Aftermarket Warranty + Bootmod3 Tune?

R8tedR · 05-03-2021, 09:58 AM

Hey Guys!

I recently purchased an F83 2016 M4 with about 40k miles, DCT, non-comp.

I am coming from Mercedes and have had good luck in the past with aftermarket warranties, specifically Pro Guard. I've never tuned any of my cars in the past however.

I purchased an aftermarket warranty called 3 Star - NVP Warranty.

The warranty allows me to get my car repaired at any licensed shop in the US for everything that is covered. That being said, I have three questions:

1. Does this plan cover majority of the expenses related to issues that can be caused by a crank hub failure? I don't know much about engines and I don't want them to screw me on a technicality if something does come up.
2. Does anyone have experience submitting claims to 3rd party warranty companies for problems that may have been caused by a tune? Such as a crank hub failure? Do shops even have the proper resources to be able to tell if your car has been tuned? I never signed anything that says that issues that are caused by tunes are not covered.
3. Do I really need this warranty? I paid about $3500 for it and it covers the car for 2 years. Should I try to get a refund? I plan on tuning the car to BM3 stage 1 within the next month.

Any insight into this would be greatly beneficial! Excited to become a new member of the F80/F82 community

N1rve · 05-03-2021, 10:02 AM

Never heard of this company.

buster84 · 05-03-2021, 03:52 PM

Any flash tune that is tune into the car is logged into the ecu so unless you have a dealer friend who can delete this or have a second ecu don’t flash the bootmod3 unless you can get a refund on the warranty. Random warranty companies that people never heard of tend to do everything they can to get out of a repair so your just giving them a reason not to pay out. Your best bet is a JB4 piggy back that you add and remove before taking the car in for any warranty work. The jb4 doesn’t flash the ecu.

05-03-2021, 09:58 AM	#1
R8tedR Enlisted Member 7 Rep 30 Posts Drives: F83 BMW M4 Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (0)	Aftermarket Warranty + Bootmod3 Tune? Hey Guys! I recently purchased an F83 2016 M4 with about 40k miles, DCT, non-comp. I am coming from Mercedes and have had good luck in the past with aftermarket warranties, specifically Pro Guard. I've never tuned any of my cars in the past however. I purchased an aftermarket warranty called 3 Star - NVP Warranty. The warranty allows me to get my car repaired at any licensed shop in the US for everything that is covered. That being said, I have three questions: 1. Does this plan cover majority of the expenses related to issues that can be caused by a crank hub failure? I don't know much about engines and I don't want them to screw me on a technicality if something does come up. 2. Does anyone have experience submitting claims to 3rd party warranty companies for problems that may have been caused by a tune? Such as a crank hub failure? Do shops even have the proper resources to be able to tell if your car has been tuned? I never signed anything that says that issues that are caused by tunes are not covered. 3. Do I really need this warranty? I paid about $3500 for it and it covers the car for 2 years. Should I try to get a refund? I plan on tuning the car to BM3 stage 1 within the next month. Any insight into this would be greatly beneficial! Excited to become a new member of the F80/F82 community
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05-03-2021, 10:02 AM	#2
N1rve Racecar Driver 1289 Rep 1,955 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Beverly Hills, California iTrader: (2) Garage List 2019 BMW M4 [9.63]	Never heard of this company. __________________ N1rve 2019 BMW ///M4 - Alpine White \| Sakhir Orange/Black Leather \| M-DCT \| Executive Package \| 19" Black 437M Wheels \| Carbon Fiber Trim \| Sunroof \| Active Blind Spot \| Heated Steering Wheel \| Adaptive M Suspension
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05-03-2021, 03:52 PM	#3
buster84 Major 339 Rep 1,185 Posts Drives: 2009 335I X-Drive E90 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Orlando iTrader: (2)	Any flash tune that is tune into the car is logged into the ecu so unless you have a dealer friend who can delete this or have a second ecu don’t flash the bootmod3 unless you can get a refund on the warranty. Random warranty companies that people never heard of tend to do everything they can to get out of a repair so your just giving them a reason not to pay out. Your best bet is a JB4 piggy back that you add and remove before taking the car in for any warranty work. The jb4 doesn’t flash the ecu.
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