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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: erickmarciano on December 31, 2004, 18:14:00

Title: should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71
Post by: erickmarciano on December 31, 2004, 18:14:00

so many questions i should have made one  post .
should i have a vin or any other plate  on the door of my euro 71.
I have a plate on the firewall and one on the left fender

thanks again

Title: Re: should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71
Post by: Douglas on December 31, 2004, 18:20:48

No, Euro cars do not have a VIN plate inside the door. It's on the firewall.

Douglas Kim
New York, NY
280 SL #016220

Title: Re: should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71
Post by: France on January 01, 2005, 18:10:27

Hi Guys,

Apparently they switched the location of the two relevant plates for US cars:  the plain metal plate is bolted to the firewall or inside the engine bay; the black-and-silver plate with weights and passenger info is attached to the A post.

Trice
1968 280SL US, signal red/bl leather, auto, kinder

Title: Re: should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71
Post by: Douglas on January 01, 2005, 19:01:51

Here's a 1970 US firewall without VIN plate:

Download Attachment: (http://images/icon_paperclip.gif) us.JPG (http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/douglas/200511195942_us.JPG)
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And here's a 1970 Euro firewall with VIN plate:

Download Attachment: (http://images/icon_paperclip.gif) euro.JPG (http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/douglas/2005112014_euro.JPG)
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Douglas Kim
New York, NY
280 SL #016220

Title: Re: should i have a vin plate on the door of my 71
Post by: erickmarciano on January 01, 2005, 19:21:08

thanks I guess my car is normal