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I find it frightening that unchecked vehicles are allowed on the road in even parts of the USA
There's bits of cars and debris all over their roads. Unsurprisingly.
@@101steel4 also I doubt that such tuning is not making the vehicles unstable and just not handle how it would be safe.
I nearly choked on my pizza and fall off my chair at that
They got a couple more pressing issues like the fact that in 27 states, you can just walk into the room and vote in federal elections without any effective form of ID or NO form of ID
In my state (idaho) I can buy a junker mechanics special car off facebook marketplace and officially register/title it in my name completely online without anyone ever even looking at the vehicle. In fact I did exactly that 2 years ago with a 700 dollar Saturn Vue with a salvage title. Got new plates mailed to me and everything. I barely passed the smog test, which is the one and only "inspection" and it's basically just making sure your emissions systems work, like 5 months after registering the vehicle. It's kinda nice to have that freedom but also kinda concerning.
This guy got it backwards, summer tires = min 1,6 mm tread depth, winter tyres = 3 mm
correct, we also have that in norway
That makes more sense, I was questioning that too.
BTW the limits for tire threat depth is
Winter minimum is 4 mm
Summer it's 1.6mm
So if your winter tire is below 4mm it counts as summer tire which can also be fined as winter tires are required by law
so if it is snowy conditions and your tires are below 4mm its 60 € and a point on your license
If you hinders other road users ots 80 € and ontop one point
If you cause an accident its 120€ and can even cause you to lose your drivers license
@@GunsniperRZ8 thats Austria, in Germany its allways 1.6mm, recemmendation summer 3mm and winter 4mm but not required (source: ADAC and Toyota)
@@Nic04054yes and no. In Germany that law is somewhat fuzzy as it requires things to be adequate to the weather. So on winter tires in winter conditions, 1.6 mm may be just within the legal limits, but insufficient.
the important part was "aftermarket" not the "led". Almost everything aftermarket has to be approved, and then this modification is written into your car papers, so that every police officer can check it without having to know details.
Even worse, unapproved aftermarket parts automatically void the vehicle's status of being road approved, and driving such a vehicle on public roads can very well be a felony.
Exactly, usually the parts have to be stamped (like engraved or moulded into the part) a K number in Germany (approval from the Kraftfahrtbundesamt) or the European E number. Or as he mentioned, documentation of it being approved (ABE documents).
That usually applies only to aftermarket led bulbs (I think there are only two available right now, and those are only legal for certain vehicles). If you replace the whole headlight it has to have approval anyways. And modern LED headlights have no replaceable bulbs anyways.
The aftermarket LEDs need to be tested and approved for one (or more) specific car model. That costs money and is only done for models with high numbers and less for older cars.
@@reinhard8053 I think here in Germany by now you can get only two or three models from Phillips and Osram, restricted to a limited number of vehicles. While they still seem to extend the list, I guess you are right, that will only happen for vehicles where it may be worth the effort.
And they sure come at a price. Although I think for those cars, it might well be worth it.
@@alexanderkupke920 Australia uses the 'E' system too, LED globes can't be put into regular lights, because the reflectors aren't suitable, but if you can find an entire LED light unit that has an E marking it can be fitted
If you are still looking for a reason why there are so many deaths in US traffic accidents (while driving slowly). And in Germany (where people drive fast) there are so few deaths. The answer form is TUV.
And the other answer is the difference between getting a drivers license in Europe and USA (Canada as well).
I think the reason is much more complicate and consisting of MANY factors, TUV being only one of them.
One should also consider road design, transmission type, attitude towards laws & rules...
Hell, even cost of car. There is no way here you'd buy barely functional wreck for few hundred bucks and drive in it for more than few days before being stoped by patrol and possibly losing licence.
Speeding is also a thing. In some states trucks are allowed to drive as fast as the cars. Here they would jump up when you say this in the same sentence with slow driving.
are you having a stroke?@@Nordlicht05
Nah, because the Germans use their brain while driving, while the people in the USA rarely do.
As for the "almost flush"; If you want to jump over a stream, and you ALMOST got over it, you still have wet feet ;-)
Haha clever 🤣👍🎉
"It's almost flush." - Sir, this is about _Germany_ ...
Almost is just another word for not ;)
Wouldn't fly in Denmark either. And the track gauge (Google translated) must remain the same, as original (distance between rims/tyres).
Doesn't fly anywhere in the EU really. Most national vehicles codes are based on UNECE 1958 E-rules, or the 2019/2144 EU regulation. Relevant national authorities can make exceptions, but that's usually for individually built hobby vehicles, not modified consumer vehicles.
@@nuclearmedicineman6270makes wonder how are special purpose vehicles such as Tractors handled within the regulations, as the Wheels as a whole can be pretty wide and go a significant distance beyond the edge of the fender
It's almost flush so it's almost good. Which means it's not good. 😂
This video is a nice overview of why Cybertruck won't be selling in the EU at all. European laws do not tolerate cars which can snap pedestrians in half on impact while US laws supposedly don't consider pedestrian safety at all. 😅
lol
@@JohnHazelwood58 I too am lamenting out loud!
There is also no need for bulletproof cars in here , so all that extra weight would be useless.
Add to it, that most younger people in Europe, for example drivers who got their driver's license after summer of 1998, would most likely not have a valid license to drive that monstrosity, as it exceeds 3.5 tons gross weight.
@@alexanderkupke920Can't speak for all states, but in mine a normal car license lets you drive vehicles up to 4500 kg. And you can drive cab trucks or motorhomes.
you can modify your car, but it needs to be inspected.
reputable brands for aftermarket parts even try to get their parts certified. that is not just for lights, it is for a lot of other stuff.
that's why people with tuned cars usually drive around with a thick folder or two full of documentation.
Ah, Germany. Where you can do where you want, provided you first fill out your own bodyweight in paperwork, in triplicate.
@@bcubed72 not sure about germany, but in austria, it needs to be filled out just once.
but still, people who like tuning drive around with 2 binders full of documents.
don't tune cars without a trunk.
@@bcubed72 Nope. Its heavylie regulated and you need to be great friends with inspector.
The folder is just full of certificates that the parts are street legal in combination with the vehicle and that they passed safety inspection.
You can get custom parts certified too. But then they get custom inspection, registration and twoce the amount of license certificates.
