I was talking to my buddy and he told me that replacing the Jpipe would void the factory warranty. If someone was to make a Jpipe for the 4G TL, would it really void the factory warranty?

 

Have you looked at how good the stock one is? Why waste the effort. You want exhaust power, fab up something to get rid of the 3 cat converters - there's easily 10 whp per cat being robbed.

Warranty - anytime you remove a factory part and replace with a non-factory one, you give them a way out. It may have nothing whatsoever to do with any failure you experience, but you open the door for them.

If you do take something back in for service, keep your stock parts handy to swap back on.

 

I noticed some brown scratches on one of my overhead handlebars that I tried to get off with some cleaner, but scratches still remain. It's not bad, but it definitely bothers me.

My car is a month old and I had never used the handlebars before I noticed this last week. Do you think the dealer would be willing to replace them?

 

Maybe. Depending on your dealership.

Unless you have extended warranty after a year of your purchase the warranty expires anyway. So best bet is to wait til your warranty expires before you mod your exhaust in case anything comes in during that time.

 

This is the most random post I have ever seen. The OP is talking about j-pipes and you post about handlebars. Random thread jackers, weird.

 

Aftermarket components do not automatically void your warranty. The dealer would need to prove that the part that failed was directly related to the aftermarket component.

If you had a custom J pipe and the motor for you drivers seat failed, it will be covered under warranty as there is no logical way to connect the seat motor to the exhaust system. If you had any exhaust issues, you would most likely be out of luck as they can relate that back to the J pipe.

 

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

The dealer must prove that your modification caused the failure. For example if you change out the air intake and the motor sucks in a serious amount of dirt due to an improper installation, warranty won't cover that. But if you install an intake and then your mirrors fail to work, then they have to prove that the intake did something to cause the failure.

 

Just to give one more positive reinforcement, he's 100% correct , and I used to sell cars so I have personal experience with that.

 

I'm not sure if this is technically covered under the Federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty act, but I believe it is.

As long as SEMA is in existence and has lobbyists working in DC, the manufacturer will have to prove that the modded part caused the failure.

Thank you SEMA Keep up the good work!