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BMW VIN decoding anyone?spiny
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Spiny, 2 clicks and I have your number plate from your pics. Now I have your vin, and the spec of your car. Enjoy the fines and impound charges. Seriously, don't you see the downside? I thought it would be obvious. 2 minutes in Tesco car park and I can have 100+ plates and VINs
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nconst
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Spiny, 2 clicks and I have your number plate from your pics. Now I have your vin, and the spec of your car. Enjoy the fines and impound charges. Seriously, don't you see the downside? I thought it would be obvious. 2 minutes in Tesco car park and I can have 100+ plates and VINs exactly most modern cars vin no's are in the bottom of the windscreen anyway
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classic internet argument that one!
can you do this one for me jb03502
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"In engineering there is an answer to everything, It's just that we're usually too ignorant or too dim to see it." Keith Duckworth If you'd binned it into something that either didn't move, or survived intact (like I did, well, technically I landed on top of it, skillzorz...
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Boogieman
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still don't get the problem . . but maybe there's more to find out about cars with its VIN in GB than here . . I'll leave the "complete" VIN away . . . even though I'm not sure that will do any difference . .
Vehicle information VIN long XXXXXXXXXXJB03502 Type code BF32 Type 325I (EUR) Dev. series E36 (2) Line 3 Body type COUPE Steering RL Door count 2 Engine M50 Cubical capacity 2.50 Power 141 Transmision HECK Gearbox MECH Colour MAURITIUSBLAU METALLIC (287) Upholstery TITANGRAU HELL SPORT (0519) Prod. date 1994-07-11 Order options No. Description 255 SPORTS LEATHER STEERING WHEEL 292 LT/ALY WHEELSL/CROSS-SPOKE STYLING 314 HEATED WINDSCREEN WASHER NOZZLES 341 BUMPERS COMPLETELY IN BODY COLOUR 401 SLIDING/VENT ROOF, ELECTRIC 428 WARNING TRIANGLE 481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER 530 AIR CONDITIONING 537 PARK VENTILATION 554 ON-BOARD COMPUTER 687 RADIO PREPARATION 704 M SPORT SUSPENSION 812 ENGLAND VERSION 850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT 900 APPR. VEH.IMMOBILIZAT. ACC. TO AZT/TUEV
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thank you
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"In engineering there is an answer to everything, It's just that we're usually too ignorant or too dim to see it." Keith Duckworth If you'd binned it into something that either didn't move, or survived intact (like I did, well, technically I landed on top of it, skillzorz...
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no problem . .
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2 minutes in Tesco car park and I can have 100+ plates and VINs exactly most modern cars vin no's are in the bottom of the windscreen anyway Not on 80's BMWs they're not. In the OP: Sadly it works only for "newer" BMW's with 17 Digit VIN number . . as E30 E28 E24 E32 and so on . . A complete stranger comes on a forum trawling for VINs he couldn't get normally and no-one raises an eyebrow? You can get the owner's address from it! Hello, ANPR anyone? classic internet argument that one! Classic blissfully ignorant internet attitude, that one...
