[donagain1]

Has anyone in Northern California, particularly in the Sacramento area, ever utilized the services of Commercial Speedometer in West Sacramento? I was looking for a local alternative to packaging/shipping the unit to North Hollywood, who quoted me approximately $185/195 plus return shipping for the odometer repair (speedo works, odo not so much). The outfit in West Sacramento quoted $235 for the job, drop off one day, pick up the next. I have an affinity for using local shops where there's no chance of UPS/Fedex fumbling the football, and the cost difference is nominal considering the one day turnaround, so what remains to be determined is if anyone has had a less than acceptable experience with them.

As a DIYer, I considered trying to dismantle the thing myself and following the procedure for cracking open the bezel and replacing the gear with one from our host myself, but shake-y hands and a delicate needle are putting daunting thoughts in my head, not to mention leaving scratchy evidence of prying the thing open to conceivably roll the numbers back should I decide to sell the car. So, the second question would be if the job is all that tough?