Anyone modded GTI while still under warranty?

[fredgroves]

Interesting... either way, you end up with a big old bill (if not the old bill lol) when paying for a minor mod is small change (assuming you haven't fitted a 8 litre V8 engine...)

[phazer]

Interesting... either way, you end up with a big old bill (if not the old bill lol) when paying for a minor mod is small change (assuming you haven't fitted a 8 litre V8 engine...)

Absolutely, crazy not to declare. Funnily enough sometimes massively modified cars are cheaper to insure with specialists than a standard car with a "normal" insurer. It's a weird old world insurance 

[Exonian]

Well my GTI is under warranty for another 2.5 years plus i have 2 free services for the next 2 years.

I badly have the modding bug and really don't want to wait that long.

I want to lower it, change 18's to 19's, get a VWR R600 induction kit and eventually get a remap.

I'm guessing that engine mods are a bit risky in case something else happens and VW could use it to wriggle out of the warranty cover, and surely the same with changing springs.

Surely changing to 19's wouldn't invalidate anything?

Anyone risked modding whilst under warranty?

My other thoughts are just gather up the bits I'm after and then when the warranty has expired I'm ready to go, but thats such a long wait...

A lot of people tend to go for tuning boxes rather than OBD remaps on cars under warranty.
I've used both a DTUK box and a JB1 and while they might not be 100% as good as a quality remap they do provide the goods.
I've not tried an induction kit as I don't really think them worthwhile on a road car that's not drag raced (I'm old) but the VWR kit looks pretty OEM so won't immediately raise the eyebrows of a tech if the car is just in for minor non engine warranty work.

I've not bothered to change suspension on my mk7s as they handle ok out of the box but I've had numerous sets of 19" wheels. None have ever been frowned upon by dealers.

[Burger81]

Well interestingly I emailed the guy who sold me the car at VW and he said as long as mods don't affect the cars engine  or bodywork in a major way then the warranty will still be effective.

Stuff like major engine work or rolling the arches would be a big no no for obvious reasons.

That's good news. He also told me there is a company near us called Richter sports who work on VAG cars and he said their work is approved under VW warranty, although they're not cheap to use. And also that bilstein coilovers are approved under VW warranty. Interesting stuff to know. If it's all true. I have it in writing from him which helps as a backup!

Bad news....my insurance won't cover me for ANY mods I want to do! So I'm stuffed until I renew next February. I should have known that's why they were so cheap.

Can I ask who you guys are with who have allowed mods? Can we name names? Would help me where to look next year. I can also tell you who mine is so you can avoid them.

[Rhyso]

Try brokers like

Greenlight Insurance
Sky Insurance
Adrian Flux
Brentacre

Some mainstream companies do allow mods but in terms of engine mods it's usually only about a 10% increase you may want to 'fudge' power increases a little bit 

Myself I go through Greenlight. I've used them for the last couple of years and for me have always worked out the cheapest whilst ensuring I'm covered for everything 

[Gulfstream11]

I use Sky Insurance. They were very good with the ED30 and have quoted a small rise with the Revo Stage 1 thats on the horizon. I was previously with Greenlight but when my car was stolen they hiked an extra £1200 on my policy <quote> We need to recoup our money someway<unquote> So I left for Sky.

[Burger81]

Thanks guys. I'll check them out

[wigit]

I modded my R at 150 miles and in terms of remap used to get it flashed back to stock, have a good relationship with the dealer and the refresh made thinks better

Insurance is a bit of a lottery as I had a few headaches on the R estate in terms of wanting to run different wheels for winter

A Plan in Thatcham are good to talk to as i found Flux uncompetitive and Sky lost the plot a little, Greenlight used to have a cap on vehicle value