First Golf R 420 hp (315kw) build in the world - Australian exclusive!

[DDTW]

Hey Fab, are you not worried about voiding your new vehicle warranty? I was even thinking twice about whether to install the Carbonio CAI hahahaa......

[Corey_R]

You can't "void" your warranty....

[REXman]

You can't "void" your warranty....

You know what he means though. I know what you mean, If the dealer is good by you he wont be a prick.

he means, if the dealer is a ****, he wont give warranty to you.

I sort of agree with both of you.. its a grey area and really depends. Let shope they do the right thing and look after us. For some people, the sale of the R was made more attractive by the tune, so both one.

[Corey_R]

It's not really a grey area. It's not legal for them to "void your warranty", and there are legal avenues that you can take if some bodgy dealer attempts to give you the shaft.

You're allowed, by law, to change anything that you'd like (within the ADRs etc) and maintain your warranty. Just like you can have whoever perform the log book servicing on your car, and you will maintain your warranty. What manufacturers are not required to warrant is the parts that you have changed, or any problems caused by them. But they have to show that the part you changed caused the problem.

So if you changed something on your car, say the ECU, and your power window motor fails, since the ECU has nothing to do with the power window motor, you window should be repaired under warranty. If you changed the ECU and you had a broken crank shaft - then you may have an issue on your hands.... but I've never heard anyone who has had their ECU flashed by one of the vendors of this site who has then gone on to have a warranty issue due to the ECU flash.

[Mr_Bob]

Worst case scenario, it will only affect the warranty relevant to the area that's modified.
i.e. engine makes 30% more power, therefore the gearbox broke, dealer rejects warranty claim.

I believe they should have to prove that the failure was due to the additional power, and not a manufacturing fault.
in reality, it may be up to the owner to prove that it didn't.

If you modify the engine and a door falls off, it will still be covered by warranty.
I would hope all dealerships would assess each warranty claim the same way.

[REXman]

Fair call that it should not be a grey area, but it can be.

And yes I agree that If your window motor goes, an ECU change should not effect it. But thats not the issue. The window motor is not that expensive to fix.

If though, your DSG goes, or the Motor goes, and you have had engine mods done, you can kiss your warranty goodbye, from most dealers.

Lastly I will say though, if you have a loyal relationship with your dealership, this may be able to modified as good business is sometimes rewarded.

[Corey_R]

You'd be surprised REXman. The only engine failures I've ever seen are the 118TSI ones. This was a VW issue and they were replaced regardless of whether the ECU had been flashed or not.
In all the "DSG failures", the large majority is the mechatronics module and not the "gearbox" itself. This too has been replaced underwarranty regardless off other hardware modifications present. As Mr_Bob mentioned, sometimes it can end up being up to the customer to prove that their changes aren't affecting the problem, and so if you're having stuttering or something from the gearbox, putting it back to stock (or within reason) may assist in that diagnosis, but then that type of thing extends into other industries too (computer industry for example).

(I obviously don't have statistics to prove the every single case has been covered within warranty, but if you look around here and other sites on the internet enough, you can see that there has been lots of documented cases where common sense has been used in determining warranty issues).

[DDTW]

Cool! Cuz I was thinking twice about installing the Carbonio CAI in fears that dealers might use it against me should any engine related issues occur.

[davka]

Got the APR Intercooler fitted yesterday at Volkspower - Dean Brett & Rick...legends!!!!

Goes better, sounds better, love it!

Now thats it, nothing more to do...I am stopping now.

Congrats Fab... Now it's the perfect car!

I must ask you, did you notice any kind of initial lag or hesitation, in off the mark senario? I thought i'd ask first hand.

Cheers.

[Fab_R]

Congrats Fab... Now it's the perfect car!

I must ask you, did you notice any kind of initial lag or hesitation, in off the mark senario? I thought i'd ask first hand.

Cheers.

Hey davka, no change whatsoever in lag or hesitation mate from stock intercooler.
And Considering the APR intercooler is 3 times the size of the stock one, i'm impressed.

[Capercat]

Hey davka, no change whatsoever in lag or hesitation mate from stock intercooler.
And Considering the APR intercooler is 3 times the size of the stock one, i'm impressed.

I'm loving your car Fab, how does the DCC hold up with this extra performance?

[davka]

Thanks Fab... All you need to do now is enjoy your Masterpiece

With all the hot/humid days we get here in Sydney and subsequent lack of consistency in the R's performance, I think the intercooler is a great upgrade.

[Fab_R]

Hey Guys,

Finally did some drive by videos of the Golf R....There is 6 all together

Please dont mind the wife laughing

YouTube - Golf R APR Full Exhaust Fab_R

YouTube - Golf R APR Full Exhaust Fab_R

YouTube - Golf R APR Full Exhaust Fab_R

YouTube - Golf R Full Exhaust Fab_R

YouTube - Golf R APR Full Exhaust Fab_R

YouTube - Golf R APR Full Exhaust Fab_R

[Tim]

you must be very popular with your neighbours!

[Fab_R]

It wasnt fast mate!