Trade my M3 guage mph cluster for a km/h one

Adriano · 10-30-2003, 11:53 PM

I have a guage cluster from a 97 M3 with about 25,000 miles on it that I need to trade for a cluster with the following requirments:
Must be in kilometers per hour
Does not have to be from an M3 but must be from a 6 cylinder
Looking for no more than 80,000 kms (prefer less than 50,000 kms but will take what I can get)
No scratches or major marks on lens
Please email me if you have one to alo@mnsi.net

windsor318is · 10-31-2003, 06:46 AM

eh, you have enough posts to use an avatar know. (the little pic on the side)

Jon@Bimmersport · 11-02-2003, 02:54 PM

why not get like white faced gauges but in KM? or silver body colour ones?

windsor318is · 11-03-2003, 01:17 AM

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Originally posted by E46_lover
why not get like white faced gauges but in KM? or silver body colour ones?

thats what i said but the odometer will still read im miles ( then his car wouldnt rev to 14,000 rpm

11-07-2003, 04:55 AM

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Originally posted by windsor318is
thats what i said but the odometer will still read im miles ( then his car wouldnt rev to 14,000 rpm

LMAO, I thought it reved to around 19,000 RPM's he was smokin formula one cars last time i seen him

Adriano · 11-07-2003, 11:24 AM

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Originally posted by BMWF1
LMAO, I thought it reved to around 19,000 RPM's he was smokin formula one cars last time i seen him

FUNNY!
Hey Al, thanks for the tip on the Avatar. Do you like mine?

My f***ing email doesn't work for some damn reason, you left your wheel lock at my shop.

**SickFinga** · 11-08-2003, 02:15 AM

If I'm correct you car adjust milage on your odometer to the milage on yout computer pretty easy.

Test 9
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/test.htm

windsor318is · 11-08-2003, 06:44 PM

this one is better

YOU BACK ON SUNDAY????

11-08-2003, 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by Adriano

FUNNY!
Hey Al, thanks for the tip on the Avatar. Do you like mine?
My f***ing email doesn't work for some damn reason, you left your wheel lock at my shop.

I try

Adriano · 11-10-2003, 12:31 AM

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Originally posted by SickFinga
If I'm correct you car adjust milage on your odometer to the milage on yout computer pretty easy.

Test 9
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/test.htm

Again SickFinga, I must thank you for your help and your vast knowlege of our cars. The only question is that this link provides only the method of testing and viewing the info not changing it. How do you change this without getting the dealership involved?

Al. I'm back from London. I was REALLY debating to use this picture but when it is 100x100 my other one looks better.

**SickFinga** · 11-11-2003, 07:53 PM

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Originally posted by Adriano
The only question is that this link provides only the method of testing and viewing the info not changing it.

It says if you hold the odometer button during test 9, it will overwrite incorrect milage to the real one.

The problem is if you have 200k on your odometer and 100k in your computer, which milage would it overwrite?
I dont know.

Wilf · 12-28-2003, 09:50 PM

1. the test mode can report ROAD SPEED in KM, not distance travelled (ie. it does NOT reprogram the odometer).
2. the odometer CAN be reprogrammed to KM but has to be done with a speedometer programming tool (many $k). there are shops that will do it.
3. the problem on the M3 is the 8K (vs. 7K) tach - I've yet to find someone who has replacement faceplates to 8K (although some creative cut and paste with a KM speedo (leaving the original tach faceplate) might work)
4. any 6 cyl. E36 cluster will work however the redline on the tach won't be in the right place for the M3 (works fine on mine, you get used to burying the needle...)

Adriano · 12-29-2003, 03:02 AM

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Originally posted by Wilf
1. the test mode can report ROAD SPEED in KM, not distance travelled (ie. it does NOT reprogram the odometer).
2. the odometer CAN be reprogrammed to KM but has to be done with a speedometer programming tool (many $k). there are shops that will do it.
3. the problem on the M3 is the 8K (vs. 7K) tach - I've yet to find someone who has replacement faceplates to 8K (although some creative cut and paste with a KM speedo (leaving the original tach faceplate) might work)
4. any 6 cyl. E36 cluster will work however the redline on the tach won't be in the right place for the M3 (works fine on mine, you get used to burying the needle...)

Thank you for that reply. I was dicking around with my cluster for a while now. I will be looking for a 6 cylinder cluster for replacment.

Understated · 01-01-2004, 08:33 PM

wait a minute..so does this mean it's possible to just remove the cluster and put in a new cluster that shows 'low kms' for ur car.

i wonder if losers do that when they sell their car(if it is possible..?)

Wilf · 01-02-2004, 02:45 AM

yup, nothing too high-tech on the E36 as long as the coding plug & cluster match - E46 also stores KM in the key transponder & a cluster reset is needed which results in the highest KM being displayed. (also what happens on E36 if the coding plug doesn't match)