make my van run any cleaner........
@@vevenaneathna My goal in the next 5 years is to get out of here. I will take my non Cali Values with me. Im not one of those Californians who will leave then try to turn my new home into what I left.
@@JohnDrivesAnything respect. pick a state without income tax. 350k/year leave ca now. somehow the house prices still go up with big tech imploding. that hypocritical neoliberalism. for example, rainbow painted inclusive anti homeless sleep boulders put into the corners of store fronts. shuts down their last nuclear powerplant to push dozens of high pollution gas+coal peaker plants online while shaming everyone else for not being progressive enough. they were the first state to ban slavery... so that a handful of white men could keep as much of the gold rush to themselves. I imagine even gravity works backwards in ca
Do you have the original converter outside shroud . I guess its too late because its now in the system with non carb part, would the original cat shroud fit over new cat to trick them. Maybe this could be help to someone else , Try wrapping the new non carb cat in the old outter plate wrapper . Idk , I just hate carb compliance , and I like to see carb board get screwed .
Here's how I finally passed. I hope this video helped some people out. I found a CA Compliant Aftermarket Converter that was much cheaper then OEM. Ran the Exact same sniffer #s The CA Compliant stamp is a money grab. Doesn't make the vehicle run any cleaner ua-cam.com/video/_HSuJ26hinQ/v-deo.html
on the hood is the car carb emissions or epa? im in ny and have a carb car (from co), but they don’t do a visual test here, i wonder if i can pass w an epa cat 🤔
@@JohnDrivesAnything no im in ny and have a car from co which is a carb state. got an epa cat n still getting a p0420 code. knew that could happen but all good. got a f8ke sticker n called it a day.
Dang this is terrible, the Thieves have caused havoc on your finances.. my z71 got a new Cat 2 years ago I paid $500 fixed same day on the spot with same shop that failed it. I wonder if the red paint drawed attention.. if it’s old and rusty might have camouflaged it.
I was in a no win situation. It looked too new so I risked it and made it look like I dont want it stolen so I guess the smog guy decided to inspect. Hopefully I can get this fixed by August and still do a van meet by the end of the year or early next year.
They put it on a sniffer and the numbers were exactly the same as the CA approved cat. Heres the resolution video ua-cam.com/video/_HSuJ26hinQ/v-deo.html
The way i got my tags was registering the car in a different city in California where no smog is required ... they ask for nothing. Just tell dmv to register the car at the address and youll get your tags.. no proofs are needed for address change.. nor i found laws against it..
They should give those guys & gals that steal them a job making them in the factory for free as time served, how about 10 years making catalytic converters for free for the folks that have one stolen.....
@@JohnDrivesAnything Back in 2008-2009 someone thought our catalytic converter was theirs, took our OEM Toyota T100 4X4 converter, I bought one of those aftermarket ones, at some point the converter shell became tarnished from off road, and mud, they could not read the catalytic converter number on it, the truck passed the sniff test but the tech would not pass it with the number being illegible. Since then BAR has changed their toon about this, I wrote them a nasty letter describing the problem, about 6 month later they responded with a letter of reconcile that they would make changes to the technicians protocol. California splitting smog hairs, once car/truck at a time.
@@JohnDrivesAnything on top of that, let's say you had to shell out money to buy a ca compliance cat, you risk some idiot going to steal your $1300 cat! Its the law abiding people like us that ends up getting screwed. I'm sure the guy who got caught stealing gets finger printed and released. California for you.
Here's how I passed. 1000 views hopefully it helped a few people out. ua-cam.com/video/_HSuJ26hinQ/v-deo.html I asked a cop if I caught someone in the act I would get in trouble if I did something about it he said yeah unfortunately just let it go. You'll be the one that gets in trouble.
Nvm - So, being that it didn't have a CARB # that's why - I was going to try and do this, but now I'm seeing that it's not worth the hassle of getting sent another state and picking it up there. What's dumb is that a lot of the CARB approved Cats are in back order
Chinese guy? Thats racist bro. And you are complaining about being profiled? Anyways sad to know your situation. There are 2 holes in your story. First, you cant buy a non carb compliant cat in CA. The legit retailers wont sell it to you. Second, this is not a secret. If you had gone to get a quote or to any muffler shop in ca they will tell you this. But, you did not say which cat you bought as well etc. Anuways, still thums up to your video. Keep up the work.
