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Re: odometer tampering

>Does anyone know if it's possible to tamper with the digital odometer 
>on the late model bmw's ? Is resetting the computer possible by 
>hacker types?
> Here in southern California,where i have been looking at used bmw's.
>I have seen a fair amount of analog bmw odometers indicating 
>suspiciously low mileage not corroborated by the condition of the 
>interior, tires, missed or scrubbed door lubrication stickers, 
>previous smog certificates  etc.... If there was a bounty for finding
>tampered odometers.... 
>
>If the car has a digital odometer, can i assume  that is the true 
>mileage because it is tamper proof?
>
>sincerely,
>
>henri baccouche

I had a similar discussion with the dealer when the guage cluster
was replaced in my E36. It is possible to connect a signal generator
to the odometer and wind the mileage to 999,999 but then the
odometer dies.

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