warranty

[George Selby]

At 10:32 PM 6/30/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > There ARE dealers out there refusing service on ANY
> > part of a car just because suspension has been changed
> > (for example).

There are laws against this.  I believe it's called the Harrison Act.  For 
example, Audi cannot deny coverage for the rear spring breaking in half 
because you used a non-Audi oil filter.  Even if the oil filter 
failed.  They would have to demonstrate that the non-factory part is 
directly responsible for the other problem to deny coverage (for instance 
if the failed filter in the above example caused a bearing failure in the 
engine.)  You can check with SEMA (Specialty Equipment Manufacturers 
Assoc.) for more information.

George Selby
70 F-100 Ranger XLT 400 C6
78 F-150 4x4 400 4 spd
83 Audi Coupe GT
86 Nissan 300ZX
92 Subaru Legacy Wagon AWD
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