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vin number

Posted: 4/21/07 1:54pm Message 1 of 6
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Vette(s): 1975 metallic blue coupe with t-tops,L48, t/t steering, black leather interior. 1990 L98, white/red leather interior, auto,a/c
on a vin number 0n a 1990 corvette there are 9 digits and then what appears to be a backslash over a line and then the last 7 digits. does anyone know how to type that symbol or what to replace it with? sorry if in the wrong forum.


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Posted: 4/21/07 2:04pm Message 2 of 6
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Vette(s): 1975 metallic blue coupe with t-tops,L48, t/t steering, black leather interior. 1990 L98, white/red leather interior, auto,a/c
just a quick update. just found out it is the letter L which is for the model year. the only thing now i can't figure out unless i copied the wrong number is the 9 before the L. according to the vin decoder it says it's an invalid vin. all the other info comes up right.


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Posted: 4/21/07 2:13pm Message 3 of 6
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According to the Black Book, the 9th digit "is a security code and varies".


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Posted: 4/21/07 2:25pm Message 4 of 6
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Vette(s): 1975 metallic blue coupe with t-tops,L48, t/t steering, black leather interior. 1990 L98, white/red leather interior, auto,a/c
thanks mike


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Posted: 4/24/07 2:47pm Message 5 of 6
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Mike is right.  The ninth digit is called the check digit.  It is coded to certain lots of vehicles of the same model.  It verifies that the VIN is a valid number for that particular model and year.  I you have the complete VIN, I have the capability to check it for validity (Law enforcement).


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Posted: 4/24/07 6:20pm Message 6 of 6
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Vette(s): 1975 metallic blue coupe with t-tops,L48, t/t steering, black leather interior. 1990 L98, white/red leather interior, auto,a/c
thanks jim. must be a valid number as i registered it today and motor vehicles gave me no problems. did the vin decoder here tonite and now it says it's a valid number.


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