Warranty Work With Mods + Extended Warranty

[Wyattkb]

I know this has probably been covered 100x but I just want to hear some peoples personal experience and advice specific to my situation.

I have a JDL UEL catless header, short shifter, berk muffler delete, and an OFT.

If I take my car in with those mods for TSB's or any other warranty work what will happen?

Can they refuse to do future warranty work since I have non street legal parts? Will I be noted in the system as having modifications?

Reason I ask is my car is approaching the 36k mile mark and have yet to take it in for anything. I also have the Toyota 100k extended warranty and am debating on keeping it since I have these mods. If I get rid of it that's $30 a month off my car note.

If I put everything to stock wouldn't they still be able to notice e.g. bolts on header not aligned like they were from factory?

I have had 0 issues other than a rattling shifter (stock and aftermarket).


TL;DR Have mods, should I keep extended warranty?

[zc06_kisstherain]

yes. this kind of questions 100x ++++++++++++++++
so i will skip and not typing.

as far as keeping extended warranty, i wouldnt keep it. because you're modding it.
if i just keep a car as stock, i will keep extended warranty but modding a car with warranty?? i wouldnt waste my money on it

[xlid007]

It depends on the dealer. I have taken my car in with Tomei UEL Header, Catback, AFE Intake and OFT and all I get are complements on the car. The only thing I would do is flash the car back to stock in case they have to run diagnostics on it. Find a mod friendly dealer.

[Koa]

Originally Posted by xlid007

It depends on the dealer. I have taken my car in with Tomei UEL Header, Catback, AFE Intake and OFT and all I get are complements on the car. The only thing I would do is flash the car back to stock in case they have to run diagnostics on it. Find a mod friendly dealer.

keep in mind some of these dealership technicians and service agents try and lull you into a false sense of security, noting everything, and in the case warranty work specific to these modded or replaced parts has to be performed, may call on their observation notes to bar service. My close friend is the finance manager at one of the largest WA toyota/scion dealers and says that happens more often than one would think.

And then there's the obvious detective work scenarios where customers have been denied claims from evidence of their modding being on the internet (youtube, this forum, etc)