i would like to know which of these items may cause a dealer to try and void your warranty.


Aftermarket wheels & Tires
Pulleys
Intake
Lowering Springs

Any personal stories ?

 

bottom line: they may try and tell you this, but there is no legal way for them to void your entire warranty. if you change the pulleys, then obviously your aftermarket pulleys wont be warrantied. read up on Chod's FAQ for more clues ...

 

They legally can't, but they can void it if the part is responsible for failure. In example CAI sucks up water into your headers. Your Fault, you pay. Another example you get 20's and your actuator goes out they replace, they pay.

 

 

What in the hell are you talking about?

I think you have the right idea though. They cannot void your warranty unless they can prove that the aftermarket part(s) caused the failure or problem on your car.

 

They pay.. They pay.. or in other words, you don't pay because the item you put on has nothing to do with the failure.

 

I think the is how a CAI can suck water into your headers.

 

A CAI can, as it sits low, whereas a normal air input is at the top of the engine compartment (2/3 of the car would be under water before a normal air input could suck water), so you pay because the sucking of water was caused by a device you put on the car. I don't think he ment "headers".

 

Any intake can ingest water - into the intake manifold. A CAI may or may not increase your chances. Water enters cylinder, does not compress all to well .... some might make it into the headers. But by that point, water in the headers is not an issue.

ANY water ingestion will usually be the owners fault. CAI or no CAI. Bad example for a 'warranty issue'.

 

thanks guys