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kemp2368 03-26-2008 08:49 PM

vin number
 
Ive recently brought a 1995 C 280,http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/im...icon_smile.gif
i no it has been imported from south Africa and trying to find a few details out about it
it previously had private plates,so waiting for log book to come back,but did do a few checks on the private plate and got history from 2000 when it came over,the Vin number checks out with the basic search IE model year etc
but the Vin starts with ADB2020286F###### ,which is 17 digits but no where reconizises it any ideashttp://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/im...n_confused.gifhttp://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/im...n_confused.gif
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Stoney 03-27-2008 11:21 AM

May have been ASSEMBLED in SA not Germany
 
I believe that MB shipped chassis and parts to SA for assembly from Germany to lower the import tariff and there for the chassis may have carried an "A" as the first letter oinstead of a "W" . Try changing first letter to a W and run the vin...

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Originally Posted by kemp2368 (Post 1805333)
Ive recently brought a 1995 C 280,http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/im...icon_smile.gif
i no it has been imported from south Africa and trying to find a few details out about it
it previously had private plates,so waiting for log book to come back,but did do a few checks on the private plate and got history from 2000 when it came over,the Vin number checks out with the basic search IE model year etc
but the Vin starts with ADB2020286F###### ,which is 17 digits but no where reconizises it any ideashttp://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/im...n_confused.gifhttp://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/im...n_confused.gif
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kemp2368 03-27-2008 02:45 PM

:D:D thanks it worked:D:D


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