5. ANTENNAS ATTACHED TO THE HEATER WIRES IN THE REAR WINDOW. Believe it or not this idea has been floated and it works like a lead balloon.  In some cases it has caused the windows to crack or the headliner to catch fire.  Glass-mount antennas have also had their coupler box catch the headliners of a car on  fire. Now how covert is that when you are having to put out  a fire in the middle of a surveillance.

6. ANTENNAS THAT LOOK LIKE EGG BEATERS - I don't know what they are thinking about.  Yes, I have actually seen this thing used and they work like .. .. Our Multi-band disguised antennas work heads and tails and don't stand out like this black egg-beater does..  I mean if a discone antenna wont work for a multiband application on a car (LOL) why on earth would someone put this on something.. Come on.

7. HOLDING A PORTABLE RADIO OR MIC WHILE ON SURVEILLANCE.  If someone doing counter-surveillance sees this going on in a car driving by or parked in the hood your show is over, Might as well leave now before someone takes a shot at you. Use one of our Undercover microphone systems that we have been making since 1978 ( www.911radio.com ) and one of our TRUE disguised antennas and avoid having your hard work building the case blown out the window or worse having the window shot out.

Magnuson - Moss Warranty Act of 1975

Ever been told that you must have your new radio worked on by the dealer? 

 Or that using non-OEM parts will void your warranty?  Most of us have.

Some owners have wrongfully been denied warranty claims by dealers using the claim 

that some aftermarket part or non-dealer repair has voided their warranty. 

 In most cases nothing could be further from the truth.  

I won't speculate whether some dealers are being dishonest, ignorant, 

or just using scare tactics in an attempt to damage their independent competitors.

 You be the judge of that. 

Legally, a manufacturer cannot void the warranty on a product due to an aftermarket part 

unless they can prove that the aftermarket part caused or contributed to the failure.

In 1975 the US Congress passed the Magnuson-Moss Act to protect consumers. 

 The Magnuson-Moss Act is the federal law that governs consumer product warranties 

and falls under the auspices of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). 

 The Act requires manufacturers and sellers of consumer products to provide consumers 

with detailed information about warranty coverage. 

In addition, it affects both the rights of consumers and the obligations of warrantors 

under written warranties.

The Magnuson-Moss Act creates a simplified method of remedy.  Warranty claims must be remedied by the repair

or replacement of affected parts, including labor. If the dealership refuses to do the work as specified under 

the warranty, it is putting the actual warrantor—the manufacturer in breach of the warranty.

(The dealership itself does not automatically become a co-warrantor, though it may be liable 

under other state laws for the merchantability of the product.) Generally speaking, the Act encourages 

informal arbitration of the matter outside the courts, but maintains the consumer's right to file suit

 and loss of value among other things.  And, should he prevail, may recoup reasonable court and attorney's fees.

"Tie-in Sales" provisions are NOT allowed in consumer warranties.  Manufacturers cannot require consumers to purchase items 

or services from a specific dealer in order to keep their warranty valid.  In other words, the consumer cannot

 be required to exclusively use a dealer or a specific brand of parts to maintain the warranty

The manufacturer or dealer CANNOT state that the  warranty is void if services are performed by an independent shop

 or other "brands" of parts are used.

Disclaimer or Modification of Implied Warranties is prohibited.  This means that no matter how broad or narrow 

the manufacturer's written warranty is, the customers will always receive the basic protection of the implied 

warranty of merchantability.  If a dealer sells a consumer product with a written warranty from the product 

manufacturer, but they do not warrant the product in writing, they can disclaim their implied warranties  

(these are the implied warranties under which the dealer, not the manufacturer, would otherwise be responsible).

Congress specified a number of requirements that warrantors must meet. Congress also directed the FTC to 

adopt rules to cover other requirements. The FTC adopted three Rules under the Act, the Rule on Disclosure 

of Written Consumer Product Warranty Terms and Conditions (the Disclosure Rule), the Rule on Pre-Sale Availability 

of Written Warranty Terms (the Pre-Sale Availability Rule), and the Rule on Informal Dispute Settlement Procedures 

(the Dispute Resolution Rule). In addition, the FTC has issued an interpretive rule that clarifies certain terms and 

explains some of the provisions of the Act.

The Act and the Rules establish three basic requirements.  As a warrantor, the manufacturer must designate, 

or title, their written warranty as either "full" or "limited" As a warrantor, they must state certain specified 

information about the coverage of the warranty in a single, clear, and easy-to read document. As a warrantor or a seller,

 the manufacturer and the dealer must ensure that warranties are available where the warranted products are sold 

so that consumers can read them before buying

Two other features of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act are also important to warrantors. First, the Act makes 

it easier for consumers to take an unresolved warranty problem to court. Second, it encourages companies 

to use a less formal, and therefore less costly, alternative to legal proceedings. Such alternatives, known as

 dispute resolution mechanisms, often can be used to settle warranty complaints before they reach litigation.

The Act makes it easier for purchasers to sue for breach of warranty by making breach of warranty a violation 

of federal law, and by allowing consumers to recover court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.

 Because of the stringent federal jurisdictional requirements under the Act, most Magnuson-Moss lawsuits 

are brought in state court. However, major cases involving many consumers can be brought in federal court 

as class action suits under the Act.

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