who works for a dealer? need help with CA smog & CVN verification

**gpeterson** · 02-21-2017, 11:26 AM

I have a S54 swapped 98 M3. I've been to the CA smog ref and passed the visual & emissions tests, now the ref wants a letter from a dealer that says the calibration IDs and CVNs are valid. My swap is completely legit and the IDs/CVNs do match the factory 0pa/0da files but the ref says he has no way to verify and wants a letter from a dealer. Can anyone help me out?

Update: please disregard, I've got it covered.

**gpeterson** · 02-28-2017, 01:07 PM

Bump, help needed. Nothing shady here, I just need a letter that says these calibration IDs and CVNs are correct for a 2003 M3 (which they are). Will gladly paypal $100 if someone can help me out.

ID (program section): 7842975
CVN (program section): 59D512B9

ID (calibration section): 7842974
CVN (program section): 7DCC4B79

**gpeterson** · 02-28-2017, 05:12 PM

BTW, I'm asking here as I called both dealers near me and can't get a service advisor to talk to me about it.

**thumper525** · 03-03-2017, 12:28 PM

must it be a dealer?

What about Bavarian Motorsports in Milpitas?

**TH3 Shifty** · 03-03-2017, 12:40 PM

Wat did that other guy on here that passed the CARB so for that? He never mentioned that in his thread

**gpeterson** · 03-03-2017, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by thumper525

must it be a dealer?

What about Bavarian Motorsports in Milpitas?

Ref says it must be a dealer, no indy.

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Originally Posted by TH3 Shifty

Wat did that other guy on here that passed the CARB so for that? He never mentioned that in his thread

Yea, I know of 2 other people that have passed. There are general guidelines but is up to the individual ref's discretion to some extent.

I'm working on a cluster swap now and will probably pay a dealership to flash my DME & provide the paperwork in the next week or two.

**thumper525** · 03-03-2017, 01:02 PM

where did you go?

go to another ref?
try Livermore, or Sacramento..... ?

**gpeterson** · 03-03-2017, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by thumper525

where did you go?

go to another ref?
try Livermore, or Sacramento..... ?

I'm near Sacramento and went to the American River College ref. The guy there isn't very nice to deal with and was even a no-show for one of my appointments.

I scheduled another appointment at Cosumnes and the ref supervisor called me to say they will be expecting paperwork from a dealer re-flash as well, so I cancelled it. Hopefully I can get in to a dealer next week and call this done soon.