BMW identificationplate What does it mean?

[crazyarms1956]

Did you get it from your 323i too ? I get it from mine too, but only via short email, not in a certificate (it cost some money, the email nothing), and they told me that they cant say anything about the extras. Perhaps they want do this without money
They told me the date, and the dealer not more.

Can you post a photo from your certificate ?

[e21Keith]

The details on the BMW classic certificate are generally available fromany main dealer, I've done this for almost every BMW i've owned, just ask at the parts counter for a build spec and they print it off for you, never had to pay.

I have had to buy chassis number plates and stickers several times in the UK, due to buying a number of stolen/recovered vehicles, they have never been supplied blank, they are always complete. You have to show ownership of the car (V5 document) and there is a form to fill in, they say they have to inform the police so they can check but I have never had to talk to the police even when high end cars have been involved. I recently bought a new scuttle panel for an e30, had to go through the whole process as the chassis number is stamped in front of the windscreen, the new panel came complete with stamped in chassis number, cost of the panel only £35.

[crazyarms1956]

I ask my BMW Dealer too, he told me he cant do this. I ask an BMW seller, perhaps I have to ask at the parts counter. I will try.

[gazzab1978]

The details on the BMW classic certificate are generally available fromany main dealer, I've done this for almost every BMW i've owned, just ask at the parts counter for a build spec and they print it off for you, never had to pay.

I have had to buy chassis number plates and stickers several times in the UK, due to buying a number of stolen/recovered vehicles, they have never been supplied blank, they are always complete. You have to show ownership of the car (V5 document) and there is a form to fill in, they say they have to inform the police so they can check but I have never had to talk to the police even when high end cars have been involved. I recently bought a new scuttle panel for an e30, had to go through the whole process as the chassis number is stamped in front of the windscreen, the new panel came complete with stamped in chassis number, cost of the panel only £35.

so does this mean i can take my v5 into any bmw parts deptment and get a certificate with all the original build details on, im just starting a restoration of my baur and want to try and keep it nearly original with only some reversible mods.
thanks

[Jeroen]

No, AFAIK all the details are available from productions starting somewhere mid 1980's. Need to dig up my certificate for the Baur but I believe it says the color, build date, auto or manual and that's about it, nothing about options and I believe BMW doesn't have this info, or not anymore. On most E30's you can get a detailed listing on options I believe.

The cleaned up quite a bit of files, same story with ordering keys ready made on chassis number. That used to be possible for E21's but not anymore I believe as the data are erased, archived, or whatever.

[e-einundzwanzig]

No, AFAIK all the details are available from productions starting somewhere mid 1980's. Need to dig up my certificate for the Baur but I believe it says the color, build date, auto or manual and that's about it, nothing about options and I believe BMW doesn't have this info, or not anymore. On most E30's you can get a detailed listing on options I believe.

The cleaned up quite a bit of files, same story with ordering keys ready made on chassis number. That used to be possible for E21's but not anymore I believe as the data are erased, archived, or whatever.

The detailed listing of options is on the paper found under your back seat.

[3771489]

No, AFAIK all the details are available from productions starting somewhere mid 1980's. Need to dig up my certificate for the Baur but I believe it says the color, build date, auto or manual and that's about it, nothing about options and I believe BMW doesn't have this info, or not anymore. On most E30's you can get a detailed listing on options I believe.

The cleaned up quite a bit of files, same story with ordering keys ready made on chassis number. That used to be possible for E21's but not anymore I believe as the data are erased, archived, or whatever.

The detailed listing of options is on the paper found under your back seat.

...and older had sticker in left side rear seat. Original info with one example. (320A -77)

[Jeroen]

Exactly! The early ones had the paper with the red paint, later ones had a white paper label. But only very few cars are lucky enough to still have them!

Here's a later version.

[e-einundzwanzig]

I know the numbers on the sheet represent the options fitted to the car when it left the factory. The only question still unanswerd is what do these numbers mean? I have seen a option prospect with these numbers on this forum years ago and compared it to my spec sheet. but I don't think it's still here. Maybe on the web somewhere...

[3771489]

Some of those..

