Modifications/Voiding Warranties

[wong@agave.humgen.upenn.edu (Christopher Wong)]

hello,

well, after waiting for almost a week to hear from my dealer about the 
schaumburg throttle body modification, they have finally gotten back to 
me. they will gladly do it, as long as i sign a disclaimer. i do not know 
exactly what the disclaimer says, i am trying to have them fax me a copy. 
they pretty much described it as a void of the warranty if in the future 
any problems with the car can be traced back to this modification. my 
question is this- the warranty is still intact, correct? i mean, i can 
continue to take the car in for routine maintenance, even things that 
aren't routine, as long as the throttle body has nothing to do with the 
problem. is this a correct assumption? did anyone else who has had this 
done have to go through all this hassle? if my dealer is trying to 
discourage me from getting this done, they are doing a pretty good job. i 
can just imagine them refusing to install new brakes, claiming that the 
reason why i need new brakes is because from excessive wear from driving 
too fast, all because i had the new throttle body installed (ok, that may 
be a stretch). but my dealer IS giving me a hard time. i guess i have to 
wait and read what the disclaimer says.

any opinions, suggestions?

thanks everyone

cw