Regardless if alphaobd ends up giving us the capability to change mileage and hours there is always a way to do it. Buying a new cluster for $75-$300 (depending on if you want a base cluster with low miles) with less miles to add a grand or more in value, sending the cluster off for $100+ to set lower miles to add value, or doing it yourself with a ebay programmer (found a couple that said should work on 13+ rams for around $450. Or if he can give us the ability your looking at a minimum of ~$65 (app and elm327, if the elm327 could connect to the cluster) to ~$200 for the app, mx/+ and a cheap android device. I just downloaded 2 apps that say it can change mileage. Going to test later. If either works than it doesn't matter if alphaobd will be able too. FCA could come down on him for what he's doing now. Modifying and accessing software that they only have rights too. They could come down on M2Mods or other companies for making a security bypass.
The whole mileage change thing isn't a ram issue, or a alphaobd issue, it's a people problem. It's easy already. He's just saving the people with alphaobd already some money.
Edit: hell just by swapping in a new cluster, even with the correct mileage and hours, brings up red flags for people and unless video documented and documented with the dmv and dealer you're already breaking the law.
There is a thread on cummins forum about people having issues with their original clusters engine and or idle hour's just resetting to 0 for no reason. So automatically they have to declare that the hour's aren't correct or have been fixed.
Everything we do to our trucks is technically "illegal" in someone's eyes, FCA or the government. I say let it be, it's not a new slippery slope, it's been in place for years. I'm for the ability to, and scammers will always find a way to make a extra buck off of someone.
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