Since the Belgian technical inspection is rather strict (basically anything that is not standard is not allowed
),
I thought it would be nice to make a thread where all members can post their experiences with the BELGIAN mot/technical inspection.
The idea is to basically make a thread with all the do's and don'ts for the Belgian technical inspection
regarding modifications to our S2's or RS2's or basically any other heavily modified car on the forum.
Hence why I posted this in the Guide section
So for example, if you have an RS2 brake upgrade fitted to your S2, do you remove them before technical inspection?
Do you leave them on and pass without problems??
Same for engine modifications like larger turbo, larger intercooler,...
Or poly bushes, different exhaust,...
First of all a question from myself:
I am currently refurbishing my subframes (powdercoating,...), cv boots, new exhaust (FOX 70mm) and such,
and I bought some powerflex and superflex kits to replace the old worn bushings...
However, it has recently come to my attention that poly bushes might not be allowed at the inspection...
So, does anyone have any experience with powerflex/superflex poly bushes and the Belgian technical inspection?
What are your experiences?????
Now for some basic info for importing a EU car into Belgium:
Step 1:
First of all, you will need to go to the customs office near you.
Here you will have to pay a 1 euro administration fee for importing the car.
Step 2:
Once you have been to the customs office, it's time to get your S2 homologated.
To do this, you will need to take the car to d'Ieteren in Brussels (this is the importer for VAG cars in Belgium).
Here you will get a certificate of conformity that you will need for passing the Belgian technical inspection, without this it is pointless to go to the inspection.
Be sure to make an appointment well in advance, as you will have to wait approximately 1 month for the appointment.
Costs are about 100 euro + getting the car to Brussels.
Step 3:
You will now need to go to the technical inspection.
To do this, you will need a licence plate, however, you can not get your official licence plate from the DIV (Dienst Inschrijving Voertuigen) just yet because you will need to pass the technical inspection first...
As you can see, this is a bit of a problem, DIV won't give you a licence plate because you haven't passed technical inspection, and you can't pass the technical inspection because you don't have a licence plate...
So now there are 2 options:
You can either go to the technical inspection with the foreign licence plate of the previous owner
(however, the car would still have to be registered in the country of origin to the original owner who probably won't want this (he would probably be liable in case of an accident) OR you will need special transit plates).
OR you can get a garage to go to the technical inspection with their garage plates (green ones).
This last option is obviously the most expensive option (100-200 euro
)
Step 4:
You can now request new licence plates from the DIV, you will need to pay a fee of 61,50 euro for an S2 or RS2 (BIV Belasting op InVerkeerstelling), as they will all be at least 15 years old...
Step 5:
Get an insurance and drive
This procedure works for import from German cars to Belgium.
There might be slight differences for other country's (I haven't imported anything other than German cars so far...)
),I thought it would be nice to make a thread where all members can post their experiences with the BELGIAN mot/technical inspection.
The idea is to basically make a thread with all the do's and don'ts for the Belgian technical inspection
regarding modifications to our S2's or RS2's or basically any other heavily modified car on the forum.
Hence why I posted this in the Guide section
So for example, if you have an RS2 brake upgrade fitted to your S2, do you remove them before technical inspection?
Do you leave them on and pass without problems??
Same for engine modifications like larger turbo, larger intercooler,...
Or poly bushes, different exhaust,...
First of all a question from myself:
I am currently refurbishing my subframes (powdercoating,...), cv boots, new exhaust (FOX 70mm) and such,
and I bought some powerflex and superflex kits to replace the old worn bushings...
However, it has recently come to my attention that poly bushes might not be allowed at the inspection...
So, does anyone have any experience with powerflex/superflex poly bushes and the Belgian technical inspection?
What are your experiences?????
Now for some basic info for importing a EU car into Belgium:
Step 1:
First of all, you will need to go to the customs office near you.
Here you will have to pay a 1 euro administration fee for importing the car.
Step 2:
Once you have been to the customs office, it's time to get your S2 homologated.
To do this, you will need to take the car to d'Ieteren in Brussels (this is the importer for VAG cars in Belgium).
Here you will get a certificate of conformity that you will need for passing the Belgian technical inspection, without this it is pointless to go to the inspection.
Be sure to make an appointment well in advance, as you will have to wait approximately 1 month for the appointment.
Costs are about 100 euro + getting the car to Brussels.
Step 3:
You will now need to go to the technical inspection.
To do this, you will need a licence plate, however, you can not get your official licence plate from the DIV (Dienst Inschrijving Voertuigen) just yet because you will need to pass the technical inspection first...
As you can see, this is a bit of a problem, DIV won't give you a licence plate because you haven't passed technical inspection, and you can't pass the technical inspection because you don't have a licence plate
...So now there are 2 options:
You can either go to the technical inspection with the foreign licence plate of the previous owner
(however, the car would still have to be registered in the country of origin to the original owner who probably won't want this (he would probably be liable in case of an accident) OR you will need special transit plates).
OR you can get a garage to go to the technical inspection with their garage plates (green ones).
This last option is obviously the most expensive option (100-200 euro
)Step 4:
You can now request new licence plates from the DIV, you will need to pay a fee of 61,50 euro for an S2 or RS2 (BIV Belasting op InVerkeerstelling), as they will all be at least 15 years old...
Step 5:
Get an insurance and drive
This procedure works for import from German cars to Belgium.
There might be slight differences for other country's (I haven't imported anything other than German cars so far...)