Thinking of changing the exhaust on my car and was wondering what sort of things invalidates your warranty

Thanks
Rich

 

For mods I think only Prodrive stuff is ok for warranty, that’s for engine, suspension etc, not sure about head lights and things like that. Your dealer should be able to tell you exactly.
Cheers.
Ian.

 

Unless it's part of the ppp then consider your warranty invalid

 

Thats a good question, I was thinking about changing the turbo hoses on my sti8 when I get it but I don't want to have to pay £35 an hour for a job I can do myself without much trouble.

 

Diablo and Little Miss WRX.

They are a couple of mods that migh have a hand in it....

Sorry....I'll be off now.

 

But surely only invalid for the exhaust,I mean if your electric windows stop working and you have a different exhaust they should honour that shouldn't they?

 

A decat exhaust would invalidate your drivetrain warranty. IE engine, gearbox, diffs etc.

David

 

Dunno about the MY03 handbook but my MY01 handbook stated that if a component was replaced with another component of equal or better quality, the warranty would not be invalidated.

Your service manager plays a greater factor in what will/will not be replaced under warranty than an aftermarket exhaust ever will.
Speaking purely from personal experience. There are quiet a few modifications on my MY01 WRX and i've had a few warranty claims honoured...clutch and timing belt to name a few.

Just don't fit a hybrid turbo, full decat and EcuTec remap and expect a new engine should it go bang

Paul

 

I think it all depends on the dealerships view on mods.... I have asked my dealer, and they have said that as far as they were concerned one bb looks very much like another

Officially it's prodrive or nothing though.

 

Dont know Diablo but LMW has been in both my cars does that mean my cars are now void .

 

I think as previous, its down to the dealer.

I've changed the BB,centre cat and resonator on my Sti8 and am told no probs with warranty

The BB etc is by Scorpion anyway. Scorpion make the exhausts for Prodrive by the way. Lets face it a decent exhaust is hardly going to damage anything is it. No boner for me.

I have claimed on warranty also with extra bits fitted to my car. Having said that I am on my thrid Scoob from the same dealer. The same dealer has had all my warranty and servicing work since 1998.

In other words they have had a lot of guaranteed money out of me. Would they really void the warranty.

Stop worrying and start modding IMO

 

There aren't many dealers like that though. Definately check first. My dealer won't do brakes / exhaust etc at all.

Paul

 

My dealer SGT at Taplow said that as long as the downpipe is unchanged my warranty is OK, they even fitted the decat center and backbox for me.

 

as long as you except the consequences of IM sticking two fingers up to you.

 

we had a full decat on ours - when the gearbox and centre diff went, it was all replaced under warranty immediately, no questions, no haggling, they just got on with the job.

 

On speaking to my dealer, I've been informed me that Subaru South Africa will reject the claim for a new indicator/light switch unit because I have engine mods. I've asked for this in writing... Should know for sure in the next day or two.

 

Isn't IM in SA run by some dodgy Swiss guy who only cares about making money. The official IM line is if any cats are interfered with then Warranty is void. But again its up to the discretion of your service manager.

 

IM? The warranty states that any mods invalidate the warranty which I understand is the norm across manufacturers which is fair enough, but it's not as if removing the cats will damage the indicator stalk switch. Unless my understanding of how cars work is much worse than I thought...

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