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Reply to "Pantera Failed Hawaiian Safety Inspection, Ideas?"

What about the fact that your car met FEDERAL safety standards (including bumpers) for use in ALL 50 states in the year in which it was made? The car's year hasn't changed, so how can they force you to conform to a later year's standards?

I had a similar issue years ago with a cop who gave me a ticket for having 'unauthorized' lights on my car. I went to court with the brochure for my car and showed the judge the factory fog lights the cop was referring to (and the cop agreed). When I pointed out to the judge that these were factory fog light that had obviously passed federal requirements for use on public roads in all 50 states in the year the car was built, he dismissed the case.

It sounds like this guy is trying to change laws from over 40 years ago!

Michael
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