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      03-24-2020, 11:18 AM   #23
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As the title says I'm trying to make my car look a1 but I, unfortunately, have to pass on tunes since I'll get voided with one since they can see when I add and remove one.

Currently planning to add an axle back which hopefully won't have too much drone, a cold air intake, and some nicer wheels. Other than those and some nice carbon fiber parts, any ideas? G20 btw
I never had my warranty voided with any leased car.
As long as your modification does not damage or modify (cut pipes) the car, you should be fine.

You can easily get the Jb+ and remove it before your visit.

I do recommend a catback exhaust instead of an axle-back. The catback exhaust is a complete replacement and does not require cutting.

Air intake and carbon fiber mods are safe
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I never had my warranty voided with any leased car.
As long as your modification does not damage or modify (cut pipes) the car, you should be fine.

You can easily get the Jb+ and remove it before your visit.

I do recommend a catback exhaust instead of an axle-back. The catback exhaust is a complete replacement and does not require cutting.

Air intake and carbon fiber mods are safe
How long before a service visit do you remove it?
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How long before a service visit do you remove it?
Anytime, you can do it minutes before going to the dealership
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Anytime, you can do it minutes before going to the dealership
That’s a relief to know. My bad if I’m being a pest asking all these questions, just trying to learn as much as I can.

Will the dealer “flag” your leased car at a service visit if they see BOM’s such as air intake or charge pipe installed?
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That’s a relief to know. My bad if I’m being a pest asking all these questions, just trying to learn as much as I can.

Will the dealer “flag” your leased car at a service visit if they see BOM’s such as air intake or charge pipe installed?
Most dealers won't manually flag your car. My car was flagged because they scoped the car and said it was suspected that there was a tune even though it was a JB4. The SA told me they'll be scoping the car and I said that was fine. I asked about lease return if the car was flagged and he said there wouldn't be any issue. I bought my car out though. I've even returned an Audi (had a tune, intake etc etc) that was flagged and again, zero issues at lease end.
I've had lots of friends return tuned cars (mainly BMWs and Audis) and none of them faced any issues whatsoever (cars were all flagged but had no issues mechanically).
Maybe we were all lucky but yeah.

Also, removing a JB4/piggyback before taking your car in for service does nothing with regards to not getting flag. I used to remove my JB4 around 500-1000 miles before taking it in for service. It got flagged the second time I took it in for service. After that, I didn't bother taking it off when giving it for service.
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