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Brakes achieving TUV cert.?

Brakes achieving TUV cert.?

Brakes achieving TUV cert.?

(OP)
Hopefully this is the section nearest to a topic regarding brakes.

How does a brake kit from Brembo  for example achieve TUV ?

How about OEM? Does anybody  know any of the standards the brakes must meet?

This is probably very broad, but I'm looking for general information.

Thanks, enlighten me please



 

RE: Brakes achieving TUV cert.?

(OP)
Well we were talking specifically about the OEM brakes off a German vehicle. I'm honestly not sure if my questions is clear or if I'm providing enough informamtion to justify an answer.

Thanks for any information anybody can offer,

RE: Brakes achieving TUV cert.?

Aftermarket brakes don't have to meet regs, in most jurisdictions. That's because if you modify the brakes on your car the onus is on you to prove they are OK. I must admit that is a baffling piece of logic given that you can fit any old pads to a car.

Anyway, the nearest easy source for brake regs, if google doesn't work, is the Bosch Automotie Handbook.



 

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Greg Locock


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RE: Brakes achieving TUV cert.?

Germany (and most of Europe) is different. Everything you do to a vehicle in the aftermarket is supposed to be certified by TUV. I don't deal with motor vehicle parts but I do deal with all sorts of other equipment (mostly industrial automation), some of which is either coming from or going to the EU.

If you are the buyer of the parts and the owner of the vehicle in question, then the manufacturer of the parts in question should be providing a "declaration of conformity" which shows that the parts meet the applicable standards in question. Keep this with your vehicle and when it is time for your periodic safety inspection by TUV, have them available to show to the inspector.

If you are the manufacturer/distributor of said parts and are selling them to others, then you're the one who has to establish which of the motor vehicle standards are applicable to the parts in question, establish that the parts conform to the applicable standards, and provide that written declaration of conformity stating thus - and you have to take responsibility in the event of any non-conformances discovered afterward. The standard may require specific markings on the parts themselves.

So, which situation is it?

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