Intakes and catbacks warranty issues

joeyz10

Hey I would like to know if our warranty will be void if we will install the cold air intakes and also catbacks and exhaust systems? Any inputs?

Greg

Anything short of FI, internals and may some suspension mods etc . Shouldnt void. but...It really depends on the dealer, while some are mod friendly, many are not.

Safest bet would be factory backed Nismo S-tune parts, most of these parts will definitely not void your warranty.

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joeyz10

Thanks that's what I thought and maybe will do but I heard Nismo might be more expensive

Josh@STILLEN

Dealerships like dealing with trusted parts, there is no doubt about that. We deal with hundreds of Nissan dealerships across the country, a lot of them have upfitting programs installing STILLEN parts on vehicles before they are sold.

But aftermarket parts acceptance can vary by dealership and their understanding of the aftermarket.

370Zsteve

Went to my dealer, Bruce Bennett Nissan, in Wilton, CT yesterday. Spoke directly to the owner Bruce.

I told him I was going to purchase the Stillen Gen3 Intake and Stillen Catback Exhaust. His response was "Good for you! Let me introduce you to one of my service managers, he handles our race car".

Josh from Stillen had also told me that Bruce Bennett Nissan had done a lot of Stillen installs.

I was told warranty would not be an issue at all especially since the dealer would be doing the installation of the CBE.

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Musashi

my dealer was fine with the parts, especially when I mentioned they'd be Stillen.

Forumite

Even then it shouldnt void the entire warranty.

It makes no sense that a cold air induction would void the power train for instance.

ChrisSlicks

Yes, but they could claim that the air filters used were inferior to OEM which caused dirt to enter the engine for example. But that certainly didn't cause your differential to explode.

How about as far as running HPDE or auto-x, do they have any grounds to void the warranty if you've been "racing"?

LiquidZ

Become familiar with the Moss Warranty act.

McSqueeb

I looked into this awhile ago after I had a number of people tell me about it. My understanding was that they can never void your warranty due to the installation of aftermarket parts. However, if they prove that the specific part in question was absolutely responsible for the mechanical failure, they can deny coverage at that point. A company can never require only a certain brand of parts to be installed in order to keep your warranty valid. This was only based off some internet research and talking to some people on other forums. I never really checked into the legality of it.

LiquidZ

Yeah, that is pretty much it.

alan93rsa

The problem with all of this is when it gets to the lawyer level. How deep are your pockets? That said I doubt Nissan will make too big a deal out of a cat back exhaust or intakes.

Porsche would void your MAF sensor warranty if you had K&N's on the car. My service advisor told me to save my stock filter in the event I had a MAF or cat failure. Glad he did because a cat failed, $3200 for the pair.

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McSqueeb

Yeah I hear you on that. The law seems to mean well, but in my experience, the companies are EXPERTS at finding some way to not cover your claim. It has happened to me a few times before and like you said, I am not willing to get a lawyer to fight it and all that. It simply wouldn't be worth it.

SoCal 370Z

When you go for warranty, and especially a large ticket item, corporate becomes involved and reviews the entire picture: how much you paid for the car; if you purchased their extend warranty, and how much you paid for that; service reports (how much they have come out of pocket for other warranty issues, and whether you followed the major service mileage marks); aftermarket equipment. This is where having not squeezed every dime out of the deal pays off. A friend daughter works for Toyota corporate in their warranty claim department...interesting stuff to say the least on how they handle matters.

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alan93rsa

From a corporate point of view I don't see why they would care if I paid $300 or $3000 over invoice. Logic would have it that a dealer that sold cars at a lower price would move more cars. That would be good for corporate, no?

I agree on the rest.

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