Changing odometer from MPH to KLM
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Well, you could use your calculator and convert it. That's what i do with the 96 in my signature. I bought it in Minnesota.
Otherwise, i don't think there is just a switch to throw, you'd probably have to get yourself a complete cluster from a Canadian truck. Sorry, not much help i guess.
Ken
Otherwise, i don't think there is just a switch to throw, you'd probably have to get yourself a complete cluster from a Canadian truck. Sorry, not much help i guess.
Ken
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Does anyone know how to change odometer from MPH to KLM?
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What are you doing duaner, buying a US truck??? I'm looking at one, but there's a lot of BS you have to go thru in government red tape, and the cluster is one of them.
I agree with the others, just swap out the cluster! Just take off the finish panel, then un-tie the cluster, all the connecters are the same. I know, that used to be my job at Ford on the IP-Line, you know how many times I got sh~t for putting the wrong clusters in. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
I actually wish that my Canadian shipped F-350 had a US cluster, because I grew up in the day when we had Imperial measure and miles and Fahrenheit were in! I never did get away from that, actually I was ticked when Trudeau did that to us, just to appease the French imho. If you tell me what 12 Celsius is, I don't have a clue, but my body knows what -10, 32, 55, 72 & 85 Fahrenheit is. I still convert kilos to miles and go by mpg, not that other stuff, so many liters per 100 kilos, that really doesn't make sense??? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif
Does anyone know how to change odometer from MPH to KLM?
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What are you doing duaner, buying a US truck??? I'm looking at one, but there's a lot of BS you have to go thru in government red tape, and the cluster is one of them.
I agree with the others, just swap out the cluster! Just take off the finish panel, then un-tie the cluster, all the connecters are the same. I know, that used to be my job at Ford on the IP-Line, you know how many times I got sh~t for putting the wrong clusters in. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
I actually wish that my Canadian shipped F-350 had a US cluster, because I grew up in the day when we had Imperial measure and miles and Fahrenheit were in! I never did get away from that, actually I was ticked when Trudeau did that to us, just to appease the French imho. If you tell me what 12 Celsius is, I don't have a clue, but my body knows what -10, 32, 55, 72 & 85 Fahrenheit is. I still convert kilos to miles and go by mpg, not that other stuff, so many liters per 100 kilos, that really doesn't make sense??? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif
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Does anyone know how to change odometer from MPH to KLM?
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What are you doing duaner, buying a US truck??? I'm looking at one, but there's a lot of BS you have to go thru in government red tape, and the cluster is one of them.
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Actually, i found importing my 96 was quite easy. I did it about a year ago. There are a few hoops to jump through, and best case you won't be able to drive your new-to-you vehicle for a week or so after you buy it, but you've got 45 days to get it registered. You should have no trouble with a stock vehicle, a custom bumper, suspension lift, etc, might be a problem, it would be up to you to prove it's as safe as the factory build.
I was also wondering if they would make me do something about the cluster. The manager at the local Canadian Tire was the one to do the inspection, all he was concerned about was that it had to have daytime running lamps, and of course, that it was safe to operate on our roads. I robbed the DRL module out of my 95 for the inspection. I asked him about the cluster, re: kph readings. He said it's already got them on the inner circle, and unless the Registrar of Imported Vehicles sends me a packet of stickers, not to worry about it.
As for government red tape, it wasn't too bad. You fill out a form at the border crossing you come through, pay your $182 fee (i see it's now $209) to the RIV, $100 for A/C excise tax if equipped, the gst, and you're on your way. You'll need to go to the closest dealership to you and get a "recall clearance letter" before the inspection. When you get your RIV inspection done at Can. Tire, good time to do the safety inspection since you're there, then off to the licence bureau to pay your PST and licence fee. A couple weeks later the RIV sends you a door jamb sticker.
