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Old 11-12-2002, 09:23 PM
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i just saw an auction on ebay for supposed 13,000 mile guage cluster. I was just wondering? Where is the mileage stored? in the speedometer? or in the ECU?
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Old 11-12-2002, 11:02 PM
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Ferderal law mandates that all speedometer must have as tamper resitant storing device located inside the device. So it should be cool man. when they went digital it made it a lot harder for the average joe to tamper with it. Encoded flash memory and stuff......
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Old 11-13-2002, 09:37 AM
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Soooo..... if you put the 13,000 mi gauge cluster in your car, your car now has 13,000??



Except for that pesky title that says 42,000 .



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Old 11-13-2002, 09:39 AM
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Wish there was a way to have 2 odometers....





One to track the miles TOTAL, and one to track mileage PER REBUILD.







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So it's like getting 29000 miles on credit..
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Old 11-13-2002, 10:44 AM
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It's a felony to tamper. They will impound you car and sell it. if they catch you. Just to warn you
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Old 11-13-2002, 11:49 AM
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the mileage is in the speedo, thats the only place



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Old 11-13-2002, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' date='Nov 13 2002, 12:49 PM
the mileage is in the speedo, thats the only place



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thanks, thats what i wanted to know. Its not for me, I don't even have an FD. I was just wondering why people were bidding it up. I'm sure there will be a 13,000 mile FD for sale soon.
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yup, how much is it going for? if its over $200 they could just buy a new speedo



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I actually am the top bidder for that cluster. I would reset it if I knew how every rebuild. I never plan on selling the car anyway so how does the government feel justified for concerning itself with what I do to my personal property?



Damn those Democrats!!
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