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Old 07-23-2009, 05:04 PM
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has anyone ever turned back the odometer? now before ya get excited im not looking to sell my bonneville i just got it and the odometer shows 232000 i hate looking at that, much rather see zero,* across the board or most anything under 100 k 200 k is just plain creepy, ive got a 94 bonneville se any ideas greatly appreciated
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yeah thats a federal crime

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only a crime if i sell which i aint
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Originally Posted by chevelle_6969
only a crime if i sell
Not true...the first bullet has got you irregardless of your intent:

49 U.*.C. §§ 32701-32711 (Formerly 15 U.*.C. §§ 1981-1991),
49 C.F.R., Sections 580.1-580.6 - Odometer Requirements
Violations -
  • Resetting or altering odometer with intent to change mileage.
  • Making false odometer disclosure statement.
  • Failure to provide buyer complete odometer disclosure statement.
  • In acquiring vehicle for resale, failure to obtain complete odometer disclosure statement from seller.
  • Conspiring to violate any of the Federal odometer statutes.
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your focosing on the wrong thing i dont care if uncle sam likes it or not....its mine period....so i guess nobody knows how to reset it i will will buy a couple of clusters on ebay and figure it out thank you all for your views on the law....
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Originally Posted by chevelle_6969
your focosing on the wrong thing i dont care if uncle sam likes it or not....its mine period....so i guess nobody knows how to reset it i will will buy a couple of clusters on ebay and figure it out thank you all for your views on the law....
Good luck to you! You'll get one with either the eprom removed for the odometer setting and you'll have to put your old one in, or you'll get one with high mileage anyways like this one that has 187,000+ http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BONNEVILLE-INSTRUMENT-CLUSTER-PONTIAC-1994-SPEEDOMETER_W0QQitemZ360166892371QQcmdZViewItemQQp tZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item53db 9ea353&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A12|39% 3A1|72%3A1171
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Get yourself some black electrical tape and cover it up, just go by months for your servicing
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I for one think you should be proud of her running well for so long, thats a record if shes still on the original motor or trans lol, love her for what she is, not how old shes become

is she still runs like a champ brag about the miles, youll put a honda to shame on multiple levels with that alone
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Originally Posted by tlsheff
I for one think you should be proud of her running well for so long, thats a record if shes still on the original motor or trans lol, love her for what she is, not how old shes become

is she still runs like a champ brag about the miles, youll put a honda to shame on multiple levels with that alone
I was thinking the same thing. At 243000 miles I feel like a proud Papa. The places we have seen, the things that we have done. Not everyone is so lucky.
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