Mod & Warranty

H

hho2005

Hi everyone,

I did some mod on my 04 OBS and would like to know in what degree of
mod will void my factory warranty ??

So far I have installed a DIY grounding kit and planning to replace the
brake line with SS brake lines.

Thanks,
H
 
Hi everyone,

I did some mod on my 04 OBS and would like to know in what degree of
mod will void my factory warranty ??

So far I have installed a DIY grounding kit and planning to replace the
brake line with SS brake lines.

Thanks,
H

As a very general reply - if they question a warranty claim, they would
likely need to satisfy you or your lawyer or a judge that your mod
caused the failure. If you install inferior brakelines and a have a
brake related warranty claim, you're toast. If, after installing
brakelines, they try to deny a transmission warranty claim, it may be
difficult for them to reasonably blame your mod.

Doesn't mean they won't try some kind of "Well, you are a modder and
probably race a lot so you toasted your trannie"-type stuff. But if you
hold to your position, it probably won't be a problem.

Carl
 
Hi everyone,
So far I have installed a DIY grounding kit


How is the grounding kit working ??

I have one 'half' made up, just not fitted yet. Have a
stumbling/stalling problem on takeoff (manual) and looking for a cheep
fix. (been driving a manual for over 50 years so yes I do no how to use
a clutch)
 
Bugalugs said:
How is the grounding kit working ??

I have one 'half' made up, just not fitted yet. Have a

What do you mean by one 'half' made up?
You don't use an off the shelf kit?
stumbling/stalling problem on takeoff (manual) and looking for a cheep
fix. (been driving a manual for over 50 years so yes I do no how to use

Me too. Any diference between the kits? I googled and found at least
two so far:
HKS 'Circle Earth' Grounding Kit for $125 on fastwrx.com
and Hot Earth Hyper Grounding System for $135 on seffects.com
 
What do you mean by one 'half' made up?
You don't use an off the shelf kit?


Me too. Any diference between the kits? I googled and found at least
two so far:
HKS 'Circle Earth' Grounding Kit for $125 on fastwrx.com
and Hot Earth Hyper Grounding System for $135 on seffects.com

Paying that kind of money for someone's "grounding kit" is a huge
waste. You can easily do this yourself for far less with wire and
connectors obtained at Radio Shack and/or Home Depot. You don't need a
gazillion wires running all over the engine either, if it's going to
make any difference just a couple of wires to key points is all you
need. Most important is battery negative to intake manifold, and also
to frame.
On a new or relatively new vehicle where everything is still clean and
hasn't corroded there may be little benefit to doing this. One thing
you can do initially which is free, is to clean up the existing
grounds that are already there. Sometimes this is all that is needed.
On those that are attached to painted surfaces, you can check to see
that the paint is removed under the bolt/washer so it makes good
contact, sometimes the factory doesn't do this. Scrape off the paint
directly under the contact area, then put the bolt/washer back. Cover
them, and the immediate area around them, with some light grease or
touch-up paint to prevent corrosion.
 
By half made up, I've found a length of heave multistrand cable in the
back of a drawer, outlayed about $4 for some large connectors and
soldered a couple of them up already.

So I must be $120 ahead already

This has been around for a while but if you go here there is details of
how it has been done:

http://stcimages.tripod.com/earthingsystem.html
 

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