I found the most worrisome part was on the US side. Once you buy your vehicle, you have to produce the paperwork, the clear title, fill out a form, and wait 48 hours before you can bring your vehicle through. You also have to stop before you cross so they can visually inspect and confirm it's the vehicle you bought, and isn't stolen or something. I wasn't too worried as i had bought it from a Dealer. I was more concerned with leaving it sitting on my trailer for 48 hours in a gas station near the US customs, but it was still there when i went back.
If the exchange rate keeps rising, i'd do it again when i'm looking for a replacement for my 1/2 ton.
A link for anyone considering importing a vehicle.
http://www.riv.ca/english/html/how_to_import.html
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Does anyone know how to change odometer from MPH to KLM?
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What are you doing duaner, buying a US truck??? I'm looking at one, but there's a lot of BS you have to go thru in government red tape, and the cluster is one of them.
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Actually, i found importing my 96 was quite easy. I did it about a year ago. There are a few hoops to jump through, and best case you won't be able to drive your new-to-you vehicle for a week or so after you buy it, but you've got 45 days to get it registered. You should have no trouble with a stock vehicle, a custom bumper, suspension lift, etc, might be a problem, it would be up to you to prove it's as safe as the factory build.
I was also wondering if they would make me do something about the cluster. The manager at the local Canadian Tire was the one to do the inspection, all he was concerned about was that it had to have daytime running lamps, and of course, that it was safe to operate on our roads. I robbed the DRL module out of my 95 for the inspection. I asked him about the cluster, re: kph readings. He said it's already got them on the inner circle, and unless the Registrar of Imported Vehicles sends me a packet of stickers, not to worry about it.
As for government red tape, it wasn't too bad. You fill out a form at the border crossing you come through, pay your $182 fee (i see it's now $209) to the RIV, $100 for A/C excise tax if equipped, the gst, and you're on your way. You'll need to go to the closest dealership to you and get a "recall clearance letter" before the inspection. When you get your RIV inspection done at Can. Tire, good time to do the safety inspection since you're there, then off to the licence bureau to pay your PST and licence fee. A couple weeks later the RIV sends you a door jamb sticker.
I found the most worrisome part was on the US side. Once you buy your vehicle, you have to produce the paperwork, the clear title, fill out a form, and wait 48 hours before you can bring your vehicle through. You also have to stop before you cross so they can visually inspect and confirm it's the vehicle you bought, and isn't stolen or something. I wasn't too worried as i had bought it from a Dealer. I was more concerned with leaving it sitting on my trailer for 48 hours in a gas station near the US customs, but it was still there when i went back.
If the exchange rate keeps rising, i'd do it again when i'm looking for a replacement for my 1/2 ton.
A link for anyone considering importing a vehicle.
http://www.riv.ca/english/html/how_to_import.html
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Good write-up. Just some additional info. When my cousin imported his Toyota Supra in December, he drooped off his paper work at the U.S. side a week before he actually went to get the car. That should have saved him the hassle of leaving the car two days in the states. Unfortuneately, they forgot to file the paperwork at the border so he still had to leave it for 2 days, Luckily we have friends who live on the otherside and just parked it in their yard (wouldn't want to leave a twin-turboed Supra at a gas station, especially since it wasn't insured yet /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/vulnerable.gif. Other than that, it was very smooth. Took the car to Canadian tire and all that hey checked was the DRL and if the speedo had KPH on it. Still waiting to do the provincial inspection because there is no cat on it and it needs one to pass. I would not hesitate to import a vehicule, especially one from the south!!. They never heard of salt!!
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I would not hesitate to import a vehicule, especially one from the south!!. They never heard of salt!!
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They rarely ever use salt on the west coast either (lower elevations anyway) mostly de-icing fluid. There is the coast though, bought a old chevy truck that was mainly inland but tailgate was stored in a garage on the coast for 15 years and it was rusted pretty badly.
I would not hesitate to import a vehicule, especially one from the south!!. They never heard of salt!!
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They rarely ever use salt on the west coast either (lower elevations anyway) mostly de-icing fluid. There is the coast though, bought a old chevy truck that was mainly inland but tailgate was stored in a garage on the coast for 15 years and it was rusted pretty badly.
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