Help me decode my Silvia's VIN

[92silviaQ's]

I was hoping to get someone with Nissan FAST or some other system to tell me all of my cars original information such as specs/options etc. if anyone can help i will PM them my JDM 10-digit VIN

thanks in advance,

bryan

[YuNg1's_240sx]

http://garage.projectraine.com....html Arash

[ectomorph]

ahah he said pm.

[92silviaQ's]

http://garage.projectraine.com....html Arash

maybe im out of my mind but it looks like that is talking about just USDM cars, or cars with a 17 digit vin... i have a real silvia so it has the wierd 10 digit one ps13xxxxxx can i still get all the info i need from the site you linked me to?

[92silviaQ's]

i copied and pasted on a few forums trying to find an answer after beating google search to death. nico is weird but i love it

[Hijacker]

I don't have anything on decoding japanese VINs. I have decoding for Europe models, Aussie models, and US models only. The Euro models use a 16 digit code for the late 80s models, and the aussie and US models both use standardized 17 digit codes. The only j-spec service manual I have is for the motor only, it doesn't have the GI section that would have VIN decoding.

EDIT: My S14 Euro FSM has an Except Europe, Australia, and New Zealand VIN. It's 12 digits, though.

GBAS14-XXXXXX

G: Body Type G = CoupeB: Engine type B = SR20DETA: Axle A= 2 wheel driveS14 = ModelXXXXXX = six digit serial number.

My CA manual has an Except for Europe as well. It's 11 digits

R_S13-000001

R: Fastback_: Shown as a blank box in my manual. CA18DETS13: Model000001: six digit serial number.

Hope that helps!

DOUBLE EDIT:My R32 GT-R manual has the VIN listed as being chassis code - 6 Digit Serial. In the GTR's case: BNR32-XXXXXX. And on further google searching, your code should be identical in setup. All of the information regarding specific information that would be in a typical US VIN needs to be pulled from FAST from the serial number.

[TroubleBound]

i think user/sponsor sean@z1 has some info on the japanese VINs i remember him going into some detail about them in some other thread i just cant remember which one its was. You could try emailing him or something

[Didderson]

yung1's, thank you for the link. I never tried to do this but today it will be interesting to find out the manufacture locations and everything! woot.

[flohtingPoint]

maybe im out of my mind but it looks like that is talking about just USDM cars, or cars with a 17 digit vin... i have a real silvia so it has the wierd 10 digit one ps13xxxxxx can i still get all the info i need from the site you linked me to?

If you have a Silvia Q, your vin shouldn't start with ps13, as that's a K vin.

[92silviaQ's]

If you have a Silvia Q, your vin shouldn't start with ps13, as that's a K vin.

this is a prime example of why i need all of this info lol... i have a ps13-xxxxxx vin... someone help!

[i240sx]

free post..hahaa

[Norcal510]

I can help. I ran into the same prob as you when I was trying to decode my silvia cowl tag.

[Dattebayo]

If you have a Silvia Q, your vin shouldn't start with ps13, as that's a K vin.

K only appears in the first part of the VIN if the vehicle was equipped with super HICAS, and that's easy to check for in the rear... even if it has been removed.

[kc240guy]

he means k as in silvia k's for turbo. The P in the beginning means sr20det.

[numbnuts240]

he means k as in silvia k's for turbo. The P in the beginning means sr20det.

that makes no sense. if the 'p' denotes an sr20det, why would they be redundant and add 'k' to denote 'turbo'? there is no 'k' because it's not hicas equipped laki dattebayo said. had it been a 180sx, there would be an 'r' before the 'p'.

[themadscientist]

he means k as in silvia k's for turbo. The P in the beginning means sr20det.

No, the PS means SR20, S means CA18.

K's, Q's, and J's is a flank badging, not a VIN entry.

[Dattebayo]

Okay...In order, this is how it goes for VIN:K is first, if you have HICAS

R is for Hatchback and is next, or first if you do not have HICAS

P is for the SR20DET motor option, and will be first if your model is a non-HICAS coupe (HICAS coupe available in Japan only)

S is the model ID, if this appears as the first letter in the VIN, your vehicle is a CA18DET equipped non-HICAS coupe ONLY

13 is the chassis code

The rest are for serial ID only.

You can decode the MODEL code for specific options, but I don't know that information. The MODEL code is located directly underneath the VIN code.

Hope that helps, and Jesus Christ, you could have searched all that up. It's not altogether hard to find that info. Yeesh.