BCM question
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BCM question
Without the original CCM/BCM that came with my car would I still be able to get a rebuilt one programmed to work like my original did? I met with a guy on Craigslist to rebuild mine, but I think he may have stole it along with my $100.
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Doubt it was stolen. Who would steal a broken CCM. More than likely they damaged it even further.
You can get a replacement CCM with no problem. But no reputable shop will program the mileage without knowing the original odometer reading.
You can get a replacement CCM with no problem. But no reputable shop will program the mileage without knowing the original odometer reading.
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I was thinking the same thing. Why would he steal it, but I haven't heard back from him after three days of texting him. According to him it was shipped back on Thursday, but I haven't received anything and he's only about an hour from me.
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This happens all the time. There is a remedy under Federal Law for this: Reset the mileage to ZERO, and affix a label to the door jamb with the date, mileage, and service facility's info doing the repair.
Mileage is now zero. So what. Anyone that isn't an original owner of a 90-96 Corvette has no way of knowing if the odometer in his car is accurate or not. So many CCM's have been changed, and not up-loaded with the original mileage. No reason to trust ANY 90-96 odometer reading unless the original owner still owns the car. And maybe not even then. I've seen bunches of "low mileage" (<10,000 miles) 90-96's that the engine and undercarriage look like they have 100,000 miles on them. Oil leaks, grime etc. The condition out-weighs the odometer reading. If it LOOKS like it has 100K on it, it probably does. Even if the odometer says 10,000.
Mileage is now zero. So what. Anyone that isn't an original owner of a 90-96 Corvette has no way of knowing if the odometer in his car is accurate or not. So many CCM's have been changed, and not up-loaded with the original mileage. No reason to trust ANY 90-96 odometer reading unless the original owner still owns the car. And maybe not even then. I've seen bunches of "low mileage" (<10,000 miles) 90-96's that the engine and undercarriage look like they have 100,000 miles on them. Oil leaks, grime etc. The condition out-weighs the odometer reading. If it LOOKS like it has 100K on it, it probably does. Even if the odometer says 10,000.
example 1
example 2
it has become increasingly common for sellers to market low mileage odometers on EBay.
Last edited by belairbrian; Jan 6, 2018 at 10:32 PM.
