Remember seeing while I was in America a couple of years ago; what are the numbers on the side? It's like, 5 numbers in a row, and all sorts of cars seem to have them.

Security of some sort..? (Are they secure?)


Rusty

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It's a keyless entry system, you enter a code to unlock the car. Seems to be mostly seen on Ford products, I know GM had it for awhile on the pricier models.
I think it's pretty secure, I mean as far as something like that goes. If someone wants something out of your car they'll smash the window anyways, more of a convenience than anything else.

Gilly

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What do you think, Thrillbilly, Deaniacs?

Botnst

the ONLY vote hes ever cast was amateur nite at The Jiggly Room.

but, then again:

even ole Rush Lim couldnt be bothered to vote until he was nearly 40!

My Dad once had an 86 Nissan Maxima with the same keyless numerical keypad, so it's been around for awhile...and obviously not limited to American makes...

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My friends 93 Maxima had it. It always seemed to be kind of a pointless option to me.

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I always thought those numbers on the doors of American cars was the tow truck telephone number

How are things in Bristol.
My dad flew under the Clifton Suspension bridge just before he lost his pilots license.

I also used to do a few dealer swaps with MB Bristol before it became part of the Sytner Group.

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I thought the original question was for those numbers with bar codes on rear door window dirver's side. I still do not know what they are, although as limeyb mentioned they could be for the tow truck with the yearly service plan?

so limeyb-

did your dad loose his licence as a consequence of flying under the bridge? And what particular craft did he do it in?

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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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I was a one year old at the time. Dont remember but he WAS in the RAF. Company plane

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Euro Lights.
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hehe, nice one. Some things have just got to be done...

did you wire in your side lights yet by the way?

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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"music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys

JUST... Not a big problem although a second set of hands would have helped, and got in the way.

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88 300CE 300,000kms
Black Pearl, Burgandy Leather
Euro Lights.
Its for sale. Its SOLD