[928uk] Decoding the VIN

[Leeming, Geoffrey]

Oh dear, it's just getting more complicated.  I've just gone back and
checked the label in the boot, and got more confused.  I have the chassis
number listed as WPO ZZZ 92zFS841731 (good, found the missing WPO ZZZ!)
 
But then there are more numbers that mean little to me...
 
Above the chassis number I have a line which says "125-3471            EG".
No idea what that is.
 
Immediately below the chassis number it says "927   921", which I initially
thought were option codes, but which aren't listed on
http://www.928.org.uk/options.html <http://www.928.org.uk/options.html> 
 
Then there is: Engine code M2822-82F, Transmission code AZ805-11F.  Do these
mean anything or are they just part numbers?
 
Paint No./Interior L999 UP
Does this mean my code 539 white gold metallic paint job is a later respray?
What on earth is paint no. L999?  What is the mysterious 'UP'?
 
Then it says "OPTIONS C16" - again, not listed on the 928.org.uk options
list.
 
Can anyone help decode?
 
Cheers,
Geoff

-----Original Message-----
From: Leeming, Geoffrey 
Sent: 06 July 2004 10:35
To: 'Gerhard Van Zyl'; 928uk
Subject: RE: [928uk] Decoding the VIN


I've just been trying to decode my chassis number 92zFS841734.  The lack of
an initial WPO-ZZZ threw me off for a bit!
 
As I understand it, that means:
92...8..... means it's a 928
..z........ is just a filler
...F....... means 1985
....S...... means it was made in Stuttgart
......4.... means it's a rest-of-world S-series.  
.......1734 is the serial number
 
But I also have a sticker on my passenger door which says:
 
539   7   3
Weissgoldmetallic
     S6
 
The 539 I know is the code for Weissgoldmetallic, but can anyone tell me
what the 7, 3 and S6 mean?  
 
Also, there's a good history of model sub-types on
http://www.928registry.org/928-History.htm
<http://www.928registry.org/928-History.htm>  but it seems to be geared for
the North American porsches - all the chassis codes are "92...86....".  Does
anyone know if that history's valid for the "92...84...." porsches?  For
example, would the following be true for my car:
 
 1985 928 S  VIN Range - WP0JB092_FS860001 - 2279

*	
Base MSRP up to: $50,000 

*	
Engine displacement increases to 5.0L with 288 bhp & 302 ft/lbs 

*	
LH fuel injection unit with hot wire air-flow sensor 

*	
New manual transmission with Borg-Warner synchronizers 

*	
Curb weight = 3,439(auto)/3,351(5-spd) 

Thanks all!

Geoff

-----Original Message-----
From: Gerhard Van Zyl [mailto:Gerhard.VanZyl at implementit.co.za]
Sent: 30 June 2004 09:10
To: 928uk
Subject: [928uk] Decoding the VIN



 

Hi Bill 

 

You can use the following:


 To Decode the VIN


WPO = World Manufacturer code (West Germany, Porsche). 

ZZZ = filler for Rest of the World (RoW) models (US models have something
called a VDS code here).

'nn' = first two digits of the model designation.

Z = filler.

M = model year (series begins).

A=1980 (chassis numbers).

B=1981 (first year of VIN code), etc and omits "I" and "O". 2000=0 (zero),
2001=1 etc).

S = place of manufacture (Stuttgart).

8 = third digit of model designation.

4 = model sub-type (eg in the 80s, "4" designated the RoW mainstream 928S/S4
model and "6" the USA, Japan and Canada model.

0001 = car's serial number.

 

Regards

 

Gerhard van Zyl

1984 928S

 

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