There is a funny twist in the spirit of the safety regulations between the US and Germany. In the US the safety regulations are focussed on the persons INSIDE the car and don't care about anything else for the most part. Well you will survive in a Hummer when you roll over a hatchback, so it is considered a "safe" vehicle. Which is funny because if you drive a car, who is to regulate Your safety other than yourself? In Germany a lot of the safety regulations are focussed that the car is not a threat to others or the passengers. Like the sticking out tire thing is a danger for pedestrians and cyclists Around the car. Or for example big ass racing spoilers are not allowed, because even in a minor crash they can come off and kill/harm a bystander easily. Many car manufacturers construct their cars in a way that hitting a pedestrian is less dangerous by using softer materials as bumpers for example.
American Freedom is a weird thing in many ways. 😆
I halfway expect people to argue against inspections on a second amendment argument.
@@walkir2662 But i am a responsible gun owner and maintain my gun properly! So I can use it in public and nobody is endangered... 🤣
Sounds like a fun discussion to me.
While it's not usually said out loud, there's also an argument that this could be connected to healthcare. If an American wants to do something stupid and pay the price it's all on them, but if the government is going to pay for your hospital stay then they want some oversight on what you did to get there. Same reasoning for stricter laws in areas like food production, over-the-counter medications & supplements, etc.
@@cmlemmus494 But it is not the government that pays for the healthcare. Why do people always say something like that? Well in Britain the NHS is a government institution but still it is tax money paid by the people that covers the bills. And in Germany the healthcare insurance are run by private companies and the prices are set by a non government commission. The government only collects and distributes the money from the people to the services and sets up the rules for the system, and that is the very purpose of a government how it should be in a representative democracy as it is.
And of course there are voices saying out loud why the majority should collectively pay for the stupidity of individuals. I have quite often heard arguments in that regards for example when it comes to smoking. But in the end you can't just let people die on a basis of what? Some people run on the street lost in thought and get rolled over by a car, well that was stupid, pay the hospital bill yourself prick? Most of us make stupid decisions that lead to unfortunate outcomes at some point in life and you simply can't rule that out in a generalized way, especially with arbitrary complaints about the reasoning of millions of other people.
@@walkir2662 half the americans are just bad shit crazy, i gave up on them, luckily we have the sane ones like Ian
Basically, what german inspections do: check if it is safe to operate. that's the basics. You can get nearly every modification through TÜV inspection, as long as you can certify its safe and the inspector can confirm the modifications are safe for you and everyone else.
Let's say you swap the tires for bigger/wider ones, you can do that even if the tire size is not per manufacturer spec.. but the TÜV inspector will check if the bigger tire size interferes with the vehicles function and safety. if the tire sticks out beyond the fender, that's a risk for pedestrians, so a fail. if the tire is too big and rubs on the coils or brake lines while moving or turning, its a safety risk, so fail. If the tire is so big it rubs on the inner fender while driving over bumps, that is a safety risk because the tire can take damage and potentially pop.
It's pretty easy, though at times annoying.. When I had to get my classic vehicle through german TÜV it was a mess, because the vehicle was never registered in germany, and no paperwork existed for it.. The inspector wanted to fail me because of my tire size, which was bullshit though as the tires were original, special size from the factory (an option that about everyone ordered back then).
It's annoying, but it all has a purpose. don't want anyone to get hurt or killed in a crash, let alone prevent a crash from happening in the first place.
In Germany, your car has to be up to snuff to be able to handle the speeds on the Autobahn safely.
the minimum expectations for an car to be allowed to drive on the autobahn is (it has to be inspected and up to code): it can drive at minimum 60km/h with its own engine power... the only exceptions are made for Oldtimers which arent able to drive 60km/h but they have to stay on the right lane / the "slow lane" ... trucks for transportation are only allowed to drive 80km/h should stay on the right lane but are allowed to overtake slower driving trucks or cars... the regulations and Inspections are for everybody to have an safe car and drive safe on every road not only the autobahn :) greets from germany ❤
@@Max.Mustermann. I worked as a mechanic for many years, and, have seen people drive away in vehicles that are so completely unsafe we had to make them sign a waiver certifying that our shop didn't touch the vehicle, and, were therefore not responsible for anything that happened. I WISH we had standards in the States like they do in Germany. It would make the roads much safer.
@@ExUSSailor i get your point... We have Black sheeps too... Like ppl getting licenced TÜV Inspectors and throwing those TÜV inspection stickers at Everyones licence plates if they Pay enough for them to close both eyes during the Inspection(if they even Inspect the car)... Up to faking Emission and Brake checks during the inspection which is noted on the paper you get as a car owner to proof your car succesfully made it thru the inspection... So There are many shitboxes driving around Here too... i want an safe car.. I dont want to hurt myself or others because my car is unsafe and failed at somepoint... Ive watched some "just Rolled in" Videos... If they keep faking inspections over Here we will soon have cars Like some in the Videos... Which is realy sad... Like i said i get your point you as an mechanic want the driver of an car you worked on to be safe such as the other drivers around them 😇
@@Max.Mustermann. Actually we have less of those inspectory now. For a few years now, if a Tüv-inspector certified a vehicle to be safe and it was involved in an accident because of a component that was certified safe just shortly before, it was treated as a "Ordnungswidrigkeit" (misdemeanor) for the inspector. Nowadays, after a lot of fired inspectors from a certain test organization, it is classified as a "Straftat" (crime).
This might prevent the inspector from continuing to work in his field ever again, depending on the hiring standards of the companies.
In return, the tests have become even more stringent, and inspectors are not as willing as before to let stuff slide or just tell you to fix it until next time. Even a defective bulb, which could occur on the drive to the Tüv station, can result in a fail nowadays.
If you can go to unlimited speed on the autobahn you want your car in top condition…🎤
The idea with wheels being covered by part of the bumper & also protruding outside mudgaurd is to avoid nip points if you hit a pedestrian with a bumper there is good chance of surviving as opposed to being pulled under the wheels.
Pedestrians seem not to exist in the US.
The inspections are strict but I think it's good, that makes us all safer on the roads
17:30 - no, they are "show vehicles" they get transported to the event on the trailer and are only allowed to drive on private courses, they are definitely not "street legal", but you can get permit to operate them if there is event.
There are many exceptions in the rules that rule which car is and is not "street legal" but it goes mostly "if you can encounter regular traffic, you have to have street legal car". If you are not on public road then it is "whatever you want".
The aim is to prevent regular people from harm of "potentionally dangerous" (customized or unmaintained) vehicles in public space.
Motto is "I don't care if you have no money for service and ensurance, until you do you are not driving the car. I have the right to not be endangered by any unknown hazard you may introduce by poor maintnance or modification. Also I would like to get payed if you cause the accident that results in damage on my health or property."
