I've done many mods. Will they still repair unrelated stuff?

[luciddaydream]

I have a lot of mods:

3rd cat delete
Jubu ECU
Eventuri
Lowering

Etc.

But, I want some unrelated stuff fixed.

If I take it to the dealer, will they still fix that stuff under warrranty?

Or will they see my other mods and tell me to f*ck off?

And if they do tell me they wont cover anything, will they still fix it if I pay them?

Thanks

 

[Blackthought_]

Why don’t you just be honest with your dealer about what you’ve done and see what they say? Every dealer is different.

 

[Gprodigy]

Why don’t you just be honest with your dealer about what you’ve done and see what they say? Every dealer is different.

He’s correct; every dealer handles this differently. Some might be more lenient, but most will say no if they’re mentioned publicly online. Generally, the rule is that they need to prove it caused actual damage related to the issue.

 

[cyanmauve]

3rd cat delete- unmonitored cat, should make absolutely no difference in how the car runs, requires no tuning

JUBU ecu- I don’t know enough about this to comment, but I doubt they’re going to want to mess with a non-stock ecu if you have engine issues

Eventuri- no tuning required to run, but does it mess with A/F ratios?

Lowering- not really an issue unless it caused suspension problems that you want fixed

 

[luciddaydream]

My issues are not related to the mods at all

One is paint. The other is power steering.

It’s likely they’ll still cover these right ?

 

[cyanmauve]

By law they have to.

Paint and power steering have nothing to do with the mods you listed.

I guess they could try to deny warranty, but I don’t think Lotus USA customer service would be very happy with a dealership that did that.

Also, it behooves a dealership to do warranty work- they get paid to do so.

I think you’re safe.

If you have a dealership you trust, when you take the car in for the paint and power steering issues, you could talk to them about your mods and warranty service as it relates to them. It may come down to a simple conversation, or it may mean that you need to put OEM stuff back on the car in the future. Either way, I don’t think a dealership is out to play “gotcha” with the service department.

 

[luciddaydream]

By law they have to.

Paint and power steering have nothing to do with the mods you listed.

I guess they could try to deny warranty, but I don’t think Lotus USA customer service would be very happy with a dealership that did that.

Also, it behooves a dealership to do warranty work- they get paid to do so.

I think you’re safe.

If you have a dealership you trust, when you take the car in for the paint and power steering issues, you could talk to them about your mods and warranty service as it relates to them. It may come down to a simple conversation, or it may mean that you need to put OEM stuff back on the car in the future. Either way, I don’t think a dealership is out to play “gotcha” with the service department.

I def do not want to put all the OEM shit back on the car before having warranty work done. That is why I don't want to communicate it to them first.

 

[cyanmauve]

Understandable. But I don’t think you’re going to get an answer with any degree of certainty from forum members.

It’s probably going to vary a lot from dealership to dealership, what problem you want to resolve, etc.

I have read horror stories online of people getting warranty blacklisted for modifications, but who knows?

Maybe the part of the story that wasn’t told was that the person with the modified car was being demanding and unreasonable. Hard to say.

 

[ef_arime]

I def do not want to put all the OEM shit back on the car before having warranty work done. That is why I don't want to communicate it to them first.

Bro, just swap the ECU. I wouldn’t dare take it to a dealer with that thing on.

 

[cyanmauve]

Bro, just swap the ECU. I wouldn’t dare take it to a dealer with that thing on.

Agreed 100%!