Ray-cist?! My GF is Mexican, my best friend is black and I hang out with a bunch of white dudes. Just messing with you man. It's hard to tell on the internet. I bought my catalytic converter on Ebay. I made this video telling people how to hopefully save money and what to do if their converter is stolen. Hopefully it helps people to not try what I did. ua-cam.com/video/_HSuJ26hinQ/v-deo.html Appreciate the thumbs up and feedback. It helps my channel out a lot and I make some money back to pay for this theft.
@JohnDrivesAnything you can ask the ebay seller to give you full refund. They cannot ship a non carb compliant cat to California. It's against the law and ebay is within jurisdiction. I mean even ebay support will help you or have to help you here. You can even sue for more after consulting a lawyer imo. Ya i believed you werent but the way you were talking about one man who rejected your inspection, it might be construed as something personal. It's Ca law and the guy was just following it.
Got a complaint Cat and ran the exact same sniffer #s as the non complaint. It's a shame who's running this state. Such a nice state with Mountains, Rivers/Lakes, Deserts such great camping spots here.
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I was hoping the smog tech would take a quick peak and see the Cat painted and wrapped in cable and say ok hes just making sure it wont get stolen. Crawled under my van with a flash light in his mouth and inspected the hell out of it and failed me. My friend sad this guy looked under his suv for 2 seconds. I guess I was profiled.
@moreno valley news first Wasn't it you that paid $800 for a replacement?
Shouldn't have painted it pretty much red flaged it for ur self ....should've just left it as it was
@@noecardenas422 I was thinking that too but it was also very obvious it was brand new since it doesn't have surface rust like a old Converter so they might of inspected it anyway. I'll never know. I got it solved buy getting a universal c0mmiefornia approved converter. Ran the exact same smog numbers with the magic CA stamo.
Should've thrown some mud on it then let dry up then take to the smog check so it looks like it's oem lol...I hate fornia man some times lol
@@noecardenas422 Here's how I got complaint again. That CA stamp is a scam lol. Ran the exact same sniffer numbers
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Just one of the many reasons why I want to leave this state .
Got a CA compliant Converter. My smog #s were pretty much the same. CA compliant converter is just paying Extra for the same Converter with a CA Stamp on it. Doesnt magically run any cleaner.
Man that sucks John. Our emissions testing in WI have actually lightened up over the past 20 years. We don’t have a visual or a smog test anymore. It’s a simple OBD read and gas cap seal test. We also test at oil change joints here where if there was a “visual” inspection an easy $5 tip would persuade the 19 year old kid inspector to pass it. Hope it all works out for you without breaking the bank
This is a total scam a CA compliant cat just has a $1000 stamp stating its a CA Converter. I'm sure its to pay for all the social programs here and rob people like me.
Dang, weird California laws strike again.
That sucks John, sorry to hear about this. If it was me i would get a P.O box in Arizona and register it there, no smog required. The RV community does this to save money.
I have to look into that. Did you know I cant get Long tube headers for my Z06 because it moves the cats back a few inches? That mod alone adds 40 horsepower.
@@JohnDrivesAnything nice mod but to be honest your Z06 has plenty of power. 40 horse wont matter, lol.
@@porky7753 This video left a huge impression on me. WAnted LG headers ever since! ua-cam.com/video/vI-Qn8my9nY/v-deo.html
@zenithchromo I asked a cop if I caught someone stealing my Catalytic Converter if I would get in trouble if I put a hole in their engine block with my S&W 500. He said yeah don't do that.
WTF is a Commiefornia complaint Cat? Never heard of it, sounds like the station wants to make money off you to have it pass.
It's extra money to pay for all the BS programs here I'm guessing. I got my cat from a Texas company on Ebay it even had the factory flanges on it for $450. Now I have to find a CA embezzled converter.
CA's visual inspections are nutty, you have to pay for the shop's time and liability/fines to examine the car looking for imaginary petty issues when they should just keep it objective and check the tailpipe. The stamp on the cat is the simplest thing they'll get you for but it can get a lot crazier.
