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by alberto-m 8 days ago
I very much hope newly-produced cars in Germany must obey the TÜV regulations from the start. Imported cars also must immediately undergo certification.

Fun fact: some Italian cars have the left light pointing somewhat lower to avoid blinding incoming drivers, and the right one higher to see further along the road margin. The TÜV did not like this, so I had to adjust my lights to be symmetrical when I moved to Germany.

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They are not symmetrical, the joint light field is rising towards the right for exactly this reason. However, this is always accounted for in the headlights themselves. There's no need to "misalign" them manually. ;)