Can't wait to see the SC installed!
Passed inspection!
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From: A Canadian in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
Passed inspection!
As I've mention a few times, here in the UAE our cars go through a mechanical and visual inspection every year before registration can be renewed - I went for mine today and passed 
I was one nervous SOB because you are not allowed to modify cars here without RTA approval, which unless you are a local is pretty much impossible to get. After the underside visual all was good, I was worried I was going to get called out on the exhaust or the bright yellow Koni's but it all went through. That is until they dropped the car back down and started looking for fender gap... They said the car was too low and must have been modified, I said I bought the car that way and the previous owner must have done something (oops, did i tell a fib?) but it passed inspection every other year (oops, another one) without a problem - they let me go.
So, now it goes in on Saturday for the BBK's and when I get back from NY - Kleemann time
I was one nervous SOB because you are not allowed to modify cars here without RTA approval, which unless you are a local is pretty much impossible to get. After the underside visual all was good, I was worried I was going to get called out on the exhaust or the bright yellow Koni's but it all went through. That is until they dropped the car back down and started looking for fender gap... They said the car was too low and must have been modified, I said I bought the car that way and the previous owner must have done something (oops, did i tell a fib?) but it passed inspection every other year (oops, another one) without a problem - they let me go.
So, now it goes in on Saturday for the BBK's and when I get back from NY - Kleemann time
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If it hadn't have passed on height I would have had to swap the OEM springs back in, if it hadn't passed because of the airbox, headers & exhaust I would have had to but it all back to factory and forget about the SC. But, since the power mods passed I'm moving forwad - supercharger and cams.
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From: A Canadian in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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If I get transferred out of Dubai to a right hand drive country I'll sell you my car 
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they look for wheel gap in dubai ??
back in Lebanon, they only look for tinted windows (which is illegal by the way unless it came that way from the dealership) busted headlights/taillights, CO emission and suspension.... but they won't fail you for lowering the car or changing the shocks...
anyways... congrats !!
back in Lebanon, they only look for tinted windows (which is illegal by the way unless it came that way from the dealership) busted headlights/taillights, CO emission and suspension.... but they won't fail you for lowering the car or changing the shocks...
anyways... congrats !!
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From: A Canadian in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
'05 C200K SS, '05 Kleemann CLK500K, '08 Hummer H3 & '92 Z34 5sp (track car in Canada)
they look for wheel gap in dubai ??
back in Lebanon, they only look for tinted windows (which is illegal by the way unless it came that way from the dealership) busted headlights/taillights, CO emission and suspension.... but they won't fail you for lowering the car or changing the shocks...
anyways... congrats !!
back in Lebanon, they only look for tinted windows (which is illegal by the way unless it came that way from the dealership) busted headlights/taillights, CO emission and suspension.... but they won't fail you for lowering the car or changing the shocks...
anyways... congrats !!
Ya, it might be pushing it but with the Kleemann kit you can actually fit the factory air box back on over it, so, a month before the inspection I'll put it on and let the under hood get good and dusty.Thanks guys, huge relief!
