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Title: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: WYATT on 27 April 2009, 19:04

Alrite i have bascially fully re-built my mk2 golf , i want to rewind the speedo to zero miles , im not doing this to try and resell it on for money i also dont have any itenison on selling the car as im just waiting for some more on the road driving before i but a 20v in it , i have got the actual little speedo bit out and i see there is some little white star shape things holding the numbers down i have managed to hold them out the way for the first two digits but cant seem to get the others to move , does anyone know or have any infomration about this ,



Cheers Joe

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: Ben Lessani on 27 April 2009, 19:29

I'm not sure you can legally wind it back. Come MOT time, it will be mighty questionable.

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: WYATT on 27 April 2009, 20:05

Lets just say the mileage wont be a proplem wink wink

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: Ben Lessani on 27 April 2009, 20:17

Lots have people have changed them (and posted guides). Never done it myself, but I'm sure you'd find the answer in a quick search ;)

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: Neo Badness on 27 April 2009, 22:00

In my opinion, clocking is generally, inadviseable.

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: molegti on 27 April 2009, 22:11

I don't believe there is anything wrong per say with changing the mileage. Its just selling a car with a false mileage thats wrong. after all people do change their clocks after all if they are broken. You do need to consider the motives though.

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: WYATT on 28 April 2009, 18:15

im only doing it coz of the rebuild its had , not for the money if someone clocked a mk2 it would be pretty hard to belive lets say if you put 65k to get some more as its such an old car anyone could see it a lie so clocking for a money side of stuff is a waste but like i said i just want it to be zero for its live after the rebuild i dont intend on ever selling the car as i'd be fitting another engine later so out the clocks would go ,



Joe

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: sidecarphil on 28 April 2009, 18:22

its not advisable and if found your car could be siezed by the police suspected as a ringer !!!

not that it is but who knows !!!

i wouldnt do it really

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: mattneck(Beavis) on 30 April 2009, 01:33

we've got a brand new speedo in work with 2 miles on it. never fitted up.

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: danny_p on 30 April 2009, 09:30

nothing wrong with fetteling the speedo if you can,  when they fail you end up fitting a diffrent one with with diffrent miles or a new one with no miles,  as long as you declare it tot he new owner when you sell the car.  if you did get a snotty copper  just tell them it's on it's 2nd go round,     or as was the case with dads s1 landrover  the 5th go round  ( only 5 digit clock )

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: molegti on 02 May 2009, 08:04

Yes thats what I'd understood, okay to do it but not to fool anyone over the mileage.

Title: Re: Speedo... turn back?
Post by: jezza16v on 02 May 2009, 08:24

I want to turn mine forward 25k to match the true mileage  :laugh: