nomorews6

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I just bought a WS6 and had the VIN run by 3 pontiac dealerships - they all said it wasn't a WS6 after they ran the last 8 digits. I just read again on ls1tech.com that you can't tell by the VIN number. These dealerships looked at the build sheet and just didn't see 'ws6'. Is this perhaps the car could have been shipped to SLP after the VIN was posted on it? Am I missing something? Help greatly appreciated!

Kurt D

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If you do not have WS6 in the list of RPO codes, on the driver door or build sheet, then it's not a WS6. BTW WS6's (LS1's anyway) never went to SLP but instead ASC.

nomorews6

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thanks for the info! I don't have the RPO codes because the car was completely repainted :/ It appears to have the correct hood, wheels and I think even shocks. Is there anything else I can check by? And for ASC - did they get assigned the VINs after? I ask because I was hoping to see if it was a WS6 if it would explicitly say by looking up the build sheet by VIN.

99FormulaM6

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the dealer can pull the RPO codes by the VIN number.

Cephiros

you cant tell the RPO codes by the vin, but a dealer can input a VIN and pull out the RPO codes for it, you should ask a dealer for a printout of the RPO codes, look for yourself weather its a WS6 or not

nomorews6

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Ah bummer - I called 3 pontiac dealerships today and they asked for the last 8 digits of the vin and said ws6 didn't come up. Does that mean pretty much for a fact it isn't a real ws6?

99FormulaM6

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tell them to get you the RPO codes. theyre nice to have, and you can be positive it is/isn't a ws6 for yourself

Luna

iTrader: (6)

if WS6 is not in the RPO codes that the dealer pulls it is not a real WS6. But as far as I'm concerned as long as it has the hood who cares?!

nomorews6

iTrader: (7)

Thats too bad. I guess I will live with it, but from what I can tell, the previous owners did a super job at making it authentic.

99FormulaM6

iTrader: (21)

buit as i said, still have them print you a copy of the rpo's

Iggi

Check the Pontiac Historical society in MI... Do a "google" on them and for like 60 or so bucks they will send you every bit of documentation ever printed on your pontiac... even the window sticker... list or RPO codes and even the name and address of the first owner of the car... I got mine years ago... and it has lots of info about the WS6 option.

You can even contact ASC and they can tell you date they made it into a WS6

Cephiros

i agree with this, the RPO code list is always nice to have, it does sound like he did a good job converting it, maybe he covered the RPO list on purpose

nomorews6

iTrader: (7)

I am not sure if this means anything, but it has red shocks too - was this a ws6 option too?

Cephiros

nice, i have the original window sticker and rpo codes and name of the first owner(got it from first owner)...but uh thats awsome i might do that and see what kinda info i can get that i dont have

yell03

Same thing happened to me, I have a 99 WS6 Replica.

There is no way to tell from the Vin, but the dealerships can by matching it to the RPO codes.

I knew because my RPOs were on the driver side inside door and no WS6 RPO was present.

Not to mention I have a WS6 sticker instead of an emblem on the right rear.

But, the car is clean and beautiful so I'll keep it.

Where did you get yours???

Good luck with yours,

Howard