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Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday: 7:30AM - 6:00PM
Saturday by Appointment.
Brake and Lamp Inspection

All Car Specialists is a California State approved certified Brake and Lamp Inspection Station in San Gabriel. If you want to register your vehicle with a "Salvaged Title" through the DMV, then you will need a Brake and Lamp Inspection. A salvaged vehicle is one that could have been in an accident, stolen, or has been cited by the California Highway Patrol near San Gabriel. The DMV considers the ownership of the vehicle to be changed, even though the owner remains the same. A salvaged title car will then need these two certificates to receive a certificate of compliance that the vehicle is in safe operating condition at the time the Brake and Lamp Inspection was performed. The Brake and Lamp Inspection must be performed for the DMV before they will issue a title to the owner of the vehicle. The Brake and Lamp Inspection takes about two hours to perform because of all the tests we do at All-Car Specialists in San Gabriel.

The reason for performing Brake and Lamp Inspections is to make sure your car is in a safe driving condition. Here is a general lists of work we do on each vehicle. Some cars are often longer because of the condition. All-Car Specialists serve San Marino, Rosemead, Alhambra, Pasadena, Monteray Park, Pasadena, South Pasadena, Temple City, and of course San Gabriel.

Brake System
  1. Brake Shoes or linings can be no thinner than 3/32 to metal of any kind and they will be measured
  2. Brake Drums and rotors must be within manufacturers specifications and they will be measured
  3. All braking hardware must be present, installed correctly, and in working order.
  4. No signs of leakage in the hydraulic system, this includes master cylinder, wheel cylinders, calipers, valves, lines & connections.
  5. Check the hoses, no cracks are allowed.
  6. Warning lamps. They must glow when they are supposed to glow and be off when they are supposed to be off.
  7. Emergency brake must be capable of holding the vehicle on a 6% grade.
  8. Vehicle must be able to stop (panic) in less than 20 feet at a speed of 25mph.

Lamp System
  1. All originally equipped lighting equipment must be in working order. Please pre-inspect the following lights before your appointment. Headlamps, tail lamps, marker lamps, back-up lamps, brake lamps (third lamp if required), license plate lamps, turn signals, high beam indicator & any and all warning lamps.
  2. Headlamps must be aimable. All adjusting hardware must be in good working order.
  3. Lenses must be intact. No cracks that will allow any white light to be emitted.
  4. All reflectors must be intact.
  5. Body damage that interferes with the visibility of lighting equipment must be repaired prior to inspection.
  6. Damage to headlamp aiming pads will need to be corrected prior to the inspection. These are the little pointy things on the lamps glass. They cannot be broken off.
  7. If the vehicle is equipped with aftermarket lighting equipment, it must work or be removed. This includes fog lamps and KC style spot lamps.



All Car Specialists - AAA Satisfied Customer Service Award Winner
326 & 330 S Del Mar Ave
San Gabriel CA 91776
(626) 285-2205
Email: Service@all-car.com
Paul Brow - PBrow@all-car.com Cheryl Brow - CBbrow@all-car.com
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