I just had the odo/speedo repaired by Overseas Speedometer in Texas. They
will set the mileage to anything you specify. Took them about 9 days to
get it back to me, and cost around $90.00.

Keep in mind that there are several different versions (gearing) of
Vanagon speedo, depending on your transmission. Ex: you can't use a gas
speedo in a diesel (well, you can, but it will be wildly inaccurate).

Jon

On Thu, 1 Nov 2007, craig cowan wrote:

> With the topic of running out of gas being discussed, i would like to
> inquire about odometer fixes. I too seem to have a debateable fuel guage,
> and a non working odometer/trip counter. I also need to have more miles on
> the car than i had last year in order to pass PA inspection this year, quite
> a problem when the Odometer never worked. Luckily i have a spare
> odometer/speedometer face that works! However, i need to add at least 30K
> miles to my spare before i can put it in my bus and be legal. My question
> therefore is, is there a good way to ADD miles to an odometer? I've seen one
> guide online but i have had no luck with removing the speedometer needle and
> feel it will be destroyed if i attempt. Furthermore, how much work is it to
> switch out the speedometers? I would assume it's just the removal of the
> dash cluster and a simple replacement, but i'm not sure.
> What have you guys done to fix your odometers?
>
> Thanks again
> -Craig
> '85GL
>