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[owl10]

Just a quicky,

I'd quite like a calibrated speedo on my omega, however most police cars have covered vastly more miles than my car...

Not being a digital display, would i be correct in assuming that the mileage readings can't be adjusted on ex police speedos?

cheers

[RobG]

Just a quicky,

I'd quite like a calibrated speedo on my omega, however most police cars have covered vastly more miles than my car...

Not being a digital display, would i be correct in assuming that the mileage readings can't be adjusted on ex police speedos?

cheers

Nope

[owl10]

so it is possible? I guess its not in the how to guides for obvious reasons!, If so I think Ill get one...

[Andy B]

so it is possible?  ......

Rob's reply was ........ Nope, it can't be corrected. You're getting into the realms of 'clocking' if you reduce the odometer reading. The only legal time you can reduce the milage on a car is when you put a brand new odometer in the car with zero miles in it. 

[Vamps]

so it is possible?  ......

Rob's reply was ........ Nope, it can't be corrected. You're getting into the realms of 'clocking' if you reduce the odometer reading. The only legal time you can reduce the milage on a car is when you put a brand new odometer in the car with zero miles in it. 

And provide the paperwork to show it, plus paperwork to show the original mileage, if you want to be fully legit...

[owl10]

if you want to be fully legit...

Not that worried...

 

Unlikely the car will have any other owners after me, and even if it does I dont want to reduce its mileage, (no point low miles anyway with nearly full dealer checkable history + some indy stuff too) but to have it what it is now, just with a calibrated speedo.

[Andy B]

... just with a calibrated speedo.

Can't really see the appeal ......  :-/ :-/ :-/
but each to their own 

[Vamps]

... just with a calibrated speedo.

Can't really see the appeal ......  :-/ :-/ :-/
but each to their own 

I didn't really understand what he was  saying, though I got that bit....

[Kevin Wood]

... just with a calibrated speedo.

Can't really see the appeal ......  :-/ :-/ :-/
but each to their own 

Indeed. A calibrated speedo is not necessarily any better than a standard speedo. At some point in its' life it will have been certified to read within a certain tolerance. Doesn't mean it's any more accurate than a bog standard Omega speedo, especially if it's no longer in the same spec. of car.

[owl10]

Well, i was hoping it'd be more accurate than the 'up to -10%' standard unit, but appreciate it may not be.

I dont really need a calibrated speedo to know that real speed is 35 when stuck behind those who think NSL means 40 rather than 60, but would be nice to justify my heavy right foot to swmbo ("see love, just trying to make progress and actually do something near the speed limit for a change......")


Just didnt want to add an indicated 100k to the car for the privilidge.

[2woody]

so it is possible?  ......

Rob's reply was ........ Nope, it can't be corrected. You're getting into the realms of 'clocking' if you reduce the odometer reading. The only legal time you can reduce the milage on a car is when you put a brand new odometer in the car with zero miles in it. 

where does it say it's illegal? You're perfectly at liberty to adjust the mileage reading to what you want. The only time that it is illegal is when you've done it to deliberately increase the value of a car for sale - i.e. fraud

[Andy B]

....
where does it say it's illegal? You're perfectly at liberty to adjust the mileage reading to what you want. The only time that it is illegal is when you've done it to deliberately increase the value of a car for sale - i.e. fraud

You sure? How are the powers that be going to draw the line between 'clocking' an odometer for fraud or 'clocking' an odometer as above?

[tunnie]

....
where does it say it's illegal? You're perfectly at liberty to adjust the mileage reading to what you want. The only time that it is illegal is when you've done it to deliberately increase the value of a car for sale - i.e. fraud

You sure? How are the powers that be going to draw the line between 'clocking' an odometer for fraud or 'clocking' an odometer as above?

If you sell it....

I could 'clock' mine to 70k and continue driving it 

No harm done?

[Martin_1962]

While apart can't the new speedo mileage wheels be moved to the same as the original one?

I once dismantled a Carlton speedo to fix a loose gear so can't be too difficult.

[zirk]

I can only assume the need for it is to have a accurate speedo in your Elite?, if its for other reasons, pull the RS Sticker off and stick it on your Elite.

Going back to  the Calibrated bit, theres a good chance it would have been calibrated with 15" Wheels and different Diff Ratio, so wouldn't necessarily be of use on your Elite anyway.

Chris.