There are 2 types of people who dispose their money on cars modification.
one who buy an used car and make it project car by investing their money on upgrading power output as their main purpose of car modification is to get more bhp from engine.
And others are the type of people who buy a brand new car but base model so they can spend money to make it alike top varient in less money by paying to third party modification shop.
So here we will talk about those brand new cars which go to these modification shops to get soke custom changes.
Things which are mostly got worked on to get some top model features are wheel, infotainment, headlights, seats and interior lights.
Few years back there was modification in seat covers, music system or tinted film on windows only for Indian customers but recently car owners go further to even change oem parts to upgrade them in top varient parts or beyond the oem specifications.
Here are some major things people face after replacing company fitted parts to aftermarket third-party spare parts
Advantages
Let’s talk about what good outcomes are there after converting base model to top model out of authorised service center
Customization
All the domestic or international car companies gives at least 5 6 options to choose from their different variants of same model and cost starts from minimum 1 lakh for base to second base variant and 5 to 10 lakhs in their c and d segment cars.
There are lots of good quality spare parts manufactured by Third-party which cost half or the price of oem parts. This makes modification process very budget friendly and customers have variety of options to choose them in aftermarket shops.
Visual changes
Even though it’s illegal to use vynal wrap on car body but this can give you standout appeal from same models on road or in parking lot. You can get a customized paint job on your car and later update it on registration card if you want to keep it for long time and you also don’t want to get into any legal issue.
Beside getting a new look in your car you can work on some gimmick features which the manufacturing company is already having in their top varient models.
Some top varient get auto fold mirrors, ambient lights, day night auto dimmer rear view mirror, touchscreen infotainment system which can be upgraded within budget on lower labour cost in comparison to service center.
It gives freedom to the customers to choose their desirable parts according to their budget and taste.
Disadvantages
There are more disadvantages than its advantage to go for aftermarket modification in a brand new car which can cost a lot if things don’t go well.
Poor quality man work
There are lots of car modification shops which have untrained workers on their workplace which they hire on very cheap labour cost which turns a customers experience into a pathetic service.
New unprofessional workers get their experience by working on customers car with very less knowledge and experience which is result in odd even fitting of panels and sometimes the parts are broken in process of forcefully adjusting them back.
After some time rattling noise start coming from the fitment of panels due to lack of proper fitting and adjustment.
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Safety hazard
Recently there are seen lots of news regarding some cars getting caught fire and the reason is that these modification shops sometimes cut the wire to add some electric mods or they use very basic and low quality of wiring to attach new accessories in car.
Companies are very strict about these aftermarket works done on car under warranty period, and they cancel remain warranty after finding extra fitting in the car.
So even if there is any fault in vehicle from manufacturing defect then car companies blame customers for the unauthorized work done on car and they save themselves from getting accused.
Limited modification access
If there are chances of getting upgraded spare parts in this aftermarket car market then still there are limitations to customize your car.
As no any third-party car modification shop can install these top model features such as airbags, ADAS, dashboard layout, automatic ac and oem infotainment system.
These are the features which gives a different experience to the customers in their base and top models which can’t be experienced from aftermarket shops even after spending same amount of money.
Some car companies give cruise control and other buttons which are mounted on steering wheel to control many function on their top varient but they don’t provide these equipped steering wheel in lower or base varient, so there is no use of getting those top varient steering wheel where you can’t operate these features which don’t exist in base model.
Risk of ruining components by these aftermarket modification shops
When a company hires their mechanics for the service center they prefer to give the job to well trained diploma holders In their company or of they hire freshers they guide them under senior experts.
But in local car shops it is not the same way to hire a worker so many new employees get their experience by working on customers cars and they are not even supervised to check it they’re working properly on car.
So most of the time customers start facing problems in their car after they get their cars customization from these shops.
Conclusion
After having a look on both the positive and negative aspects of car modification process, it is not worth to risk your warranty and insurance policy for going for outside fittings in your car or replacing factory fitted components.
Some features can’t be equipped in base model with different engineering from their top varient models even after spending a chunk of money.
It is not worth to compromise safety features of vehicles fir some gimmick aftermarket accessories, because no matter what it will be never gained those professionalism in fitment and accuracy of manufacturing plants machines.