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Old 03-01-2008, 12:11 AM
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Default Buying a Camaro tomorrow, how do I KNOW its an SS

I am buying a 98 Camaro SS tomorrow and I am just curious how a person knows for sure that the car is a factory SS model. The VIN says Z28 but not SS. Is there a way to identify this by VIN or just by looking at the car itself?

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Look on the driver side door options sticker. You should see a WU8 which is for a SS. All SS's were Z28's before the SS options.

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is there a website to find what all them codes mean
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^^^Yep......you're on it. Had you read the stickies you would have seen this:

http://https://ls1tech.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=17

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Originally Posted by waldershrek
^^^Yep......you're on it. Had you read the stickies you would have seen this:

http://https://ls1tech.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=17
He is a newbie. Give him a little break.

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Look on the driver side door. There is a sticker with a bunch of codes on it. These are the RPO codes. Look for a WU8. If it has WU8 it is an SS. If no WU8, no SS. All SS's show up on carfax or insurance as a Z28.
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Originally Posted by 2002Z28Camaro
is there a website to find what all them codes mean
I have a few of them here:

http://www.bowlingss.com/RPO%20Code%20List.htm

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