Help!! heater/defrost - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jthornton · 05-27-2009, 10:23 AM

i need help.. my truck is finally close to being done. i dont have a good heater box so i wont have time to get a new one then install it. i want my truck to be inspected this week.

my aunt told me about these heater/defrosters that plug into the cigarette lighter and they are little heater/defrost units

http://www.tyresonline.net/images/products/1013_1.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg

those are it but my question is...if i have that in my truck with no heater box but that thing still does a defrost will my truck pass inspection?? any info would be nice thanks guys!!

wHATANERD · 05-27-2009, 10:31 AM

I've never heard of a working defrost or heater being a requirement for inspection, but that again I live in Texas and don't have to use a heater very often.

sjarrett71 · 05-27-2009, 10:47 AM

I've never known of a heater or defroster to be part of an inspection either. I do know it's illegal to drive around without your windshield clear though.

Longhorn Man · 05-27-2009, 06:17 PM

PA has some insane inspection laws.... some areas there are flat out stupid.
If you were to fab some block off plates, you could try and tell the inspector that it was a heater delete truck... that was possible till the 73 models came out, but they may not care and say that it obviously had a heater. You'll probably want a block off plate anyways since they'll fail you for a hole in the firewall.
You might end up having to wait till the truck is done?

05-27-2009, 10:23 AM	#1
jthornton Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Presto Pa, Posts: 53	Help!! heater/defrost i need help.. my truck is finally close to being done. i dont have a good heater box so i wont have time to get a new one then install it. i want my truck to be inspected this week. my aunt told me about these heater/defrosters that plug into the cigarette lighter and they are little heater/defrost units http://www.tyresonline.net/images/products/1013_1.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg those are it but my question is...if i have that in my truck with no heater box but that thing still does a defrost will my truck pass inspection?? any info would be nice thanks guys!!

05-27-2009, 10:31 AM	#2
wHATANERD Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uvalde, Tx Posts: 407	Re: Help!! heater/defrost I've never heard of a working defrost or heater being a requirement for inspection, but that again I live in Texas and don't have to use a heater very often. __________________ 1969 C/10 Longbed undergoing rebuild. Old Chevy's Never Die, They Just Rust Around The Edges

05-27-2009, 10:47 AM	#3
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Help!! heater/defrost I've never known of a heater or defroster to be part of an inspection either. I do know it's illegal to drive around without your windshield clear though. __________________ -Scott-

05-27-2009, 06:17 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Help!! heater/defrost PA has some insane inspection laws.... some areas there are flat out stupid. If you were to fab some block off plates, you could try and tell the inspector that it was a heater delete truck... that was possible till the 73 models came out, but they may not care and say that it obviously had a heater. You'll probably want a block off plate anyways since they'll fail you for a hole in the firewall. You might end up having to wait till the truck is done?



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