M-Plate decoder

[Joval]

Seems to be down at the mo, (work for anyone else?) but worth bookmarking. :wink:

http://www.alltheprettybuses.com/_d_decoder.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Info here -

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=342305" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[sparkywig]

Here it says 12.2 is 12th February 1969, but in the spec guide 12.2 is 18th March 1969. :?

Which is right?

 

[Joval]

He's still working out bugs so post on the samba to find out.

 

[sparkywig]

Just did.

Do the US use the build nos. differently to us.
for example
12.2 to us is the 12th week, day 2 of the production year. e.g. 18th March
12.2 to them is 12th day, calendar month 2. e.g. 12th February

 

[Loxy]

Just did.

Do the US use the build nos. differently to us.
for example
12.2 to us is the 12th week, day 2 of the production year. e.g. 18th March
12.2 to them is 12th day, calendar month 2. e.g. 12th February

Didnt the date coding change at some point?
Will check the M-code bible & let you know :wink:

 

[Loxy]

Ok - upto 17 March 1969 (~chassis numbber 219151000) there were 2 digits for the day & one digit for the month - O, N & D used for Oct, Nov & Dec.
after that week & day number was used.

As yours is a 69 you will need to check whether the chassis number is higher than that ^^^ and then convert appropriately.

That concludes todays reading of the m-code bible :wink:

 

[sparkywig]

According to the VW Transporter and Microbus Specification Guide (my translation you understand) my bus was built on the 18th March 1969

Yes?
No?

 

[Araon]

No...

yours is deffinately 12 feb 69....

 

[sparkywig]

Bugger, it's 40th birthday was on Thursday................

 

[Loxy]

by my calculation it was scheduled to be produced on the 12th Feb (as the chassis number is earlier than 151000).

 

[sparkywig]

Ta

 

[Frankie]

where on the bus do you find the m code.

 

[sparkywig]

It's a plate on the bulkhead behind the right hand seat.

 

[Joval]

I can't access this (Firefox and IE timeouts) , and it now covers '70+ bays.

 

[Loxy]

I can't access this (Firefox and IE timeouts) , and it now covers '70+ bays.

Buy the book :wink:
The family love it when I tell them detailed year by year changes :lol:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transporter-Microbus-Specification-Guide-1967-1979/dp/1861267657/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234790429&sr=8-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[sparkywig]

I've got this as well.

 

[PicklePickle]

I can't access this (Firefox and IE timeouts) , and it now covers '70+ bays.

Hey guys, I watch my server logs to see where people come to the decoder page from and found your discussion here. I noticed some of you cannot access the automated m-plate decoder and some can. The reason for this is because certain blocks of European IP addresses are currently blocked on the server firewall due to a huge number of security attacks from those addresses. I apologize for the inconvenience and and working to make it so that everyone can get to the page soon.

Thanks,
Khris

 

[Joval]

I have tried to view a few times, don't worry - you weren't under attack.

 

[PicklePickle]

The attacks are actually not normal web requests, so your visit wouldn't have been a problem. Do you know what your public IP address is? I can see if you are in one of the blocked ranges. The website http://www.whatismyip.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; will tell you what it is. If you are in fact in one of the blocked ranges, I will open up that range to see if you can get to it.

 

[Joval]

That's it, I can access it now. 8)

Thanks.