I got to thinking about the interiors I saw on Ebay. I was thinking of purchasing but I wanted to make 110% sure of my interior. I love my Benz and I am competent when it comes to most of the mechanics but to be honest I have a hard time telling Tex and Leather apart.

So I pulled my build sheet and discovered "172" under "equipment" (line 30)

I pulled out my handy-dandy interior/exterior color guide for the '85 model year. Behold, 172 is the color for Blue M-B Tex interior.
Duh. I thought I had leather all along.

Curious though why all the lines are not filled in.
Curious what all the other 3 digit codes at the bottom are for also.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

They are usually for stuff like the kind of radio you have, tinted glass, rear window defrost...stuff like that.

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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein


09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

I posted this link on another thread recently, but it should provide all the info you need: M-B Codes

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1991 M-B 560SEL Arctic White/Grey 99,000 Miles
1987 M-B 300SDL Ivory/Palomino 229,000 Miles (sold but never forgotten)
2006 Volvo XC70 Blue/Beige
1999 Porsche Boxster Arena Red/Savanna Beige
1986 Porsche 928S Goldweiss/Brown

http://www.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/?lng=eng

I was amazed, it knew EVERYTHING about my car including ALL the build codes, which dealer sold it, right down to the "trunk lid model number delete".

cheers,
Robert

PS. VWBUGE - I went to college @ IUP, I don't remember it, but I have my diploma.

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Cheers,
Robert

That is a really usefull site.
FYI: I had to put in my CHASSIS # rather than the VIN # to get a correct result.

I can't get my 17 digit vin, or 10 digit chassis # to come up with anything. The date of manufacture was 01/81 and I bet it didn't make it into the computerized databases.. Any suggestions?

If you do a Vehicle Master Enquiry it should tell you the codes you have and what they mean.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

I tried this as well. I got absolutely nothing on either vin or chassis #. How do you do a Vehicle Master Inquiry?

Cooool!

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

You don't. The dealership does. Part of the VMI tells you the warranty work done. But in the front page is the list of options.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow