the thing i love about california, no safety inspection/sticker.
but to answer your question, that depends on who is doing your safety inspection - the state certified inspector can grief you as much as a fender eliminator, or your blinkers not being 14.5 inches apart from each other.. even if it was 14 but you are missing that .5, he can be an ass about that.
But some just stamps it even if you do not comply.