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Phil mcavity

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Re: insurance and chipping
« Reply #10 on: 12 August 2007, 07:21 »
and how can an insurance company check for any ecu remapping? do they rolling road the car after a claim?????
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Offline Rhyso

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Re: insurance and chipping
« Reply #11 on: 12 August 2007, 08:46 »
Quote from: Phil mcavity on 12 August 2007, 07:21
and how can an insurance company check for any ecu remapping? do they rolling road the car after a claim?????

most don't bother but i believe the ECU shows the number of times its been flashed (ooo er) so if that doesn't tie in with the dealers records then bye bye insurance
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Offline phope

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Re: insurance and chipping
« Reply #12 on: 12 August 2007, 11:39 »
wot he said :)

some remaps don't increase the flash counter though - GIAC, for one, I think
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Phil mcavity

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Re: insurance and chipping
« Reply #13 on: 12 August 2007, 16:20 »
im gonna go with REVO remap if i get the all clear to, so do you know if that would show up on the map counter?or i could ask the garage , they would be able to confirm,im not gonna alter the look of the car in any way to raise suspicion and by the sound of it its not worth telling those insurance ripoff merchants.
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Re: insurance and chipping
« Reply #14 on: 12 August 2007, 19:29 »
Isn't there a remap which you can revert back to factory settings when you take it iin for service etc. I'm sure there is but I cant think of the name. I might look into that one myself.

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Phil mcavity

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Re: insurance and chipping
« Reply #15 on: 12 August 2007, 19:30 »
maybe the switable version??? not sure how much one of those would cost
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Re: insurance and chipping
« Reply #16 on: 12 August 2007, 20:39 »
Quote from: Phil mcavity on 12 August 2007, 19:30
maybe the switable version??? not sure how much one of those would cost

its an extra £150 or thereabouts
Quote from: Phil mcavity on 12 August 2007, 16:20
im gonna go with REVO remap if i get the all clear to, so do you know if that would show up on the map counter?or i could ask the garage , they would be able to confirm,im not gonna alter the look of the car in any way to raise suspicion and by the sound of it its not worth telling those insurance ripoff merchants.

you willing to take that risk and invalidate your insurance?  :rolleyes:
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Phil mcavity

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Re: insurance and chipping
« Reply #17 on: 12 August 2007, 21:36 »
depends on how much they are looking for, if its a few quid then i will inform but if its gonna be double the premiums then ill most proberly drop the whole idea
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Re: insurance and chipping
« Reply #18 on: 13 August 2007, 08:02 »
i think it adds around 10% or so to your premium  :undecided:
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Re: insurance and chipping
« Reply #19 on: 13 August 2007, 09:33 »
Simple thing to do is phone up your current insurance company and ask. You will either get a "Yes, its £xxx more" or a "No, we wont insure you if you do".

Then you take it from there, either look about getting new insurance company or giving up on the idea.
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