auto makers trying for new law

• Apr 23, 2015

• #2

i-wagon

Well-known member

As seen on the channel 13 news this morning, they are pushing to make out illegal to work on your own car, claiming digital copyright or something. Pretty sure they'll have a hard time with it since it's likely a ploy to make more money in dealer service departments and auto parts stores would suffer some. That and people will be wicked mad

 

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• Apr 23, 2015

• #3

C

cwiggin

New member

It's bullshit, I bought it, I'll do what I want to it

 

• Apr 23, 2015

• #4

i-wagon

Well-known member

http://jalopnik.com/carmakers-want-to-make-working-on-your-car-illegal-beca-1699132210

And pretty much what you said

 

• Apr 23, 2015

• #5

Nigel Prodrive

Dirt surfer

They can pry the well-used 1/2" air impact gun out of my cold, dead hands.

 

• Apr 24, 2015

• #6

Apollyon12

Active member

Electricians have tried to do the same thing in the past.   Tried to get laws past that made it illegal to do your own residential wiring.   Government basically took the stand that if you want to burn your house down due to your bad wiring job, you go right ahead.

 

• Apr 24, 2015

• #7

drvsdwz

DRiVe SiDeWayZ

Apollyon12 said:

Electricians have tried to do the same thing in the past.   Tried to get laws past that made it illegal to do your own residential wiring.   Government basically took the stand that if you want to burn your house down due to your bad wiring job, you go right ahead.

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well either way, you would still need to have a licensed electrician to inspect it first anyways, right?

 

• Apr 24, 2015

• #8

IBratmanI

Subaru Ambassador- AdidaSubarus

drvsdwz said:

well either way, you would still need to have a licensed electrician to inspect it first anyways, right?

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Only when you do the initial hookup of the panel and meter box to get the power company to hook up your service. After that you can do whatever you want. No one will know.

 

• Apr 25, 2015

• #9

UZNTHE4S

Member

If that law passed, then every auto parts store would have so cease selling parts to every garage in the US which would then have to close if were not dealer affiliated. There is no way anyone would back a bill that would close the doors to billions of dollars and 10's of thousands of jobs in the auto parts manufacturing business. Time Warner and Comcast tried the same thing. The Internet restructuring Act failed to pass, and so will this.

 

• Apr 25, 2015

• #10

i-wagon

Well-known member

Hope so. Nissan would love what I did today. Changed my own oil, then attacked my rear bumper with a hole saw and trailer hitch with a grinder. They'd love to keep seeing me taller wire plugs, bit I moved it where it won't get broken. And I agree that it won't get any support where I'd cost so many people their jobs and cost all of us twice as much as necessary for regular maintenance