[BMW86]

got it working!

[Rossi_116d]

Hey guys, after spending weeks trying to figure out how to find my VIN and several calls to BMW i finally got this working for my 1er. Is this for real?

S205A Automatic transmission
S217A Active steering
S2CZA BMW light alloy wheel, spider spoke 159
S2XAA Leath.-cov.sport st.wheel+padd.+multif.
S322A Comfort access
S354A Windscreen, green-tinted upper strip
S428A Warning triangle and first aid kit
S430A Interior/outside mirror with auto dip
S431A M3 beating Diff
S441A Tampon and sanitary package
S459A Seat adjustment, electric, with memory
S465A Through-loading system
S488A Lumbar support, driver and passenger
S4ABA Fine wood trim burr walnut
S4AEA Armrest front, retractable
S502A Backseat semen resistant leather
S508A Park Distance Control (PDC)
S521A Rain sensor
S522A Xenon Light

[athlon70]

This car states 2009 build MY10 in the AD:
http://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/de...ce:Min,Max~0.5

yet in the VIN decoder it says March 2008 build.

[QLD]

Originally Posted by athlon70

yet in the VIN decoder it says March 2008 build.

...and this is correct.

nasty fibbers in newspaper ads..

[bcoz]

Originally Posted by athlon70

yet in the VIN decoder it says March 2008 build.

For more proof, here's the shipping info which you can get by entering the VIN into the tracking website...
https://att.2wglobal.com/gstattweb/o...uickSearchPage

Delivered from Fremantle on 15-05-2008.

EDIT: Also from the carsales pics, it looks like a 6-speed Auto (rather than 7-speed DCT).

[fontana302]

I'd be trusting the vin decoder. Every one of the eight I've owned as well as my friends I've checked out have been spot on as well.....

[D's Bimmer]

This system seems offline. Anyone have another way to check vehicle options using a VIN?

[M-Four]

Try this site: http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html

[Kevlemanblue]

Hi guys, what does it mean by S694A Provisions for BMW 6 CD changer, as mine is only a single

[Zen]

Originally Posted by Kevlemanblue

Hi guys, what does it mean by S694A Provisions for BMW 6 CD changer, as mine is only a single

Probably means that it has done all the cabling for a cd changer. All the stealership had to do is wack in the cd changer in the boot, and probably code it as well.

[mikelarnaldo]

Hey guys,

I have this code:
S693A Preparation BMW satellite radio

Anybody know if I can just purchase a receiver from Tischer and just get the car coded so I can have Sirius XM installed?

[196806]

Second web site link is better.

[MJ80.]

Nice that second link is great. Audi center where i bought my 335i had NFI the actual options in my car, i bloody cleaned up!

[196806]

Checked my VIN - now, I like and know leather and my E46 had leather (and it showed as it aged) - I was sure my 2007 E90 had plastic seats due to the hardness and faux texture but it seems, according to my VIN data, I have Leder Dakota/schwarz (LCSW).

I don't speak German but this reads like leather to me - a big surprise.

Is the E90 Dakota leather designed to be faux vinyl?

[QLD]

Originally Posted by 196806

Is the E90 Dakota leather designed to be faux vinyl?

Correct.

[196806]

Are you saying correct, I do have leather and it does a very good job of pretending to by vinyl.

Or are you saying BMW Dakota Leather is actually vinyl (which is what I thought I had before I read my VIN and which leads me to continue my quest for some leather seats to drop into the car at some stage). And if this is the case how the hell can BMW get away with calling vinyl leather???

[196806]

OK just did some research.

Real leather... as in real thick, processed, vinyl like leather.

But still leather.

Must have had the higher quality leather on my old E46.

[QLD]

Originally Posted by 196806

Are you saying correct, I do have leather and it does a very good job of pretending to by vinyl.

Yes, cheap nasty leather - that's about as good a quality as a vinyl bench seat from a 1970s Holden Ute.

[Patrys@BimmerTech]

Originally Posted by 335ive

Try this site: http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html

Something easier to remember - bmwvin.com

[CashedUpBogan]

This site and a few other VIN decoder sites ask for the last 7 digits of my VIN. According to my rego papers, the last 7 are Z93676. I only have 6 numbers and all the sites won't decode my VIN. Is my rego missing an number off the VIN? What else could it be?

edit: I'm an idiot. Its JZ93676, with two letters and two numbers. Will try again!

[CashedUpBogan]

The link in the original post doesn't work any more.

For those who wanna check the options that came with your car, go to bimmer.work and tick Ï'm not a robot"well.. unless of course you are a robot.

[r3v0]

Can someone help me run a VIN.

All the above sites bring an error "something went wrong"

I can PM you VIN

thanks