Interpreting plate numbers

[bogan bob]

Does anyone (read bradc/nz crew ) know what plates numbers were put on what years cars? In that i have a chassis number and want to find out what year the car is.

The chassis number is ec5w-0200256 (its a half cut), which i guess either means it is a very early model or a very late model?

thanks in anticipation

BB

 

[hawks]

That chassis number is about 500 before mine.

Mine is late 98 (first of the FL) so I would say you have a 98 model

 

[GavDaniels]

Hey Guys,

Punch the Vin into CAPS and it will tell you the manufacturing date.

But being a 02 number, it would be a Facelift, probably a mid 98 build (Caps not on this PC so I cant look it up)

Regards

Gavin

 

[bogan bob]

hopefully it is a facelift model but can anyone with caps on their comp confirm this? i cant be assed d/ling the whole program, ill be here all night

 

[Kristian]

If it's got a 2 I'm pretty sure it's facelift. Working purely off the cars I've bought, I think the final series from mid-2000 had a 5 where the 2 is.

Which would make it no. 256 of the facelifts...

 

[SiliconAngel]

3rd of September '98 Dion Manual, white, black interior

And yes Facelift

 

[GavDaniels]

So Dion,

Can we pry into knowing what you are picking up a half cut for?

Regards
Gavin

 

[Kristian]

Yes, I too am curious...missed your call the other day...

 

[bradc]

yep, anything starting with 02,03,04,05 is a facelift.

Your car must be close to mine Mark, mine is 0200998

 

[hawks]

Pretty close, mine is 700 odd.

 

[snickells]

Yea, what's the 1/2 cut for!!!

 

[mallen]

Come on tell us already...

 

[bogan bob]

Dont want the whole half cut, just the hub carriers and sensors........

 

[bradc]

so are you getting the entire engine and gearbox too?

I'm sure you could sell the gearbox in a second!

 

[Guest]

donate the rest to go into my mirage like this :

 

[SiliconAngel]

Jeezuz that is stupid! I wonder how big a beating the walls of that engine bay took to get that in there?!

 

[bogan bob]

LOL i would only be after the carriers and sensors from the cut, not necissarily the whole cut, but i reckon we could strike a deal if i got the whole half cut BP

 

[bogan bob]

3rd of September '98 Dion Manual, white, black interior

And yes Facelift

Went and had a look at it with Gilly the other day, was indeed a facelift, white with black interior, but for those playing at home, it was auto

It does have a 'carbon fibre' centre console though......

 

[J-B]

This sounds interesting, do you own the front cut or is it just at a wrecker somewhere?

 

[snickells]

Yea! Who ponied up the cash then?