Plan on getting an exhaust-will warranty be voided???

alrvd83 · 02-25-2011, 12:19 PM

Hey guys,

I plan on getting an exhaust fairly soon for my '11 e92. A friend of mine has this on his car and its very nice.

When I bought the car last year, I paid for the extended warranty.

If I get the exhaust, will it JUST void the warranty for things exhaust related?

OR

Does BMW lump the warranty all as one, and will they void the ENTIRE warranty?

My last car was a nissan maxima, and I fixed it up very heavily. I voided diff parts of the warranty along the way so I was wondering if BMW was the same.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

E91toG05 · 02-25-2011, 12:23 PM

see sticky at top. dead horse.

Verbiage · 02-25-2011, 12:45 PM

^^ kind of. If something fails that can be directly linked to your exhaust, then it is void.

Trojan4evr · 02-25-2011, 01:24 PM

see the sticky man.

jt335i · 02-25-2011, 01:50 PM

^ Sticky: Mods and Warranty

e92bmw · 02-25-2011, 02:34 PM

Listen I know the sticky talks about how they have to prove that a mod is reaponsible for the damage, well thats bullsh*t. BMW has been trying to save money and theyve been voiding warraties like crazy, if your turbo blows, bmw will say that its due to the drop in backpressure. Even though we all know thats bullshit, they have some of the best lawyers out there so....good luck winning in court. The only thing I would suggest to you is to ask your SA if they mind, if they do then learn how to install and unistall it yourself and swap it out before service. Also if youre worried about your warranty, you might want to check out the bmw performance exhaust.

Ghost170 · 02-25-2011, 03:11 PM

I have aftermarket exhaust, no warranty issues. Most issues I've had were related to HPFP/turbo actuators, which have been replaced.

Ghost170 · 02-25-2011, 03:12 PM

When in doubt, if you have an issue with your car, ask your SA. It seems most BMW dealers/SA respond differently.

FrankiE90 · 02-25-2011, 03:14 PM

bmw performance exhaust will not.

NiVeDh · 03-09-2011, 10:31 PM

Albert, just request my SA and Tech at the dealership I go to (PM me) and you'll have no issues.

In fact, I don't even take my tune or any other mod out.

PeteW84 · 03-09-2011, 10:37 PM

A simple cat-back or axle-back won't void the warranty, as long as you haven't touched the OEM cats. My car passed the CPO inspection with an axle-back and aFe intake with no problems.

hateface · 03-10-2011, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by NiVeDh

Albert, just request my SA and Tech at the dealership I go to (PM me) and you'll have no issues.

In fact, I don't even take my tune or any other mod out.

just registered and I can't send you a msg, but I'm interested as well

e92bmw · 03-10-2011, 12:30 AM

Anything performance mod voids your warranty! Dealers let it slide until something big happens like blowing a turbo, theyll blame it on bacmpressure and theyve got thr best lawyers so good luck

Tzu · 03-10-2011, 04:59 PM

My dealer said anything past the secondary cats is okay. Pretty much mufflers only for sound preference.

shifterboy45 · 03-10-2011, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alrvd83

Hey guys,

I plan on getting an exhaust fairly soon for my '11 e92. A friend of mine has this on his car and its very nice.

When I bought the car last year, I paid for the extended warranty.

If I get the exhaust, will it JUST void the warranty for things exhaust related

OR

Does BMW lump the warranty all as one, and will they void the ENTIRE warranty?

My last car was a nissan maxima, and I fixed it up very heavily. I voided diff parts of the warranty along the way so I was wondering if BMW was the same.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

id keep the OEM components to swap back if there is a problem that the dealer states is related to the exhaust system replacement.

restoring the car to its original condition will save you a lot of hassles if its stated that the "exhaust" is the problem.

cheers!!

dlbrooks18 · 03-10-2011, 05:23 PM

Exhaust is fine as long has you are running cats, dealers shouldn't hassle you, however it's a dealer to dealer type of thing..

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e92bmw Lieutenant 12 Rep 490 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: In front of your car iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i coupe [0.00] 2007 335i coupe [0.00]	Listen I know the sticky talks about how they have to prove that a mod is reaponsible for the damage, well thats bullsh*t. BMW has been trying to save money and theyve been voiding warraties like crazy, if your turbo blows, bmw will say that its due to the drop in backpressure. Even though we all know thats bullshit, they have some of the best lawyers out there so....good luck winning in court. The only thing I would suggest to you is to ask your SA if they mind, if they do then learn how to install and unistall it yourself and swap it out before service. Also if youre worried about your warranty, you might want to check out the bmw performance exhaust.
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PeteW84 COBB'ed 65 Rep 2,228 Posts Drives: 13 Mini Cooper S Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tinley Park, IL iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 335i [7.56]	A simple cat-back or axle-back won't void the warranty, as long as you haven't touched the OEM cats. My car passed the CPO inspection with an axle-back and aFe intake with no problems. __________________ 13 Mini Cooper S 08 E92 335i (SOLD) Last edited by PeteW84; 03-11-2011 at 12:52 AM..
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e92bmw Lieutenant 12 Rep 490 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: In front of your car iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i coupe [0.00] 2007 335i coupe [0.00]	Anything performance mod voids your warranty! Dealers let it slide until something big happens like blowing a turbo, theyll blame it on bacmpressure and theyve got thr best lawyers so good luck
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Tzu Lieutenant Colonel 29 Rep 1,551 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	My dealer said anything past the secondary cats is okay. Pretty much mufflers only for sound preference.
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dlbrooks18 Brigadier General 161 Rep 3,736 Posts Drives: e90 335i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	Exhaust is fine as long has you are running cats, dealers shouldn't hassle you, however it's a dealer to dealer type of thing.. __________________ 2008 E90 335
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