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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: nathangallo on December 11, 2011, 07:23:18 pm

Title: warranty voiding
Post by: nathangallo on December 11, 2011, 07:23:18 pm
hi just a bit of help someone may know, i have vw warranty with my car at the moment would lowering the car void it atall ? :confused:
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: Phil Miller on December 11, 2011, 08:05:53 pm
Yes it would
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: MAT ED30 on December 11, 2011, 08:07:31 pm
Yes it would

no it would not it only voids the warranty on the parts you have taken off the car
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: Phil Miller on December 11, 2011, 08:12:55 pm
There's me told :laugh: I'm sure I read in my oh's warranty paperwork that if the car is altered in anyway the warranty VW offer is void, must have dreamt that........
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: nathangallo on December 11, 2011, 08:20:50 pm
Yes it would

no it would not it only voids the warranty on the parts you have taken off the car

ye kinda guessed that but if something goes completely different it should be ok! :smiley:
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: MAT ED30 on December 11, 2011, 08:25:45 pm
it depends on your dealer if i am honest as some get silly and just won't touch a car with mods on it but if you clever you could get vw to fit the springs for you and then if they break something then all you say is you fit em
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: SteveyD on December 11, 2011, 09:43:08 pm
It does depend on your dealer and they have a right to void anything related to suspension mods and that could go as far as driveshafts, gearbox etc but remember dealers actually profit from warranty work.  I had my cambelt replaced under warranty and let them have my car without taking remap and milltek off. 
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: nathangallo on December 11, 2011, 09:58:41 pm
It does depend on your dealer and they have a right to void anything related to suspension mods and that could go as far as driveshafts, gearbox etc but remember dealers actually profit from warranty work.  I had my cambelt replaced under warranty and let them have my car without taking remap and milltek off. 

why did you have your cambelt done i thought that was a servicable item which we had to do
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: sub39h on December 11, 2011, 10:01:42 pm
as above, the warranty's only void in relation to the parts affected.

my car was an Audi Approved car with a 1 year warranty and the dealer knew it had been lowered and that it had had RNS-E fitted etc and they still covered all my warranty gripes. i do have a very good relationship with my dealer tho, dunno if that makes a difference.
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: SteveyD on December 11, 2011, 10:12:51 pm
It does depend on your dealer and they have a right to void anything related to suspension mods and that could go as far as driveshafts, gearbox etc but remember dealers actually profit from warranty work.  I had my cambelt replaced under warranty and let them have my car without taking remap and milltek off. 

why did you have your cambelt done i thought that was a servicable item which we had to do

It is, but I had the tensioner issue when engine was cold, obviously to replace the tensioner you also replace the cambelt.  I'd half expected to be fobbed off because of engine tuning but everything went smoothly
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: nathangallo on December 11, 2011, 10:22:01 pm
ah i see i think its best that i talk to the dealer that will be carrying out my work if anything does happen just incase, but its killing me as ive only had the car for a month and want to do so much to it just a bit scared cus of the warranty :jumping:
Title: Re: warranty voiding
Post by: SteveyD on December 11, 2011, 10:56:09 pm
I wouldn't worry too much, get modding :)