The customizing is not what the TÜV inspections really is about. The bianual mandatory inspection are to make sure that the vehicle is safe to operate on public roads. So the main points are brakes, steering, lights, suspension, tires and rust (if thats a issue on that car). Of course they will check if modifications are entered in the car docs, if it has any. Also they check the environmantal factors, like emissions, possible oil leaks, noise and so on.
So even without customisation there are enough things that can go wrong, if the car is a bit older.
In Austria first after 3 years, second 2 years later, and then every year.
@@seifenraspel2382 Makes sense. Yeah, I think its also 3 years for new cars in Germany as well.
Car inspection in Europe is for everyone's safety. No one really wants to drive around in a vehicle that is actually ready to be scrapped.
In Sweden the car inspection is done every year, but at 14-month intervals. (previously 12 months) with two exceptions. Cars that are 30 years or older, every two years and cars older than 50 years do not need to be re-inspected. Should the vehicle fail the inspection, you have 1 month to fix the faults and present it for re-inspection at a lower cost. Should it drag on beyond the first month, there will be a new inspection. 😎👍
In Denmark the first inspection is when the car get's 4 yo after first registration. After that it is every two years (24 months).
In Sweden it is the other way around for tires. 1.6 mm for sommer tires and 3 mm for winter tires
Also in Germany.
By common sense it was said in the video the other way around. Winter tires must have bigger tread than the summer one. For example here in Czech Republic it's 1.6 mm for summer tires and 4 mm for winter one (or 6 mm for vehicles over 3.5 t)
Not everything said in the video is true!
The prescribed minimum tread depth is at least 1.6 millimeters.
If the limit is not reached, the wheels must be changed according to legal regulations.
This applies to all types of tires!
But that only affects the legal regulation!
However, it is recommended that you change summer tires with a tread depth of 3mm or more.
4mm is recommended for winter and all-weather tires.
This is also how it is taught to driving students.
Yeah i think he did a mistake and flipped them around as it makes no sense allowing winter tires to be worn down more then summer once when grip in the winter snow needs deeper threds.
There was a Dutch TV show about reviewing and rating consumer products including cars. They also had a section of the show dedicated to the wreck of the week, and it was horrifying to see what was being driven on the roads over here. Those were cars that have been pulled over by the police. After 1985 the introduction of car inspections killed off that section of the show not soon after.
Wrak van de week noemde we het in Nederand
Inspection is not only about making sure the vehicle and its modifications are road legal, it's also about making sure that all the safety relevant systems are in working order. They do test the lighting, the brakes, the suspension, the exhaust emissions and more.
Technical inspection of cars in Croatia
it goes every year (except for new cars up to 3 years old) and is inspected:
- brakes, whether they brake and whether they brake equally on both sides
- Handbrake, does it brake, and is it the same on both sides
- Shock absorbers - quality
- tire size and type (allowed for the type of car)
- car color - (the one entered in the car register)
if the car is dirty, the inspector can refuse the inspection until the car is washed
- lights, quality and position
- position light, stop light, turn signals
- brake oil (viscosity)
- mechanical inspection of car axles from below
- quality of exhaust gases
****
commercial vehicles (trucks, buses, taxis)
they have periodic inspections, every 3, 4 or 6 months, depending on the vehicle and category
Mene su rušili ove godine zato što nisam imao zadnji brisač. 🙄
That sounds almost like here in Sweden. I guess we don't check break fluid viscosity, nor colour (or we do check colour, just that it's not mentioned).
I can add that here we also check for the following:
* All seatbelts lock and functions properly.
* Warning triangle exists (in case you have to stop by the side of the road it's REAL nice to warn other cars about it before they slam into you...)
* Suspension (shake-test and visual inspection).
* Rust (not cosmetical, but in case suspension, break lines, knuckles, frame etc. is in bad shape. Or if it can have sharp edges that will hurt people if you hit them (getting hit is bad, getting hit and cut up is "badder")
* Tyre tread depth and wear-pattern. Also, not allowed to stick outside of the wheel housing.
They usually scan the car for error codes. I guess this is possibly part of the breaks/suspension and perhaps other things.
So basically, they check for all the stuff that makes your car safe to drive, for you and everyone else.
Oh, and if you own a trailer you need to check that too. Because, I guess, it's not very safe when your trailer looses a wheel or something. :)
@@StefanAxelsson everything you listed, you can add to my list
I think that all over Europe the tests are very similar (the only difference is in the intervals and some details)
As for the color of the vehicle, when you buy a vehicle it has a color
let's say #16 "Japanese Red" and they write that in your "vehicle book"
If you change the color, then you have to come to the station to change the color description
With cars, pick-ups, and SUVs being so necessary in the US, it shocked me that regulations regarding vehicle maintenance were so poor when I lived there. What's the point of speed limits, traffic lights, or seat belts, if the vehicle has poor brakes, bald tyres, broken lights, or rusted chassis?
Inspections are costly, and with no viable public transit options you would condemn a lot of people to be jobless.
It's not costly. It's around 50 eur a year.
If you maintain your car correctly, you won't need costly repairs. Just replace all fluids and break pads and you are usually good to go for a good while.
It's not costly. It's around 50 eur a year.
If you maintain your car correctly, you won't need costly repairs. Just replace all fluids and break pads and you are usually good to go for a good while.
@@noseboop4354 Might be better than killing someone because the brakes are bad or a wheel just flies off. If you own a car you need insurance and tax(?) and gas. So an inspection won't bring the cost up much. It's more the needed repairs.
@@richarddeutsch9984 "If you maintain your car correctly, you won't need costly repairs. Just replace all fluids and break pads and you are usually good to go for a good while." correct! that way my little 24year old Peugot 305 just passed Tüv without 'investments'
As for the lights and other After Market parts: if they are certified (Type approved) for your exact car and installed correctly its not a problem. Same if your car comes with LEDs from the factory: then the manufacturer takes care of that type approval when they register the model before releasing it to the market.
However, it's often very hard and even impossible for after market suppliers to get their accessories type approved. If you still put it into your car, that's when the trouble starts.
"depends on whose checking your vehicle" definitely not. 😂 These tests are for the safety of everyone and when you fail you have 4 weeks from the fail date to get things fixed. When the vehicle is not safe it can't be moved during that time period. My parents car has a rusty side skirt which requires replacement and that caused our inspection to fail. But such damage is not a traffic hazard and the vehicle is still traffic legal. So we are allowed to use it. But it has to be repaired and then the car has to retake the inspection :)
If the TÜV inspector were to let the issue with the tires sticking out go through, then the police would also take a closer look at which TÜV inspector it was.
