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Hi All just thought I would share my experience of registering my 1991 L300 diesel in Nevada (Las Vegas) in case anyone else needs to do the same thing. I'm pretty sure outside of Reno and Vegas smog rules don't apply in Nevada so keep in mind this experience was specific to Las Vegas.
FROM: 1991 Diesel L300 delica with D4BF I installed myself. EGR removed during install. Registered in CA (easily) several years without problem and no smog requirements.
TO: Registering legally in Las Vegas, Nevada. Standard registration, not "classic car". Classic car let's you avoid smog but dictates you need classic car insurance and drive less than 5000 miles per year.
1. Go to the DMV on Sahara and do a VIN inspection. No appointment needed. Person looks at the VIN plates on the vehicle. I have two, one on the dash and one below the driver's seat under a piece of carpet. I believe the VINs were put there during import but are not the standard american full length VIN. They wrote some stuff down and I showed them my CA registration as well. If you don't have registration I think you need to show a title.
2. The guy took me to the smog building right next door and I parked the delica there. The lady there looked up the vehicle/motor (I did not mention the motor swap) and got a print out of what emission equipment was standard. She also looked at a sticker underneath my passenger seat in the engine bay that listed emission compliance and equipment of the motor (I didn't know the sticker was there). Apparently their system does not list that there should be a catalytic converter or EGR valve so during the visual inspection all she looked at was the gas cap!
3. After the very easy visual inspection she gave me an Emission Exception paper. This paper listed the emission requirements that I needed to have an outside smog tester test. Again, this was only a gas cap, but also to do a sniffer test on the tailpipe at 40 miles per hour. The vehicle is tested/categorized as a "light duty diesel".
4. I took the delica to IQ Smog Express and gave them the Emission Exception document. They did the sniffer test which took about 5 minutes and I passed. I'm not sure what the limits are or how they dictate them but the employee didn't seem to be concerned about me failing. Paid $60 and got my paperwork saying I was emissions compliant!
5. For registration take your old plates, emission exception papers, smog papers, most recent registration from other state, and car insurance showing Nevada address. Pay the money and get registered! I did this at a AAA as I am a member and didn't have to deal with the hassle of the DMV, which is appointment only in Nevada right now and is booked out for a month.
Hopefully this write up might help someone in the future, I know registration is always a headache so here is the info on the internet for posterity
FROM: 1991 Diesel L300 delica with D4BF I installed myself. EGR removed during install. Registered in CA (easily) several years without problem and no smog requirements.
TO: Registering legally in Las Vegas, Nevada. Standard registration, not "classic car". Classic car let's you avoid smog but dictates you need classic car insurance and drive less than 5000 miles per year.
1. Go to the DMV on Sahara and do a VIN inspection. No appointment needed. Person looks at the VIN plates on the vehicle. I have two, one on the dash and one below the driver's seat under a piece of carpet. I believe the VINs were put there during import but are not the standard american full length VIN. They wrote some stuff down and I showed them my CA registration as well. If you don't have registration I think you need to show a title.
2. The guy took me to the smog building right next door and I parked the delica there. The lady there looked up the vehicle/motor (I did not mention the motor swap) and got a print out of what emission equipment was standard. She also looked at a sticker underneath my passenger seat in the engine bay that listed emission compliance and equipment of the motor (I didn't know the sticker was there). Apparently their system does not list that there should be a catalytic converter or EGR valve so during the visual inspection all she looked at was the gas cap!
3. After the very easy visual inspection she gave me an Emission Exception paper. This paper listed the emission requirements that I needed to have an outside smog tester test. Again, this was only a gas cap, but also to do a sniffer test on the tailpipe at 40 miles per hour. The vehicle is tested/categorized as a "light duty diesel".
4. I took the delica to IQ Smog Express and gave them the Emission Exception document. They did the sniffer test which took about 5 minutes and I passed. I'm not sure what the limits are or how they dictate them but the employee didn't seem to be concerned about me failing. Paid $60 and got my paperwork saying I was emissions compliant!
5. For registration take your old plates, emission exception papers, smog papers, most recent registration from other state, and car insurance showing Nevada address. Pay the money and get registered! I did this at a AAA as I am a member and didn't have to deal with the hassle of the DMV, which is appointment only in Nevada right now and is booked out for a month.
Hopefully this write up might help someone in the future, I know registration is always a headache so here is the info on the internet for posterity