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rld14
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If you could... 2791007 Curious what it says the build date actually is
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88 BMW E28 M5
62 Vauxhall Velox
60 Vauxhall Velox
60 Lincoln Premiere Coupe
60 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible
54 Ford Customline Fordor
32 Ford Roadster
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If you could... 2791007 Curious what it says the build date actually is Vehicle information VIN long XXXXXXXXXX2791007 Type code DC93 Type M 5 USA (USA) Dev. series E28 () Line 5 Body type LIM Steering LL Door count 4 Engine S38 Cubical capacity 3.50 Power 0 Transmision HECK Gearbox MECH Colour SCHWARZ (086) Upholstery NATUR VOLLEDER (0237) Prod. date 1986-11-17 Order options No. Description 458 SEAT ADJUSTMENT, ELECTRIC. F DRIVER/PASS 494 SEAT HEATING F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER 780 BMW LM-RAD / M PARALLELSPEICHE
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Last Edit: Mar 9, 2011 8:05:12 GMT by Boogieman
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Ian
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Here is mine, lets hope its the same car! ET21700
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Here is mine, lets hope its the same car! ET21700 Vehicle information VIN long XXXXXXXXXXET21700 Type code BG22 Type 328I (EUR) Dev. series E36 (2) Line 3 Body type COUPE Steering RL Door count 2 Engine M52 Cubical capacity 2.80 Power 142 Transmision HECK Gearbox AUT Colour ARKTISSILBER METALLIC (309) Upholstery LEDER STANDARD/SCHWARZ (P7SW) Prod. date 1995-12-06 Order options No. Description 209 LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL (25%) 255 SPORTS LEATHER STEERING WHEEL 337 M SPORTS PACKAGE 428 WARNING TRIANGLE 431 INTERIOR RR VW MIRROR W AUT ANTI-D 473 ARMREST, FRONT 481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER 498 HEADRESTS IN REAR, MECHANIC. ADJUSTABLE 534 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING 556 EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE DISPLAY 687 RADIO PREPARATION 704 M SPORT SUSPENSION 767 INDIVIDUAL SERIES 806 3RD STOP LIGHT 812 ENGLAND VERSION 850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT 962 MOTORKENNFELD
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Last Edit: Mar 9, 2011 12:04:57 GMT by Boogieman
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rld14
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If you could... 2791007 Curious what it says the build date actually is Vehicle information VIN long XXXXXXXXXX2791007 Type code DC93 Type M 5 USA (USA) Dev. series E28 () Line 5 Body type LIM Steering LL Door count 4 Engine S38 Cubical capacity 3.50 Power 0 Transmision HECK Gearbox MECH Colour SCHWARZ (086) Upholstery NATUR VOLLEDER (0237) Prod. date 1986-11-17 Order options No. Description 458 SEAT ADJUSTMENT, ELECTRIC. F DRIVER/PASS 494 SEAT HEATING F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER 780 BMW LM-RAD / M PARALLELSPEICHE Thanks! That's really interesting as the car is a North-American spec E28 so it's got everything basically (Cruise, air con, OBC, power windows, central locking, etc). What's more interesting is that it's an "88" model year car and the federalization plate in the door jamb says 1/87!
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88 BMW E28 M5
62 Vauxhall Velox
60 Vauxhall Velox
60 Lincoln Premiere Coupe
60 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible
54 Ford Customline Fordor
32 Ford Roadster
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Vehicle information VIN long XXXXXXXXXX2791007 Type code DC93 Type M 5 USA (USA) Dev. series E28 () Line 5 Body type LIM Steering LL Door count 4 Engine S38 Cubical capacity 3.50 Power 0 Transmision HECK Gearbox MECH Colour SCHWARZ (086) Upholstery NATUR VOLLEDER (0237) Prod. date 1986-11-17 Order options No. Description 458 SEAT ADJUSTMENT, ELECTRIC. F DRIVER/PASS 494 SEAT HEATING F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER 780 BMW LM-RAD / M PARALLELSPEICHE Thanks! That's really interesting as the car is a North-American spec E28 so it's got everything basically (Cruise, air con, OBC, power windows, central locking, etc). What's more interesting is that it's an "88" model year car and the federalization plate in the door jamb says 1/87! why do you think it's a '88 Model? . . build date is 11.86 . . and probably first registered in january 87 . . .
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exactly most modern cars vin no's are in the bottom of the windscreen anyway Not on 80's BMWs they're not. In the OP: A complete stranger comes on a forum trawling for VINs he couldn't get normally and no-one raises an eyebrow? You can get the owner's address from it! Hello, ANPR anyone? classic internet argument that one! Classic blissfully ignorant internet attitude, that one... what have you got to hide?
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"In engineering there is an answer to everything, It's just that we're usually too ignorant or too dim to see it." Keith Duckworth If you'd binned it into something that either didn't move, or survived intact (like I did, well, technically I landed on top of it, skillzorz...