You might get by if it is only 1mm because that gets difficult to measure precisely.
@@reinhard8053okay yes but then that is a human error or a machine error and not a "ah well idc i will let you pass"
@@Schmokkie1984yh I doubt a inspection service wants to get in trouble
@@rlas TÜV is not like going to your mechanic that is approved for conducting state inspections. the closest thing i can think of inspection wise in UL, but it is really more like the USPS. It is not officially a part of the German Government, but it is closely linked. For example, TÜV conducts you written exam and your driving test to get your driver's license. The government simply looks at the certification from TÜV and processes the paperwork. They take it very seriously as certifying things to be safe is what they do, and pretty much ALL they do. When my motorcycle was inspected in Germany, they parked it in the garage and had a device that looked at the head lights and said of one was a little off in one direction or another. In fact they informed me my high beam was slightly off in one direction, but it was not a fail because it was the high beam and it was allowed because of that, but if it got much worse I may need to have it fixed. Had the low beam been that far off it would have been a fail. They did tell me my low beam was not perfect, but it was not close to failing either. it also told them the exact color of each bulb. In the US a mechanic turns on the light and says, yup, it works your good.
That said individual inspectors are human. One of the inspections i got on my motorcycle, the inspector told me i had a major failure, and would have to arrange for the motorcycle to be hauled to a mechanic for the brakes to be repaired. I thought maybe pads too low, but i checked it myself that day and i knew the bads had plenty of life left. I asked him to show me and he took me into the garage and he grabbed the handlebars and rolled the bike forward and then pulled the front brake, and said, front is good, then released that rolled the bike, and pulled the clutch and said, your rear brakes are not working at all. I laughed and told him that is the clutch and pointed to the peddle and said that is the rear brake. He insisted he is an avid bicyclist, and he knows where the brakes are. So I put my foot on the brake pedal and told him to try and roll it now. When it did not move, he walked away and brought back a colleague. The colleague hoped on my bike rolled it back and forth and applied the front, and then the rear brakes. Told him it was good and left. The inspector apologized and said he assumed motorcycles where the same as bicycles, and that i had passed the inspection.
In the Netherlands they are strict too. A brand new car needs to be checked first when it is 4 yrs old,then at 6 yr and 8 yr and then every following year. You get a letter by DMV (RDW)around 8 weeks before the check up is due for that year. And then you have 8 weeks to get your car checked.When after 4 weeks of the last date to have it inspected RDW is sending you a warningletter for failing the carexpection. When it is 2 months over the inspectiondate you get a fine of €169,-. If you do not get that done and police pulls you over or you get into an accident with that car there is a problem with it not longer being insured as a vehicle.
The diesel cars have a different inspection schedule 3,1,1,....
In Germany it's after 3 years for the first time when new and after that every 2 years. So 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th and so on
I am really really thankful that we have strict rules and inspections in Germany. Of course they are not perfect and not always perfectly done, but it's better than what most countries have.
One other aspect. If you happen to get into an accident, even if it's not your fault, but you have an "unsafe" vehicle, your insurance will happily refuse to pay.
Hell yeah, Germany loves their unnecessary harsh regulations and milking their people!
Where I live there is zero inspection required, and I'm thankful for that because I'm dirt poor and public transit is very poor, I would have never got my first decent job if I had to pay and fix my car to these standards.
@@noseboop4354 inspection is like 40 dollars + it saves lives
@@Eurotruckpro Inspectionhere is like 150$ and it will need noting to fail it.
Last time my car fail because the Lambda Sensor was 0.01 over for 1 measuring point in the graph wile a long idle test.
That has nothing to do with safety or environmental Protection, it was just very expensive :(
@@Hobby_Electric In Sweden you fail if you don't have washer fluid
Reminds me of one of my classmates in Highschool, whose car was a mixture of at least 5 different cars from 3 different models from 2 different manufacturers. Combine that with the fact my whole driver's license cost me 25 $ from start to finish and you have a good idea why the fatality rate per distance traveled is more than twice as high in the US compared to Germany.
no inspection is insane!
You CAN tint your windshield but only when its an UV tint or if its a small strip on the upper edge of the window. (i think 20cm in width is the maximum)
Yeah, this inspection is uniform across the EU
Sort of. Germany is more strikt then the Netherlands. Here in the Netherlands we are free to use unclasified parts. In Germany all parts like brakedisks and brake hoses need to be aproved by the TuV.
07:20 he got the tread depths completely wrong. Min. required tread on all tires is 1,6mm. Recommended min tread depth on winter tires is 3mm, which makes sense bc on snow and mud you'll need some more tread to actually generate grip.
10:42 you can get special permits to get parts noted as allowed on your car. If you have an aftermarket exhaust that exeeds that limit but you pay a lot of money AND find a Tüv inspector that is willing to allow it, you can get it noted in your cars papers as legal. However you'll need to always have that permit with you when you're driving that car
Channels like Just Rolled In are a real eye opener of what type of dangerous situations can occur in places without a form of annual/periodic safety inspections.
Tires sticking out beyond the frame are one of the major causes for flips on sideswipe accidents. The other car's body simply rides the tire upward with the rotation. With a covered tire that risk is far lower (not gone, but lower). Also, the more extreme lengths the tires are allowed to protrude beyond the frame in the USA allows for drivers to fail to recognize how wide their vehicle actually is, leading to more accidents.
Edit: it's not about LED lights themselves, it's about certain aftermarket or 'upgrade' packages that either change the color, or the brightness of the lights. Too bright lights are often the cause of flaring and blinding effects in oncoming cars. Chamged colors could be misinterpreted as emergency lights, or something other than a standard vehicle. So in either cases these are limited to certain technical parameters.
LEDs are very bright for their size and wattage, so exchanging a single high powered halogen bulb for an array of LEDs taking the same wattage as the halogen bulb is pretty definitely FAR TOO bright.😎
7:54 If your car comes from the factory with LED lights then they are approved to have them but you cannot put LED lights on a car that comes with halogen lights
You can if the manufacturer of the bulbs got them homologated for your specific car model. I only know Phillips and Osram doing it and not in that many models so it is a pain.
@@gunner38ED Yes because Phillips and Osram need to pay a full "is in spec" approvement for each headlight + LED light check from the TÜV.
It's costly for each combination and therefore they do this first with headlights used very often in cars (for a lot of potential customers) and then adding more and more cars etc.
