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changed clocks need to up the miles

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:28 pm
by dazleeds
as above i changed clocks a couple weeks ago and the new ones have 12k less than my originals

how can i add the 12k back on so there all straight??

cheers

Daz

Re: changed clocks need to up the miles

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:34 pm
by cliffybabe
im sure one of the zoner's would know which wires can make the millage spin up winkeye

Re: changed clocks need to up the miles

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:34 pm
by Herrity
Or maybe down winkeye about 100k would be ideal !!!

Re: changed clocks need to up the miles

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:35 pm
by dazleeds
have heard tales of drills shoved into clocks etc but aint gonna risk that till im sure and no exactly how :mad:

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:52 pm
by schuey
when i swapped mine the speedo was the only bit that worked so,I extracted it by undoing the four screws behind it and it justs pulls out-transplant in to new binnacle et voila!

If thats not an option then vauxhalls(cough) work by pulling the pin that numbers are on,out from its fixed position,you can then spin the numbers to where you want them. I was going to do this but the speedo transplant is far easier. :cool:

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:54 pm
by dazleeds
sadly swapping didnt work
i tried but the speedo just wouldnt work in the new cluster :cry:
started telling me i was doing 40 at standstill then zero at average speeds :eek:

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:02 pm
by d6dph
I cant believe you of all people are asking for advice on "milage correction"? Dodgy Daz himself. :snigger:

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:05 pm
by cliffybabe
d6dph wrote:I cant believe you of all people are asking for advice on "milage correction"? Dodgy Daz himself. :snigger:
:lol: i did think that winkeye

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:17 pm
by Jonny_71
Erm, a 'friend of mine' once had to do this on a golf, but the principal should be the same. Simply a matter of taking the clocks out and clicking the little wheels round with a small pointy thing. Have you ever seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off, maybe try jacking the back of the car up and sticking it reverse for a few hours? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:19 pm
by PaulyV
Bueeeeelllllleeeeeeerrrrr!!!!

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:07 pm
by cliffybabe
what a wicked film still makes me laugh it was on sky the other week

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:18 pm
by dobbie82
what milage do you want on it? perhaps one of us has a spare speedo that works with the right miles?

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:20 pm
by Herrity
Anybody got one with 100k on ? Could do with wiping 83k off mine. How dishonest of me :o:

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:23 pm
by dazleeds
d6dph wrote:I cant believe you of all people are asking for advice on "milage correction"? Dodgy Daz himself. :snigger:
how dare you suggest such things :wink:

need one with 149k on em

herrity think i may have one with 97k on

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:24 pm
by dobbie82
Herrity wrote:Anybody got one with 100k on ? Could do with wiping 83k off mine. How dishonest of me :o:
:mad:

I meant whats the genuine milage on his car! I have one with 156k on (well will have when i break my 4dr) also have one with just 54k on! (if i get chance to break my 2dr)

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:33 pm
by dobbie82
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-clocks-3-seri ... dZViewItem

this guy can apparently change milage to what you want on the clocks he is selling

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:01 pm
by jonb
ask pacerpete

hes good at "correcting" millege. :)

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:05 pm
by cliffybabe
jonb wrote:ask pacerpete

hes good at "correcting" millege. :)
Lie it correcting millege winkeye

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:13 pm
by appletree
I did the exact thing on mine, basically all you need to do is keep shorting the diff connections together, my dad got a double pole relay and energised the coil by its own normally closed contacts so as the relay energised it cut off its own supply. he connected the diff wires across the other pair of normally closed contacts.
the relay could only pulse fast enough to give a 90mph on the clock so for every hour it was running (all night, as i needed it the next day) it would only put 90 miles on the clock but it worked. There may be other ways of intervrention at the head itelf but this worked for me :D :D

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:27 pm
by Brianmoooore
Wheels on the E30 counter can be moved by hand easily enough. The mechanism is tough and won't break if you have any mechanical sympathy at all.
First time I've come across anyone wanting to clock a car upwards!!

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:38 pm
by appletree
It's nice to have you're car reading the rigth milage though! even if it is slightly higher than you might like! winkeye

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:06 pm
by DanThe
Just take the back off the clocks and 'flick' the wheels to read what you want, Ive done this on 3 of my cars when ive changed engines so the clock is set to the engines millage and not the cars 8)

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:43 pm
by appletree
Do all the numbers still line up though? when i asked on here before i got replys sayin dont do it as the numbers will never all line up agiain :?

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:01 pm
by dazleeds
Brianmoooore wrote:Wheels on the E30 counter can be moved by hand easily enough. The mechanism is tough and won't break if you have any mechanical sympathy at all.
First time I've come across anyone wanting to clock a car upwards!!
it seems in my old age mate
my ways have changed lol
mot says 149 and history is pretty upto date too bar the last year or so that its been sat around on my drive
this is my keeper car so want everything as it should be all legal law abiding lol

jesus i mustbe getting old :cry: :cry:

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:22 pm
by DanThe
appletree wrote:Do all the numbers still line up though? when i asked on here before i got replys sayin dont do it as the numbers will never all line up agiain :?
Yes they will line up

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:45 pm
by Brianmoooore
dazleeds wrote:[
this is my keeper car so want everything as it should be :
There are possible advantages, when making insurance claims, in having a nice low reading on the odiometer.

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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:26 pm
by 320Touring
Brianmoooore wrote:
dazleeds wrote:[
this is my keeper car so want everything as it should be :
There are possible advantages, when making insurance claims, in having a nice low reading on the odiometer.
very true dude-however, also minor issues re the law there :wink: