Rav4EV Modifications
Click to follow the links to the completed projects
Please note: Performing any of these modifications will
likely kill you and render your car inoperable and void international warranties
that don't even exist. You'll probably even be fined. If you managed to get
off with just a debilitating injury, consider yourself lucky. You have been
warned, and I am hereby not responsible for you, your children, your wife
or your dog.
Window Tint (done, no pictures)
Mini FAQ: Are you nuts?
Doesn't modifying your expensive, irreplaceable vehicle void your warranty?
A: No fair, that's two questions. Modifying any vehicle
does NOT automatically void your warranty, though I hear this all the time.
Check the Federal
Trade Commission website. the Magnuson-Moss Act is what answers this question.
A car maker can refuse to repair under warranty any item found to have been
damaged by "aftermarket" products or repairs, but they cannot void
the warranty just because you had work done by "non-Toyota" people
or have aftermarket products installed. If they cannot prove that an item
or repair caused the damage, they remain obligated to their warranty. An example:
I add a Manzanita conductive
charger, and the next week my steering pump fails. That steering pump
is still covered, though I've quite obviously modified the vehicle in important
ways.