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Originally Posted by JSH
Are you even allowed to do something like this? My understanding is that every car in Germany goes through TUV inspection every 2 years and any modification from stock needs to be from a certified company made for you vehicle.
I can't see TUV allowing you to replace the front brakes with hub motors or substantially increase the front track with spacers. I also don't see a way to put in an axle shaft for an inboard motor on the front suspension
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TÜV only cares about safety, as of my understanding the Inspectors are personally liable for the safety of the cars the sign off, so they are really strict on some parts and don't care about others. You can drive with your entire interior removed but you basically can't deactivate airbags. Only certain parts have to get special certifications as an Example if you have halogen lights you can replace OEM bulbs with aftermarket bulbs that have a general certification for all vehicles, if you want retrofit Xenons you can use OEMs (if aviable) or Aftermarket parts that are certified for your specific model, but you also have to retrofit headlight washers.
On some parts you have to get an Einzelabnahme (individual approval) where you just have to show the inspector that the new parts are adequate, if you have a base model and want to change your brakes to the sporty model ones, your good to go, if you want to change them to some non OEM parts they test drive your car and decide wether they are adequate or not.
As for spacers, you are allowed to go to infinity and beyond as long as you can prove that your tires don't rub with the suspensions fully compressed turning from one side to the other, since my tires are quite inset and I plan on running the smallest legal tires (185 55 15"), when 225 45 17" fit no problem, this should be no problem
placing motors on the de dion beam seam quite simple, although I'd prefer them being on the front, because the can regen better there (more weight on the front during braking), it would be AWD and the weight distribution would be improved.