Leasing and New Car Warranty Questions

• Can I Hide My Tune from the Dealer?

  If you want to tune your vehicle while it is under warranty or on a lease, there are certain precautions you can take. However, hiding a tune completely is not always possible, as modern dealer diagnostic tools have become more sophisticated in detecting software changes. How dealers detect tuni...

• Can I tune a leased vehicle?

  If you want to tune a leased vehicle, remember you are not the legal owner. You will need to return the vehicle to stock condition prior to handing it back or purchase it outright at the end of the lease. It is well reported by the press that BMW sends customers bills for immeadetate payment to...

• Can the Dealer refuse to work on a tuned car?

  Yes. And honestly they do often. If you modify a vehicle with a tune and the dealer finds out, they might just simply turn you away as they don't want the hassle of warranty claims or liability that might arise from your modifications.

• Should I tell my insurer?

  Yes. You should tell them or you risk any modifications resulting in your insurance being invalid. That said, we've worked with many insurance inspections and their opinion can be boiled down to "When is a modification, a modification?" i.e. You've put a set of cheap tyres on the car, that aren'...

• Will Tuning my vehicle invalidate my warranty?

  Yes. There are no ifs or buts about it. If you modify your vehicle, your manufacturer warranty could be null and void. But lets say you have a "tune" on your engine and your exhaust falls off. That is still going to be covered. The issue you will have is what is and what is not is open to debate.