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Old Dec 28, 2023 | 06:17 AM
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Hello,
Been looking at a 98 ...
Vin # search and carfax indicated less distance travelled than is showing on the odometer.
Owner had to replace the instrument cluster etc as 'something ' made that necessary.
So my question is:
Is it possible to reset the odometer to what is should be ?
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Old Dec 28, 2023 | 06:54 AM
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Carfax is reporting the last mileage that was reported to them. If he has been doing his own maintenance, then carfax will be lower than actual.
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Yes it is possible to have the odometer corrected. you will have to go to a dealer or a speedometer repair shop to have this done.
he probably changed the panel after thee DIC stopped working
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Originally Posted by tubbut
Hello,
Been looking at a 98 ...
Vin # search and carfax indicated less distance travelled than is showing on the odometer.
Owner had to replace the instrument cluster etc as 'something ' made that necessary.
So my question is:
Is it possible to reset the odometer to what is should be ?
Thx
Yes, it is possible to program an odometer. It happens nearly every time you buy a new one.
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Old Jan 9, 2024 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Dads2kconvertible
Yes, it is possible to program an odometer. It happens nearly every time you buy a new one.
As both car and I are not in USA I am unable to have a dealer perform the alteration.
Note: Carfax data date is/was very close to purchase date
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You can send your cluster off to a speed-o repair shop. There is one called Odo-Pro. Do a Google search.

I'm in a similar boat. My 6,100 mile 2004 Z16 Z06 got 2 feet of flood water in the garage which damaged my original cluster among other things. I had proof that my car had 6,100 miles on it, as part of my original cluster still lit up showing the miles, so I had a 40K used cluster I bought and am having them fix the true mileage of my car.
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