is there any way of finding out exactly what type of rx people have? for example is there somewhere on the forum that you can input your chassis number and it tell you model it is??
just a thought...
Dave, we have a model guide here (http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=394), but we do not recommend giving chassis numbers up on the web, for security reasons.
Fish
The US FAQ has this info from the VIN, anyone know how works with UK/Jap models?
Kevin
A typical RX-7 VIN looks like: JM1FD3311P0200001 In order, the fields are as follows:
"JM1" "World Manufacturer Identifier" for Mazda
"FD" RX-7 series
"33" body style ("33" = coupe)
"1" "Misc ID field" (1993: "1" = US, "2" = Canada.)
(1994: "3" = manual seat belts, 2 airbags)
(1995: "3" = manual seat belts, 2 airbags)
"1" "Check Digit" (used to verify that a VIN is not bogus)
(calculated for each car)
"P" year model code (1993 = "P")
(1994 = "R")
(1995 = "S")
(Q was not used)
"0" assembly plant code ("0" = Hiroshima)
"200001" serial number (1993: started with 200001)
(1994: started with 300001)
(1995: started with 400001)
If you look it up on the net theres an SMS service whereby you txt your VIN off to a number and it will come back with your car make and model. Cant recal the number off the top of my head though.
Kevin, did they change the format of VIN no\'s after 1995?
I might be looking in the wrong place but my VIN number is much shorter than that...
Thats a US number. They different, as are UK ones.
Lee
As Lee says it\'s a US number, just wondered if there\'s some equivalent formatting of UK/Jap ones?
Kevin
guess the jap fomrat is shorter then.
great thanks for that guys..... its the sort of info that the dealers dont like to give out for some reason... just the same as they are with part numbers.