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Old 04-07-03, 04:26 AM
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turning the clock back

I just got a new 12a how do i turn back the miles on the instrment panel
Old 04-07-03, 05:01 AM
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Why for would you want to do this? I'm pretty sure you're going to have to get to the back of the odo.
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because it look dumb having 340000 km on a car that looks new
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Oh. I'd be proud of a good looking car with more than 200k miles. Sorry I don't have the specifics you're looking for.
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Take the speedometer out and stick your fingers in there and push the numbers around, or if you're really patient put a drill in the hole in the back and put it in reverse and sit there for a few days... goes back about a mile every 30 seconds
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thank but how do you get the speedo out with out bracking the clear cover
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There is screws at the back of the cluster,i put a small piece of copper wire through one of the little holes in front.While pushing it forward with my hand from the rear,and pulling lightly from front.If you take out the vent pipe underneat the cluster,you can see the cluster,makes all easier!
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Originally posted by 12a street port 1982
because it look dumb having 340000 km on a car that looks new
Are you sure that's what's dumb?
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i'm sure thanks for info
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Originally posted by inittab
Are you sure that's what's dumb?
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isnt that illegal?
Old 04-07-03, 09:21 AM
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Thats illegal in the US maybe in AU they dont care.

Even if you rol it back ..the numbers dont line up..
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Buyer beware.
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no matter how much **** you did to your car it still has that milage on it. turning it back is insanly illegal. Don't think you won't get caught either, they check it at inspection and when someone goes to buy it you would have to write it on the title. Don't risk it.
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I was thinking about turning mine back to zero for a little while when I put the new engine in. I dont plan on selling it anytime soon, and I would rather have a true record of how many miles are on the new engine rather than the past 2 that have been in it combined.

~T.J.
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Mine was turned back. The previous owner set the mileage at 36,000 as to the mileage of the 2nd engine, which he bought at 36k miles, and had rebuilt. When I bought my car it had just over 40k miles. It's not too hard to take the guage assembly out. If you look at the dash, you will find all the screws to take it apart.
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I installed autometer guages in place of the stock ones.
I took picture instaling the new one with a picture of the old one and a daily paper.

I kept the old one for record
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ok you guys realize the odometer is there to measure how many miles are on the CAR, not just the ENGINE. It could be on its 5th engine but the body is still the same and still has that many miles on it. Just write down what the odo said when you put the new engine in to keep track of it.
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