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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: nadlad on 23 February 2009, 22:37

Title: mileage correction
Post by: nadlad on 23 February 2009, 22:37

anyone here do it   :wink:

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: bobbarley on 23 February 2009, 22:39

Nothing wrong with "correcting" miles if they're wrong.  But misleading them would be something different :P

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: jonnyturbo on 23 February 2009, 22:41

lol take 10k off go on know u wana

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: bobbarley on 23 February 2009, 22:42

It's hard enough getting people to believe mine only has 30k on it as it is  :grin:

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: nadlad on 23 February 2009, 22:44

yeah my mileage is 10k out need to sort it out got a chap in middlesbrough who would do it thought they mite be soem one in leeds

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: gjroe78 on 23 February 2009, 22:48

WTF  :shocked:

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: bobbarley on 23 February 2009, 22:48

You just happen to randomly "lose" 10k miles?

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: Ridg on 23 February 2009, 22:50

you can do it with vagcom, but IIRC it can only be done once (with vagcom) and before 100k IIRC

you'll need vagtacho after that

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: bobbarley on 23 February 2009, 22:50

Had to do it on mine when the clocks were swapped last month :)

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: jake on 23 February 2009, 23:12

im getting confused? :huh: :huh:

people seem to laughing about people putting there clocks back, but i wud be seriously pissed if i bought a car and that had been done!

please only do it if it genuinely needs doing! :smiley:

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: nadlad on 23 February 2009, 23:14

mines genuine

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: jake on 23 February 2009, 23:17

good lad :wink: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: richw911 on 23 February 2009, 23:20

Quote from: jwelsh12 on 23 February 2009, 23:12

im getting confused? :huh: :huh:

people seem to laughing about people putting there clocks back, but i wud be seriously pissed if i bought a car and that had been done!

please only do it if it genuinely needs doing! :smiley:

Cant really get away with it anyway as the mileage is now stored on a computer system when its MOT'd  :smiley:

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: damo_ b on 24 February 2009, 00:42

i can do it only in oldham m8
BUT will only do it if you can prove its genuine
pm me if interested

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: Josho on 24 February 2009, 00:48

I've done it on a MK3 at my garage. Genuine though, we swaped the dials.

Title: Re: mileage correction
Post by: K666PDP on 24 February 2009, 07:47

if ur changing clocks etc id take a pic of the old clocks showing mileage etc and another pic with a news paper clip on that date showing date/year in the pic of clocks to prove old mileage.........to prove old mileage for new clocks