08-15-2015, 08:51 AM | #1 |
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What will void warranty?
I will be buying my m235i in December through ED, and cant decide whether or not to extend the warranty till 100k miles? is it worth it? what does it all cover? my main concern is what kind of upgrades can i put in without voiding it, ie: intake, exhaust, etc.. thanks!
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08-15-2015, 09:50 AM | #2 |
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The bigger the mod the higher the risk of voiding warranty. Basically in terms of mechanical they have to proof that the mod is a direct fault.
Cosmetic mods... No risk Things like intakes are low risk... As its easily removable. Cat back/axle back exhausts are relatively low risk.. It's simple piping. Downpipe/hpfp/intercoolers relatively high risk. Jb4/tuning in general.. Now this depends who you talk to... Some will say low risk some will say high risk. I think it's high risk. Some say its untraceable and some say it is
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08-15-2015, 04:26 PM | #3 |
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There have been past reports of N20 engine blown from tuning. So far all of the owners have their engine covered by warranty without any struggle.
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08-15-2015, 08:04 PM | #5 |
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So, I mean if I put a cold air intake on it, and then something went wrong but it wasn't because of the intake, and I took it to get it checked and they seen I had the intake installed, would they say anything? Or as long as the intake wasnt causing the problem, they wouldn't care?
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I suppose an engine swap would probably do it. Or maybe sleeping with the service manager's wife.
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With rare exceptions, there is no such thing as "voiding the warranty". Modifications can/will result in no warranty coverage on the modified parts, but if, for example, you put a tune on the car and your stereo stops working, they have to cover it unless they can prove that the tune was the cause.
Where the gray area lies is when a modification COULD have contributed to a failure. You put on a tune and the diff blows up 200 miles later even though you have not even done a single full throttle launch yet. They say it did, you say it didn't. BMW has more and better lawyers than you do, have fun. For this reason on my 3-series I went with the OEM Performance Intake and Exhaust to liven things up. No question of coverage with those parts, makes the car sound a lot faster. I waited until the warranty expired to do the 3-stage intake manifold and tune. Still waiting actually, got the parts but haven't found the time. And leave to get my M235i on Wednesday!
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Don't let "warranty" worry you, really. It can however influence that it is best to buy quality products (even if paying more) over cheap knockoffs or the most bargain items. Be smart, it's an expensive car, give it quality stuff, install it well (or pay for it to be well installed) and don't worry about warranty - if you are reasonable, so will the warranty claims be.
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