12-27-2014, 09:48 AM | #1 |
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Does hard-wiring a RD void a BMW electronics warranty?
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com My 2015 X5 has a lot more electronics than the 2012 and a Google search turned up a debate (on BMW forums) about ways in which BMW could deny electronic warranty work if a rd had been hard-wired. I notice there are mixed reviews about location - fuse box, mirror-tap, power source from console - but I have not yet found a story of someone who was actually refused warranty work based on the hard-wired rd. My 2015 X5 was bought at Cooper BMW and I plan to use Cooper Electronics later this week for a hard-wire install of my V1. I will call my SA on Monday but would like to hear from those who have insight on this issue.
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12-27-2014, 09:55 AM | #2 |
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@Xeno, well, if you are really paranoid and don't like a small argument, then you will most likely leave your car stock.
I, in the other hand, don't believe in SA threatening me on warranty got voided just because there was a wire got spliced. Because if you can't splice a wire, then what, you can't even plug anything to your cigarette lighter but the cigarette lighter that was made by BMW itself?
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12-27-2014, 10:01 AM | #3 |
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True, my approach to the RD issue is extremely modest compared to the mods reported in this forum. I did not do the hard-wire install of the V1 until almost 3 years after purchase.
Unfortunately, a deer did so much damage to the 2012 that I traded for a 2015 and now I want the benefits of a hard-wire install. I use a BM on the rear-view mirror so I am going for the 'factory-install' look.
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They do tend to scare people away by using "warranty" word so they can sell the BMW products or some other brands that they do carry themselves.
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I posted this query on the ERF and two have drawn attention to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975.
Their interpretation is that "technically, you are allowed to modify your car in any way (including hard-installing something electrical) without your warranty being voided. Its law ... The warranty has to be honored, unless your modification caused the problem." Anyone here see this differently? BTW, a like thread on RDF says one should be safe using the fuse box. However, a "vampire tap" (like a mirror-tap) posters believe could be problematic.
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People need to read and comprehend what this legislation provides.
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