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Old 11-08-2003, 12:20 PM
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Seems like i see the most asked & least answered question of ??

What the VIN code means & what production number is my car, this site will answer those , plus much other info on Camaros....

http://www.camarosource.ca/php/camar...ding&year=2002


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Originally Posted by Stun'nSun'nZ28
Seems like i see the most asked & least answered question of ??

What the VIN code means & what production number is my car, this site will answer those , plus much other info on Camaros....

http://www.camarosource.ca/php/camar...ding&year=2002


Hope this Helps !!
Cruise On;; Gary
http://www.gaspumpclassics.com/resou...ders/index.cfm

HOPE THIS HELPS !!!!
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Nice, but I think most were trying to find a relationship betwene theyre cars VIN number and the options installed (like CD changer, Hurst and so on) But still thats some great info
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Awesome camaro site! That answers most of the questions. Now how the heck do we get our SLP build numbers? (for all of us SS/WS6 guys)
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Call SLP.
BTW, the Firehawk is SLP, and the WS6 is ASC.
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Most of the options in a car are listed in the RPO codes on the back panel of the drivers door. Not in the VIN, at least that is what I think I've learned. It's very likely that I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that RPO codes are where its at. Like WU8 means SS, the GU codes (GU2, GU3, GU6) are rearend gears, and so forth. Z28 means.... well.... its obvious.
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Originally Posted by SSEUL8R
Most of the options in a car are listed in the RPO codes on the back panel of the drivers door. Not in the VIN, at least that is what I think I've learned. It's very likely that I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that RPO codes are where its at. Like WU8 means SS, the GU codes (GU2, GU3, GU6) are rearend gears, and so forth. Z28 means.... well.... its obvious.
ya, the rpo codes are on the drivers side panel. i decifered my codes from a site that had all the listed rpo codes. got most of them

http://ourworld.cs.com/jrpws6/z28+RPO+codes.txt
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i got the gm rpo code book from like when they first made a gm car up until 2001. if you got any you want to know let me know
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Originally Posted by MrHughesZ28
i got the gm rpo code book from like when they first made a gm car up until 2001. if you got any you want to know let me know
these are the only ones i need, if you can help out i'd appreciate it.

R7A
R9W
Wt4
1AY
6ZK
7ZK
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About the SLP/ASC build numbers, SLP Engineering is now the same as SLP performance. So I called SLP on-line, they transferred me, and voila, I got my build number without any problems after giving them my VIN, they were very quick and friendly. Laters.
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Originally Posted by Stun'nSun'nZ28
Seems like i see the most asked & least answered question of ??

What the VIN code means & what production number is my car, this site will answer those , plus much other info on Camaros....

http://www.camarosource.ca/php/camar...ding&year=2002


Hope this Helps !!
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Just ran the vin on mine and it says it was made in Canada. That was a shock since I bought it in Houston, Texas.
Was quit informative though.
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Of course it would be made in Canada, where else? :-)
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I was really suprised myself!
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You weren't aware your Camaro had to be from Canada?
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Hell no, which is crazy after all the time I spend researching... I realized it after I looke dup my VIN specs and SLP build number...
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ah, yep. All 4th gens were manufacturered in Ste. Therese, Quebec. Canada.
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Minus 1LE right?
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There was only 1 factory for the 4th generation Camaro's; the Ste. Therese, Quebec. Canada which was the only factory that built the cars.

The Van Nuyes closed down before the 4th gens.


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