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[Madmax]

i have a circa 72-75 set of dials in my car, im after upgrading to the later style of dials (you know the plastic needled ones) purely for cosmetic purposes, ive no problem with changing them over, but as for regards to the Mileage on the new clocks, theres about 40,000miles difference between them, how can i change the new speedo to match my current (reasonably accurate) mileage?

thanks

[vasi]

Of this I am unsure, however, if you are looking to part with your early clocks (and they are 3-clock) I would be greatly interested (Because I have botched 2+1 clocks in mine)

[Madmax]

i think we could sort something out vasi, i have the clubman GT dials. inc rev counter, but the middle guage looks to be of the later type, if i can sort this milage thing out then we have a deal

[Purple Tom]

madmax, are the newer clocks lower or higher than the clocks you have in?

if they're lower, then you can wind them forwards, by stripping them down to component form, and using your finger to push the numbers around, It only happens a mile at a time though, so can be quite time consuming!

If they're higher, then I don't think there's a lot you can do, short of replacing the counter with a different one showing lower milage.

(edit, there is something you can do, it didn't look possible on the GT clocks that I changed, but it is :nugget: )

Edited by Minis84, 25 September 2005 - 05:45 PM.

[Guess-Works.com]

Not sure how legal this is, but the odometer can be removed and pulled apart, I have done this a couple of times on ones which have got stuck... then when you put it back together you can set the mileage..

As your not deliberately trying to misrepresent a mileage there should not be a problem.

[ed4ran]

Ive just done this on a center speedo,
Ive set it to 000000 as it will go in with a rebuilt engine,
and i dont know the mileage of the engine to begin with,
and i dont even know if the mileage on the one in my car is genuine
(as it was replaced at some point)
but i dont even intend on selling it so im not going to misslead anyone by saying its done next to no miles.

and you dont have to rewind it 1 mile at a time!!!
Took me 1 min to get from 69000 to 00000!

[wobblybob]

how does this affect the MOT?? as they put on what the current mileage is

[vasi]

It wont affect the MOT. They only record the mileage for the benefit of mileage fraud, in the sense of potential buyers. This is why some people keep the past certificates.

[Madmax]

and limited mileage insurance policies...

[ed4ran]

So what happens if you need a new clock? or you buy a new one because its a different style?? Surely that cant be illegal, i would have thought as long as you dont try and sell it as original mileage then it wont matter.
Or even take the old clocks to the MOT and have them add it to whats on the new clocks?
But also if the engine is of unknown mileage, or its a new engine then nothing can be done??? :sad:

Am i just being stupid (as always) or am i ok on some of the points?

[dklawson]

For information on how to work on the early speedos, Google using keywords like "repairing Smiths and Jaeger speedometers". Look for a link to the 27 page PDF written by Anthony Rhodes. This is a must-have document if you're going to open up and work on a Smiths speedometer. As Ed4Ran said, changing the odometer setting on early cars isn't difficult. I'm not sure about the later instruments you'll be using. If in doubt, most instrument repair shops can do this for you if you sign a waiver that explains what you're doing and why.