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07-25-2011, 06:22 PM | #1 |
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odometer question
alright so i have been restoring my gauge cluster, and since i have rebuilt my truck from the gound up was wondering if there is a way to roll the odometer back to 0miles. not doing this for resale never plan on selling the truck just would be cool to watch how many miles i put on the truck. thanks
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07-25-2011, 06:31 PM | #2 |
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Re: odometer question
never say never...
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07-25-2011, 06:38 PM | #3 |
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Re: odometer question
although very illegal...all its takes is a power drill
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07-25-2011, 06:47 PM | #4 |
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Re: odometer question
The truck was dads and its takin me 10.years to redo it so I would sell my house first lol. So does the power drill work?
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07-25-2011, 06:51 PM | #5 |
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Re: odometer question
No power drill needed. It takes less than 5 minutes to do once it is apart. It is kind of hard to explain though.
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07-25-2011, 06:59 PM | #6 | |
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Re: odometer question
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07-25-2011, 07:02 PM | #7 |
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Pm me and I will explain it to you, it will take too long here!
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07-25-2011, 07:34 PM | #8 |
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Re: odometer question
or driev it till it rolls over im 3k miles away
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07-25-2011, 09:46 PM | #9 |
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Re: odometer question
If you spin it at 100 mph, it will take you 30 hours to do. Just take it apart and zero it out. then you will have almost 30 hours to do something else.
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07-26-2011, 11:15 AM | #10 |
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Re: odometer question
there is nothing illegal about this. It is illegal to LIE about it and try to make it more valuable.
i flat out told the Ohio BMV that I rolled it back. They didn't bat an eye. I used to roll one back every week at work when we were doing complete rebuilds on P/30 trucks. |
07-26-2011, 11:18 AM | #11 |
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Re: odometer question
Rolled mine back 2yrs ago,good use for an old credit card.
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07-26-2011, 11:26 AM | #12 |
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Re: odometer question
It's all about "Disclosure". Andy is right. Lying about it is what gets the seller in hot water...or the clink.
I remember when I was younger, reading in the auto mags and stuff like Popular Mechanics (and others) about the tale-tale signs of odometer roll-back. Examples included seeing wear on the floor mats/carpets, brake pedal pads (and clutch pedal pads), seat covers, arm rests and so forth, that just seemed excessive for the miles showing. Of course, other tricks existed to help cover up noises and stuff, like replacing the coolant in a system that had oil in it, with kerosene. Worked well at nighttime, like those cattle-barn car auctions. I've had one guy tell me that they would pack rear-ends with stuff to help quieten a whiney-hiney. Bananas? That's what he said they used. But, that lot was one of those local lots (with a shady reputation) that would sell you a car for $25 down and $10 a week, then repossess it if you missed one payment....then, re-sell it again, repossess it and do it all again. Do it, but don't lie about it. Documentation is the key.
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07-26-2011, 12:07 PM | #13 |
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Re: odometer question
Yeah, I replaced my speedometer with a Autometer, so it read zero. I don't see any difference in a new speedo, and rolling back to odometer....same result: both read zero miles (got about 850 miles on mine now )
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07-26-2011, 03:10 PM | #14 |
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Most states if it is over 10 years old it is exempt from mileage disclosure. Back in the 50s when a car got to a used car lot the first thing they did was turn it back. There were guys that went around from lot to lot doing it. They would put there legs over the seat & head in back of the dash. They pulled out a dash light socket & pocked a tool in there & changed the reading. They only had to change one #. Usually from 60-70K back to 30. They got $5 each car.
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07-26-2011, 04:11 PM | #15 |
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