I am looking at purchasing a new spedo and tach, but i am worried about the odometer being off by like 10,000 miles behind.....so new one reads 62,xxx mine reads 72,xxx

is there a way to set this so it matches what my car actual miles are?

79 L-82

thanks

 

Does it matter? Who's to say that there isn't 62,XXX miles on it? Or 162,XXX miles? How do you know that the speedometer hasn't been replaced before you bought it? On a car this old the mileage is irrelevant.

 

Check with your DMV. In some locations, you cannot change an odometer without DMV okay in advance.

 

I've never heard of this but I'm sure it's possible.

There's a block on the title for my '69 labeled "odometer reading". In that block is typed "exempt", so obviously the PA DMV doesn't care.

 

My title has the reading from the odometer on it, and i cant imagine that they are going to be ok with me going back wards 10K miles...

 

Like I said, the mileage on cars this old is irrelevant. There's no way to know for sure whether it's 62k or 162k.

 

10 years or older in Florida you can mark the odometer box as exempt.

 

This reply is for "Entertainment purposes only"....Check DMV Rules in advance.

Theoretically, of course.............

A variable speed dremel with the correct attachment works well...

remove the speedometer cable from the transmission/attach dremel/set variable speed so speedometer reads 120 MPH.

Return home 8 hours 19 minutes later and turn off dremel at 72,000 miles......reconnect cable to transmission.....(there is a fine-line between Illegal and Honest......LOL)

 

Not irrelevant in all states. All I am saying is that it is better to check with the DMV first than to have to face the possibility of law enforcement hassles later.

 

The Federal odometer law, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 327 (Public Law 103-272), prohibits the disconnection, resetting, or alteration of a motor vehicle's odometer with intent to change the number of miles indicated thereon. The law requires that a written disclosure of the mileage registered on an odometer be provided by the seller to the purchaser on the title to the vehicle when the ownership of a vehicle is transferred. If the odometer mileage is incorrect, the law requires a statement to that effect to be furnished on the title to the buyer. However, vehicles ten years old and older are exempt from the written disclosure requirements.

Violations of any of the above requirements may subject the violator to civil liability if it is determined that his/her actions were intended to defraud the purchaser. The law makes available to the buyer a remedy in the amount of $1,500 or treble damages, whichever is greater, together with attorney's fees. To obtain this remedy, Section 32710 of the law permits the buyer to bring a private civil action in State or Federal court. He may do this by contacting his own attorney or the State Attorney General. The Federal Government has the authority to bring actions for civil and criminal penalties; however, it cannot bring actions on behalf of consumers. We strongly recommend that you consult your own private attorney to determine your legal rights and remedies in this matter.

Performance and condition of the vehicle alone are not necessarily indications of odometer tampering. Factual evidence, i.e., statements from previous owner(s), receipts for repairs, service station stickers, or other documents showing a variance in odometer readings must be obtained. If your vehicle was previously owned, we recommend that you contact your state motor vehicle titling and registration office and obtain all title and title transfer documents pertaining to your vehicle. You should then contact previous owners to establish and document the true mileage of the vehicle.

However, Indiana Law has no such 10 year exemption for statement...

Now with that out of the way.. Why not swap the odometer from the old one to the new one.

I will only say that it can be changed to match your old one but just swapping it would be easiest. 1978-1982 speedometer odometers also have a tamper strip on them and if you break it.. you may as well toss it. No one makes them and they are not for sale.

While I build and repair speedometers all the time, I'm sorry, I don't feel comfortable putting the info on how to change one in a public forum. Our policy here is what the speedo came in with they leave with

Willcox

 

When I bought my 66 C2, the odometer was broken. I have no idea how many miles were actually put on the car. It remains broken and I have no intentions of fixing it. I don't need it. Since the correct or actual mileage is impossible to obtain, I took it apart and intentionally set it to 0 since 0 is just as accurate as any other number I could have set it to. And... any numbers going forward would be meaningless. Sometimes reality has to rule over dumb. Anyhow... I could be wrong but I think these cars are over 10 years old.

 

Really?.. Like the DMV is really going to give you previous owners names so you can contact them to verify miles? These laws still on the books are so out of date.

 

We're in the C3 forum so it's more like 31+ years old ... which by Federal law and most states' DMVs make it a non-issue regarding odometer readings. As some previous posters indicated, the letters EXEMPT are written in the boxes where the mileage goes on the title.

The OP should just install the replacement speedo and not worry about rolling the odometer 10K forward. If he lives in those few states with the antiquated odometer rules/laws regarding classic/old vehicles then the next time he will deal with this is when he goes to sell the Vette ... if that occurs over a year from now then the replacement odometer should read past 77K ... assuming 10K driving per year.

 

80 hours and 19 minutes! To cover 10,000 miles in 8 hours and 19 minutes you'd be doing 1200 mph. A bit fast even for a vette.

 

i talked to rogers at the winter meet about setting the odometer and he said he would set it to match the mileage on the old one. he said its a 5 min job.
i will be sending my speedo and tach to Wilcox.

 

Joe- That was from the Federal Law page.. not from us... You and I know that's not going to happen.

 

He is correct its very easy... I set mine to 0 and have the correct paper filled out to give DMV when I register mine.

 

Oh yes, sure guys I understand.. I was just pointing out how well big brother is watching over us and how impossible he makes it to play by his rules!

 

Understand.. lol