[Sura]

Hi I'm looking to upgrade the sound system of my 228i. If I were to use plug and play components I believe this should not affect the warranty. However does adding an amp affect the wiring and could that have a possible affect on the warranty? I know I see a lot of threads with audio systems being changed. Just wanted to get some peace of mind before I go through with the changes.

Thanks

[selmeralto]

Originally Posted by Sura

Hi I'm looking to upgrade the sound system of my 228i. If I were to use plug and play components I believe this should not affect the warranty. However does adding an amp affect the wiring and could that have a possible affect on the warranty? I know I see a lot of threads with audio systems being changed. Just wanted to get some peace of mind before I go through with the changes.

Thanks

Until a few days ago, the answer probably would have been: no effect on warranty.

But there has been a recent development that you can track here:

http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1260271

Zooks527's experience doesn't speak to the question of warranty ... yet. He's got a dealer who seems to be working with him. But until we can get more information on what caused the ECU abort and whether other dealers might not treat that sort of failure so kindly, you might want to hold off for a while.

Just one person's opinion.

[BentZero]

Originally Posted by selmeralto

Until a few days ago, the answer probably would have been: no effect on warranty.

But there has been a recent development that you can track here:

http://www.2addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1260271

Zooks527's experience doesn't speak to the question of warranty ... yet. He's got a dealer who seems to be working with him. But until we can get more information on what caused the ECU abort and whether other dealers might not treat that sort of failure so kindly, you might want to hold off for a while.

Just one person's opinion.

Don't let that stop you from swapping out speakers though. More than a few people have been happy with the stock amp and aftermarket speakers.

[DanG]

Originally Posted by BentZero

Don't let that stop you from swapping out speakers though. More than a few people have been happy with the stock amp and aftermarket speakers.

I'm definitely one who has swapped speakers and kept the stock amp. I am very happy with the upgraded sound.

[BentZero]

You can be selective about when you get a flash as well. Zook took his car in and the dealer just flashed the car Willy nilly because some tsb said so. When I take my car in i tell them two things. No car wash and no ecu updates. Then if you come across an update that you want you can swap the stock ecu back in. Just be sure to use the PnP harness like the one sold by Technic or get the bimmertech amp which is also PnP.

[eflatminor]

Originally Posted by Sura

Hi I'm looking to upgrade the sound system of my 228i. If I were to use plug and play components I believe this should not affect the warranty. However does adding an amp affect the wiring and could that have a possible affect on the warranty? I know I see a lot of threads with audio systems being changed. Just wanted to get some peace of mind before I go through with the changes.

Thanks

Don't think it would effect the warranty to change the amp, but messing with wiring could throw error codes, which is why so many of us go with upgraded amps and/or speakers that are sure to work both physically (drop in replacements) and electronically (impedance matching, same wiring, etc to avoid error codes).

Personally, I swapped out the speakers with Bavsound's offerings and the OEM amp for a Bimmertech. I also disengaged the ASD. Digging the tunes now!