My dealer wouldn't pass my car for PA state inspection because I have my fog lights wired so they can be turned on independently of the headlights.

so for those of you looking to rewire your aux. lights, you'll have to put it back as is (at least if you live in PA) for inspection.

 

WTF? why?


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"the needle got buried at 140.....1,500 RPM later...the tach got buried"

 

Apparently in PA the fog's have to turn off when the high beams come on, and can only be on when the low beams are on. Pretty f'n stupid if you ask me.

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'99 2.3CL 5-spd, Black.
Spoiler, Pilot Fogs, Wheel Locks, Mudguards, CD & Cass, CoPilot Digital Compass, Michelin Pilot Tires, and an Audiovox Pursuit Ignition Disabler.

 

Can you put in a sneak/bypass relay w/switch to allow 2 modes of operation ("pass the test mode"/"enjoy your ride mode")



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Silver 2001 CL-S with NAVI

• Mud guards
• Wheel locks
• Toyo T1S 235/45ZR17-93W* Proxies on 17x8" SSR Competition wheels (48lbs less than stock)
• Kevlar/SS Brake lines ordered
• Comptech headers & sways ordered
• Silver AEM CAI ready
• 6 coats of Zaino magic

 

not a bad idea. They did tell me if i wanted to stop by and rewire it on their lot they didn't care, then they would re-inspect it tomorrow when they give me a new driver's side seat frame. (a whole nother story...)

 

Take it somewhere other than the dealer!

There are tons of places that don't know how it was "originally" wired. Screw the dealer, take it somewhere else.


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avengerjr
2001 CL-S Satin Silver / Ebony Interior / Non-Navi[*] spoiler , wheel locks , 20% tint , fenderwell trim[*] mud guards , winter floor mats , full nose mask[*] Xephyr CAI

 

that is one of the most rediculous things i've ever heard

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"the needle got buried at 140.....1,500 RPM later...the tach got buried"

 

Our driving lights stay on when the high beams are on so it shouldn't make a differnce. Are you talking about a 2001 CL?

 

No, i have a 99 CL w/ aftermarket fog lights I installed myself.

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'99 2.3CL 5-spd, Black.
Spoiler, Pilot Fogs, Wheel Locks, Mudguards, CD & Cass, CoPilot Digital Compass, Michelin Pilot Tires, and an Audiovox Pursuit Ignition Disabler.

 

True "fog" lights are supposed to on come on only when the parking and/or low beams are on. They should go out when the high beams are on.

Take you car somewhere else for the inspection, you may get away with it as is.


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2001 Acura 3.2CL Type-S
Satin Silver/Ebony
No Navi/No Spoiler
Competch springs
35% tint
PIAA 19169 bulbs
K&N 33-2178 air filter

The Aviation Zone

 

"No, i have a 99 CL w/ aftermarket fog lights I installed myself."

Therin lies the confusion.

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Red 3.2 CL-S.
"Life is too short not to be Italian." -Paul Sorvino
"How do you expect your date to turn over if your engine doesn't?" -Original
"Too many news programs have become public relations friendly" -Bill Oreilly
"People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives." - J. Michael Straczynski

 

Yeah, a local garage passed it last year. I just thought i'd let the dealer inspect it since they informed me they do state inspections for free. And I am saving up for my wedding/honeymoon to JAMACIA so every little $$ saved helps!

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'99 2.3CL 5-spd, Black.
Spoiler, Pilot Fogs, Wheel Locks, Mudguards, CD & Cass, CoPilot Digital Compass, Michelin Pilot Tires, and an Audiovox Pursuit Ignition Disabler.

 

MOst states only allow two sets of lights to be on at one time. If the high beams go on, the low beams go off; if the highs and lows are on, the fogs come off. I will be surprised if this gets by most inspectors where this is illegal. The one thing everybody checks is the lights and the horn... better re-wire them annually - kind of like half of us and remounting our license plates...

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CL-S #22,299 Black/Parchment/Nav, spoiler, door & fender guards, wood trim, PIAA 19169 & 9005, V1 w/remote, trunk & winter mats, no headers, no sway bars, no springs, no CAI, no money! (but I got a nice new kitchen!)

 

With my 92 Maxima I could pull back on the high beam switch and get high beams and lows on and could also turn on the driving lights too!




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Silver 2001 CL-S with NAVI

• Mud guards
• Wheel locks
• Toyo T1S 235/45ZR17-93W* Proxies on 17x8" SSR Competition wheels (48lbs less than stock)
• Kevlar/SS Brake lines ordered
• Comptech headers & sways ordered
• Silver AEM CAI ready
• 6 coats of Zaino magic

 

That's fine, if the "driving lights" are just that... and not "fog" lights.




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2001 Acura 3.2CL Type-S
Satin Silver/Ebony
No Navi/No Spoiler
Competch springs
35% tint
PIAA 19169 bulbs
K&N 33-2178 air filter

The Aviation Zone

 

Just pull the fuse on the fogs and screw 'em. What doesn't work can't be tested! Fogs aren't mandatory.

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01 CL-S NightHawk Black/Ebony Bowling Ball Interior

 

Best suggestion yet!!

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The Red Rocket

bone-stock, and now she's Dented and Miserable!

 

UD

You live in Quakertown? I live in Macungie, near Allentown. Nice.


See ya on the road sometime. What dealer do you take it to? I take mine to Reading Acura.

