Odometer is out of wack

[Chulkea]

Thanks everyone. I'll do a call around for the cluster and a person.

It went back to 157000km this morning and I'm worried that maybe some other instruments will go haywire too so I'll definitely get it fixed.

Chelsea

[grtuned]

It's illegal i guess every where else to, but you don't see the stopping of manufacturing of these tools.

What i wanted to say is, that if there is a guy who is able to do this kind of stuff, it is cheaper, than going to vw for cluster swap.

Thread hijack!!!

Agree with you to certain point the manufacturer does not help in certain circumstances you are forced into buying a new unit with no other options. 2nd hand units should be a choice for the consumer and if any change needs to be made to readings they should be charged at a decent price and done totally legal. I think you would see more owners not resorting to other methods. Let's be honest car makers jack the price of parts in some instances costing 10 times more than what they were produced for. Of course it's business but $1000 for a dash insert plus let's say at least an hour for labour at roughly $180 who would go genuine? I wouldn't for a ten year old car.

[piper26]

The dash unit cost so much for this car as it also has the immobiliser built into it.
Alot of parts these days while look similar to the same component 10,20, 30 years ago on the outside. Inside they are alot more complex than one might think initially. Hence the price.

Vag parts are actually quite competitive for control units

[grtuned]

The dash unit cost so much for this car as it also has the immobiliser built into it.
Alot of parts these days while look similar to the same component 10,20, 30 years ago on the outside. Inside they are alot more complex than one might think initially. Hence the price.

Vag parts are actually quite competitive for control units

Yea ive seen there prices.



Once again us in Australia have to pay an arm and a leg for products that overseas are receiving for 1/2 the price.

This was quoted by you!!!

Here in Australia we do get ripped off big time by parts. That's the whole point we should have an option to buy second hand if we choose and not be forced to only buy genuine for these issues!! Can it be legal to force a consumer to only buy new? I don't know the rules or what's legal but seems to me that the importers are taking us for a ride.