04-28-2005, 07:11 PM | #1 |
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Burb ID
Hello, folks. I found a suburban today with a nice set of bucket seats that I want. Problem is, I don't know a lot about burbs and the guy doesn't know what year it is. I did get the VIN, none of my POS manuals break it down. Could someone please id this VIN and let me know the year, ect. and if the seats would have a good chance of fitting my 1974 stepper. Thanks guys.
Edit-Maybe I should give you the VIN 1G8GC26W5DF111458 Last edited by Nolowrider; 04-28-2005 at 07:12 PM. |
04-28-2005, 10:25 PM | #2 |
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That should be an 83 burb.
This explains the VIN of vehicles. "1 Position one represents the nation of origin, or the final point of assembly. For instance, cars made in the U.S. start with 1, Canada is 2, Mexico is 3, Japan is J, and Germany is W. 2 Position two tells you about the manufacturer. For example, A is for Audi, B is for BMW, L is for Lincoln and N is for Nissan. 3 This letter tells you about the make. 4 Positions four through eight tell you about the car, such as the series, body type, restraint system, and engine code. 5 Position nine is the check digit, a number from 0-9 or the letter X. By some magic finagling, law enforcement officials can detect if you've tampered with your VIN by this character. 6 This letter is the model year. The letters from B-X correspond to the model years starting with 1981, with X bringing up the rear with 2000. There are no I, O or Q. Confusing? Here's a list of the model years: B=81, C=82, D=83, E=84, F=85, G=86, H=87, J=88, K=89, L=90, M=91, N=92, P=93, R=94, S=95, T=96, V=97, W=98, X=99, W=00, Y=01, Z=02. 7 The letter or number here indicates where the vehicle was assembled. For instance, 9 identifies that it was made in Detroit, Mich. 8 The last 6 digits are the production sequence numbers." taken from http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/dri...4/article.html
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04-29-2005, 08:15 AM | #3 |
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Thank you, screwball. Godd info there.
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