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2001 red cl type s, no navi, black interior, wing, mudflaps, purchased, 12-00

 

you live in macungie? i live in bethlehem, near allentown.

this is like 6 degrees to the next cl owner!

there's a pa law that says that when highs are on, then fogs must be off...there's another law that says when driving lights are on, lows and highs are off...but no one differentiates between driving and fog lights anymore, so just the fog law stands. then there's the aux. lights law, where it says you can only have 4 main lights on (not counting corners and signals)...i saw a guy get pulled over at musikfest last year for having 6 aux. lights on his redneck pickup (you know how those rednecks are).

kinda makes sense, 'cuz if it's foggy out you'd be diminishing the purpose of fog lights if you ahve high beams on. but yeah, go to like midas or somewhere...it won't be free (my dealer gives inspections for free but i don't go to them 'cuz they treat shit better than me), but it's only $20 or so.

 

Sounds like a Eastern Pa MEET brewing.....

Dean, still no love loss for Lehigh Valley Acura huh ?????

Shawn S

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Speed limits are for CARS and DRIVERS whose limits are easily exceeded !!!!!

2001 CL Type S - NAV - San Marino RED / Parchment - Spoiler - 35% Tint - Roof Visor - PIAA Lamps
GOLD Emblems & Grill - V1 w/remote - KICKER AMP w/(2) 10" Alumapro Subs - Xephyr CAI - Shine by ZAINO
For Photos see: PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 V1 & SUBS

 

who was that dude that lives down by the public library in bethlehem? vmac i think it was?

whatever happened to him?

well, i won't be back from kansas until june, and i think i'm taking a cruise or something so i won't be able to make a meeting anytime soon.

 

His name was Vance.
Don't know what ever happened to him.
That was TWO Forum's ago.

Shawn S


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Speed limits are for CARS and DRIVERS whose limits are easily exceeded !!!!!

2001 CL Type S - NAV - San Marino RED / Parchment - Spoiler - 35% Tint - Roof Visor - PIAA Lamps
GOLD Emblems & Grill - V1 w/remote - KICKER AMP w/(2) 10" Alumapro Subs - Xephyr CAI - Shine by ZAINO
For Photos see: PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 V1 & SUBS

 

I take mine to Reading Acura too. I hear the head mechanic is a bit shady... They tried to pull a fast one on my mother with her 1990 Legend. There was a rust spot on the frame. They said part of it needed to be replaced... Took it to Sunocco and they said it was nothign to worry about. That was three years ago. Car still runs fine.

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Red 3.2 CL-S.
"Life is too short not to be Italian." -Paul Sorvino
"How do you expect your date to turn over if your engine doesn't?" -Original
"Too many news programs have become public relations friendly" -Bill Oreilly
"People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives." - J. Michael Straczynski

 

Yeah that guy is an A$$. When i took my CL-S in b/c i thought i had tranny problems, he test drove it w/ me and said SS wasn't shifting correctly, so he said he would call Acura and ask if they have heard of this, but when i got my service statement it said the tranny was fine. Add Reading Acura to the "shady dealership list". By the way, any of you guys from E. Pa. have a 2001 CL-P, silver, and was at K-Mart on sunday?, Monday? in Lehigh Valley.



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2001 red cl type s, no navi, black interior, wing, mudflaps, purchased, 12-00

 

Anyone who lives in E. Pa. Please give some info. Maybe we can organize a meet. Or at least let me know you are out there. I want to know how many there are around.

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2001 red cl type s, no navi, black interior, wing, mudflaps, purchased, 12-00

 

I'm here.

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S - San Marino Red / Parchment - #26519
non-nav - spoiler - wheel locks - splash guards - PIAA 19169s - Pics of my car

[This message has been edited by TakeFlight (edited 04-10-2001).]

 

i'll be there in spirit...i'm in redneckky kansas right now.

 

Actually I lived in Macungie (near countryside ice cream) all my life (22 years) up until last august when i moved to quakertown closer to work.

I bought from montgomeryville acura since its closest to where i work, but i test drove at both reading and lehigh valley.

a meet would be great for all us local's!

 

well i stopped by and just took the lamps off (left all wiring intact). I don't think i could have just pulled the fuse, because I think the PA law says "if its on your car it has to work", so even if they were still installed but couldn't be turned on i don't believe they would have passed either.???

 

so of all you E. PA-er's, which one of you cut me off in you silver 2001 CL pulling out of a gas station on Rt309 last night at 6PM?
I was heading N on 309 from my dealer in my green Pontiac Grand Prix Loaner car, about a mile south of 202/463 (5-points) and a silver CL floored it to pull out on 309!
I guess you can do that w/260HP!!

 

That's where I got my car.


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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S - San Marino Red / Parchment - #26519
non-nav - spoiler - wheel locks - splash guards - PIAA 19169s - Pics of my car

 

"Anyone who lives in E. Pa. Please give some info. Maybe we can organize a meet. Or at least let me know you are out there. I want to know how many there are around."
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I'm on Route 222 alot. My hours lately are pretty horrible, so I'm comming home at a different time every day of the week. I bought the car at Lehigh Valley. Does LV give loaner cars? I heard they do. If Reading is shady maybe I'll drive an hour and take it there for something major.
Speaking of trannys (trannies?), I notive a bit of hesitation every now and then. Nothing major just a tiny bit. However, I think I might be used to that Century I had to drive for a week while the damage was being repaired. One thing about the Buick, it shifted very smoothly. Not bad for GM.

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Red 3.2 CL-S.
"Life is too short not to be Italian." -Paul Sorvino
"How do you expect your date to turn over if your engine doesn't?" -Original
"Too many news programs have become public relations friendly" -Bill Oreilly
"People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives." - J. Michael Straczynski