Autotuning - this is to be considered when modifying

Under Tuning one understands individual adaptation of a vehicle to the wishes of the owner. This can be a matter of simply changing the appearance with stickers or patterns, practical adjustments such as heated seat covers, or profound changes such as 'freshening up' the engine. However, not all changes are allowed. Sometimes there is a risk of damaging the vehicle or putting the driver or other road users at risk. For this reason, tuning is regulated by a lot of regulations that you should definitely observe if your vehicle is to continue to use public road traffic.

Performance enhancements and art

Tuning appeals to people who are passionate about technology and want to get the most out of their car, as well as those who are more artistic and want to express their personality through the look of their car. In both cases, it is a creative hobby that creates something new and individual. Tuning is popular with men as well as women in Germany due to its wide range of applications. So today there is a lively tuning community in which a constant exchange of ideas and ideas takes place and car fans inspire each other to new changes to their vehicles. There are Tuning MagazineForums, blogs and videos on the Internet where you can get advice and instructions or admire the results of other tuners in photos.

There are print magazines that you can read to keep you up to date, and there are your own and Eventswhere you can meet other car enthusiastic artists and make friends. In addition, you can prove by tuning your craft skills and develop yourself and specialize. There are many different specializations in tuning and most young tuners try it all out a bit. However, the true tuning masters specialize in tuning a specific area. That can do that Motor or the Bodythat suspension or the lighting or the interior decoration be the car. In each of these fields there is a lot of fascinating expertise that you can acquire and pass on to other fans.

Rules and risks during tuning

But with all these changes, caution is required. What should improve the look of your car should not be a source of danger by being suddenly torn off while driving or obstructing your view. What should make your car faster, must not destroy its engine or at least as little additional wear as possible cause. In addition, there are legal requirements that you must pay attention in any case so as not to lose the insurance coverage or even the registration of your car and the driver's license. To avoid insurance issues, you must report any relevant changes to your vehicle to the Agency. For this you should have a thorough documentation, because often in great demand. In particular, the insurance is interested in performance upgrades and attachments that you make on your car. For the former, there is usually an increased risk of accidents and the second increases the value of your vehicle, which the insurance has to replace after an accident.

If your insurance premiums have not been adjusted accordingly, you can incur very high accident costs that the insurance does not cover. Every technical and partly also optical change has to be checked and approved by TÜV. It must be properly registered in your vehicle's papers to avoid fines and possibly even vehicle seizures and driving bans in police stops. Alternative there are accessories with E-mark and also one General operating permit is often included. If that's the case you do not have to register anything. At TÜV, you can inquire in advance if the intended modification is allowed and what documents you have to present to their documentation. In the car you should, if available, the Teilegutachten (TGA) of modified or additionally installed components, the aforementioned General Operating License for Vehicle Parts (ABE), the General type approval (EC) or ECE or equivalent supplements or extracts from vehicle approval. Also, it is best to make sure that you receive confirmations of component inspections when you buy them. And it can not hurt if you to registration, you have the original documents on the components in copy with you.

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