Looking forward to Monday.

Ok car is back, it was the airbox that was rattling, the garage had to keep taking it off and refitting it. :D

Still debating what to do about the insurance, agw i am fully comp. :confused:

At least the car is back, and is better, just need to wait for the brakes to be bedded in then the fun begins. :D
 
No matter what way you look at it brake upgrades are a performance upgrade. They have taken the car away from the way it would perform as standard. If the insurance company wanted they could get funny over it and void your insurance, read your T&Cs. Its up to you guys if you dont tell the insurance company but why spend so much money on insurance then risk voiding it for a few quid. As i said my insurance charged extra for them(Admiral) if they werent bothered I would think they would have said that.
 
im sorry.. but there is no way the insurance company would void your policy for using non manufacturer parts.. else if you didnt get it serviced at the mail dealer it would be void.....
 
Conanius said:
im sorry.. but there is no way the insurance company would void your policy for using non manufacturer parts.. else if you didnt get it serviced at the mail dealer it would be void.....
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Aye, I didn't go for a main dealer service because North Staffs Tyre and Battery will service my car for £100 or so, whereas Honda wanted £250. Honda wanted £250 for a set of brake discs, never mind labour! I could buy higher spec brake discs myself for £100 and pay £50 or so to have them fitted.

I'll declare any genuine mods, like when I get my exhaust done which will probably increase power a little bit.
 
Bit of a weird one here... what if you change the brakes yourself which causes them to fail and you have an accident. Would this void your insurance?
 
The insurance company will view this as fitting 'performance brakes' with the purpose in mind of driving harder & thus increasing the likelyhood of an accident.
This is the way it works & you can argue until your blue in the face that they are actually safer by slowing the car shorter & cleaner but it won't make a difference, these type of brakes are fitted by persons who want to drive that little bit harder.

The only way a policy would be made void is if an accident can be pin-pointed down to the brakes, a tricky business I'd imagine unless the components actually failed due to being 'none-standard'. Quite unlikely, especially as an insurance company would be happy to take £30-50 to cover this eventuality.

Agw, I don't believe it would. You can have work carried out by Tom, Dick or Harry and as long as the parts are standard or if not declared then the insurance company has no interest.
If Tom, Dick or Harry changed your brakes and then you had an accident which is pin-pointed down to brake component failure, it would be your goodself who would be taking Tom, Dick or Harry to Court for compensation etc.
 
Yep when i declared my exhaust, filter, lowering the insurers asked who was fitting them :o.

If i had my front discs change to non nissan items that are the same as standard (vented) then i wouldn't declare them. however if they were grooved or uprated in any way i would.
 
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