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The decoder says my car is May 04 production. My door sill says June 04 which I know is correct because thats when I placed my order.
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Originally Posted by stream' date='Jan 24 2005, 11:48 AM
I entered the last 7 digits (that's what it asks for).? Since it's only using the last 7 digits, it can't determine the model year, because the VIN uses the 8th to last digit for that--see this site:
http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com...vin_detail.h tml
http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com...vin_detail.h tml
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If the BMW decoder is showing that your '05 car was built in '02, something is wrong which is why I suggested double-checking what you entered...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Jan 24 2005, 09:07 AM
[quote name='stream' date='Jan 24 2005, 11:48 AM']I entered the last 7 digits (that's what it asks for).? Since it's only using the last 7 digits, it can't determine the model year, because the VIN uses the 8th to last digit for that--see this site:
http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com...vin_detail.h tml
http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com...vin_detail.h tml
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If the BMW decoder is showing that your '05 car was built in '02, something is wrong which is why I suggested double-checking what you entered...
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[/quote]I just tried entering the last 7 digits again--same result! Thanks for the info on BMW's use of the VIN.
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stream,
Just for fun, I'd call BMW NA (assuming you're in the US) and give them your digits (they'll also only ask for the last 7) to see what production date they get. There may be something wrong with the logic of the online decoder...
Just for fun, I'd call BMW NA (assuming you're in the US) and give them your digits (they'll also only ask for the last 7) to see what production date they get. There may be something wrong with the logic of the online decoder...
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My door shows production of 08/2004 this link shows 07/2004 (not a big deal), however, it shows a manual transmission and mine is automatic.
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Jan 24 2005, 09:35 AM
stream,
Just for fun, I'd call BMW NA (assuming you're in the US) and give them your digits (they'll also only ask for the last 7) to see what production date they get.? There may be something wrong with the logic of the online decoder...
Just for fun, I'd call BMW NA (assuming you're in the US) and give them your digits (they'll also only ask for the last 7) to see what production date they get.? There may be something wrong with the logic of the online decoder...
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Originally Posted by stream' date='Jan 24 2005, 02:14 PM
Just spoke to BMW.? Production date was 11/10/04.? Sticker on drivers side b pillar says 11/04.
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"Data is compatible with BMW ETK CD-ROM as of 10/2004"
So for your case it obviously won't work. But perhaps it should have displayed an error message or something.
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