[DML] Re: VIN number on frame

["James Espey" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All frames I have seen have a small plate welded in the left rear
frame rail in the engine compartment. There's a number on this plate,
but it doesn't have any direct correlation with the VIN of the car. As
David T. mentioned, we have a partial list of VIN's that includes the
engine and gearbox number. I don't recall at this time ever seeing any
list that also shows the frame number. 

I have seen a number of frames where there was a handwritten number
applied to the rear frame extension underneath the impact absorber.
Sometimes this written on a piece of tape applied in the same
position. It's usually the last 4 or 5 digits of the VIN or within a
couple numbers of it.

James 

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Bernie,
> 
> Can you post a picture of this somewhere, please?  I am very
interested to
> see what you are referring to.
> 
> For what it's worth, my car doesn't even have the black marker
writings on
> the rear of the frame.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of
> Bernie
> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 2:23 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Re: VIN number on frame
> 
> Thanks for the responses.  But this is an emobossed number, really 
> wierd, then again someone boxed the frame in the engine compartment, 
> could be a piece of steel from anything.
> 
> Bernie
>










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