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Originally Posted by mav1178
I think you need to reevaluate what you want out of your warranty first, before you go mod the car.
Basic (but vague) questions include:
- why are you buying an extended warranty?
- what do you want to mod?
- what do you want to warranty?
- what do you know about your rights as far as warranty coverage is concerned?
- what relationship do you have with your dealer?
etc
At the end of the day, warranty is there to cover possible failure of original parts. Whether your mods will contribute to failure of said parts is to be determined, but nothing is void until you run out of the mileage/time limits, or you destroy the car or Subaru of America is destroyed by a comet.
-alex
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Thank you for your input, I see where you coming from, I definitely should have been more specific. It's also fact that warranty related issues ultimately get different responses based on the circumstances outside of recall related work for each and every one of us. I do have a good relationship with the techs thus far.
The under drive pulleys were the main concern. I know they played a part in that vehicles response characteristics on that test drive. Reading the basic print of the warranty guidelines will clearly specify there are looking at two things, what damage was caused and what was the culprit? If it's linked to one particular part and that part is aftermarket, you got some work cut out for you in convincing.
Lets just say in 20k, I mysteriously start getting the knock as the one they had on their lot did, completely stock. Once the hood is popped, just going through everyday motions we all do daily, one could easily begin to pass judgement and assess something like an under drive pulley caused it. Hell, I cant sit here and say I wouldn't think the same if I was the inspector coming to take a look at something.
Do I want the pulleys? Yes. Do I think the under pulley is worth the risk? Not really, especially this early. Visuals alone excite me on the vehicle, I knew going in there this was not a power house though the aftermarket is clearly there. I'll stick to what's in the TRD catalog, actually put some real miles on the car and see how she holds. I'm more worried about finding wheels, coils, lights(inner ricer being channeled type things). If anything I'm not big on stock like PCV valves though. I will have to get an actual air/oil separator asap.