Is Filing Required for Modifying a Car's Front Face?
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Modifying a car's front face requires filing. The "Road Traffic Safety Law" clearly stipulates that no unit or individual may assemble a motor vehicle or arbitrarily alter the registered structure, construction, or characteristics of a motor vehicle. The structure of a vehicle includes four mandatory standards: body color, length, width, and height, as well as relevant technical parameters of the engine. For licensed cars undergoing modifications, registration and declaration must be submitted to the vehicle management office before modification. The modification technical report must be reviewed and approved by the vehicle management office before modification can proceed. After modification is completed, the vehicle owner must go to the vehicle management office to complete the modification change procedures. If applying to change the body color, replace the body, or the frame, the vehicle owner can go to the vehicle management sub-office to fill out the "Motor Vehicle Change Registration Application Form" and submit the required legal documents and proofs (including the identity proofs of the vehicle owner before and after the change, the motor vehicle registration certificate, the driving license, and the notarized proof of joint ownership, but for joint ownership by a married couple, the "Residence Household Register" may be provided). The vehicle management office will make a decision to approve or deny the change within one day of acceptance. For approved changes, the vehicle owner must submit the vehicle for inspection within ten days after the change. The vehicle management office will confirm the motor vehicle within one day of acceptance, retrieve the original driving license, and reissue a new driving license.
