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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 04:56 AM
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for all you guys who are boosting, do you have your aftermarket parts insured?
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 05:20 AM
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My statefarm agent says they will cover everything that has receipts.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 06:01 AM
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does it only cover theft and damage caused by wrecks?
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 06:10 AM
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NOPE, Im riding on min coverage.... Im baller like that
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 06:12 AM
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My car is covered by insurance FULLY (USAA).. Too bad I cant say the same thing about the Nissan POS warranty..

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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Nismo350ZRT
My statefarm agent says they will cover everything that has receipts.
+1. Mine doesn't even ask for receipts.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Nismo350ZRT
My statefarm agent says they will cover everything that has receipts.
+1. I have Statefarm as well and that's what they told me, but I never mentioned I have a folder 6" tall full of reciepts.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 10:13 AM
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What they told you or what they put in legal written form to modify the disclaimers in policy..............gee most insurance companies state only they can modify policies not their agents..................fine print.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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from what I've found, companies might be willing to cover modifications until they find out they're performance modifications. A lot of times companies want a premium that isn't even remotely worth it like double the cost of insurance for only $10k worth of coverage
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Q45tech
What they told you or what they put in legal written form to modify the disclaimers in policy..............gee most insurance companies state only they can modify policies not their agents..................fine print.
For those of us that are stupid could you make that a little easier to understand?
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For those of us that are stupid could you make that a little easier to understand?
Basically, get in in writing that they will cover your mods without additional coverage as long as you have receipts.
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I need to renew my home owner's insurance policy. I had originally purchased through AAA several years ago, but I am going to check with Statefarm to see I can get any discounts since I have 4 car insurance policies with them already. I'll probably go this weekend. I am going to ask them to give me something in writing that they will cover my mods without additional covered as long as I could provide receipts.

I'll let everyone know what they say.
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I've already had to make claims on aftermarket parts. State Farm has come through for me with no questions asked.
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If I tell my insurance company I got over +500whp, they will cancel my policy.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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If I tell my insurance company I got over +500whp, they will cancel my policy.
What about 499

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Good question James...
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Mine cover all Mods! USAA
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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State Farm told me they will cover parts damaged, but only up to the listed value for the car. So if the car is totaled you don't get any more for all the parts in there. On the other hand, if you damage the intercooler in a front-end fender-bender and it costs $3k to fix, they'll fix it minus your deductible, just like it came from the factory with an IC. They won't guarantee the part used will be the exact same part though. For specific aftermarket parts (like rims) they will provide up to $2500 coverage standard. Anything more (where you specify the replacement part or for custom repair work) will cost a lot more.

All in all, pretty damn confusing exactly what would be covered in any particular scenario.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by eagletanggreen
Mine cover all Mods! USAA
sweet i have USAA to, military FTW!
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 03:02 PM
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i just contacted USAA, and they seem to be pretty chill about vehicle modification. guess i just need to keep my reciepts
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 03:02 PM
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anyone have experience with drive insurance from progressive? did you guys have to declare these aftermarket mods or do they just coer them? It seems to me like if you have a turbo kit that adds 100+ horsepower to your car they would want to (justifiably) raise your premium
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