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1953 300 Adenauer, 1971 300 SEL 6.3, 1975 600, 1978 450 6.9
Understood. I should have been more clear. If you want to mod your car, the onus is on you to comply with whatever laws are necessary for your region. Being from Northern VA, I have plenty to cope with. That aside, modifying your car is one example of self expression, and I'm all for it. Didn't mean to downgrade your post whatsoever.
Before one mods, one needs to consider all the ramifications and intended and unintended consequences of that mod.
Many owners in PA came back to the forums whining when their cars failed inspection.
I've also seen too many people complain when their "simple" popular mod (usually a "cold air intake, lowered suspension or a "tune") caused their dealer to refuse warranty service on a failure.
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1953 300 Adenauer, 1971 300 SEL 6.3, 1975 600, 1978 450 6.9
You could always get a can of paint and DIY.
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2005 W211 E500 4matic
Local jurisprudence notwithstanding, the act of modifying your car will not automatically void your warranty. Read "Magnuson-Moss Act" on Wikipedia. In essence the only way a manufacturer can void certain parts of a warranty is if they can prove the mods have caused the purported failure. I say "parts of the warranty" since they can only void the part directly affected by your mod, not a blanket void. The onus is also on the manufacturer to prove the mod caused the failure. Just because there's a mod doesn't mean automatic void of warranty. If they cannot prove direct correlation with the mod and failure then you are protected by the act. Just FYI.
