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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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Odometer reset question

I purchased a FX4 cluster for my truck. Does anyone know who can change the mileage to match my truck for a reasonable price? Thanks, Autoworker
 
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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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dont mean to be a jerk but......

If you would have taken 5seconds to do a search you would find tons of threads about it.

yes it can be done take it to a dealer they can do it but you have to document the mileage
 
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Old Sep 28, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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Its very expensive to change if you can find someone to do it, I couldn't so I bought one with higher mileage and had the dealer swap when they matched
 
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Old Sep 29, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by gcw
dont mean to be a jerk but......

If you would have taken 5seconds to do a search you would find tons of threads about it.

yes it can be done take it to a dealer they can do it but you have to document the mileage
I'm not aware of one dealer that will change mileage, for liability issues.

You'll need to find a local speedo shop that has a very expensive tool, when I looked there wasn't one anywhere close to me.

You can find them online, but they'll charge 300,400,500+. I wouldn't recommend this route as it's expensive.

Do a search and hit up some people with pm's on where they got theirs done.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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What happens if you don't get it reset? Buy one with about the same mileage and swap. Buy one with higher mileage and swap. Buy one with lower mileage, document the mileage diff and switch. As long as you document and everything, and you're not doing it to defraud, what is the problem? Ford should have just kept the mileage in the computer and not in the cluster.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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Buy one with lower mileage, document the mileage diff and switch.
thats what i did, i wrote down the mileage on my cluster before i took it out and the mileage on the new cluster before it went in.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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Thatll be great for resdale
 
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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Thatll be great for resdale
yea probly not. but i dont plan on selling mine anytime soon and its already got over 120K so my truck is probably only worth about $5k now anyway lol. i never could find a place to reset the mileage and i was gonna buy a brand new fx4 cluster but the dealer told me it was gonna come with 0 miles on it, not programmed to my mileage.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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these guys programmed my new Cluster for me. They provide all the documation and take all your info to make it very official and professional.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 08:00 PM
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If you buy a cluster new from ford it comes with whatever mileage you want. They are cheaper than getting one reprogrammed
 
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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ive heard that but the one i went to told me otherwise (dont know if its true or not) and the fx4 cluster was $350 but it was on backorder at the time.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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I got prices of 299 installed, for an fx4 cluster, I paid 50 for my xlt and had the dealer swapem when the mileage was the same
 
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by gcw

yes it can be done take it to a dealer they can do it....
You think?

Not a chance!

scorpio333, nailed it.

PS: I hate it when people give fabricated information just for the sake of posting.


 
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