Hey i got my tsx march 16 and got my 2 license plate about a week ago and i was wondering why they didnt give me a 2007 smog sticker???

 

So you got an 06 sticker? Sounds like DMV screwed up, you should have got an 07, better give them a call. Or call the dealer, maybe they submitted incorrect info on the paperwork.

 

no id idnt get any sticker at all!


arent they suppose to give you one?

 

Smog sticker? I've never gotten one. All that goes on the plate is the month and the year.

 

Isn't that supposed to come with your registration?

 

New cars in Cali do not require smog stickers initially.

 

What's a smog sticker? The only thing I get that pertains to smog is the dmv renewals that tell me it's time for another smog test.

New cars don't need to be smogged until a certain time...4 years I think?

Otherwise, you just get two stickers...the month and the year

 

can anyone back this up?


cops here give tickets to people who dont have the sticker or if its expired -.-

 

Trust me. All cars that meet CA emission requirements (in essence, any new car currently allowed to be sold in CA) do not require a smog test when initially purchased. The only stickers you should get with your plates are one set of month and year stickers to put on your rear plate. This indicates how long that registration is valid.

 

The sticker is a registration sticker, not a smog sticker. Smog is for emissions, not registration. You don't have to think about Smog for the next few years. But you do need to register your car, and the sticker proves that it's registered.

If you're talking about the registration sticker, maybe the dealer messed up and didn't send in the payment for the registration? My dealership sent me a check because they overcharged me for registration.

EDIT: I don't know if other states issue some sort of sticker for smog inspections. But even then, how would a cop know unless they went under the hood

 

Several states, such as VA, require annual emissions and safety inspections. A set of stickers on the windshield denote when this was done and when the inspection is good until.

 

Ahh, yeah, I've heard of that stuff. I would hate having stickers on the windshield. Good thing we only get inspected during a smog check in cali, and the visual inspection is a really fast glance throughout the engine bay. I've had non-CARB approved (California Air Resource Board) mods on my car, and the person inspecting the car doesn't even flinch.

 

Yeah...I hate the stickers too. But it's something one has to put up with around here. At least my dealership does the VA inspection for free.

 

i was talking about teh smog sticker in CA.

ill take your word for it CGTSX2004!

 

actually i checked my car just at first and they didnt SEND NEITHER SMOG OR MONTH STICKER!!!!!!!

ugg

 

There is no smoke sticker for any of the new car for the first 5 years in CA! unless you bought 5 years old TSX!

Check with the DMV to see if they did send the registration stickers or not. Maybe the DMV forget?

 

Take it from a Californian.

Anyhow, I have no clue what a smog sticker is...never heard of such a thing. A registration sticker is exactly what SoCaliTrojan said - the year sticker. Your car needs to be smog-tested to be registered. For me, even though I get a sticker every year, every OTHER year i have to get a smog test to get my sticker. If you have a new car and the DMV sent you a 2006 sticker, go ask if there was a mistake.

 

http://www.plateshack.com/y2k/California/ca2002.jpg

see that sticker on the top right? well thats the sticker you receive if you pass smog. YOU need that sticker here or you will be ticketed

the registration sticker is FED meaning February for the month you bought your car.

 

They're both registration stickers. The left one doesn't change because you re-register the car during the same month every year. The one on the right changes annually because you need to re-register the car each year. New cars do not need to be smogged so it is not part of the registration process.

As the car ages, when it gets time to re-register the car, you will be required to take the car to have it smogged. The results of the smog test will be transmitted to the DMV and when you submit your re-registration paperwork, if you passed the smog, the new sticker will be issued. If you fail the smog, you will be told to re-smog the car before the deadline.

 

yeah i know that...my point is that i didnt get either. Im suppose to atleast get the month sticker right?

 

For a new car, you should get both.

 

Again, If you did not get the stickers, call the DMV Monday morning and find out what's wrong! Maybe they forget, lost, dealer did not pay to register your car, etc... who's know what happens. Call the DMV!

 

Did you check the registration paper come with your plate? It is locate at the outside pouch of the envelope.

 

Dude, thats not your "smog" sticker (theirs no such thing), thats your registration. When you buy a new car they send you the plates, registration card and the stickers for the month you bought it (never changes) and the next year when it expires.

If they didnt send you these stickers, they f'ed up. There is NO smog sticker and you dont have to smog a new car until its 4th year of registration.

BTW, your stickers should have been stapled to your reg card, which is attached to the OUTSIDE of the package, like another poster said. Hope you didnt throw them out...

 

There is no "smog" sticker. There is a registration sticker which you get after you pay your registration every year. Every 2 years you are required to submit proof of your car passing a smog test along with your registration fee. This starts starts with the 3rd year you own your car, you do not need to get it smogged when you buy it new. I don't remember if I got the registration and license plates in the same shipment or not. You should receive your month sticker and your registration sticker in the same envelope as your registration. From then on, every year you renew your registration, you will only get a fresh "year" sticker. The month remains the same. Like everyone said, call the DMV and ask. Then, tell us what happened.

 

Its actually 6 years now for a new car:

Beginning January 1, 2005, vehicles 6 or less model-years old are exempt from the biennial Smog Check inspection requirement. For vehicles with registration renewals due in the 2006 calendar year, this exemption includes model-years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

So I guess that means since I bought in 04 I dont have to smog until 10? Cool...

 

Didn't know that.
Cool + 1

 

Ahh, a recent law lengthened the time? Sweet...that's like 6 years of running around with a cat...just kidding lol

 

Hmmmm, now that RT Cat sounds more appealing dosent it?

 

went to the DMV today and told them i didnt receive any stickers and they gave me them for free on the same day. They have them ready to hand out. Not even sure if they register the smog number to the car.

 

Dude, how many times do we have to tell you it has NOTHING to do with a smog check.

Glad you got it worked out. Did they give you your registration paper or did you already have it?

 

I guess you need to do this.


THE REGISTRATION STICKER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SMOG CHECK.

 

THE 2007 STICKER IS THE SMOG STICKER. YOU HAVE TO PASS SMOG IN ORDER TO GET THAT STICKER.

 

Hey kid, is this your first car? How long have to been driving? Did you just move to Calif? Listen kid, the 2007 sticker is a REGISTRATION STICKER.

Your car is 06, you don't need to smog it to register it. Next year when you re-register your car, you don't need to smog it. You'll still receive your 2008 sticker once you pay your registration fee. Got it???

 

 

NOT WITH A NEW CAR FUCKTARD!!!

 

More like a test pipe or race header for me.

 

If you were a real man, you'd take the mufflers off too

 

 

When you go to the DMV, did you ask them that you are missing SMOKE sticker or just I don't have sticker? If you don't believe us, go back to the DMV and ask them for the SMOKE sticker and watch that person face expression.

For the last time, the sticker that you had from the DMV is the registration your car. No smoke sticker period.
Next year about 2 month before March 2007 (March is the month you bought the car correct?), you will pay some money for re-registration the car without go to the smoke station, the DMV will send you the same sticker (different color) as this year with 2008 print on it. The year after that, around March 2008 you will pay some money for re-registration the car again WITHOUT go to the smoke station for smoke check, the DMV will send you the same sticker (different color) as the last year with 2009 print on it. Same for March 2009, Same for March 2010, and Same for March 2011! With the new rule, by March 2012, then you need to go to the smoke station and have smoke check. You must PASS smoke check and pay registration money to re-registration your car. Again, DMV will send you the same sticker with different color than previous year with year 2013.
If you don't get it by now after so many of us try to educate you, then I don't really know what to say! and please, do not reply with all capital words since it means you are shouting to us. And the more you shout, the more stupid you show.