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Old 12-30-2013, 09:30 PM   #18
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Fair enough. My point, however, is that if you swap out a piece (say the exhaust as it seems common) and something else breaks because of it, they can refuse warranty because of it. Also, if something breaks and you swap back to stock knowing that, they can still refuse warranty work if they suspect that you had something else swapped in that wasnt stock.
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If you change the exhaust out, it will void the warranty on the exhaust. If (using that same situation) you replaced the exhaust and then had a fuel pump go out, you would still be under warranty, as long as the exhaust didnt cause the problem. And the dealership has to prove that your aftermarket part caused the problem to void the warranty.
I bolded the part for you... this statement is inaccurate.

Just because you removed a factory part does not mean you are losing warranty on that factory part.

This is important for everyone to understand, especially anyone wanting to mod their car.

-alex
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