11.1 2 cm höhere Sitze, vorn
44.1 680 Radioantenne manuell
44.2 682 Radioantenne automatisch
44.3 683 Autotelefon/Radioantenne
44.4 684 Autotelefon/Radioantenne
44.6 685 Radioentstörung
45.2/47.2 616 BMW-bavaria S mono VF (neu)
45.4/47.4 647 BMW-bavaria S mono VF (alt)
45.7/47.7 644 BMW-bavaria S mono
45.8/47.8 610 BMW-bavaria mono VF
46.1 Edition S (46.1 - "Sportversion zweifarbig Ascot/Graphit" )
46.1/48.1 655 Becker Europa CR stereo VF
46.4/48.4 654 BMW-bavaria stereo VF
46.5/48.5 665 BMW-bavaria CR vollstereo reverse (nur RHD-modelle)
46.6/48.6 663 BMW-bavaria CR vollstereo VF reverse
46.7/48.7 669 Becker Mexico CR vollstereo reverse
46.8/48.8 666 Becker Mexico electronic CR vollstereo reverse
47.5
47.9 690 Cassettenhalterung
49.1 535 Heizung elektronisch geregelt
50.1 560 Leseleuchten im Fond aussen
50.2
50.3 520 Nebelscheinwerfer + 2 Nebelschlussleuchten
50.4 521 1 Nebelschlussleuchte
50.8 520/560 50.1 + 50.3
51.1 514 Halogen-Hauptscheinwerfer
51.2 500 Scheinwerfer Wish-Wash-anlage
51.5 500/514 51.1 + 51.2
51.7 418/500 51.2 + 51.9
51.9 418 Vorbereitung fur Autotelefoneinbau
52.1
52.3 217 Lederlenkrad Serienstylig
52.5 218 Sport-lenkrad, 380mm
53.1 308 Handschuhkastenschloss, Gleichschliessung
53.2 301 Diebstahlwarnanlage
53.3 300 Zentralverriegelung, elektrisch
53.5
53.9 326 Ohne spoiler vorn und hinten
54.1 400 Stahlkurbel-Hebedach, mechanisch
54.2 401 Stahlkurbel-Hebedach, elektrisch
54.4 361 Ausstellfenster hinten
54.7 361/400 54.1 + 54.4
55.1 365 Verbundglas-Heckheibe
55.2 351 Wärmeschutzglas braun, rundum
55.3 350 Wärmeschutzglas grun, rundum
55.5 351/365 55.1 + 55.2
55.6 350/365 55.1 + 55.3
55.7 360 Klare verglasung, rundum
55.8 360/365 55.1 + 55.7
56.1 411 Fensterheber, elektrisch vorn und hinten
56.2 510 Leuchtweitenregulierung
56.3 410 Fensterheber, elektrisch nur vorn
56.4 410/510 56.2 + 56.3
56.5 309 Tank- und Handschuhkastenschloss
56.7 411/510 56.1 + 56.2
57.1 451 Sitzhöhen- und Neigungsverstellung fur fahrer und bzw. nur Beifahrer, mechanisch, mit Lenksäulenverstellung
57.2 470 Niedrige Vordersitze
57.4 451/470 57.1 + 57.2
57.6 450 Sitzhöhen- und Neigungsverstellung fur Fahrer, mechanisch, mit Lenksaulenverstellung
57.8 450/470 57.2 + 57.6
58.1 206 5-gang Sportgetriebe
58.2 209 Sperrdifferential (25%)
58.3 207 Getriebevorbereitung fur mechanischen Tachoanschluss
58.4 205 5-gang-Getriebe (Schongang)
58.5 206/209 58.1 + 58.2
58.6 205/209 58.2 + 58.4
58.7 207/209 58.2 + 58.3
58.8 205/207 58.3 + 58.4
59.1 475 Recarositz fur Fahrer
59.2 478 Recarositz, fut Fahrer und Beifahrer
59.3 460 Einzelsitzverstellung, elektrisch, im Fond
59.4 455 Sitzverstellung elektrisch Fahrer
59.5 458 Sitzverstellung elektrisch Fahrer und Beifahrer
59.6 460/475 59.1 + 59.3
59.7 460/478 59.2 + 59.3
59.8 455/460 59.3 + 59.4
59.9 458/460 59.3 + 59.5
60.1 545 Drehzahlmesser mit km/h-Tacho
60.2 540 Geschwindikeitsregelung
60.3 550 Bordcomputer
60.4 548 Kilometertacho (nur RHD-modelle)
60.5 546 Drehlzahlmesser mit mph-Tacho (nur RHD-modelle)
60.6 540/550 60.2 + 60.3
61.1 351/361 55.2 + 54.4
61.2 350/361 55.3 + 54.4
61.4 493 Sitzheizung fur Fahrer
61.5 494 Sitzheizung fur Fahrer und Beifahrer
62.1 280 BMW Leichtmetallfelgen mit Reifen in Seriengrösse
62.2 285 BMW Leichtmetallfelgen mit Sonderreifen
62.6 270 Sonderreifen auf Stahlfelgen
62.8 295 Super-Niederquerschnittsreifen auf gegrossenen BMW Leichtmetallfelgen
62.9 290 Super-Niederquerschnittsreifen auf geschmiedeten BMW Leichtmetallfelgen
63.1 223 Stabilisatoren, vorn verstärkt und hinten
63.3 220 Niveauregulierung fur die Hinterachse
63.4 230 Anhängerfederung
63.5 225 Sportliche Fahrwerksabstimmung
63.6 223/230 63.1 + 63.4
63.8 226 Sportliche Fahrwerksabstimmung mit Gasdruckdämpfern
64.1 214 Lenkungsubersetzung indirekter
64.2 215 Servolenkung
64.3 215/450 64.2 + 57.6
64.5 210 Anti-Blockier-System
64.6 215/451 64.2 + 57.1
65.1
65.2
65.6 311 Beifahrerspiegel, elektrischeinstellbar
66.1
66.2
66.4 498 Kopfstutzen im Fond, aussen
67.1 577 Vorbereitung fur Mietwagen
67.2 425 Werkzeugkasten, grosse Ausfuhrung
67.3 325 Spoiler vorn und hinten
67.4
67.5 425/577 67.1 + 67.2
69.5 320 Ohne Modellschriftzuge
73.8
74.1 350/530 Klimaanlage einschliesslich Wärmeschutzglas grun
74.3
75.1 427 Warndreieck mit Halterung
75.2 420 2kg Feuerlöscher (Pulver) (nur Inland)
75.5 420/427 75.1 + 75.2
76.1 570 Stärkere Stromversorgung
77.2 919 Korrigierte Fahrgestellnummer
78.2 235 Anghängerkupplung mit abnehmbarem Kugelkopf
78.4 915 Nur Boden konserviert
78.8 235/915 78.2 + 78.4
80.9 979 Velours-Fussmatten, vorn und hinten
82.1 972 Radzierringe
82.3
83.1
83.1 975 Schmutzfänger hinten (nur Selbstabholer)
84.3 977 Verbandskissen