What does lifetime warranty exactly mean?

[Edmond]

Does that mean that if the part breaks at anytime, I can bring it back and they'll give me a new one?

Could that be true because they're banking on people not keeping their receipts and therefore couldn't return the broken part for a new one? Kind of like rebates, people forget about them...

 

[bossvette]

when it breaks its lifetime is over:L

 

[Edmond]

when it breaks its lifetime is over:L

:L :L

bossvette,

just read that you have a TPI 383. How is she?

 

[paintdaddy]

Ive had good luck with lifetime warrantees.They keep my name in a database and if the part breaks down they swap it for a new one no questions asked.I think THEY expect that you will forget you have replaced the part before or you will sell the car before the part fails.

 

[bossvette]

Edmond

just read that you have a TPI 383. How is she?

Runs like a Vette should, this photo should clear it up

:L :L here is a link to some photos of
TPI project they are not sorted out yet and here is the TKO Project

the first year I had the car with the l-48 it would not cruise at 35-40 in 4th gear without protesting. With the TPI even in 5th (od) it will pull smoothly at that speed.

I am running a isky Hyd roller for TPI not real radical but more for Torque the SLP runners have been shortened and I have Holley electronics so it doesn't fall on it face at 4500 like some say the TPIs do (there is a photo of the runners in there somewhere)

it will be put on the dyno at
Cruise-fest
click on the links and enjoy
Craig sr

 

[bossvette]

Something I should have added to the above post the Overdrive trans and the TPI are made for each other, don't do one without the other.
Craig sr

 

[Ken]

But those are blue Craig! Are you hurtin' for some? :L

 

[Daryllawman]

It works.........it is good for as long as YOU still own the vehicle......I have used it a couple times on a old Chevy truck I had......

 

[Fishman]

Back to the subject... lifetime warrantees

Got an alternator from O'Reilly's a few years back with a lifetime warranty. Have taken back two (so far) with no questions asked. I really do think they rely on folks losing their receipts, or selling the car every few years. They did say I will always need the ORIGINAL receipt, not the one for the replacement.

 

[bossvette]

But those are blue Craig! Are you hurtin' for some?

:L I work third, my wife works second and you know what they say about old married couples:L

 

[JRMaroon]

Limited Lifetime Warranty

I wonder about this one.

Warranted to have a limited lifetime?

 

[Edmond]

But those are blue Craig! Are you hurtin' for some? :L

Uh oh, Ken is tired of everyone being so hard on him!:L:L:L

 

[bossvette]

BTW they come in a variety of colorsNutz and if you mount them like I did they will sway in the breeze:eek

 

[JonM]

lifetime warranty = Read the fine print...sometimes they will replace the part only once

 

[XS650]

Joe Vette Drive takes expensive worn out Vette widget back to the parts store. It has a Lifetime warranty.

Joe: I need to replace this widget on the lifetime warranty.

Counterman: Sorry dude, this part is obviously dead, so the life time warranty doesn't apply.