Yep headlights on ebay 279 euros inc shipping and as mentioned I am waiting and online tracking puts them in spain as we speak
OK read this warning!
Generally ANY modification will cause your car to fail the ITV.
If car car has any of the following it will fail, but read the proviso at the end.
Tow bar (must have serial numbers from approved installer)
Snorkle (must have letter from installer and that would normally be the dealer)
Bumpers, if you have a bull bar these were outlawed three years ago although a light bar seems ok.
Suspension lift (2" seems ok, any more attracts too much attention and could fail as the geometry could be wrong (I agree with this one)
Bigger wheels or tyres (a small percentage is allowed, IIRC something like 7%?)
Seats missing (for example so you could fit a drawer system, all seats must be present)
Lights on the roof
Differential locks
Winch
Right if it appears that you cannot do anything to your car then you would be right to a degree because the laws change here overnight and it really is a bit of a minefield. My previous Land Rover Discovery had everything on it when I took it for an ITV except the wheels I swapped them for the standard ones. On one occassion the guy tried to fail me because he could only see 5 of the 7 seats listed in the 'permiso' or registration document, when I showed him they folded down he was ok and moved on. He was young and keen to do well and yet the armour plated bumpers and rock sliders/snorkle/two ARB diffs/winch ect ect did not raise an eyebrow? As my car was registered for business use it was ITV'd every six months, I had one fail or 'Desfavorable', it was because I had a cracked rear view mirror! The day before I sold it I put a new ITV on for the new owner, it was pointed out to me the snorkle should be on the permiso and should be put on for the next ITV. The new owner who lived in a different area had this same car fail on pretty much every mod six months later!
So not only does the province where you are matter it also is dependent on the individual inspectors opinion, so what can you do? You should get any mods you want to get done BEFORE the ITV and have them all listed under the engineers report that is done on all new imports/registrations. Without doubt a bull bar will be rejected so keep that in mind, bigger wheels can go beyond the above percentage but ONLY if they do not exceed a certain 'track' limit, so inset/offset is an issue.
The towbar for some unknown reason attracts the authorities in a big way. Let us assume you go the main dealer and have a towbar fitted, he then gives you a paper explaining that the car now has to be inspected with the towbar fitted and you have to go to the ITV station to have it 'granted' on your permiso within 14 days. If/when you are stopped by the Gaurdia Civil (or local police who have now been granted new stop and check powers) and your towbar is NOT on the permiso you get fined.......now get this, if you have the towbar on the permiso and at a later date you take it off (perhaps in anticipation of fitting it to a new car?), if you then get stopped and you have not had the towbar removal noted on your permiso you will get fined again!
All in all it seems that the Spanish cannot operate without a piece of paper with a number on it, you will find this applies to pretty much anything thing you do whether it is dog/car/house or even buying a spark plug will need PAPERS!!
By the way, want a CB in your car? Get it put on the permiso....or be fined!!
One of the upsides to all this is you can request any local garage (preferably one dealing with 4X4's) to call in a registered engineer, the charge varies and could be in the region of 500/600 euros but it is worth it. If he (the engineer) checks all the mods including thoss posh roof lights (but not the bull bar) then the car can be put in for ITV.
The laws got really tightened up three years ago, wished I had my Landcruiser then.
Hope I have not scared you but have some coin in your pocket when ic omes to legalising your car over here, if you are going for 'residencia' then you may bring your car in under the 'goods and chatels' law, this it seems will result in lower taxes and the engineers report seems to be in your favor. One final point, if your car has the chassis number on the dashboard at the bottom of the screen and it does not appear on the metal structure of the car it CANNOT be passed, this is because the tester needs to take a 'rubbing' of the number. A friend tried to get his american Pontiac registered and he had this exact problem, the guy told him to go away and get some number stamps and put his own number on the chassis 'somewhere'!
Go figure?
regards
Dave