Failed NJ Inspection - Missing shift pattern on knob.
 

I failed nj inspection a little while ago, emissions, low tire tread, no front licence plate, and "Incorrect or missing shift pattern on shifter"

I took care of the emissions with a new cat, got new tires all around, the front plate i still need to figure out a way to mount temporarily, but does anyone know of a local store like pep boys or auto zone that would have a cheap $5 rubber knob with the correct pattern on it for a 911?
thanks

Missing shift pattern
 

...and the shift pattern should be there to........assist the car thief?

Tom
Edison, NJ

You may want to consider NJ Collector Car registration, then you wouldn't have to worry about any of the items on your list...

Cut out a round shape of avery paper , stick it on and draw the shift pattern with an ink marker:D....I know it sounds stupid, but it might get you by the inspection;)

For real????

Its my daily driver, so i dont think i could get the collector registration :(
But yes, this is real. It is hard to believe they would fail me for something so stupid.

Yea, i was thinking of getting a plain faced black rubber el-cheapo shifter, and writting the pattern with a whiteout pen.

You could probably have the shift pattern on a small plate in the center of your dash, made at any trophy, badge shop.
Then, once you pass inspection, throw it in the glove box for next time...

Wow..thank god I don't live in New Jersey! So do you need advanced permission to also drive on the roads there?

Yuk!

Yasin

Too funny...I got busted for 'no shift pattern on shifter' about 10 years ago. I fought with those idiots about it but they failed me anyway. In the end I got the car re-inspected at a local STS. I stuck a green sticky dot on the shifter with the pattern drawn on. The STS guys thought it was a hoot and passed me.

I would have drawn the pattern on a sticker, and while I was at it put one on the steering wheel explaining left and right.
But it's generally not a good idea to piss off bureaucrats...

Amazing!

This is why for me, it makes sense to pay the local indy shop to handle the inspection. I had no idea that NJMVC inspection required the shift pattern to be displayed. I would fail as I have a WEVO shifter. Gee, I'm so happy that my NJ tax dollars are being put to good use annoying motorists with worthless crap like this.

Do you guys think that this would fit the shifter? $8 free shipping just to get me by. Just too bad it doesnt say "type R" or something silly like that, while i toss my real shift knob up and down in the air while they inspect the car...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-SHIFT-KNOB-TYPE-R-CIVIC-ACURA-LEGEND-VIGOR-VTEC-DC2_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c 65Q3a15Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQha shZitem320311265725QQitemZ320311265725

you let those clown in your car..

Rika

it looks like a 1-5 R type! How much HP gain do you get from that?

I'm hoping 20 horsepower! If so im ditching my current knob :-)

Rika, i saw the officer stuck himself in the car ass first. His fat legs crushed the driver side raised seat edge as it cried out in pain and agony. He then proceeded to rotate himself and his fat donut injected thighs 90 degrees into a driving position as i heard the leather shriek once again under the force of the thunderous twisting of his oversized buttocks, where he then commented to me on the shift pattern. I guess if i was that loaf i would give a 25 year old guy driving a 911 a hard time too.

As it is i take my wallet out and place it down next to the emergency brake while driving so the buttons on my wallet dont permanently indent the leather, and i weigh 180. You could imagine how tramatic this expirience was for me. I also never twist around on the seat in fear of ruining the leather.

fyi all this happened because i drove myself right into a mobile inspection unit on the side of hook mountain road in pinebrook nj, and i had an expired inspection sticker.

If the pattern is required, can you make it a three speed? Classic "H" 1-2-3-Reverse? If you wait till the local doughnut shop has the fresh and hot sign in the window on, the fat guys will "be on break" and you might get a skinny to do the inspection.

Tattoo the pattern on the back of your (shifting) hand. That should shut them up.

Or, here are a few ideas to piss them off/waste their time (as they are wasting yours). I can't find the pic of the rat-rod with the .45 pistol welded in place as a shift knob:

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...Untitled-2.jpg

http://www.cemeterysurplus.com/catalog/images/item252.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/9...ture006qv4.jpg

http://www.chevyhhr.net/gallery/file...7/DSC04160.JPG

http://gloriabrame.typepad.com/inside_the_mind_of_gloria/images/2008/04/10/stickshiftknob_2.jpg

must be a safety issue - not an emissions issue

amazing that they keep track of that stuff

i'd use dbl stick tape on the dash for a small sign, as per post above - cheaper than a knob

keep a digital cam in the car - photo fat boy as he scrunches your seat, then contact his supervisor re any damage
- also asl if there aren't any physical fitness stds. for officers
- and mention that his fat ass will cause higher health car premiums for you as a taxpayer

- if you don't get a good reply, then file a petition for rule-making to create / increase fitness standards under the NJ administrative procedures act...

obviously, officer fatboy is not gonna be your good buddy after you drag his ass thru a bunch of administrative BS - but you can more than make your point...

They aren't the ones that wrote the law requiring a visible shift pattern...

Does it have to be on the shifter? Many cars had the pattern on the dash by the shifter (VW Beetle).