Does upgrading brake pads invalidate my warranty?

[Martingale]

I'm planning to start tracking my Cayman more often and I'd like to ask if upgrading to Pagid RS29 pads would invalidate my Porsche Extended Warranty?

Thanks

[Twinfan]

If they can be proven to be the cause of the faulty component you're claiming for then yes. The warranty isn't a blanket valid/invalid thing so they wouldn't cause the entire policy to be voided.

You will need standard pads to pass the 111-point check to renew the warranty again in the future.

[MDT48]

Twinfan said:

If they can be proven to be the cause of the faulty component you're claiming for then yes. The warranty isn't a blanket valid/invalid thing so they wouldn't cause the entire policy to be voided.

You will need standard pads to pass the 111-point check to renew the warranty again in the future.

Having to prove that the part is the direct cause for failure only counts if it's a manufacturer warranty.

An extended warranty is essentially an insurance policy, and no such caveat exists - if the policy says the car must have Porsche approved parts or it's invalid, that's that. It won't matter if the block cracks and all you've done is put non N-spec tyres on the car, it's an easy out Porsche.

And BTW - am I right in assuming you're Twinfan on the Focus RS forum? If so, hello :-) I'm Draven over there, though.

[Twinfan]

Yep, that's me Mrs Twinfan has an RS hence me being over there.

On this point the extended warranty has the same wording as the manufacturer warranty, so the fault clause exists in both.

[Martingale]

Ok thanks, appreciate the feedback, I'll hold the Pagid upgrade for future in that case.

[Martingale]

Twinfan said:

Yep, that's me Mrs Twinfan has an RS hence me being over there.

On this point the extended warranty has the same wording as the manufacturer warranty, so the fault clause exists in both.

So in theory does that mean if I run the RS29 pads, I'm still covered for anything not directly related to the pads?

[Twinfan]

Yep, if that's what the extended warranty wording says. You need to check your documents to be sure.

[Green1man]

MDT48 said:

An extended warranty is essentially an insurance policy, and no such caveat exists - if the policy says the car must have Porsche approved parts or it's invalid, that's that. .

Yes the same caveat does exist (certainly in my extended warranty wording) so the pagid disks might mean any brake disk fault was not covered, but most other things would still be covered. Can you just see Porsche trying to justify not paying a warranty claim because you had different wipers on?

[mk2zetec]

Ask your local dealer - personally I doubt discs and pads are covered as they’re classed as consumables but it’s whether the additional stress caused on other items by the increase in brake efficiency would cause a problem.
Interesting to see what they say.