Voiding a warranty

[cfeng]

does anyone know which aftermarket parts would void insurance? i've heard mixed things about this.

[why?]

Originally Posted by cfeng

does anyone know which aftermarket parts would void insurance? i've heard mixed things about this.

A dealer can only deny warranty coverage on an aftermarket part that directly affects the area of the warranty. Say you get an aftermarket header, and it blows and breaks the exhaust system downward from it, the dealer can deny that because the problem was directly caused by the aftermarket part.

Or if you installed a new suspension and it completely failed, any damage that happened because of the modified suspension would not be covered under warranty.

And yes, both those examples are absurdly far fetched.

What they cannot do is deny warranty coverage on the engine if you're car has aftermarket wheels and a spoiler.

And it is always good to check around and see if there are dealers that are mod friendly, or sell and install mods themselves.