Modding/warranty?

I'm thinking about doing some mods with my inspiron 1525. Does anyone know which mod will void the warranty from the list below.

1. Modding the lid to put fake air intakes into it.
2. Painting the palm rest and the lid.
3. Superglue mesh/chromed grill on top of the speaker grills.
4. Replace the dell logo on the lid with the Lamborghini bull.
5. Replace the dell lettering under the screen with the lettering lamborghini.
6. Superglue lamborghini logo to the palm rest.

Basically I'm doing a lamborghine laptop.

Theoretically if I do all of this mod and the screen dies and it wasn't because of the mod. Will it still be under warranty since the screen will die if I didn't do the mod?

 

well theoretically speaking you'll be taking apart the laptop and it'll be exposed to hazardous material and i don't think that's a good idea. basically if you put your hands on something other than the ones you're supposed to (hd, rams) then you'll be taking the risk of voiding your warranty. i'd read the fine prints of dell warranty coverage first.

 

I think that dismantling the laptop voids the warranty, with the exception of the removal of certain bottom panels for the purposes of upgrading either the HD or RAM. So, in order to accomplish many of those mods you would have to void the warranty.

 

Taking apart the notebook won't void your warranty. Dell even provides the instructions on their site.

Those mods will void you warranty, so I recommend that you get a spare LCD cover and palmrest to do the mods on. That way, you'll still have the original parts to use when you get it serviced.

 

I just went through a very long and brutal warranty battle, and I lost.
Basically dont take their word on anything.
Trust me, dont do it.
I am sending you a PM, with info.

I modified my laptop and now I have no warranty.

K-TRON

 

You want to cut holes in your case? Yes, that will void any warranty.

 

I was told by laptopdesignusa.com that painting the lid does NOT void warranty but painting just about anything else does as it requires more or less total disassembly. Granted, they are not a manufacturer but I think they're probably right.

 

somethign tells me if you send dell a 1525 with some custom painted lid, the repai people would probably question the coverage of your warrany. Just my thoughts, you'll probably get screwed if you ever need somethinmg fixed on the laptop.

 

do it when your warranty ends... but your ideas. They're sick

 

Dell contracts with companies who sell brand new laptops of theirs with custom paint jobs so I don't see what the big deal would be.

 

^ but those companies are trustworthy.

 

Maybe I'm wrong but I tend to think of Laptopdesignusa as one of the better and most well-known laptop painting companies that there is.

I guess the only way to know for sure would be to call the manufacturer.

 

all manufacturers would naturally want to cut down on their costs to maximize profits. service / repair / warranty is not profitable for them, so it is in their best interest to excuse themselves from warranties in any way they can. Don't risk it. They would try to blame you first on what's happening to your laptop. If they cant squeeze anything from you, that's the time they would be forced to honor the warranties. As most of the people here say, dont risk it and probably do it after your warranty expires.