BMW Warranty - brake pads not from dealer
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I've got a drive line warranty on my 5 series from BMW Warranty.
It's got full BMW service history from main dealers.
Only problem is I noticed the independent dealer that sold it me had the front brake pads replaced, he used a local BMW specialist and I don't have any invoice for it. I'm going to assume they didn't use BMW brake pads.
Now I don't know if this will affect my driveline warranty. If they look at the car and notice the pads were done and the pad service light reset not by a main dealer.
I'm going to ring the specialist see if they keep any records (I'm not expecting them to be co-operative).
Other then that my options are to risk it and hope for best should I need to claim, or when I get my car serviced at BMW next month, ask them to do the front discs and pads (350 quid).
Seems a waste when I have new pads and my discs are ok.
To just change the front pads BMW want 200 quid.
Let me know your thoughts.
Ps. Reason I have the warranty is that my car is a 520d 2011 and fits into the time frame for the n47 engine with the dodgy timing chains. I wouldn't need the warranty or to go main dealer for servicing if I forked out the 1300 quid to have the chain done up front. Seems ridiculous amount to fix what is a manufacturing defect.
It's got full BMW service history from main dealers.
Only problem is I noticed the independent dealer that sold it me had the front brake pads replaced, he used a local BMW specialist and I don't have any invoice for it. I'm going to assume they didn't use BMW brake pads.
Now I don't know if this will affect my driveline warranty. If they look at the car and notice the pads were done and the pad service light reset not by a main dealer.
I'm going to ring the specialist see if they keep any records (I'm not expecting them to be co-operative).
Other then that my options are to risk it and hope for best should I need to claim, or when I get my car serviced at BMW next month, ask them to do the front discs and pads (350 quid).
Seems a waste when I have new pads and my discs are ok.
To just change the front pads BMW want 200 quid.
Let me know your thoughts.
Ps. Reason I have the warranty is that my car is a 520d 2011 and fits into the time frame for the n47 engine with the dodgy timing chains. I wouldn't need the warranty or to go main dealer for servicing if I forked out the 1300 quid to have the chain done up front. Seems ridiculous amount to fix what is a manufacturing defect.
Turns out the dealer I bought the car from lied to me.
When I first looked at the car he said the brake pads were done by a the specialist in my city.
Now I've approached them to get a copy of the invoice as proof (the lady I spoke to at bmw warranty said long as pads were fitted by a vat registered garage I will be ok), and the dealer said their local garage fitted the pads. No invoice.
So what do I do now?
Let's say worse case my engine dies, car goes into BMW, warranty company get wind that a serviceable item has been replaced by God knows who, and the computer reset. They decide to reject my claim... Not only have I wasted money on a warranty but I will be left with a knackered car.
When I first looked at the car he said the brake pads were done by a the specialist in my city.
Now I've approached them to get a copy of the invoice as proof (the lady I spoke to at bmw warranty said long as pads were fitted by a vat registered garage I will be ok), and the dealer said their local garage fitted the pads. No invoice.
So what do I do now?
Let's say worse case my engine dies, car goes into BMW, warranty company get wind that a serviceable item has been replaced by God knows who, and the computer reset. They decide to reject my claim... Not only have I wasted money on a warranty but I will be left with a knackered car.
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