She will need to smog the thing on initial registration, to get the California Plates on it.

So long as it has 7,500 miles on it at least, it should breeze right through as legal to import.

After it has the California plates on it, as a near new car, it would enjoy the balance of the 4 year exemption from the biannual smog tests. Los Angeles (LALA land) is part of the "enhanced" area, ie, with the strictest smog requirements.

No lighting or safety tests for cars in California, whatsoever..

More from the state website on the smog tests:
http://smogcheck.ca.gov/StdPage.asp?Body=/Smogcheck/doineed.htm

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

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