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rld14
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Thanks! That's really interesting as the car is a North-American spec E28 so it's got everything basically (Cruise, air con, OBC, power windows, central locking, etc). What's more interesting is that it's an "88" model year car and the federalization plate in the door jamb says 1/87! why do you think it's a '88 Model? . . build date is 11.86 . . and probably first registered in january 87 . . . In America we go by model year, if you notice the VIN (Who cares, I'll post it is WBSDC9300J2791007 It's the 7th US-Spec E28 M5 VIN and I understand the 4th actual car sold to the public. All US-Spec E28 M5s are 1988 model year cars and the earliest ones were built in Nov 1987, the last in November 1987. All were Black, and almost all have Natur leather interiors, Black interior is a rare option for Canada and a handful of US-Spec cars snuck in with black interiors. On an 81-00 US Spec car the 10th digit corresponds to the model year with a letter (Number from 01-09 and starting last year they're back to letters) In this case, J is for 1988. All 1988 5 series cars in the US were E28s even though E28 production ended in 1987. If I remember correctly it was first registered in April of 1987. As an example, the first 2012 models will be out in a few months. My E38 is a 1997 but has a build date of 6/96 IIRC I think that car is DL44055 Oxford Green/Sand 740iL That car has a V in the VIN for 1997 model year.
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Last Edit: Mar 9, 2011 18:55:36 GMT by rld14
88 BMW E28 M5
62 Vauxhall Velox
60 Vauxhall Velox
60 Lincoln Premiere Coupe
60 Lincoln Continental Mark V Convertible
54 Ford Customline Fordor
32 Ford Roadster
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bazza
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Great, been looking for something like this for a while. Could you look up GD30475 please ;D
Bazza
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If I remember correctly it was first registered in April of 1987. As an example, the first 2012 models will be out in a few months. My E38 is a 1997 but has a build date of 6/96 IIRC I think that car is DL44055 Oxford Green/Sand 740iL That car has a V in the VIN for 1997 model year. BMW changes model-years starting in september in the year before . . after the big production holidays . . so a car produced in 09.99 is a 2000 model year . . but I can't see how a car produced 11.86 should be a 88 model year . .
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Great, been looking for something like this for a while. Could you look up GD30475 please ;D Bazza Vehicle information VIN long XXXXXXXXXXGD30475 Type code DS22 Type 520I (EUR) Dev. series E39 (2) Line 5 Body type TOUR Steering RL Door count 5 Engine M54 Cubical capacity 2.20 Power 125 Transmision HECK Gearbox AUT Colour BLACK SAPPHIRE METALLIC (475) Upholstery STANDARDLEDER/SCHWARZ (N6SW) Prod. date 2003-05-08 Order options No. Description 210 DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL (DSC) 227 SP/SUSPENSION W SELF-LEVELING SUSPENSION 249 MULTI-FUNCTION FOR STEERING WHEEL 302 ALARM SYSTEM 320 MODEL DESIGNATION, DELETION 339 SATIN CHROME 386 ROOF RAIL 428 WARNING TRIANGLE 431 INTERIOR RR VW MIRROR W AUT ANTI-D 434 INTERIOR TRIM 441 SMOKERS PACKAGE 473 ARMREST, FRONT 508 PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC) 534 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING 585 TWO-PIECE WHEELS DOUBLE SPOKE 71,BOLTED 661 RADIO BMW BUSINESS 694 PREPARATION FOR CD CHANGER 710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL 775 INDIVIDUAL ROOF-LINING ANTHRACITE 785 WHITE DIRECTION INDICATOR LIGHTS 812 ENGLAND VERSION 850 ADD FUEL TANK FILLING FOR EXPORT 863 EUROPE/DEALER DIRECTORY 877 DELETION CROSS-OVER OPERATION 880 ENGLISH/OWNERS HANDBOOK/SERVICE BOOKLET Series options No. Description 202 STEPTRONIC 470 CHILD SEAT ISOFIX ATTACHMENT 520 FOGLIGHTS 853 LANGUAGE VERSION ENGLISH Information No. Description 220 SELF-LEVELING SUSPENSION
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bazza
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8-)You're are gent. Built earlier than I thought, was delivered to the original owner Feb 2004.
Bazza
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I'd be very grateful to know the full spec of BX98257 if its possible please.
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"Alice in Wonderland's Cheshire cat is perhaps the 1.9-litre 205's closest parallel, for like Carroll's fiendish cat, when the Peugeot is gone only the grin remains." -What Car? March 1987
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