roll back the miles...!

Hey i got a 90 Si cluster to replace my 91 std cluster only problem is its got 212K mi on it and my std hatch only has 161k mi on it how do i ROLL back the miles??

just swap out teh whole speeddometer and odometer. take off the clear plastic on the front..there should be four clips holding it on. then on the back of the cluster there are four screws behind the speedometer, take those off and the speedometer/odometer will come out. repeat on other cluster. installation is the reverse of removal.

already tried that the STD cluster spedo is bigger than the si cluster spedo?? wont fit :( my real thing is that i want to roll back the Si cluster to the right miles not swap anything off my old cluster

do a search, there was a thread about rolling back the odo a while back

all you have to do is take a q-tip, and roll them back manually, just be careful.

use a drill in the speedo cable port... it'll take a long ass time to correct the mileage this way though.

Yeah thats kinda illegal...but thier is a post on this awhile back...


gunnmen01

hows it illegal to put a speedo that u bought down to ur original miles that were on the car?
no i can see if the car has 290,000 and u put it to 60,000 then yes thats illegal cuz its fruad, but wut hes doin isnt illegal

Rolling back the speedo is not illegal if under two rules 1. you change the motor HAS to be a new or fresh rebuild. 2. You can not sell the car stating ORIGNAL mileage or actual mileage. Also when selling the car the box on the pink slip must be checked for not actual mileage. So yes rolling back the speedo is legal if the motor is swapped for like new motor or it is stated that it is not actual mileage. Also if the car is sold with the wrong mileage and the buyer is unaware of this at the time of purchase, then later (up to a year) finds out it is off by up to 1000 miles or more, the seller can be prosicuted fine of up to $10,000 and 2 years in jail. Also the seller has to repay the buyer plus given intrest rate. NO LIE lol at least this is what california states. Have gone thru this on a motor cycle I bought got all my money back plus got to keep the bike.

Also rolling back the speedo for a gauge swap is perfectly legal if you only roll it back to what your other speedo had. To make it perfectly legal you must have a california highway patrol officer sign off on the gauge swap fourms. Fourms found at DMV

well i've tried 4 searches and found nothing :( so if you guys could help me out and maybe find a link?? or know somone who has done this??

Changing Odometer

http://www.geocities.com/twisted91civic/swappingodometers.htm

should have anything you need in it. :D

Thankx for the write up but my old ODOMITER is destroyed i took it apart :( so again my question was: how do i ROLL back the current ODO??? or should i get a different odo and roll it forward?

how did it break

uh i got bored and didnt think i needed it so i took it aprt with pliers :| oh well but serious how do i roll back the one with 212k miles to make it say 161k miles just like my old one??

all you have to do is take a q-tip, and roll them back manually, just be careful.

lol i did the same thing almost with mine hehe, but i used a screw driver 2 take it apart so i could put it back together hehe :D
if u have a very small flat head screwdriver u can use that to turn each number individually.
or put ur car on jackstands, put in in reverse and wait for it to get to the right mileage hehe

Originally posted by 1PhatCX
lol i did the same thing almost with mine hehe, but i used a screw driver 2 take it apart so i could put it back together hehe :D
if u have a very small flat head screwdriver u can use that to turn each number individually.
or put ur car on jackstands, put in in reverse and wait for it to get to the right mileage hehe

just be careful about where you put the screw driver. so it is not noticable