Hi guys, went by my dealership today to get an update ETA for my 2023 V8 and since the new version will come with Black calipers instead of Blue Xenon, I asked if they were able to paint them for me.
They told me that they wouldn't mind however the warranty on the calipers and component would be void.
Apparently LR is now voiding the warranty on calipers that are painted.
Found it hard to believe...
As anyone heard anything about this?

 

Sounds like BS.

 

Yeah, that sounds ridiculous. I would just have them painted somewhere else rather than the dealer anyway. And the only argument I could see is if they were to completely disassemble the calipers to paint them, then maybe, they could make a 'modified' claim against them and not warranty them. But you don't even need to do all that to have them painted well. Fwiw, warranty claims tend to be at the dealer's discretion in my experience. I had my 911 ECU tuned at the Porsche dealer. And it didn't automatically void my warranty. So I think sometimes you just have to find 'mod' friendly dealerships in those cases.

 

Thanks for the feedback !
Really sound like BS from the dealer.

 

If you really wanted to get serious with them if they "Voided" a warranty, take them to court. They have to prove why the modification caused the damage. I personally never had to actually get to court they typically settle outside I"ve had this with two brands now, sometimes I think they forget about Magnuson-Moss Act.....

 

Would you like to name that dealer ? and..... are you still going to do business with them ?

 

Hehe interesting, just asked my dealer about having them painted as well as I’m having the rims powder coated and figured I’d save on labor.

They said they didn’t recommend it saying that you’d need to drain the brake lines etc.

Not sure how everyone else did it, did you get it done while they stayed on the car?

 

I'm sure that there are many ways to do it. On one end of the continuum: remove the brakes, disassemble, sand blast with some sort of inert material, clean thoroughly, paint. I've seen pics of that process. On the other, mask everything off and spray. Pro's cons of everything in between. If I was going to do it, I'd be all in: remove the calipers first.

 

You could always just wrap them if you're concerned about the warranty.

They make high temperature wraps specifically for that.

https://www.rvinyl.com/Caliper-Vinyl-Wraps

 

This doesn’t make sense …. How can vinyl hold up to caliper temps regardless of claims