^^^This quoting myself ^^^^
I guess this is what I get for answering a question on why someone would remove and reinstall one here. My intent was not to debate a factory unit and the ability to smog one.
Almost all of us know how rare they are now and what it would take to do a CA legal install.
If the "friend" is is Cal like me, I would end up taking it off to get smoged every two years. That is if I couldn't make it look stock and get a BAR label. This is something I've considered.