I'm lucky my car is OBD-1 so the cat was cheaper, but the CA version still inflates the price a ton.
There's no difference, it's just a bribe to the state to get that stamp on it. Nobody has any problem passing the tailpipe test with normal cats, they just fail visual.
I bought a CA cat on Amazon, a couple years later the approval got revoked. Nothing changed, the manufacturer just stopped paying for CA's "approval" process. Luckily they'll still pass you if they can read the date code and know it was legal when it was made.
You can download a PDF file of the whole inspection procedure that the shops have to follow. Don't remember the URL but it's buried somewhere on the CA BAR web site. It's useful to know what to worry about, especially if you have an old car.
CA is insane about this stuff, which I always thought was funny because of all the forest fires where I lived. I was living in smoke for weeks every summer and they're harrassing me and my neighbors about any fart's worth of emissions on our cars.
I know somebody who "sold" her old car by using the "vehicle retirement" racket. All you have to do is fail a test. Car gets destroyed and you get more money than a real person would pay for it. CA is hijacking the supply of cheap serviceable cars and using your money to do it.
Yes never remove old original factory CAT. Just hide a secondary cat inside muffler or disguise it as a resonator.
My sniffer #s were great, as cleans as a econobox and that should be all that matters
Damn that sucks man failing a visual inspection! If your car has no lights on it should have passed. That's part of the reason why I got out of California, no smog inspections and to renew my registration is only like 28 bucks a year. Plus my insurance is cheaper. Why in the f would people vote yes on a gas tax I don't get it man, it's not like gas is cheap out there anyways.
The L1b$ here with parents supporting them and no job want people like me to pay for everything.
CA sucks. Maybe just register it in another state.
Your right Chico, i bought a car in California and registered it in AZ. They didn't charge me sales tax and they didn't want to look at the vehicle. The lady told me if the VIN is wrong that is between you and the law. lol
That's some bs
A CA Compliant CAT is a cat with a stamp saying it's ok to use in California. That stamp cost $1500. Sounds like a way to support people who don't want to work.
Yeah pretty much. Your state is so screwed up has been for decades now
Also you know what sucks about California cars outside of california? IT STILL NEEDS A C.A.R.B. CAT!!!! Or else it won't match the emissions sticker under the hood. When my cat got stolen off my 09 Honda CR-V in Connecticut I still have to get a C.A.R.B. cat so it would match the "Engine Family Number" on the emissions label under the hood under that goes to what cat the car is suppose to have. It cost $1,700. A FED cat cost $640.
BUT... in CT if your car is 1996 or older you dont have to do emissions tests. So I never have to do emissions testing on my 91 Jeep or my 94 Metro
I'm assuming the list he gave me are cats that will allow me to pass. Going to research that list when I have time.
Just from reading the title i can already say that you never use a FED cat in California or New York. It MUST have a C.A.R.B. number on the cat.
I was hoping that would take a quick peak like they did with my friends cars. Hopefully this video helps someone out and they dont take a risk and do it right the first time.
Even if a new cat is CARB approved, you might still fail. They have strict requirement that in addition to being CARB approved, a cat has to match up with your car make/model. For example there are tons of CARB approved pre-OBD-II cats out there. My car is approved only for few of those. And if those few are not available? I guess tough luck and I have to junk my car!
@@springer-qb4dv I've always gotten direct bolt on cats never weld on due to bolt ons usually only fit the specific car. But yeah I'm glad I moved out of Cali. I was finally able to put a 6-2-1 headers on my jeep XJ and I don't have to do emissions testing on cars 1996 or older.
Just cut up your old one and weld that eo number to the federal cat
California smog bureaucracy is ridiculous. If a car pases emission test, why do they care what kind of cat it has?? I have old pre OBD-II car and I will never remove my original factory cat, even if it goes bad. I will sneak a secondary cat disguised as resonator or hide inside a giant muffler.
This is more insane. Check out how good my numbers are ua-cam.com/video/8MRb0ZVGp1I/v-deo.html
@@JohnDrivesAnything Yes it's lost cause to be honest to bureaucratic nightmare that CARB has become. They don't care about emissions - what they care about is making money and absolute control.
