Which insurance lets you chip?

Completely undetectable by diagnostic tools - and of course you can switch it on & off by the cruise control lever so even on the test drive, the tech can not feel the power increase.

I am sure if your insurance company wanted your ECU removed & sent to a tuner to confirm its chipped they could do so, but in our 10 years in chipping cars I have never heard of it being done.

Mind you, its always best to disclose everything to your insurer (all though I am sure a lot of chipping goes un disclosed :o )

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Originally Posted by Guy_H

Completely undetectable by diagnostic tools -

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Funny that , I know when a car has had the trial program

VW doesnt really care about chipped cars anyway . If an engine was to blow (which I doubt ) then they may start examining the ecu , but usually they would just replace it if it was suspect .

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Originally Posted by Bug_racer

Im curious as to what is not legal about it ?

To me all chipping is is changing the air/fuel mixture , spark and boost on a turbo car .
You could tune an old car by changing the jets in the carby , and advance and retard the timing . I dont think this was ever illegal .

If its to do with emmisions , we are on Euro 3 I'm pretty sure that most of the chip companies will be within this spec , especially with FSI now .

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Changing jets or any emissions mod is illegal.
Although you can pay lots of money to have it tested and approved, which would make it legal.

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Originally Posted by Eddy

Hoyhoy.
I'm with a large mob & I might be an old fart with a good driving record.
Cost me $388.00 for $30,000 cover. So I'm staying shuuuuuush.

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Mate, $388.00 is a damn good price!!! I'm getting to the old fart stage as well, and was wondering, if you don't mind telling, which insurance company you are with?

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Originally Posted by theStainRemover

Mate, $388.00 is a damn good price!!! I'm getting to the old fart stage as well, and was wondering, if you don't mind telling, which insurance company you are with?

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Hoyhoy.
PM with the info.

With the flash uploader - Only the cars tune has changed, not the chip.

I call it 'tuned'

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Originally Posted by Eddy

Hoyhoy.
I'm with a large mob & I might be an old fart with a good driving record.
Cost me $388.00 for $30,000 cover. So I'm staying shuuuuuush.

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*cough* 1900 for me lol