what can i do without voiding my warranty
Jan 19, 2012, 01:21 PM
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However I could see them saying something to the effect (grammar ***** go
of, if you did not buy an FQ 400, you are not eligible to receive the FQ 400 tune and still be eligible for your factory warranty.
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Jan 19, 2012, 01:31 PM
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The only way to get any sort of warranty work on an Evo with the FQ400 tune is to buy an FQ400 in the U.K., leave it bone stock, and call it a day.
Jan 19, 2012, 01:55 PM
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I guarantee you if you try and tune your car with the FQ400 tune and/or associated parts, no Mitsubishi dealer in the country (let alone Colt Cars UK) will perform any sort of warranty work.
The only way to get any sort of warranty work on an Evo with the FQ400 tune is to buy an FQ400 in the U.K., leave it bone stock, and call it a day.
The only way to get any sort of warranty work on an Evo with the FQ400 tune is to buy an FQ400 in the U.K., leave it bone stock, and call it a day.
^ I agree with you. I'm just talking semantics.
Jan 19, 2012, 02:40 PM
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Good thing it's semantics and semitics, or else this thread will go back to being a conversation about being a grammar **** opposed to just a grammar fascist. 
Meh, I'm sure I've gone most of my life with saying accept and except incorrectly.
I'm stock, but I don't plan on announcing all my mods to my local dealer like someone else said they did. I did ask the Evo tech outside of the shop what they look for on warranty issues, and he was honest about saying how if the car has a test pipe, it's really out of their hands because that's a federal law that is being broken. He did mention that everything else is usually accepted, but depending on what brakes it could lead to a lot of scrutiny. But I'm sure every dealer will be different.
Happy Modding!
Jan 19, 2012, 08:42 PM
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Feb 5, 2012, 10:41 PM
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Hey idk I think it depends on the dealership because my MR's pretty modded and the chief mechanic at my dealership still acknowledges the warranty. I think I got lucky?
Feb 6, 2012, 08:33 AM
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Its close to impossible to tell you what is and is not acceptable. First off, when you speak of "voiding the warranty", you have to understand it is more complicated then that. As another poster mentioned, the Magnusson Moss Warranty Act states that you can replace parts with non-OEM parts without voiding the warranty unless it can be proven that the replacement part caused the failure.
That being said, all the dealership has to do is say "your new air freshener caused the transmission to fail so we are not going to replace it under warranty". Now that is obviously bull****, but who cares? You are now stuck petitioning corporate to ask for help and eventually taking them to court over it. Yes, you may eventually win in court and have the part replaced, but at what cost? Rental cars, hours at work missed, possible lawyer fees, court costs, etc.
Talking to your dealership and establishing a report with the service manager is a good start. Do not try and get failures covered under warranty when you know it was your fault, or the parts fault. IE, if you install lowering springs and have a shock fail, dont ask them to replace the shock under warranty.
At the end of the day, this is still not a guarantee. The service manager may quit or the dealership may close. That is the situation Im in - the local dealership shut down and the closest one is 100+ miles away now.
IMO, for performance, Id do mods that get air in and out of the engine better and leave it at that. Intake, IC, IC piping, exhaust. Wheels and springs are enough to personalize the car without really tearing into anything serious.
Feb 6, 2012, 10:02 AM
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the dealership I have been dealing with said any mods that are not a Mitsu part and installed by a Mitsu tech will void warranty, especially any tunes. but it seems that every place is a little different on what they say and do.
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Feb 6, 2012, 10:51 AM
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Anything u change on the car voids the warranty on that part only.
So if u change ur springs to lower the car and ur struts go out then ur warranty is void because u modified the springs. Unless u can prove that it wasn't because of the mod.
At least do the basics exhaust, lower it, and intake and rims. Unless u plan on keeping ur car completely stock for 5 years.
So if u change ur springs to lower the car and ur struts go out then ur warranty is void because u modified the springs. Unless u can prove that it wasn't because of the mod.
At least do the basics exhaust, lower it, and intake and rims. Unless u plan on keeping ur car completely stock for 5 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuso...s_Warranty_Act
Don't let the dealership give you guys the shaft when it comes to modifying your cars.
Feb 6, 2012, 11:35 PM
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Just because we know the law doesn't mean that we also have the extra time, money & legal resources to fight Mitsu when they deny a warranty claim.
Sometimes they're cool about covering an issue, sometimes they're not.. it just seems like a crap-shoot in my opinion.