I have an 30 year old Motorcycle with H4 bulbs and (wiring isn't the best anymore) the one H4 - "Long life" - Bulb is dark like hell. But with all the vibrations and only one bulb you do not want to risk using a +150% or more "lasts only a few hours when vibrating" bulb that suddenly stops working when you are at the Autobahn with 100mph at night. LED would be perfect. Headlight is "open" at the rear (no problem with the cooling) and the LED light will last long because vibration doesn't kill it. Maybe the will certificate the bulbs for my Motorbike sometimes.
Here in Australia if that make/model comes out with LED lights (e.g. upgraded model) and yours doesn't (Povo pack car lol) you can fit the upgraded lights to your car, but you can't put LED globes into your halogen light fittings (Pretty much all LED globes sold here actually have "Not for highway use" written on them)
@@DSP16569legally it is a new headlight
@@DSP16569 You should check the compatibility lists at Osram and Philips from time to time, they have added motorcycles now.
Here in the UK we have an M.O.T. (Ministry of transport) test every 12 months. Tyres must not stick out from fenders, although some testers will let hot rods (1932 Ford style) through running fenderless due to a loophole between the MOT test and construction and use rules.
Tyres must be a minimum of 1.6mm across 75% of the width of the tyre, but any part of the tyre under 1.6mm is a fail.
LED lights were band to start with, if the car didn't come from the factory with them as they cause a different diffraction pattern which dazzles oncoming drivers), but recently LED lamps have come out which mimic the old H4 Halogen bulbs, which is legal.
Tinting is ok for back screen and side windows (but cops sometimes get funny about front passenger/driver's door window tinting, and no tint for the windscreen.
Our MOT also checks for rust within 300mm of any suspension mounting point or anything structural, all lights (including headlight aim), indicators, fog lights, horn, windscreen wipers and washers (if your washer bottle doesn't have enough fluid for the test, it could be a fail depending on the inspector), windscreen for chips and cracks, suspension and steering for any play in joints and bushes, wheel bearings for ware, condition of brake pipes and hoses, and a rolling road test for brakes and emergency (hand) brakes.
If you're building a car from scratch, that's a whole different ball game, requiring a different test (SVA) lasting 8 hours and costing £450+ tax before you're aloud to register it. I can go into more details on this if anyone's interested.
Have you seen the cannel "Just Rolled In"? They have a lot of examples why TÜV is a required.
You mean cats and other animals stuck in the engine room?😅
Just like the M.O.T. in the U.K. However, seasonal tyres are optional here, as from the Midlands down we rarly get extreme winter weather.
In Germany (theoretical) Seasonal tires are optional too. Law is: If you want to drive under winter conditions (snow, ice on the roads) you need appropriate tires (Winter or All Season). As long as you park and don't drive at such conditions you can have Summer tires all Year.
The Swedish version: Winter tyres are mandated _if_ the roads are considered winter condition. If any of the following exist on any part of the road surface snow, ice, sleet, frost OR... _if a police officer says it is_ 👈👀what!
Up in the north it is fun driving with Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres in the snow, although it is wise to considerably increase the time you allow for journeys.
Simple rule: Get Information first, let it be done professional and get the paperwork. Than nothing (legal) should be a problem here in Germany.
7:25 he's got that backwards (and not quite right): the legal limit is 1.6 mm tread depth for both summer and winter tires, but 3 mm are recommended (usually for winter tires, but of course more tread also doesn't hurt on summer tires)
Hello from Switzerland, a lot of things are the same here as in Germany, although the test center is cantonal (=state) (there are individual private organizations with test centers, but they can only be used before a fixed test date).
Road safety is probably the top priority here. If you have a plastic front bumper that is broken and has "sharp" edges or points, the car will not get through (in everyday life you even have to expect to be stopped), as these pedestrians /Cyclists could be unnecessarily seriously injured in an accident.
You can have many defects that are blamed on you during an everyday check by the police (broken lights or similar) fixed and by showing that it has been repaired the matter is settled (possibly with a small fine). But there are also defects where you are not allowed to continue driving or the vehicle is even shut down (the registration or license plate is withdrawn). This is particularly true in cases where the vehicle is being operated in a highly unsafe and illegal manner. An example would be lowering the vehicle by shortening the springs. The reason for revoking the registration is actually simple, the insurance company would not accept any liability in the event of an accident, which means that you are left with the damage to the vehicles involved (yours is your problem anyway), personal injuries, although there can also be permanent damage can come, sit. Imagine what a permanent disability of a person will cost you over the years or decades. No insurance will cover that!
In this respect, I think the strict regulations and tests make sense, even if they obviously incur costs in operating and maintaining the vehicle.
European car inspection is about much more, starting with the analysis of exhaust gases. Actual measuring the efficiency of breaks. A brand new car needs its first inspection after 4 years and it is every 2 years from that moment on. Inspection is video-taped, so having a buddy work there is unlikely to help too much.
About LED lights - the reflector/glass has a certification (E-number) and is certified with a certain type of bulb - you need to stick to that... so no replacing old bulbs with new LEDs on an old car. The reason is stray light
Here in Slovakia, if you buy a brand new car from the Delear, you get your papers about the car (technical inspection + emission inspection) and your first inspection is after 4 years.
After 4 years and your first inspection every upcoming inspection is done every 2 years.
If the "inspection company" gives you a date when to come in, you show up. You give them your papers ( technical and Emission papers).
If you fail one or both, you dont get the new papers (of course). You get a list of found problems on your car and you get a temporary permit (so you can still drive it) with a set period of time, in which you have to fix up the car, I dont know for how many days it is set up here in Slovakia.
After your car is fixed up, you have to go for the inspection again.
If you pass, you will get 2 papers. One for the technical and the other for the emission inspection.
Regarding the emission inspection, there are different rules for different cars of course. You cant meet the newest emission quota with your 17 year old car.
We have the EURO emission quotas where its written what emission quotas your car has to meet. From EURO 1 to EURO 6 ( soon Euro 7 ).
So if you have a 17 year old car, means it was manufactured in 2007+month, so they look up which EURO Quota norms where used in that period, and you have to meet, lets say a EURO 4 quota.
So your car has to meet the EURO 4 emission quota to pass the emission inspection.
Regarding the tires sticking out and how much the front wheels must be covered, how high can you lift it, exhaust loudness, I have no idea about these things since I never had a off-roader like that, or souped-up one :D
Tread Depth limits:
Summer tires -> minimum by law 1,6 mm (recommended 3,0 mm )
Winter tires -> cars up to 3,5 tonnes -> minimum by law 3,0 mm (recommended 4,0 mm)
-> cars over 3,5 tonnes -> minimum by law 6,0 mm
Slovakian and French regulations seam quite similar
also not topic of this video but custom utility beds for pick up are not a thing here in Slovakia. They are absolute pain in the ass to get certified so they are practically illegal.
