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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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so my order from trdsparks came in today. its in a trd shipping box . can someone tell me if i can open it or do i have to wait and take it to the dealer like this for them to have proof its new so i can have my warranty it sealed with tamper proof tape.
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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I think it would be better to leave it intact just to prevent any bs talk of them saying you tampered with it and there were missing/defective parts.
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 02:04 AM
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just let them mess with it, you have the rest of your ownership to look at it, dont risk losing anything or dropping a part
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 05:31 AM
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thanks for the advise guys. i ust left it in there god i hate staring at the box haha its just sitting in the living room cant wait to get it put on tom. will the dealer keep my originall parts or can i get that back i heard stories that they sometimes never return it
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 07:00 AM
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Well make sure you get on their case if they dont return the original parts aka dont leave without them...

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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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How much does the dealer usually charge to put in s SC?
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 07:59 AM
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i have heard 400-700
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Thats not bad to keep your warranty.
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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here in hawaii i was told 800 .
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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So if you don't have the dealer install it, you lose the warranty on the S/C? $400-700 would be alot of money for me to cough up for something I can do my self.
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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no you still get it, i just think its not as long...i think a year iirc
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Originally Posted by thispecialk
here in hawaii i was told 800 .
stealerships FTL, when i was qouted at a dealership when i was thinking the s/c route to keep my warrenty i was qouted 500 with reflash

i decieded to go turbo and install was free.99, me and a couple buddies ha
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Originally Posted by thispecialk
here in hawaii i was told 800 .
stealerships FTL, when i was qouted at a dealership when i was thinking the s/c route to keep my warrenty i was qouted 500 with reflash

i decieded to go turbo and install was free.99, me and a couple buddies ha
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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so yea i just got back from droping off my car and it is 800 i feel broke. but now all im waiting on are my gauges my pillar pods and strut bar. im thinking about ordering me some viper alarm but cant decide if i really need it or not. o yea so im carless for 1 whole day they said there really busy and i wont get my car till 12 tom afternoon. well thats the news for me. o yea anyone having trouble signing in scionlife everytime i try to sign in it just refresh the page or says i got wrong password. so i have to use firefox for web browser
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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its 400 for me installed and reflashed
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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so just curious did anyone get the extended warranty and if u have it does ur supercharger warranty go up also say 100k miles or 5 yrs? i think they told me it was about 1700
Old Jan 6, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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if you have a brand new supercharger installed by a toyota dealership, the supercharger joins whatever your powertrain warranty coverage is, so the regular powertrain warranty is 5 year/60k miles, whichever comes first. if you have some sort of extended powertrain warranty, the supercharger would be included in that as well.
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yea - you dont open the box - take it to the dealer sealed. Also, And $800 isnt that bad of a price - People have spent over $1200 on their installs. I spent $600 when I had mine installed (when I actually had the s/c in my car).
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 04:34 AM
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so op any updates? how do you like it?
Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Beantowntc
no you still get it, i just think its not as long...i think a year iirc
HAHAHA hard enough to get anything done if the dealership installed it, let along if you did it yourself/3rd party.



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