When looking for a new car, you should avoid cars with non-factory-installed or aftermarket accessories & components. If you see a vehicle on the car lot you like, but it does not have a specific component or accessory you want, the salesperson will probably tell you the dealership can have the component or accessory installed.
Some of the usual third-party items include: sunroofs, backup cameras, navigational systems, indash or under dash stereos, remote starters, alarms, and DVD players. The trick is to stick to factory installed items.
The deal with this is you have to wait for the dealership to either tracked down the car you're looking for, or order it from the factory. The upside is that if you have problems with any of the accessories on your car, it won't void the warranty like aftermarket products might.
Aftermarket components are typically installed by third-party facilities & not the manufacturer or the dealer. The selling dealer usually does not extend any warranty covering these components. The manufacturers warranty does not cover them because they aren't the manufacturers components.
In fact, even the aftermarket installer may not offer any kind of warranty on your spiffy new gear. If you do end up having any trouble, odds are, you may not have many options for warranty coverage.
Chances are very good your state's lemon laws are not come apply to your situation. We have scores of cases where things have gone wrong with aftermarket components and the law didn't provide any remedies.
* A remote starter from a third party was improperly installed and drain the battery dead.
* The third-party sunroof, ended up funneling rainwater right inside the car.
* The aftermarket DVD player causes the vehicle not to start due to faulty installation.
* The aftermarket navigation system compromised the vehicles entire electrical system.
Even though these were serious problems, the state's lemon laws didn't apply. As a result, these people either lived with the problems are caused, or had the components removed at their own expense
Aftermarket components can effect the value of your automobile. If they don't work right, they may void the manufactures warranty.
About the Author:
Karl M. Heil is an expert Lemon Law Attorney with Romano Stancroff & Mikhov PC. They specialize in California Lemon Law and if you call them about your car problem, there may be a major financial difference in how a lemon law dispute turns out. Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service
