unfortuantely a manufacturer can refuse warranty on any item on a car if the car has changed from its original specification. you'll find if u have a non gen exhaust and the window packs up you'll be fine. however if u start messing with the engine warranty may be and can LEGALLY be void.u will find though that some dealers will just do the warranty work as vauxhall themselves will not inspect the vehicle.if the dealer spouts off about the non gen exhaust when there is an engine problem then theyre losing custom and the money from the warranty work. we have a bulletin from vaux that says any modification to a car in any way will void the warranty. they have legal rights to do this as they have sold a product warranting the original spec. yesh i agree its pish, but at the end of the day if u mod a car in any way u have changed the spec, so realy why should the manufacturer warrant it from defect if is not standard? but to finish you;ll find that dealers will use a blind eye. my car aint standard at all, but vauxhall hq will never know this.

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Originally posted by starkmotorsport
If you fit an exhaust to your car under warranty and the window wipers stop working then they dont have to fix them.

It seems stupid, but it shows that you've been playing about with the car so they wont accept it. Its like that guy who had a 2.0 badge on his 1.2 8v and insurance wouldnt pay up as he'd "given the impression that the car wasnt what it was"

Basically they can do what they like, if they so wish. Read the small print.

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My point was that you touch one part of the car and they dont care after that. It can be something totally unconnected, yet they will refuse - as they are entitled to.

Maybe once you learn to actually work on your car yourself then you may understand what we're talking about, but until then please lie down before you hurt yourself.

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Originally posted by starkmotorsport
If you fit an exhaust to your car under warranty and the window wipers stop working then they dont have to fix them.

It seems stupid, but it shows that you've been playing about with the car so they wont accept it. Its like that guy who had a 2.0 badge on his 1.2 8v and insurance wouldnt pay up as he'd "given the impression that the car wasnt what it was"

Basically they can do what they like, if they so wish. Read the small print.

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Dealerships can be as fussy as they want if things have been done outside of manufacturer. My mum had a 3 year warranty and because in her 2nd year she had the car serviced elsewhere they would not fix her sunroof under warranty.

If you fit an exhaust to your car under warranty and the window wipers stop working then they dont have to fix them.

It seems stupid, but it shows that you've been playing about with the car so they wont accept it. Its like that guy who had a 2.0 badge on his 1.2 8v and insurance wouldnt pay up as he'd "given the impression that the car wasnt what it was"

Basically they can do what they like, if they so wish. Read the small print.

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Originally posted by starkmotorsport
Yes it would as its a non-standard GM part which wasnt fitted by a GM dealership.

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Yes it would as its a non-standard GM part which wasnt fitted by a GM dealership.

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Originally posted by Patrick

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Originally posted by broster
thought you said the the cone was better than a panel filter the other day?

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It wasn't the other day it was back in September last year. Anyway, all I said was standard my car should of done a 1/4 in 15.6 and with just a cone did it in 15.2, so it was better. I haven't said it wasn't better either, just had a split in the cone which caused all this to go wrong so instead of paying out £90 for a new one thought I'd spend £40 on a performance panel.

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Originally posted by Patrick
Bought my Coupé Turbo back in August, came with a 12 month NetQ warranty.

Couple of weeks ago engine management light came on. Car was at AmD to get the ecu re-mapped. They diagnosed the problem as a knackered air-mass meter caused by a split in the induction cone. Thing is had a custom exhaust fitted the day before so would of voided my warranty.

Booked car into dealership for this morning, just had them on the phone saying the car was ready for collection and that it was all done under warranty. Suppose they might not of noticed the two 3.5" slash cut pipes coming out from the rear or the low grumble when the engine was on. But hey, an extra £300 for me to spend now! :thumbs:

Gonna spend it on some silicon hoses, stainless intercooler pipe and K&N panel filter so that I can replace the dodgy induction cone.

Result. :D

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Everytime I go into Vauxhall I get them running after me, getting me whatever I want!

Sponsorship rocks! ;)

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Originally posted by broster
thought you said the the cone was better than a panel filter the other day?

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Originally posted by chewbaccaman
sometimes they can be really nice like in your case and other times right c**ts.plus i don't think your exhaust would cause your air mass meter to pack up

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thought you said the the cone was better than a panel filter the other day?

my vaux dealer dint stamped my service book at last service goin down 2day

Which dealer was that? :)

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Originally posted by Patrick
Car was at AmD to get the ecu re-mapped.

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sometimes they can be really nice like in your case and other times right c**ts.plus i don't think your exhaust would cause your air mass meter to pack up

nice

Bought my Coupé Turbo back in August, came with a 12 month NetQ warranty.

Couple of weeks ago engine management light came on. Car was at AmD to get the ecu re-mapped. They diagnosed the problem as a knackered air-mass meter caused by a split in the induction cone. Thing is had a custom exhaust fitted the day before so would of voided my warranty.

Booked car into dealership for this morning, just had them on the phone saying the car was ready for collection and that it was all done under warranty. Suppose they might not of noticed the two 3.5" slash cut pipes coming out from the rear or the low grumble when the engine was on. But hey, an extra £300 for me to spend now! :thumbs:

Gonna spend it on some silicon hoses, stainless intercooler pipe and K&N panel filter so that I can replace the dodgy induction cone.

Result. :D