Its the same here in Poland, except tire depth has to always be at least 1.6mm for both summer and winter tires
LEDs are ok if they are factory. If the factory lights use incandescent, that's how the light has been evaluated and approved for use. Changing the incandescent bulb to a LED retrofit invalidates the original approvement.
Unless you get one that has been explicitly certified for your car and headlight model.
@16:37 u will be blown away about the H-Zulassung .. Historical Vehicles .. 30 years and older ..
u can tune it but only if it was a "70-80-90" tuning availeble^^
Historicaly correct tuning. Available 10 years after the car was build.
With some exceptions. Safety and emissions parts can be newer.
In Spain it is exactly the same.
The Spanish ITV (technical vehicle inspection) is carried out for the safety of both the owner or driver of the vehicle and other road users.
A car has to be really bad to not pass the inspection favorably.
In Spain you can modify your car but these modifications must be reflected in a project carried out by an engineer, demonstrating that they can be supported by the vehicle. Despite this, the modifications must be verified at an ITV station.
Once my car didn't passed the german inspection, because the indicator light wasn't orange enough (because the bulb was old). 😅
the bulbs arent actually orange
@@papalaz4444244 They are if the lenses are clear
@@papalaz4444244depends on what kind of indicator you have, many actually have orange/amber bulbs
@@papalaz4444244 Some bulbs are available in orange colour.
@@papalaz4444244they are on many cars. And the color peals of the glass sometimes. You will fail with that. Common problem.
IT;S NOT ONLY GERMANY 'IT'S IN HOLE EUROPE.
Most of Europe is a lot free-er in how you can modify your car than Germany, Austria & Switzerland. For exhaust as an example here in Finland where i live all it needs is the cat to meet the Euro Emission standards your car is and be E-certified. I have a 200CPSI Euro 3 Certified High-Flow Cat and i can pass no issues even though rest of my exhaust is also self built with High-Flow non OE parts
Isn't quite true... Germany is way more permissive than Italy about this argument.
As the gentleman said in the video, you can do some tuning and customizations on your car, if you make the paper that certificate that those parts are legal to be used on public road. Sadly this is not possible in Italy, for whatever reason... There is tuning manufactures in Italy as well, but it's still a "win - no win" game, even with the needed documentations.
You may ask "why?" and I'll say "I dunno... Italy🤷♂️"
But the most countries aren´t as Harsh as Germany. Look that your car is registerd in Eastern Europe and you have a lot more freedom
@@MrBluePoochyena Definitely not in Spain. In Spain you cannot modify your car freely, in practically no way. For example, you cannot use tires outside the measurements homologated by the manufacturer. Additionally, when faced with a modification, ANY mechanical, you will have to homologated the changes, and the process can be very expensive and tedious.
ITV and TUV and others in europe are the toughest inspections in the world in terms of standars.
Germany seems to be one of the most strictest countries in Europe.
- While inspections are common in Europe, but in Germany inspections are far stricter. This is also the same country that shoot people for running out of fuel on the autobahn.
- I wouldn't be surprised if Germany remove toilets from every service station.
LED lights: If the light is already fitted as an LED ex works, it is part of the standard equipment on the vehicle and is permitted. The manufacturer of the car has taken care of the approval.
Retrofitting an LED light is currently not compatible with the StVZO (Road Traffic Licensing Regulations), as these lights are generally not approved in the EU. (So it depends also on the manufacturers of this lights (approving security relevant things in the EU isn't easy and therefore not cheap). It's also not only a German thing).
Were i live here in Hamburg we have actually a special Taskforce Group at the Polices disposal. If they pull you over and see you have modified your Car in any way, they will call special Engineers to the Scene and if they suspect your Car was extensely modified without proper Inspection after the Modifications with legal Parts it will get expensive. A friend of mine is actually an Inspection Engineer for the Police and they know all the Tricks.
If you get caught with a Car which has such modifications you were Driving a Car without what we call "Betriebserlaubnis" Legal Approval. If you have a crash the Insurance wont pay for your Damages and they can actually sue you as well.
Potentially losing your Drivers License and getting a hefty fine is obvious.
There is also legal tuning in Germany, but these are certified conversion parts that meet certain requirements and are entered in the vehicle registration document. They meet the legal requirements and then that's okay.
Or you need the conversion be certified by the TÜV. That might cost a bit if the modifications are bigger or get to the structure.
UK here, we HAVE to get an annual inspection without question - I run a Subaru Legacy estate with quite a few modifications including wide alloy wheels and _phat_ tires that stick out - they are right on the limit but my garage build and race rally cars so they don't notice!
There is a way to keep your tires ok for longer. If you switch Summer-Winter tires: put the front right to the back right as on the left side. Front tires usually wear off more than the rear ones due to the weight of the motor (if in the front) and the steering forces. The rear ones usually just follow, except you have a rear drive car.
@IWrocker - actually regarding lights - there's another rule: you can only have white lights in the front and red lights in the back (of course excluding the blinking orange turning signals) - so what this means is that all those vehicles in USA (especially those that we see on SEMA) which have other light colors in the front (green, blue, yellow, etc.) would be completely illegal ;)
Same in Australia
Of course there are cars with LED lights. This is all about that you can't CHANGE to LED light if the car wasn't produced with LED originally because the electric system is designed for that. You need a certification if it is safe.
If you want to change something in the main parts of your car in Europe, then you have to claim an official inspection(not cheap) if with those changes the car is safe. Every part of the car is designed for a certain load. If you change someting that cause more charge on a part it can break.
It is unbelievable that in the US anyone can change anything in cars and nobody inspects that if those modifications are safe.
Yeah, it's called freedom and not being a nanny state. Lots of people from those heavy inspection european style states like California are moving out to Texas.
@@noseboop4354 Funny, I personally experienced someone installing a larger sound system in their car. Unfortunately he didn't change the cables. 2 days later the car was burned out on the side of the road. If the car had been in a garage at the time, the entire house would probably have burned down, including the people who were sleeping in it. It's not about patronizing you, it's about protecting others from your stupidity.
In Europe, we have pedestrians and cyclists, and cars must be safe for all road users, not just owners of oversized cars.
And despite these strict inspections for cars, I continue to be amazed that there are still cars on the road
where I really wonder how on earth they passed the inspection.
