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Wednesday, April 4, 2018


(650) 483-1790      (650) 588-7484 
SOUTH CITY STAR SMOG TEST ONLY 

Address : 209 El Camino Real, South SanFrancisco, 
CA 94080 ( across from SEE'S CANDIES).

What is a STAR Smog Check?




What is the difference with a regular smog station and a STAR smog station?
You received your DMV renewal notice and discovered it says "Smog Certification Required at a STAR Station". No need to panic. All this means is that the DMV has chosen your vehicle to be inspected at a STAR certified smog station which is monitored closely by the BAR and must conform to high standards established by the Bureau of Automotive Repairs.
Some STAR stations are only authorized to perform smog inspections. These stations are known as STAR Test Only stations. Other STAR certified smog centers can perform smog inspections as well as smog check repairs. These smog stations are known as STAR Test & Repair stations. Both STAR stations are allowed to perform regular and STAR smog checks.
  • STAR Test Only Centers are only authorized to perform smog inspections and are not allowed to perform smog check repairs.

  • STAR Test & Repair Stations are authorized to perform STAR smog inspections, as well as repair and certify all vehicles.
If the DMV is asking for "Smog Certificate Required at a STAR station" you can visit either of these smog test center types.

STAR certified smog station duties and responsibilities

STAR Test Only Center - Smog test only centers are authorized by the State of California to perform both Regular and Test Only smog inspections. They are not allowed to perform any smog repairs. A Test Only center's main obligation is to perform a non-bias and accurate smog inspection. They are certified to inspect all DMV required vehicles.
STAR Test & Repair (CAP) - STAR Test & Repair stations are authorized by the Bureau of Automotive Repairs to perform, along with smog check repairs, regular smog inspections and test only smog checks. A STAR Test & Repair station is the only type of smog check center which can inspect, repair and certify any and all vehicles. These stations are participants of the State's Consumer Assistance Program and are inspected by the State of California monthly.


Contact Details

Address : 209 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080 ( across from SEE'S CANDIES )

Business Hours:

Monday to Friday : 9:00am- 5:30pm
Saturday : 9:00am- 4:00pm
Sunday: Close


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  • 1 Year Alignment
  • 3 Year Alignment
  • 360 Service Package
  • 6 Month Alignment
  • 90 Day Tire Balancing
  • Air filter replacement
  • Battery check
  • Battery replacement
  • Belt replacement
  • Brake Fluid Exchange
  • Cabin air filter replacement
  • Car top carrier installation
  • Check Engine Light: Advanced Diagnostic Test
  • Check Engine Light: Free Code Read
  • Complete Brake System Evaluation
  • Conventional Oil Change
  • Coolant exchange
  • DH Battery Check
  • DH Tire Advice
  • Differential service
  • Edge Service Package
  • Engine Replacement
  • Expert Tire Advice
  • Flat repair
  • Free Alignment Check
  • Fuel system cleaning
  • Lifetime Tire Balancing
  • MaxLife Oil Change
  • Multi-point under car & under hood courtesy check
  • Oxygen Sensors Service and Repair
  • Performance Snapshot
  • Power steering fluid exchange
  • Radiator Service and Repair
  • Shock or Strut replacement
  • Spark Plugs and other ignition service
  • Steering component replacement
  • SynPower Full Synthetic Oil Change
  • Tire rotation
  • Trailer Hitch Installation (Bolt-on only)
  • Transmission service
  • Valve Cover Gasket Service
  • Water Pump Service and Replacement
  • Wheel balancing
  • Wheel bearing service
  • Wheel lock removal
  • Wiper blade installation

About this store

Smart & Final


Smart & Final is the “Smaller Faster Warehouse Store” where households, businesses and organizations find great savings on an extensive selection of fresh perishables and everyday grocery items, together with a targeted selection of foodservice, packaging and janitorial products, under both national and private label brands.

With low warehouse prices and no membership fees, we are known for providing great value. Our convenient, easy-to-shop store will save you time and money.

The History of Smart & Final

More than 140 years of superior service, growth and success.

Smart & Final is a truly unique company, combining today's state-of-the-art technologies and management practices with the historical perspective of one of the West's pioneer companies.
The year was 1871, and Los Angeles was a small, dusty, ranching town. Streets were unpaved, buildings were modestly wood or adobe and the enclave's 6,000 residents probably were outnumbered by local sheep and cattle. Los Angeles mainly produced hides, wool and tallow. Indeed Los Angeles couldn't begin to compare with its northern neighbor, bustling, cosmopolitan San Francisco.
But Los Angeles' rural ambiance didn't deter partners Herman Hellman, Jacob Haas and Bernard Cohn from launching a new grocery business. Housed in a two-story brick building on Los Angeles Street, Hellman-Haas Grocery Co. sold necessities of the day including flour, brown sugar, salt, patent medicines, rope, sheepherding supplies, chewing tobacco and gunpowder.
Packaged goods were unknown: Hellman, Haas' food staples arrived in bulk and typically were sold by weight. There were prunes in huge casks, barrels of currants from Greece and rice for the town's burgeoning Chinese population. So vital was the store that Hellman, Haas was one of seven names in the first Los Angeles phone directory!
Indeed the entrepreneurs behind Hellman, Haas were a distinguished group. Herman Hellman later succeeded his brother, Isias, as head of the then-esteemed Farmers and Merchants Bank, which also was founded in 1871. Isias Hellman was among the group of community leaders who donated the land upon which the University of Southern California was built.
Meanwhile, Abraham Haas, Jacob Haas’ younger brother who had joined Hellman, Haas in 1873, launched the first flour milling and cold storage businesses in Los Angeles, along with several electricity and gas companies - the forerunners of current Southern California power companies. Bernard Cohn later entered politics and briefly served as Mayor of Los Angeles.