Aftermarket Rotors&Pads- Insurance Question
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Hi Guys,
this question is particularly for German colleagues as I have my car registered in Germany at the moment.
I want to change my rotors and pads when the time comes for two-piece AP Racing and Ferodo DS1.11. The car is GT3 if that matters.
I have heard that all kind of upgrades needs to be TUV approved and put in the registration document. Can you please confirm that this also applies to the above mentioned set?
Do these parts have such approval?
Do all kind of mechanical replacement parts need to be TUV approved? I am worried about possible insurance claims problems if they ever happen (knock-knock-knock).
Thanks!
this question is particularly for German colleagues as I have my car registered in Germany at the moment.
I want to change my rotors and pads when the time comes for two-piece AP Racing and Ferodo DS1.11. The car is GT3 if that matters.
I have heard that all kind of upgrades needs to be TUV approved and put in the registration document. Can you please confirm that this also applies to the above mentioned set?
Do these parts have such approval?
Do all kind of mechanical replacement parts need to be TUV approved? I am worried about possible insurance claims problems if they ever happen (knock-knock-knock).
Thanks!
I assume you mean brake DISCS and pads??? 
NO IMHO these do not have to be written onto the paperwork. However I'd be VERY shy of putting some aftermarket discs and pads on a GT3 which are not Porsche approved. Ferodo however do have some very good products and may be OK for this application.
An "Eintragung" is usually needed on suspension parts, engine changes, and maybe some electricals, and definitely body changes (spoilers, airrams, splitters etc) although some TÜV twits also want new horns or switches registered. It does depend often on the burot
t at the time!
NO IMHO these do not have to be written onto the paperwork. However I'd be VERY shy of putting some aftermarket discs and pads on a GT3 which are not Porsche approved. Ferodo however do have some very good products and may be OK for this application.
An "Eintragung" is usually needed on suspension parts, engine changes, and maybe some electricals, and definitely body changes (spoilers, airrams, splitters etc) although some TÜV twits also want new horns or switches registered. It does depend often on the burot
t at the time!Edited by JMGS4 on Sunday 20th March 07:26
They absolutely, unequivocally, need to be approved for road use. The set-up will either come already with the appropriate paperwork by way of a TÜV gutachten, or you can email the manufacturer for that paperwork. Alternatively, you can find an engineer who will have the ability to certify its appropriateness for road use. That said, TÜV and DEKRA can still overrule an individual engineering approval, too.
There's plenty of BBKs around with TÜV approval, so it won't be hard to find a set-up for your needs, if not the exact set-up you are chasing.
As for the above comment regarding the mandated use of the words discs in lieu of rotors, have you got any idea?
There's plenty of BBKs around with TÜV approval, so it won't be hard to find a set-up for your needs, if not the exact set-up you are chasing.
As for the above comment regarding the mandated use of the words discs in lieu of rotors, have you got any idea?
Normally this should not take any influence on your insurance if the parts are approved by TÜV for the car and fit into it. Better brakes are just more robust. On a Renault, I switchted from the original parts(made by Brembo) to hardened discs from ATE.
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