@@springer-qb4dv My goal is to leave this state in the next few years and I'm not taking California Idealogy with me. I know other states residents hate seeing Californians move to their state because Californians bring Ca values with them. I'm just a guy who wants to work on my cars and be left alone.
you need a pre smog vehicle or yeah, just go to a better place... like west virginia.
Been wanting to move for years man. Building up my youtube channel for extra income and if things don't go well in 2024 I want to leave sooner then later. I will not be taking California Values with me to another state.
Its painted red bro you might as well paint a bullseye
Yeah in hindsight maybe I should of tried to take it to the smog shop without painting it. But then if I didn't paint it its obviously brand new. That's why I think it's better to not try to go non CA complaint and just get the proper part. I ended up getting the proper part. Got the exact same sniffer numbers with the Non CA and Ca complaint cat. The CA stamp didn't make my vehicle magically run cleaner. Hopefully this video helps someone.
pay for a company to register the car in the name of an llc in montana and register it out of state. that is bs
I heard South Dakota will Register your car and you dont even have to live there. They know California is ripping us off so they'll take the Registration money. I did get this fixed "legit" Got the CA compliant Catalytic Coverter and lo and behold it ran the exact same sniffer numbers as the non compliant. The Magic CA stamp doesnt make my van run any cleaner........
@@JohnDrivesAnything frustrating. meanwhile ca lawmakers import small arms and sell them to gangs lol. get back in line peasant
@@vevenaneathna My goal in the next 5 years is to get out of here. I will take my non Cali Values with me. Im not one of those Californians who will leave then try to turn my new home into what I left.
@@JohnDrivesAnything respect. pick a state without income tax. 350k/year leave ca now. somehow the house prices still go up with big tech imploding. that hypocritical neoliberalism. for example, rainbow painted inclusive anti homeless sleep boulders put into the corners of store fronts. shuts down their last nuclear powerplant to push dozens of high pollution gas+coal peaker plants online while shaming everyone else for not being progressive enough. they were the first state to ban slavery... so that a handful of white men could keep as much of the gold rush to themselves. I imagine even gravity works backwards in ca
Do you have the original converter outside shroud .
I guess its too late because its now in the system with non carb part,
would the original cat shroud fit over new cat to trick them.
Maybe this could be help to someone else ,
Try wrapping the new non carb cat in the old outter plate wrapper .
Idk , I just hate carb compliance , and I like to see carb board get screwed .
Here's how I finally passed. I hope this video helped some people out. I found a CA Compliant Aftermarket Converter that was much cheaper then OEM. Ran the Exact same sniffer #s The CA Compliant stamp is a money grab. Doesn't make the vehicle run any cleaner ua-cam.com/video/_HSuJ26hinQ/v-deo.html
on the hood is the car carb emissions or epa?
im in ny and have a carb car (from co), but they don’t do a visual test here, i wonder if i can pass w an epa cat 🤔
Are you buying a out of state car in California
@@JohnDrivesAnything no im in ny and have a car from co which is a carb state. got an epa cat n still getting a p0420 code. knew that could happen but all good. got a f8ke sticker n called it a day.
Dang this is terrible, the Thieves have caused havoc on your finances.. my z71 got a new Cat 2 years ago I paid $500 fixed same day on the spot with same shop that failed it.
I wonder if the red paint drawed attention.. if it’s old and rusty might have camouflaged it.
I was in a no win situation. It looked too new so I risked it and made it look like I dont want it stolen so I guess the smog guy decided to inspect. Hopefully I can get this fixed by August and still do a van meet by the end of the year or early next year.
Did he even hook the sensor to it, or just failed it from visual? Was it good on numbers if he did run it?
They put it on a sniffer and the numbers were exactly the same as the CA approved cat. Heres the resolution video ua-cam.com/video/_HSuJ26hinQ/v-deo.html
This happened to me after buying a car from a third party. Didn’t even know California had its own type of cat. I hate living here😅
You failed because of a non compliant cat? Here's how I finally passed ua-cam.com/video/_HSuJ26hinQ/v-deo.html
The way i got my tags was registering the car in a different city in California where no smog is required ... they ask for nothing. Just tell dmv to register the car at the address and youll get your tags.. no proofs are needed for address change.. nor i found laws against it..
