Couple questions about PA insepctions

[loki_racer]

I recently moved to PA and brought a 94 Toyota Pickup with me. I have called every Toyota dealer in my area and a dozen other shops and nobody seems to have the equipment needed for testing the exhaust for an older vehicle.

The truck also failed because "the truck needs fender flairs." I know I've seen vehicles in the area that have oversized tires, so was I just targeted by the inspector, or is there some law I need to be aware of in PA?

Thanks.

 

[Riddle]

My wife's from up that way. And every time we go to visit I see some pretty cool rides with the most hideous homemade fender flares. So I thinks it is a law up there.

What part of PA are you?

 

[loki_racer]

Pittsburgh

 

[RatLabGuy]

Fenders have to cover the tires. Same as MD. Doesn't matter what the fenders are made of. The classic test is for a patrolman to lay a qatrer against the fender and roll it down, if it hits rubber it fails.
Now that said, functionally speaking people get away w/ it all the time. You may need to just borrow something from somebody, tape 'em on, pass, then remove them.
Don't know what to tell you re: smog. in MD we have emissions tests at MVA-run places, and they have a sniffer.

 

[Riddle]

Pittsburgh

She's from Bedford
And @RatLabGuy is right, just borrow somebody's and remove them after inspection is what I would do.

 

[BrianGreen]

 

[loki_racer]

Spoke with some locals. I think I've found a solution. The wife signed off on the kiddie pool fender flares. I'll post an update once I get them installed.

 

[Ron]

Uhhh this won't work but @Rich