Re: odo tampering

[Knute Ream <knute@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Brett A.!  Didn't you have an authoritative answer for this one?

- -Knute

At 11:40 AM 11/2/98 -0800, Greg Steinke wrote:
>On a 92 325i, replacing the instrument cluster is enough to show low
>mileage.  The DME may store something, but you can't see it easily.  My car
>had a short in the instrument cluster which meant its replacement.  Now I
>have a very low mileage 92 325i.
>Anyone want to buy a 92 325i?  Only 450 miles!  Honest!  :)
>Greg
>
>>>I read on a website today the digital odometers were easy to manipulate.  
>>>True?  
>>
>>Yeah, maybe, but that's not all you'd have to modify to change the mileage.
>> If I correctly recall, the instrument cluster has an odometer number, and
>>the DME has another odometer number, and if either is replaced, they
>>negotiate to use the higher of the two numbers if there is a difference.
>>(There was a thread on this topic last year)
>
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