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Car Forum / Honda Cars / December 2005Aftermarket parts in new Civic with Warranty
I have a Civic VP 2005 and I want to install an aftermarket powerlock+keyless entry system into it. I want to know if this will void my warranty. >I have a Civic VP 2005 and I want to install an aftermarket > powerlock+keyless entry system into it. I want to know if this will > void my warranty. Not unless there's a failure that can be traced back to the aftermarket part or its installation. In your case for example, an engine failure could not be reasonably related to the powerlock/keyless entry system. Some sort of electrical problem, maybe, but even there it would have to be directly proven. Suspension mods, wheels & tires rarely void warranties. Intake, exhaust mods are a little more likely to void warranties, but even then, there has to be reasonable cause.  SignatureKent Finnell From the Music City USA > Suspension mods, wheels & tires rarely void warranties. a lift kit will, quite easily. >> Suspension mods, wheels & tires rarely void warranties. > > a lift kit will, quite easily. IF CLEARLY the mod caused the problem. Who raises Hondas anyway? IIRC, SEMA made nice with the OEM and auto manufacturers several years ago and came to mutual agreement that proper application of ordinary aftermarket items would not void warranties. Of course the manufacturer's rep is going to deny at first application, fully expecting the customer to meekly retreat. Many do. If the customer press the issue, the warranty will stand unless clear evidence shows that the modification did indeed cause the problem. For example, the OP's installation of keyless entry could not cause a brake failure. SignatureKent Finnell From the Music City USA > Of course the manufacturer's rep is going > to deny at first application, fully expecting the customer to meekly > retreat. Many do. Makes me think of Mitsubishi monitoring the web boards, looking for people who race their Evos. Said cars immediately have the warranty voided. >> Of course the manufacturer's rep is going >> to deny at first application, fully expecting the customer to meekly [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > people who race their Evos. Said cars immediately have the warranty > voided. mitsubishi, isuzu, suzuki will all likely be gone from the USA within 5 years anyway. theyre all dying. >>> Suspension mods, wheels & tires rarely void warranties. >> a lift kit will, quite easily. > > IF CLEARLY the mod caused the problem. Who raises Hondas anyway? with hondas, sure. but with lifted trucks, unless you do it after the warranty expires, youre assed out if you have a tranny, driveshaft, or rear end related failure. >>>> Suspension mods, wheels & tires rarely void warranties. >>> a lift kit will, quite easily. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > warranty expires, youre assed out if you have a tranny, driveshaft, or > rear end related failure. Because the driveshaft angle changes to the point of causing damage to the complex whole. Damage can also be caused by excessive lowering, using the wrong off set on the wheels, etc. Every now and then I'll see a throwback to what my daughter called "hot wheels cars" where some digit would put deeply dished 12" wheels on a car and extend the wheels outside the wheel wells. These were generally imports like Hondas and Toyotas. And they really did look like oversized hot wheels cars. SignatureKent Finnell From the Music City USA >>>>> Suspension mods, wheels & tires rarely void warranties. >>>> a lift kit will, quite easily. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Because the driveshaft angle changes to the point of causing damage to the not just that. throwing a set of superswampers with some nice aluminum rims makes the outside diameter of the wheel/tire unit MUCH larger than stock. this puts added stress on the tranny and rear especially to the point where beefing up the actual parts is necessary. > complex whole. Damage can also be caused by excessive lowering, using the > wrong off set on the wheels, etc. Every now and then I'll see a throwback > to what my daughter called "hot wheels cars" where some digit would put > deeply dished 12" wheels on a car and extend the wheels outside the wheel > wells. These were generally imports like Hondas and Toyotas. And they > really did look like oversized hot wheels cars. i still see some like that from time to time. im sure all that weird geometry isnt good for the front bearings. Thanks for the help. I think it's funny how half of these responses aren't even directed to my question but it has been answered. |
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