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declaring mods for insurance.
if making a claim how would the insurers know that for instance you have a decatted exhaust or ECU re-map??? how is the car inspected after a crash? do the insurers just send around a a person to check the car out? anyone know how it all works?
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![]() just seeing if it is worth not declaring unseeable mods. the insurance companies have us completely over a barrel charging hundreds if not thousands of pounds, but they still expect us to be honest with them by declaring even small changes! think about this; do you have your factory fitted car stereo? has anyone on here changed their car stereo? have you declared this? as many companies will certainly class this as a modification. are my gold wheels standard or should i declare these too? what about decals? mods come in many shapes and forms. anyway, don't mean to rant, just wondering what the insurers procedures are on inspecting cars when a claim has been made. |
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Basically if it didn't come out of the factory with it on it's classed as a mod. I know someone who didn't declare that her car had different wheels to the standard ones, they were only a different colour (she bought the car with them already changed). Because of this she has a lengthy court battle and months later eventually got a pay out.
We declare everything as it's not worth the hassle if something was to happen. |
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Issue is that if the mods have been damaged, you'll need to get them replaced with standard items as I don't see an insurance firm paying for a bill that says "full De-Cat exhaust, 350bhp ECU remap', etc" :lol2: |
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At the end of the day insurance companies are not silly and if you have an accident in a high power/value car they will find a way of not paying the full amount if they can, afterall it's their business to keep as much money as possible. They will check everything on the car both internal and external. If any of you are driving a car without declaring everything shame on you! :evil:
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Mind you, I am going to Bottrop (Brabus-town) in a week to discuss building in the V6 3.8S (306bhp, gets top to 165mph and 0-60 in 6s). The V6 is a fairly standard swap. I'll check what it takes to build in a V8 6.1 though. If it's not twice the cost of the 3.8, I might consider that 450bhp lump ![]() |
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