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Do you guys just void your warrenty or somehow get around it. Any feedback on this would be helpful. The car is under the parents name so they wont let me do anything to void warrenty. So it might stay pretty stock but not if i can do somethign about. Please help me.
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Will lowering my car void my warranty?
Yes and No. By law they have to prove that lowering your car cause the problem. Whether you have a easy/hard time getting something repaired under warranty is up to the dealer. Most likely your suspensions warranty will be voided but all other warranties won't. However there are exceptions. Some dealers will allow you to lower your car with only the struts not being covered under warranty. Some dealers will even agree to give you all warranties only if they install it for you. There are some that will say you need to pay for your bad tranny because your warranty is voided due to lowering your car. That is when you should take action. Call Honda of America or get lawyers, do whatever it takes to get it fixed under warranty because chances are, lowering your car didn't cause the tranny to break. If you're worried about warranty issues, best bet is to call up your dealer and ask what is allowed and what is not.
http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.p...Suspension+FAQ
Will lowering my car void my warranty?
Yes and No. By law they have to prove that lowering your car cause the problem. Whether you have a easy/hard time getting something repaired under warranty is up to the dealer. Most likely your suspensions warranty will be voided but all other warranties won't. However there are exceptions. Some dealers will allow you to lower your car with only the struts not being covered under warranty. Some dealers will even agree to give you all warranties only if they install it for you. There are some that will say you need to pay for your bad tranny because your warranty is voided due to lowering your car. That is when you should take action. Call Honda of America or get lawyers, do whatever it takes to get it fixed under warranty because chances are, lowering your car didn't cause the tranny to break. If you're worried about warranty issues, best bet is to call up your dealer and ask what is allowed and what is not.
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I heard of things where your tires wont sit on the ground evenly. Will that happen to me and and how much is something to fix that?
I heard of things where your tires wont sit on the ground evenly. Will that happen to me and and how much is something to fix that?
Officially from Honda is that anything less than a 1.5" drop will not void the warranty. However, if the drop is more than 1.5" then the dealership has the right to refuse all warranty repairs for the suspension.
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Rep Power: 416 It depends what the problem is. If its blown shocks chances are they wont cover it. But if its a badd motor, your warranty is still valid. Basically in order for your warranty to be void they have to show that the mod on your car was a result of it happening.
Will your tires sit evenly... Anytime you lower the car your going to have negative camber. Basically the top of your tires tilting inward. To correct this you need to get a camber kit(so that you can adjust the camber) and an alignment(so they know how much to adjust it). A camber kit costs around $100-$125 and an alignment around $50-100.
I think all of this is covered in the suspension faq linked above and I know you can find it by searching so
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Will your tires sit evenly... Anytime you lower the car your going to have negative camber. Basically the top of your tires tilting inward. To correct this you need to get a camber kit(so that you can adjust the camber) and an alignment(so they know how much to adjust it). A camber kit costs around $100-$125 and an alignment around $50-100.
I think all of this is covered in the suspension faq linked above and I know you can find it by searching so
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