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YOUR RESEARCHsilly Boxster question (maybe 996 answer)?
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Check under the door, both doors, hood, trunk everywhere, even
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Wierd thing is, I had checked under the door, both doors, hood, trunk everywhere, even on three other Boxsters on this particular lot, nothing, nada, zilch..
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Did you check the end of the driver's door, under the lock mechanism sort of angled down towards the ground (you have to sort of look up from the bottom to see it).
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Did you check the end of the driver's door, under the lock mechanism sort of angled down towards the ground (you have to sort of look up from the bottom to see it).
Check under the door, both doors, hood, trunk everywhere, even
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Wierd thing is, I had checked under the door, both doors, hood, trunk everywhere, even on three other Boxsters on this particular lot, nothing, nada, zilch..
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Posted this question on the Boxster board, but still no answer. I have been looking at Boxsters for my wife and would like to know where is the VIN decal, with build date located? On my 993, and other air cooled cars I have had, its typically located in the door jam, right under the striker post. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
PS, do the removable body panels have vin tags for ID anywhere? Many thanks!
The information is located on the end of the driver's side door below the latch mechanism. Sticker looks much like the 993 sticker that is located on the door jam.
Just got back from a test drive. Lumpy idle a few rattles, but seems like a really fun car. This particular lot had four Boxsters, none of which had these VIN/Build date decals in the door jams..??
Check the Boxster side of this board. The sticker moved for model year 1998 up when the car started to be made in Finland. All 1997s were made in Germany and Porsche put the sticker where you could not miss it, because it said Made in Germany. Then they hid it starting for model year 1998.
Did you check the end of the driver's door, under the lock mechanism sort of angled down towards the ground (you have to sort of look up from the bottom to see it). It is not on the door jam.
Just echoing everyone else that have said so. It's on the door, not door jamb, drivers side door below the latch facing almost 45 degrees toward the ground. You almost have to get upside down to see it.
Search the 987 board. The same question, and the same answers, were posted there with astounding results.
Thanks all for the replies. Wierd thing is, I had checked under the door, both doors, hood, trunk everywhere, even on three other Boxsters on this particular lot, nothing, nada, zilch.. I passed on the car, even thought it was optioned to the hilt with 31 options. As much as I wanted this car to clean and no stories, no joy. Will keep looking, and will keep looking for that darn vin decal
Could anyone tell me if there are supposed to be small decals on each removable body panel that show only VIN?
I think I have been looking at a series of 'dogs'. More to follow...
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