by february 1986, however, the picture had changed and styling garage declared bankruptcy, with debts of 1.5 million deutsche mark. there were several reasons for the sudden change in the company's fortunes: the devaluation of the us dollar harmed german exports there, while saudi arabia passed a law in 1985 limiting the import of modified vehicles - import dropped by half. there had also been a rapid growth in the custom-car market, with lots of new competitors, some of less scrupulous nature. sgs themselves also received negative publicity, after two ex-employees claimed that the company neglected to install hot-weather packages and having rigged temperature gauges to not show higher engine temperatures. abs brakes were disconnected, and cheap tires were installed that did not have the required speed ratings. sgs admitted to having done some of these things, but always at the direct request of buyers.