| JoeNagy |
| I've herd BC is doing this too. Apparently they want the 6000 already registered vehicals in BC to be inspected imidiatly. If alberta does the samething this is goin to not be good for alot of ppl in the import car communitie. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
Thats funny.. Federal rules say they're fine. Federal overrules provincial anyday.
All you would have to do is show the vehicle meets federal requirements. I've been through this the other way around, I was ticketed under provincial law, the cop realized i would win, so he threatened to re-issue under federal law, which is a larger ticket, and I woulda lost(cause Federal Law was different), so the crown gave me like 60% off hte fine and I got the offending items back, as long as I agreed not to use them in the manner I was ticketed for. |
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| m3power |
| has anyone from winnipeg had any troubles with their safety inspection and insuring their vehicle due to this? because im from winnipeg also and am looking to purchase a vehicle (Mitsubishi GTO) from importconcern. |
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| Asad_A |
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Originally posted by m3power
has anyone from winnipeg had any troubles with their safety inspection and insuring their vehicle due to this? because im from winnipeg also and am looking to purchase a vehicle (Mitsubishi GTO) from importconcern.
You will need to make sure the lights are DOT approved and have DRLs running. Thants the only thing with the GTO, and anything that needs replacing. DRL + Lights ~ 600-800 bucks. If you need someone to get it done, PM me. GTO meet thickness levels so no worries there. |
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| BMW_Old_School |
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Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
Thats funny.. Federal rules say they're fine. Federal overrules provincial anyday.
Umm, no. The Provinces are responsible for road/highway regulation. Transport Canada defines the minimum safety requirements and import regulations. While the Feds allow you to import a 15 y.o. car the Provinces are responsible for vehicle inspections, and are fully in their rights to enforce Transport Canada regs regarding markings of glass, lights and things like DRLs. Where you can get an exemption is when you import a car that was built prior to the TC reg - for example, my '86 BMW (imported a few months ago) would not require DRLs as my, now deceased, Winnipeg-purchased '88 Dakota pickup didn't have them either. RHD headlights should definitely be changed out anyway.
Alberta issued the same bulletin some time ago. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
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Originally posted by BMW_Old_School
Umm, no. The Provinces are responsible for road/highway regulation. Transport Canada defines the minimum safety requirements and import regulations. While the Feds allow you to import a 15 y.o. car the Provinces are responsible for vehicle inspections, and are fully in their rights to enforce Transport Canada regs regarding markings of glass, lights and things like DRLs. Where you can get an exemption is when you import a car that was built prior to the TC reg - for example, my '86 BMW (imported a few months ago) would not require DRLs as my, now deceased, Winnipeg-purchased '88 Dakota pickup didn't have them either. RHD headlights should definitely be changed out anyway.
Alberta issued the same bulletin some time ago.
You realize my post was over a year ago right? I've learned a bit since then :P |
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| BMW_Old_School |
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Originally posted by SilverNeonRacer
You realize my post was over a year ago right? I've learned a bit since then :P
No doubt, but the guy who bumped this thread may not have. |
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| SilverNeonRacer |
| True.. very true.... |
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| Asad_A |
| ha i bumped this post, thought the OP needed some help, didnt realise how old the posting was. |
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| Rayme |
| What happens to people with ..ya know...skylines..or such that cannot have headlights and windshield DOT approved:confused: |
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| mx73someday |
| They usually come with DOT glass. Skyline owners have been swapping head lights from other vehicles. |
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| b18c5crx |
| you can use etching creme to make dot glass.....:p |
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