this time I need some help with locating the VIN no. on an 86 Troopy. The info plates are there with the engine no. etc but I don't know which is the VIN ! Why can't they put VIN next to it 
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Which one is the VIN ?
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Which one is the VIN ?
Hi all - back after a long while,I got some good tips re my 60 series from here this time I need some help with locating the VIN no. on an 86 Troopy. The info plates are there with the engine no. etc but I don't know which is the VIN ! Why can't they put VIN next to it
Cheers + beers !
this time I need some help with locating the VIN no. on an 86 Troopy. The info plates are there with the engine no. etc but I don't know which is the VIN ! Why can't they put VIN next to it Cheers + beers !
Re: Which one is the VIN ?
A 86 Troopy doent have a 17 digit VIN, it has a chassis number.
It will be on the chassis on the left hand front if my memory serves me rightly.
It will be on the chassis on the left hand front if my memory serves me rightly.
Don't ask me, ask them. I'm just runnin for my life myself.
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Re: Which one is the VIN ?
Thanks for that mkpatrol
Re: Which one is the VIN ?
It will still be stamped on a plate. My 83 60 has two plates, the compliance plate definately has the mth/yr and the VIN / Chassis number.
If it has been stolen and recovered it will just have a Blue Mod plate with a new VIN on it maybe?
If it has been stolen and recovered it will just have a Blue Mod plate with a new VIN on it maybe?
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Re: Which one is the VIN ?
Will be *J75 - 000000 where the * will be H or F depending if petrol or diesel, and the 000000 is a numbermkpatrol wrote:A 86 Troopy doent have a 17 digit VIN, it has a chassis number.
It will be on the chassis on the left hand front if my memory serves me rightly.
this is the chassis number, the ID before the 17 digit VIN was introduced.The old Luxy was fun, but with a young family comes great responsibility.
So I swapped it for a 60. Should be able to take the whole mob camping, plus I got an extra gear, 2 less cylinders and A/C.
So I swapped it for a 60. Should be able to take the whole mob camping, plus I got an extra gear, 2 less cylinders and A/C.
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Yeah I found it no probs, I just wasn't sure which number was the right one, there being a couple of other numbers on the plate, and me not very clued up regarding VIN numbers
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hellmansam wrote:Yeah I found it no probs, I just wasn't sure which number was the right one, there being a couple of other numbers on the plate, and me not very clued up regarding VIN numbers
The biggest thing with vehicle identifiers, dont trust the plate. I have seen many plates that have typos in them.
Don't ask me, ask them. I'm just runnin for my life myself.
Well they are all following you...
No they ain't, I'm just in front...............
Well they are all following you...
No they ain't, I'm just in front...............
Re: Which one is the VIN ?
The plate should match the NEVDIS system no matter what. There should be NO typos.mkpatrol wrote:hellmansam wrote:Yeah I found it no probs, I just wasn't sure which number was the right one, there being a couple of other numbers on the plate, and me not very clued up regarding VIN numbers
The biggest thing with vehicle identifiers, dont trust the plate. I have seen many plates that have typos in them.
I'm not quitting drinking, I'm retiring at the top of my game - sporting comeback likely.
Re: Which one is the VIN ?
That is true Scanas but in a perfect world.........
When the act rego system switched over to Nevdis we had to recall heaps of vehicles. During that time we picked up a lot that didn't have matching IDs between the plate and the vin.
When the act rego system switched over to Nevdis we had to recall heaps of vehicles. During that time we picked up a lot that didn't have matching IDs between the plate and the vin.
Don't ask me, ask them. I'm just runnin for my life myself.
Well they are all following you...
No they ain't, I'm just in front...............
Well they are all following you...
No they ain't, I'm just in front...............
Re: Which one is the VIN ?
Yeah, we alo have all sorts of issues with mistakes by NEVDIS (eg. plates/chassis match, nevdis stuff up their side). Make sure you read the vin directly off the chassis (right hand side rail, outboard side, just behind the front axle line) as this is the number that matters. Let's say hypothetically that the body on the troopy had been swapped with another identical one, it is the number on the chassis, not on the plates which is considered to be the vehicle's identity.
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