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Offline andynorfolk

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clocking mileage? new clocks have 140k car's only done 97k
« on: 08 June 2011, 19:24 »
does anyone know how to clock my new clocks back so they match the correct mileage? or anyone that'd be willing to do it for me... i replaced my clocks as i had 16v ones and i don't really want my car reading 140k miles when it hasn't done that amount...
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Re: clocking mileage? new clocks have 140k car's only done 97k
« Reply #1 on: 09 June 2011, 13:12 »
Its well easy, take the clocks apart, undo the little cog from the side of the mileage meter and rewind back. I used a dremel with just the rubber tip fitted and clamped it all up in various vices and left it to spin away while I made I cup of tea. Going from 140 to 97 will take freaking ages this way tho, cos affectively you are turning the dials thru 50,000 miles haha!

I wouldnt wana dismantle the whole thing and change the numbers individually, that would get bvery messy and probs wouldnt work again.
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Re: clocking mileage? new clocks have 140k car's only done 97k
« Reply #2 on: 10 June 2011, 00:44 »
Quote from: russ-vdub on 09 June 2011, 13:12
Its well easy, take the clocks apart, undo the little cog from the side of the mileage meter and rewind back. I used a dremel with just the rubber tip fitted and clamped it all up in various vices and left it to spin away while I made I cup of tea. Going from 140 to 97 will take freaking ages this way tho, cos affectively you are turning the dials thru 50,000 miles haha!

I wouldnt wana dismantle the whole thing and change the numbers individually, that would get bvery messy and probs wouldnt work again.

as said this.. when i had a fiesta a while back i changed the clocks and did this and it took me a matter of minutes as my dremels lowest setting was 10,000rpm so 5mins was 50,000 miles lol
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Re: clocking mileage? new clocks have 140k car's only done 97k
« Reply #3 on: 11 June 2011, 15:57 »
Actually, dismantling the clocks and changing the numbers by hand is pretty easy, if you have a search there is a couple of photo walkthroughs around.
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Re: clocking mileage? new clocks have 140k car's only done 97k
« Reply #4 on: 11 June 2011, 16:02 »
do you have a link? i've had a search and can't find anything
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Re: clocking mileage? new clocks have 140k car's only done 97k
« Reply #5 on: 13 June 2011, 15:58 »
could do with that link my self cheers :wink:
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Re: clocking mileage? new clocks have 140k car's only done 97k
« Reply #6 on: 15 June 2011, 01:03 »
Ok, can't find a link, but I've got to do this myself in the next couple of days so I'll knock up a how to.
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Re: clocking mileage? new clocks have 140k car's only done 97k
« Reply #7 on: 15 June 2011, 07:52 »
Quote from: Simeon on 15 June 2011, 01:03
Ok, can't find a link, but I've got to do this myself in the next couple of days so I'll knock up a how to.

cheers mate! :D
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