Adding Pipes and the Warranty .... What does
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Adding Pipes and the Warranty .... What does
Adding a set of after maket pipes like Rienharts do to the warranty. A buddy of mine has a 06 Road Glide and one dealer said it would void the warranty if he went with anything other than Screaming Eagle Pipes. I got a 07 SG and been looking at changing out to RH or VH. But don't want to can the warranty and a year from now the motor or tranny go south for some crazy reason and I be stuck.
Any one got Facts on this.
DOG
Any one got Facts on this.
DOG
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RE: Adding Pipes and the Warranty .... What does
I asked this same question awhile back and found that it mostly depends on the dealer. Some say not to some will put the stuff on for you. My brother is in the same boat as you. He has an 07' SG and his dealer says the same thing, and it is actually listed in the fine print of his warranty. Wish ya the best of luck.
Bobby
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If you are under warranty and install aftermarket pipes you are OK as long as a failure cannot be proven to be related. So, if you do a Stage I with new pipes and your electrical system or suspension goes South you would be covered. If you fried the engine because it was running too lean and they could prove it was related to a your Stage I install you could be in trouble.
Having said that, there is still a lot of confusion on this issue and the info will vary from dealer to dealer, but you would have a strong legal case if they didn't honor you're warranty for failure unrelated to your mods.
As a side note, if you don't want to shell out $400-$600 for every scheduled maintenance (while you're still under warranty), and you are comfortable and competent with working on your own bike, your warranty will be honored IF you use Harley products (oil, fluids, plugs, etc.) and save all reciepts.
Having said that, there is still a lot of confusion on this issue and the info will vary from dealer to dealer, but you would have a strong legal case if they didn't honor you're warranty for failure unrelated to your mods.
As a side note, if you don't want to shell out $400-$600 for every scheduled maintenance (while you're still under warranty), and you are comfortable and competent with working on your own bike, your warranty will be honored IF you use Harley products (oil, fluids, plugs, etc.) and save all reciepts.
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RE: Adding Pipes and the Warranty .... What does
Someone on here did a post with the correct answer to this and had an actual legal doc stating the rights of us after market shoppers. I will try to find the post and link it up in the mean time try to search it too.
ORIGINAL: Canedog
Adding a set of after maket pipes like Rienharts do to the warranty. A buddy of mine has a 06 Road Glide and one dealer said it would void the warranty if he went with anything other than Screaming Eagle Pipes. I got a 07 SG and been looking at changing out to RH or VH. But don't want to can the warranty and a year from now the motor or tranny go south for some crazy reason and I be stuck.
Any one got Facts on this.
DOG
Adding a set of after maket pipes like Rienharts do to the warranty. A buddy of mine has a 06 Road Glide and one dealer said it would void the warranty if he went with anything other than Screaming Eagle Pipes. I got a 07 SG and been looking at changing out to RH or VH. But don't want to can the warranty and a year from now the motor or tranny go south for some crazy reason and I be stuck.
Any one got Facts on this.
DOG
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RE: Adding Pipes and the Warranty .... What does
Here it is
https://www.hdforums.com/m_76699/tm.htm
https://www.hdforums.com/m_85511/tm.htm
https://www.hdforums.com/m_76699/tm.htm
https://www.hdforums.com/m_85511/tm.htm
ORIGINAL: tgaetto
Someone on here did a post with the correct answer to this and had an actual legal doc stating the rights of us after market shoppers. I will try to find the post and link it up in the mean time try to search it too.
Someone on here did a post with the correct answer to this and had an actual legal doc stating the rights of us after market shoppers. I will try to find the post and link it up in the mean time try to search it too.
ORIGINAL: Canedog
Adding a set of after maket pipes like Rienharts do to the warranty. A buddy of mine has a 06 Road Glide and one dealer said it would void the warranty if he went with anything other than Screaming Eagle Pipes. I got a 07 SG and been looking at changing out to RH or VH. But don't want to can the warranty and a year from now the motor or tranny go south for some crazy reason and I be stuck.
Any one got Facts on this.
DOG
Adding a set of after maket pipes like Rienharts do to the warranty. A buddy of mine has a 06 Road Glide and one dealer said it would void the warranty if he went with anything other than Screaming Eagle Pipes. I got a 07 SG and been looking at changing out to RH or VH. But don't want to can the warranty and a year from now the motor or tranny go south for some crazy reason and I be stuck.
Any one got Facts on this.
DOG
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RE: Adding Pipes and the Warranty .... What does
ORIGINAL: tgaetto
Someone on here did a post with the correct answer to this and had an actual legal doc stating the rights of us after market shoppers. I will try to find the post and link it up in the mean time try to search it too.
Someone on here did a post with the correct answer to this and had an actual legal doc stating the rights of us after market shoppers. I will try to find the post and link it up in the mean time try to search it too.
Road Warrior
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RE: Adding Pipes and the Warranty .... What does
Just keep you original exhaust set, if something happens.
put them back on... Done Deal...
put them back on... Done Deal...
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Road Master
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RE: Adding Pipes and the Warranty .... What does
I had my local dealer tell me the same thing. Then I had a dealer about 60 miles from home home tell me that it is all dependant on the dealer handling your warranty claim. This dealersaid that it's in the way they write up the claim. I'd say shop around for the right dealer before you go shopping for after market products.
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Road Master
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RE: Adding Pipes and the Warranty .... What does
I had some work done at one dealer a while back and they told me that they would honor any issues resulting from work they did.
It is all who you deal with just like any other place....
It is all who you deal with just like any other place....
Road Master
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RE: Adding Pipes and the Warranty .... What does
I am having V&H duals,Ovals, and SE A/Cput on my bike. Dealer told me to use the Fuel Pak (his recomemdation), PCIII or SERT. He said that there were some MAPS that they could download bu if they do, they have to submit the bike VIN number and in some cases that could cause the warranty to be voided for some failures. He said if you use one of the three things above, the MAP doesn't change and the factory doesn't know it was done. That way the warranty would be honored, he did say he couldn't guarantee that another shop somewhere else would honor it.