I live in the Netherlands and there the longevity of the car also has to do with when a car must be inspected for the first time, new cars only have to be inspected for the first time after 3 years and then only every year for the MOT.
I did not know that there no mandatory safety inspections in (parts of) the US, but now that I know it certainly explains a few things.
There is a low tint allowed in the front in the UK, with privacy glass at the back.
You see mostly Range Rovers tinted out and they do get pulled over for it.
Its so the driver can see and also the speed cameras can see who's driving
Regarding modifications: You MAY use certified parts to modify your car. Those come with an 'ABE'/'Allgemeine Betriebserlaubnis', which translates to 'general use permit'. A manufacturer may apply for an ABE to get his parts checked for models he deems to be fitted with those. If the regulatory body gives its OK, they issue the ABE and you can put these parts on your car (if it's of the make and model specified in the ABE).
Only thing to note: You'll have to carry your ABE whilst operating your vehicle. So it's not uncommon for heavily modded cars in Germany to 'binder-slap' policemen when it's time to check. Early on, I also had a binder in my first car documenting all modifications. It held about 90 pages of permits and documentation (about 15 permits, the rest was mandatory papers attached to the permits). Was always fun to see the officers sweating when I produced that thing out of the trunk...
in nsw australia we have yearly roadworthy inspections for registration renewal. they basically check for worn parts like tie rod ends, balljoints, wheelbearings. check all the lights/horn/seatbelts work and the tyres have tread, check for rust or structural failures and do a brake test.
The LED thing is the following: If the lights are registered for the specific type of car they are allowed, but you cannot go an buy any aftermarket unregistered lights.
In UK the MOT (Ministry of Transport) test is at 3 years old then annually, includes an emissions test. Minimum tyre depth is 1.6mm across the central 2/3rds of tyre surface that includes the spare. Recommended 2mm for bad weather i.e. winter rain & snow.
He means Retrofit LED Lights. There ARE ones from philips and osram but they Are Not allowed on all cars because of missing inspections
Here in SVK you will fail inspection even with different tire dimension, different I mean if your car came with 205/50 R17 you can't use 215/45 R17.
4:15
In Sweden we have this saying: "Nära skjuter ingen hare", literally translated "close doesn't shoot a hare". It means exactly what it says, in some situations there is no 'almost'.
The ability to shut an unsave vehicle down is so crucial for save roads.
For regular people, a yearly inspection is a very good thing. They catch stuff like rusty brake lines, bad suspension parts before it's dangerous, rusty floors, etc. Regular people don't crawl under their cars.
When I lived in Germany my Motorcycle failed TÜV inspection because my headlight bulbs were not the same color. One was a 5000 the other was 6000. I was told when I replace it to replace both as I would likely fail again because the lighting would be different from an old bulb to a new bulb. Additionally, when I replaced my tires the 3rd time the ones that originally came on the bike where no longer being manufactured. Additionally, the tire shop could not get tires on the list of approved tires from Yamaha for my Motorcycle. As a result, he had to submit an affidavit stating the tire was functionally identical and posed no hazard. and then I had to get it inspected by TÜV and they had to sign off on it. Because it was a common issue and TÜV was aware of it they pretty much just checked the tire was what the mechanic stated it was and stamped the paperwork. Also forget so-called all-season tires. When I lived there you had to have tires approved for the conditions you are driving in. All seasons are approved for cold temperatures, but NOT for ice and snow. So if you wanted to drive your car in the snow it better be winter tires, otherwise park your car until the snow melts. Since then, the law has been changed, and you must have winter tires from I believe end of Oct to end of April.
A German friend of mine who lived in the US and brought back a US spec Mercedes S class from the 80's. He had repeated failures for the head lights every time he had it inspected. When he first brought it to Germany, he had to have the headlight assembly replaced to one TÜV approved. On subsequent inspections they did not approve of how the modification had been made.
Regarding your question how often those TÜV inspections happen: the first inspection is 3 years after it has been titled for the first time, and after that every 2 years.
In the Czech Republic, you have to do the inspection every 2 years. If you buy a completely new car, the firts inspection is after 4 years.
One of my favorite Channels is 'Just rolled in'. Watch it, you will wonder no more.
that "no tinted windows at front" is probably due to how speed fines work in germany. photos taken by speeding cameras allways happen from the front in germany and that's to also verify the actual driver. in other countries that photo can also be taken from the back, in which case they take a photo of the license plate. so, in germany the actual driver (verified by plate and photo of driver) has to pay the fine, whereas in many other countries it's the owner (verified by plate) that has to pay
Regular mandatory vehicle inspections seem to be pretty standard in Europe. In the UK we have annual MOT tests, which most people book alongside annual servicing to fix any problems to make sure their vehicle passes. It can be expensive but for the safety of everyone it seems like a sensible precaution.
10:42 Certain pre-Facelift Hyundai i30N (before 2018 IIRC) have 109dB in the documents, which is perfectly legal, as long as it is in it's documents. Which doesn't stop officers from pulling you over regardless and question whether that is legal or not.
Edit: and yes, we also have some crazy lowered and customized cars over here, it's just a little bit more difficult once it touches areas relevant for TÜV, which is pretty much anything exterior or safety related.
The thing is with the certification/documentation is that the manufacturer pays a lot of money to get a certificate for your exact car model not just for cars in general and then you have to have the certification with you all the time to prove it to inspectors and the police. Unless you let them write it into your registration document. The other thing is that all the aftermarket parts do not work necessarily together, because the certification only states that this part works on a stock model. So there are some rules about that.
Lastly you can actually do everything you want to your car, as long as it still legal and save. But if the parts do not have a certificate then you need to do something called a single inspection where they especially check your car. So you basically pay them to make the certificate exactly for your configuration. This is way more expensive than just the standard inspection that is why most people do not even consider it.
you can get a crazy customized car in Germany, but the TÜV inspection is only for cars to be on public streets, you can do what ever you want for shows, mudracing or racing on closed of areas. So you can modify your car as you want, but to drive it you have to put it onto a trailer and get it to a racetrack or show
Inspection is 3 years for new-from-factory cars and after that every 2 years. Is basically to check if the car has safty issues for use on public streets
Aussie vehicle examiner here, the rules in Germany are pretty similar to here. LED lights can be used here if they are ADR compliant, but you can't put LED globes into your standard lights. Lift is restricted to 50mm (2 inches) here under a simple mod permit, any higher requires engineering. Tint is 35% forward of B pillar, 20% behind. All vehicles built in (Not any more) or imported into Australia will be below the decibel limit from new, so if it fails the noise limit, it's not standard. Rules do vary from state to state though, although they shouldn't, IMO
You can have LED lights, just not uncertified aftermarket ones replacing your factory bulb ones, but factory LED ones are fine.
