My Build Sheet
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My Build Sheet
About a month ago I ordered by Build Sheet from Ford. I got it today. I have a couple of questions for NumberDummy though.
1). It says I have tinted glass- My truck does not seem to have this on it. Any way to get glass like this anymore?
2). The Tape stripe colours, would they be listed on the paint chip sheet? Or is there any way of getting a paint mix based off of these colours?
3). The District Sales office of Charlotte, did that only serve South Carolina or did it service other states surronding South Carolina?
Any ways here it is for ya'lls viewing pleaseure.
1). It says I have tinted glass- My truck does not seem to have this on it. Any way to get glass like this anymore?
2). The Tape stripe colours, would they be listed on the paint chip sheet? Or is there any way of getting a paint mix based off of these colours?
3). The District Sales office of Charlotte, did that only serve South Carolina or did it service other states surronding South Carolina?
Any ways here it is for ya'lls viewing pleaseure.
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Theres a list of Ford districts at the bottom of this page: Decoding '73-'79 Ford Truck VIN Tags - FORDification.net
I think the Charlotte district included North and South Carolina.
I think the Charlotte district included North and South Carolina.
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2). The Tape stripe colours, would they be listed on the paint chip sheet? Or is there any way of getting a paint mix based off of these colours?
Here's a link to the factory paint chips for 1978: 78FordTrk_colors02
3). The District Sales office of Charlotte, did that only serve North Carolina or did it service other states surruonding North Carolina?
Any ways here it is for ya'lls viewing pleaseure.
Any ways here it is for ya'lls viewing pleaseure.
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The glass you have is tinted, it is just very, very slight tinting, the light greenish color you see if you were to look through both your windows from outside the truck. It is not the "smoked" tinting by today's standards. Rest assured, nobody went through the work of replacing every window in your truck with clear ones.
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When you guys say window tint, I assume you're talking about the "Sun-X" stuff? That's what my windows say in the corner. I agree, it looks nothing like what I would call "window tint," it's that light greenish color.
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Also, the build sheet I got from Ford back in 2000 or so had several items of misinformation... so take these things with a grain of salt.
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The glass you have is tinted, it is just very, very slight tinting, the light greenish color you see if you were to look through both your windows from outside the truck. It is not the "smoked" tinting by today's standards. Rest assured, nobody went through the work of replacing every window in your truck with clear ones.
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It's not that hard to find tinted windows once you know what to look for. I would make sure whoever replaced the door didn't swap the windows as well or perhaps the replacement door had a tinted window. Can you see why your windows are tinted? If not I would start by learning how to tell the difference.
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Agreed, mine was wrong too, they seem to be pretty generalized and generic, nothing you couldn't decipher by just looking at your truck on your own, i hear the "Marti" reports are more accurate, though i have no personal experience with them.
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I think you had far more options back then. Nowadays this is how you get it like it or not. Dodge put individual build sheets in the seat springs. I am just guessing here but would think coding everything into the VIN or door tag would have been quite difficult. A quick exampleI can think of is dash pads in a slick 60's. Optional, you have codes for interior color or package but what if the pad wasn't available in the pkg you chose? You would get both but there would be no specific code for that condition. Something I have noticed is nothing states tilt wheel. This would to me indicate the probability of "build sheet" not being specific to the vehicle.
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