What state did you register your car in?
@@JohnDrivesAnything I didn't change the state I'm still in California with California plates. I registered my car in a different city in California..
try to scoop up an AZ or UT address.
I'm right there right now 😅
Someone Stole your cat?
Just go to another shop. A busy shop. Chances r u will get a tech that doesn't look.
CARB legal buddy. Get it right or get out of the state!
Leaving this state is a great idea
Go to korea town kims smog test.
I'll look it up
They should give those guys & gals that steal them a job making them in the factory for free as time served, how about 10 years making catalytic converters for free for the folks that have one stolen.....
Did you recently go through this also?
@@JohnDrivesAnything Back in 2008-2009 someone thought our catalytic converter was theirs, took our OEM Toyota T100 4X4 converter, I bought one of those aftermarket ones, at some point the converter shell became tarnished from off road, and mud, they could not read the catalytic converter number on it, the truck passed the sniff test but the tech would not pass it with the number being illegible. Since then BAR has changed their toon about this, I wrote them a nasty letter describing the problem, about 6 month later they responded with a letter of reconcile that they would make changes to the technicians protocol. California splitting smog hairs, once car/truck at a time.
Dang I moved here and just failed too because of this
Your car didn't have "Ca emissions" on it?
Another reason for California to tax you more money. Bunch of bs.
Got a "CA" Complaint Converter and my van had the exact same sniffer numbers. The CA Approved converter didn't make my van magically run cleaner.
@@JohnDrivesAnything on top of that, let's say you had to shell out money to buy a ca compliance cat, you risk some idiot going to steal your $1300 cat! Its the law abiding people like us that ends up getting screwed. I'm sure the guy who got caught stealing gets finger printed and released. California for you.
Here's how I passed. 1000 views hopefully it helped a few people out. ua-cam.com/video/_HSuJ26hinQ/v-deo.html
I asked a cop if I caught someone in the act I would get in trouble if I did something about it he said yeah unfortunately just let it go. You'll be the one that gets in trouble.
A Silverado cats are $4460
Did yours just get stolen?
Shouldn’t have painted it red
Yeah maybe they wouldnt of crawled under my van if It was unpainted and took a quick peak without looking for the Carb #
How did the DMV worker know that it was a non Cali compliant cat?
Nvm - So, being that it didn't have a CARB # that's why - I was going to try and do this, but now I'm seeing that it's not worth the hassle of getting sent another state and picking it up there. What's dumb is that a lot of the CARB approved Cats are in back order
Here is how I finally passed.
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Should lower your ride so they can’t peak at it , haha
I'm good now and I did this to prevent theft. ua-cam.com/video/Hwkxo8lh56s/v-deo.html
Chinese guy? Thats racist bro. And you are complaining about being profiled? Anyways sad to know your situation. There are 2 holes in your story. First, you cant buy a non carb compliant cat in CA. The legit retailers wont sell it to you. Second, this is not a secret. If you had gone to get a quote or to any muffler shop in ca they will tell you this.
But, you did not say which cat you bought as well etc.
Anuways, still thums up to your video. Keep up the work.
Ray-cist?! My GF is Mexican, my best friend is black and I hang out with a bunch of white dudes. Just messing with you man. It's hard to tell on the internet.
I bought my catalytic converter on Ebay. I made this video telling people how to hopefully save money and what to do if their converter is stolen. Hopefully it helps people to not try what I did.
ua-cam.com/video/_HSuJ26hinQ/v-deo.html
Appreciate the thumbs up and feedback. It helps my channel out a lot and I make some money back to pay for this theft.
@JohnDrivesAnything you can ask the ebay seller to give you full refund. They cannot ship a non carb compliant cat to California. It's against the law and ebay is within jurisdiction. I mean even ebay support will help you or have to help you here. You can even sue for more after consulting a lawyer imo.
Ya i believed you werent but the way you were talking about one man who rejected your inspection, it might be construed as something personal. It's Ca law and the guy was just following it.
That's Commiefornia for you...
Got a complaint Cat and ran the exact same sniffer #s as the non complaint. It's a shame who's running this state. Such a nice state with Mountains, Rivers/Lakes, Deserts such great camping spots here.