Panel Filter.

[Barry123]

Hadnt even thought about when i installed it but...

Should I/Do I declare a Panel Filter?

Its a replacement filter element.

like your heads up on this...

[jaybiss]

thats a good question

i wouldnt personally but they say declare everything to be safe

plus it more than likely wont affect it anyways

its only a phone call, so just ask

[Tammy_VTS]

erm... i think that is SLIGHTLY petty tbh :S

[Barry123]

I'd rather be on the good side of an insurance company than the wrong one...

[sim69er]

wouldnt have thought so because its just an uprated standard one ie like champion spark plugs there better than standard but you dont have to declare them

[Barry123]

thats what my thought was...

thanks mate.

[TU-Tuning]

No way, they would never check the air box for a uprated filter, as long as the standard box is there their happy. And tbh even if they did check you could blag a part like that anyway say the garage must have replaced it.

They will charge you for a induction kit if you tell them i would think. Or if theyre really clever like RAC they will insist that its either a turbocharger or a supercharger and there is no such thing as a replacement filter :panic:

[b0t13]

i wouldnt as it looks the same as standard and means the insurance would have to take things apart to see it, its a replacement and not a mod as such.

upto u mate but i dont see it as something to declare..

[Barry123]

to be honest... im not the sneaky type. I'd rather have everything declared than worry about getting parts here, there and everywhere if I were to bin my beast.

But yeah I'm not gonna declare it unless i see something that suggests otherwise.

thanks for the help :)

[Danr]

I would, its a mod. In theory if i should declare my vts interior. Does nowt to power. You should declare a head unit and upgraded speakers. It won't increase but if you have £1000 audio cover they think its still standard!

For the sake of a phone call you should do it sayer :)

[Barry123]

actually yeah I had to declare the GTI seats :wacko:

[Luke]

I was thinking the same the other day Ad about declaring mine. It does you give you that extra power, so it's classed as a mod but I personally would probably leave it because I don't think they could tell the difference.

[saxobaby]

I worked for Hastings Direct for a while, and I often had people say it has an air filter, and we don't add it on at all, just make a note on notepad. We didn't care about them or tints lol

[SteVTR]

i wouldnt declare it it might be a better filter than the standard one but it does deviate from the manufacterers original specification as it fits in the standard airbox

[Luke]

Been speaking to my Dad about this morning and he agreed with me, I wouldn't even bother telling the insurance company as they won't be able to tell if it's a panel filter or not especially with it going straight in standard airbox.