Mods that won't void Warranty?

[Baudi7]

I just purchased an 06 a4 b7 a couple months ago and have basically done everything I wanted to do to the exterior of the car..basically.....I now would like to move on to the performance end of it but don't want to void the warranty or the Audicare I purchased with the car (good deal no cost to me for any maitanence or service til after 75,000 miles for 650$). Any help is appreciated.

[Vito Roma]

stickers, de-badge, and k-04 turbo

[PRVWing]

depends on the dealership. my dealership is pretty cool and did not void my car even with k04 and the list below. but you can chip/reflash, cat-back, and K&N drop-in filter and have no problem with warranty as long as you don't blow your engine.

[slimmj0k3r]

check with your dealer to see if they are mod friendly. my dealership supports anything with APR now since they are an official APR dealer. thats why i went with giac

[Baudi7]

check with your dealer to see if they are mod friendly. my dealership supports anything with APR now since they are an official APR dealer. thats why i went with giac

What Dealership? Since I'm from Jersey too.

[Rotond0000]

most dealers cover any of the STaSIS parts now...at least mine does becuase the sell it

[toaster]

i know actlsub9 won't, not sure about anthony though...

[cstarky15]

yeah check with your dealer, we have two in MN, carousel doesn't care, maplewood cares alot

[Baudi7]

Thanks a lot for your help...basically I just have to call and hope my dealership doesnt suck

[slimmj0k3r]

What Dealership? Since I'm from Jersey too.

riverside audi the people over at the service dept are great. i was in there this morning

[Baudi7]

I knew I should have gone there. I went to Jack Daniels in Fairlawn. They blow.

[SEXICÄN]

My car is a CPO and i have chip, exhaust, intake, CO's, and the only things i have viod are the suspension and exhaust....

[AudiWxGuy]

Let me tell ya somethin bro, if your turbo blows, or something real bad happens to your engine...it ain't under warranty.

[4RingRook]

Irregardless of how 'mod friendly' a dealership may be, if you car shows up on a flat bed, and they see all kinds of performance mods (intake, exhaust, etc.), that cool dealership won't be able to help when AoA denies your warranty claim.

However, the dealership also has the burden of proving your mods caused the actual damage.

Its the debate between modding your car......

[Tiesto]

check with your dealer to see if they are mod friendly. my dealership supports anything with APR now since they are an official APR dealer. thats why i went with giac

Can anyone tell me why some dealerships are alloud to become an APR (or any tuning company) dealer and still receive warrenty repair payouts from AOA while everyone else gets voided?

[4RingRook]

^^^ thats a good question.

[AudiWxGuy]

They're not. Bramen Audi in West Palm sells the O.CT chip. I called them up one day asked them if I got the flash, would it void my engine warranty. They said, "yes it would." Audi dealers that sell APR will flash you, and maybe even do some warranty work on the engine. Lets say it's a typical problem, such a DV, or PCV. I'd be willing to bet they'd do that stuff for you. However, if something goes really bad...like a blown turbo, or something major like that...They will not let you have that work done under warranty. They will tell you that because you were flashed, your engine warranty was voided. And since you got flashed at that dealership...you're pretty much screwed. My advice, if your dealer sells it, get it from somewhere else and don't tell them about it. Or play it safe and don't get chipped at all. It'll make the car go faster yes, but to really feel the power of the chip you burn through gasoline. And with gas at $4+ a gallon for premium...is it really worth it?

[cstarky15]

Actually, my dealer told me that if they do the work on it that it will not void my warranty. If it causes a problem from something they worked on they will cover it. I talked to the Man in charge of their "mod" section of the service dept.

[AudiWxGuy]

Yeah? You got something in writing? Look, I'm not saying don't mod. Hell, I'm going to get chipped again. But if something major happens, don't expect the best.

[72mako]

I got the stock and 93 APR programs on mine, shifted back to stock before going in and there were no questions about it. They replaced a sensor under warranty as well. I haven't tried asking if they're mod friendly and figure I'll just go back to stock before heading in, if they flash over, I'll just get a reflash.

As for gas mileage...29mpg over a 400mile fill up. Almost all of it highway, but prior to chipping I was getting between 27-28mpg with the same drive. Lead foot may cause differences ;)

nick