I have a car from Germany with lowered suspensions as a factory option and it's detailed in the car's paper down to the suspension and spring part numbers.
In Germany for private cars it is 3 years for a completly new car until the first inspection, after that every second year. If it is a car used for commercial transport like a taxi or an ambulance or a bus, it is every year. The same goes for trailers of any kind. If you pass the inspection you get a sticker on your rear license plate which has a certain colour (there are 5 different ones), a number in the center and the numbers 1 to 12 around the outside like a clockface . Left and right of the 12 mark are black boxes. So mine is like orange, 25 and the 8 is set at the top position. The black boxes are somewhere on the left of the sticker. This means next inspection is in August 2025. And everybody can see that even from a distance, because he just have to check where the black boxes are. The orange and the 25 are kind of redundant, but since there are only five colours you can't pass with an old sticker from 6 years earlier. It is also noted in the car papers when the next inspection has to be. You have to within that month, and if you go later it might get you a fine, but at leaast you won't get a sticker for the full two years. Like say your sticker says August, and you extend that to October, you will get a sticker for August again.
You don't have to go to the special TÜV or DEKRA places, you can also go to your usual garage and tell them to get your inspection. The TÜV or DEKRA have dates also at most of the garages too.
As far as I remember if you don't use the car and it is not registered then if you are more then one year over the date a more strict inspection is called for: "Baurat". This is mostly relevant for cars that either are left alone or are under restauration which often take a bit more time.
Germany allows customization if that is designed safely, and an engineer or engineering team can provide all the documents and calculations that the vehicle is safe after modifications. In Hungary, where I livem you must have parts that are matching the specs of the original during normal replacement and for customization you have to get certified parts. No home made customization allowed (partly because the inspection regulation body does not have the capacity to check over the safety calculations and concepts). Not sure about the inspection intervals in Germany, but for Hungary it is 4 years for the first inspection of a new car, then every two years, or major modification for the cars original equipment (like adding a manufacturer supplies towing hitch).
the basic rule is you want to change something on your car -> go let it be done professionally so you can easily get it reverted if the inspection afterwards says no you it doesnt work for this model
About the 'LED lights': He's talking about LED bulbs, because they may mess with the electric system and/or have a different use of the reflector (brighter/less bright) of the headlight. So if the headlight isn't equipped with LED, don't switch from normal to LED.
I dont know about Germany, but in Denmark there's inspection every 2 year if the car are older than 4 years. If you buy a brand new car you can wait 4 years for the inspection
In Germany it's 3 years on a new car and every 2 years thereafter and I can tell you sometimes the TUEV inspectors are real arseholes.
It depends if you are talking about a police inspection on a traffic surveillance or the check-up every 2 years, wich are visibly displayed on your license plate with the date (year and month) and additionally with color for each year to make it visible to see from a far.
In Germany Tüv (inspection) have to be every 2 years with 3 months allowance to be late. When you do Tüv you get like a stamp on your rear plate so that police can easy check that just by driving behind you. Every year color of a stamp is different so by the color they easily SE if it is 2 or more years old. On some other countries like Croatia or Serbia, inspection is done every year and we get sticker on the windshield with date. It goes in package, you do inspection, pay insurance and tax for next 12 months and you get sticker for windshield with date u till that all is valid. In Bosnia and Croatia you also get stamp on your cars papers while in Serbia car document is plastic like ID so you only get sticker,everything else is the same.
In Europe these tests start with an, visual, inspection of:
01. General construction of the vehicle
02. Dimensions and masses
03. Engine, fuel systems and environment
04. Power transmission
05. shafts
06. Suspension
07. Steering system
08. Braking device
09. Body
10. Lights, light signals and retro-reflective devices
11. Connection of passenger car and trailer
etcetera, etc........
When to inspect?
In my country, first time when the vehicle is 4 years old.
Then twice every 2 years and then every year.
So if a car is 8 years old, it must undergo an MOT/APK/TüV every year.
I just found out last year when i visited Mexico that Mexico and the U.S doesnt have mandatory national car inspections for every car in the country for being allowed to be on the road. For someone being from europe this felt abit strange and weird. I mean here in Sweden you have to pass it every year.
I would be scared to drive around in a country where they don't have car inspections. Cars are not 15 kg bicycles, they are 1500 kg fast units
Car inspection (less than 3500 kg total maximum mass) is every two years, except for the very first inspection which is three years after production.
For semi trucks there is safety inspection every year.
It's not only Germany, it's the same in Scandinavia, Benelux, and most likely France and Spain as well.
Also it was aftermarked lights
Hi you should not use the word Benelux , an American has no idea what that is .
The regulations are pretty much harmonised throughout the EU
7:51 it’s aftermarket LED bulbs that are not allowed to replace incandescent bulbs. If the car came with LED lights from factory it’s allowed. It must be according to the specs approved for the car.
first inspections for new cars is after 3 years. After that every 2 years. Public transport vehicles like taxis, busses and trucks / rental cars every year.
modifications, if you have modified your car in anyway you need to inform your insurance company, if you do not and the mods are discovered the insurance will not pay out.....
not all cars have a max of 95bd noise, it depends on what is written in the registration. the standing noise (at a specific engine speed) can be different from model. my car has a max noise of 76db, so I am not allowed to use a exhaust that goes over this, lower is no problem, but louder, you'll get in trouble.
true, except when in rare cases the manufacturer of the exhaust has an approval for increasing the max noise in the vehicles papers.
as said for the "aftermarket parts" there is a long certification process and you need to not just have your car in a road legal state but keep it that way... that's why you got your inspections every year... and yes, when you get pulled over and they find something that was modified (especially after inspection and is not certified for legal road use over here) you lose the insurance on your car... and driving a non-insured car is ILLEGAL!
and even worse, if you are involved in an accident where you were not guilty but had a car that was not road legal you get fined... and the insurance company where your car is registered at can say "oh fine, you did that, we don't have to cover anything"
so you basically make it easier for them to avoid payments in case they would have to pay.
and the yearly technical inspection has to be done every year but latest within the maximum of 14 months
He mixed up the minimum tread depth on summer snd winter tires... living in Norway I should know this. The rules are the same in EU and EEA/Shengen area.
In Sweden you have annually car inspection on every car. Except
brand new car. Then first inspection is after 3 years then 2 year and then every year.
Dude these inspections are intense!