blacknight
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Posts: 5352
Location: Hollywood, CA
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| Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:53 am Post subject: Decoding a VIN number |
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Info for 911 VIN:
1st-3rd characters:
W = West Germany
P = Porsche
0 = place holder - no significant
4th-6th characters:
The "ZZZ" tells us it is rest of world - if other than "ZZZ" it is a North American car
7th-8th characters:
"99" tells us this is a 911; "98" - Boxster 987;
9th character:
Z is a place holder - no significant
10th character:
Let you know the model year, ex: 3=2003, 5=2005
11th character:
Is the place of production "s" = Stuttgart "u" = Finland (boxster / Cayman only) "L" = Leipzig (Cayenne or Panamera)
12th character:
Let you know the type Ex 3=993, 7=997, and 6=996
13th - 17th characters:
Is the vehicle's serial number
I hope this help somebody!
Can you Boxster guys tell me what are the 7-8th and 12th characters on your rides? |
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