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08-22-2014, 07:37 AM | #1 |
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Are M3 Dinan products covered by the BMW factory warranty.
While at my dealer's placing my order for my M3 - week 36 built date- I asked the above question and I was referred to their service manager who reported several cases where the BMW factory had refused to cover engine repairs on cars that had Dinan engine modifications.
Has anybody here received a positive resolution of an engine warranty claim on a car with Dinan engine mods? If so what path was followed to obtain a favorable decision? It'd be good to know going forward and use the case resolution tracking number for reference. Thanks all and sorry if I'm rehashing ancient history but in 2 calls to Dinan I didn't receive a clear answer other than "the OEM can not refuse coverage for damage not clearly emanating from an aftermarket modification". Huh? |
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no BMW factory warranty would be replaced by a Dinan warranty
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but, that is a bunch of crap. the dealer WILL void your warranty with cause or without, and there is nothing you can really do about it unless you want to take them to court. its happened to me, they will void your warranty for anything they can, and its getting worse and worse. |
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Clear, thanks! I don't mind limiting myself to whatever comes from BMW. |
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BMW only covers BMW OEM. Dinan is covered by Dinan warranty.
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Correct. And may I add, if you have Dinan parts on the car, for example a cold air intake or exhaust and your OEM bmw radiator blows, BMW service will still cover the part under the BMW warranty. So in essence you have two warranties in parallel. This has been my experience with my last BMW that had a complete Dinan S3 pkg, I was never denied any coverage during the 4yr/50k.
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Read up on the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Unless the aftermarket part is proven to have caused the issue, the factory warranty is still in effect.
In practice, however, lots of dealers (not limited to BMW) will refuse warranty if you have aftermarket parts, depending on the part. Then, you have to take them to court, and generally, dealers, and auto manufacturers have more lawyers than you do. |
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I'm not too overly concerned about that Dinan license plate frame breaking anything on my car. But if it did, like the others have said - if a Dinan part causes a normal warranty claim they will cover it.
"If your vehicle is currently covered by the vehicle manufacturer’s new car limited warranty, Dinan® products are warranted for the remaining term of the vehicle manufacturer’s new car limited warranty." "The Authorized Dinan Dealer will, without charge for parts or labor, repair or replace the defective Dinan component(s), as well as any original vehicle manufacturer’s component(s) that may have been directly affected by a Dinan component, using new or authorized remanufactured parts. "
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Chances are if the authorized dinan dealer is in a bmw service center, you'll be fine getting things fixed if they break. If you go to an off hand dinan installer authorized or not then its a crap shoot what your service department will say.
I do wonder if you blew something up major how good those dinan/bmw relationships are even if they're in your dealership. |
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Exactly! And during which time one has to pay their attorney who charges for a full hour at $300 every time they pick up the phone for a 2 minute conversation.
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Btw a guy over on Bimmerfest, BuraQ, had a Dinan S3 on his 335i and had catastrophic damage. BMW and Dinan got together, and Dinan bought him a new car. He moved up to 335is as a result. He has since moved on to a Cobb protune fwiw. As always YMMV, so do your homework and select a dealership that has a good relationship with Dinan, as stated about, if you can.
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Yes, he was very happy with the results.
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Good thing you responded to a 3.5 year old thread...
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