In PA, they allow for the charge to be made despite failure. $25 most places.
There is a catch 22. The inspection mechanic can issue a certificate of failure
which is a multiple page form. The owner gets one and the next copy goes to the
State Police who oversee the inspection stations. The owner has to repair the
failure and return it to the issuing inspection station. I don't know of any
station that actually does this but it is on the books. I've done it to a few
jerks that contested a call. "it doesn't need head bearings, all bikes have a
stop in the middle" ... yeah, right.
--- On Sat, 3/21/09, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com>
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Tail light melted
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009, 9:04 PM
Holy crap! They charge your $65 even if you don't pass??!?!?!?! In Texas it's
$15.50 for the inspection, and that's ONLY if you pass and they cut you a
sticker. If you don't pass, you don't pay. Even inspections for a full 4wheeled
car are less than $40. I guess they would be thorough if they're charging you 2
arms and 1 leg.
-Kyle
-Jaw still hanging open
On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> wrote:
Kyle, I though about it. The problem with is the risk of paying $65 and not
passing again. I just check for myself how it looks like. I just took out the
seat, and there you can see the hole where the lights are. There are two bulbs,
each one with its own socket. They are attached to the plastic structure (the
whole plastic part where the red screen is). One of the bulbs melted down the
plastic around, then when down (still attached to its socket and wire), and
melt another part of the plastic below. I don't see anything wrong with the
socket itself nor with the bulge. It may be that the previous owner replace it
_after_ the melting down. So as far as I can tell, what I should do is to
replace the whole part.
If I could find a used part for a cheap price just to pass the inspection it
would be great. Of course, the price has to be well under $65 which is the cost
of another inspection in a different place.
Javier.
On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 7:42 PM, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote:
If the point is just to get the bike inspected as quickly as possible so you
can register it and then troubleshoot the light later, why not try taking it to
another shop? As long as it still lights up, medium while the bike is running
and full bright when you apply either brake, it should pass. I'm sure there's a
shop somewhere near you that is too busy to look too closely at the bike and
just wants to see it shine and that's it. I'm not suggesting that you don't fix
it eventually though, everyone on this list is right in saying that the melted
socket is the symptom, not the problem.
-Kyle
On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Dick... well the light does work, however I haven't check the socket. The
guys that did the inspection told me about it. Unfortunately I don't have any
tools with me, or a nice place to work on the bike... I'll try to buy at least
some screwdrivers to check the tail light for myself. Nevertheless I haven't
found a replacement yet. Do you know where can I look for it?
Thanks
Javier
On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Dick MacInnes <swift...@att.net> wrote:
Javier
Does the bulb work, and does it look like it was in there when the socket
overheated? If so, it could be an earlier bulb shorted and overheated the
socket, then the previous owner just replaced the bulb.
Dick
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