:cat: Good morning everybody.

I just saw a 1989 480 ES for sale on our Trademe site. The owner listed:

www.volvo-480-europe.org

in the owner details. I checked this site and noted that they have a VIN reader on their site. I didn't look at it. Membership registration is required. Look at what their membership registration involves:

"Processing this form may take anywhere between a few hours and a few weeks."

If the VIN reader does what I think it does-could we have a VIN reader installed on Volvo Forums?

Looking forward to hearing from you

Cheers :)

Sounds like a good idea. But what exactly does a VIN Reader do...??

:cat: Good morning Ampangbear. If the VIN reader is what I think it is, it breaks down the VIN number for you. As you know, your VIN is about seventeen digits long and tells you the:

year
country
model
engine
transmission
body colour
interior colour
trim-leather/plastic/whatever
chassis number
etc

your particular vehicle DNA spiral information-for want of a better image.

Cheers :)

Oh, but I think we already have it somewhere here...

If I find it, i'd pin it up for easier reference...

:)

:cat: Good afternoon Ampangbear.

Thank you.

Cheers :)

Good evening, sir..

Done. In the General Volvo Non-Model Specific discussion section...
:)

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1981-1996 Volvo VIN Decoder

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i could make one where you just inputted the vin code, and it'll output the results in a nice table or something.

:cat: Hi there Silas.

You the man :banana:

Somebody actually volunteering to do something useful. :460:

That would be choice to have on the site :thumbsup: :clap:

I am sure that everybody else would join me in thanking you for your help.

Cheers :right:

here is what i have so far. its nothing great, but it works ( up to the 5th vin digit )

http://silasbellamy.com/volvovin.php

and its pretty simple too. Ex.



i think for the final version, i'll have it all prettied up with css, and show images with the results ( ie. 240, shows a 240. airbag, shows airbag :P )

:cat: Hi there Silas

A master piece. You are a magician in the making. Really, what can one say?

I'll put you forward to win the Noble Prize for Literature. :clap:

Cheers :right:

Thankyou Auckland!

The basic coding is now complete, after 377 Lines of code. ;)

It'll work and all, it just won't give you in-depth details about stuff, which i plan to add in the near future :P

Enjoy everyone!

edit: theres takes a couple weeks?? thats insane...mine takes seconds:P depending on how fast a typer you are.

This post has been edited by Silas: May 7 2006, 04:57 PM

:cat: Hi there Silas

It works!! :clap:

I have an:

1886 V12 Peugeot

Triple Overhead cam

Six wheels

Ten doors

Louis XV decor

Rear curtains

Wine cooler

Stereo plays the Overture to the Flying Dutchman-that's the only music the stereo knows at the moment unfortunately :blush:

Where will it end? :amen:

:blush: Glad to do my part.

My only wish is that i could have included NEWER models as well. But alas, after searching i couldn't find any info on VIN'S for vehicles newer than 1996.

But still a good referance for older volvos.

edit: oh and i didn't do upholstery or anything like that...i learned that every year they changed the codes for that, and it would be way way too much to do that as well. Plus thats a different number altogether. nothing of that is included in the VIN. thats in an upholstery number it seems.

Hey, GOOD WORK, Silas !


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