VIN decoder
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VIN decoder
Hi all,
This weekend I started scripting a VIN decoder in PHP. I've got the rough coding in place and was looking for a few healthy volunteers to test it out.
Basically I need to know if it tells anyone their 1973 F150 is a 1978 F350 so I can fix any coding mistakes.
As I've mentioned it's just rough code, I'll probably make it prettier once I know it works. I plan to be able to give the build month for each year, but I need some help from people with shop manuals. So far I've got the build month for 76,77,78 model years but still need 73/75,79. So anyone who can post this info it would be much appreciated.
The link to test it out is as follows:
72.41.140.242/vin_decoder.php
If you try it out and it decodes your vin correctly please post to let me know as well as if it messes up!
Also, this currently is a decoder for 73-79 trucks only, so it won't work for your bronco's.
This weekend I started scripting a VIN decoder in PHP. I've got the rough coding in place and was looking for a few healthy volunteers to test it out.
Basically I need to know if it tells anyone their 1973 F150 is a 1978 F350 so I can fix any coding mistakes.
As I've mentioned it's just rough code, I'll probably make it prettier once I know it works. I plan to be able to give the build month for each year, but I need some help from people with shop manuals. So far I've got the build month for 76,77,78 model years but still need 73/75,79. So anyone who can post this info it would be much appreciated.
The link to test it out is as follows:
72.41.140.242/vin_decoder.php
If you try it out and it decodes your vin correctly please post to let me know as well as if it messes up!
Also, this currently is a decoder for 73-79 trucks only, so it won't work for your bronco's.
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Thanks for the feedback '77 F250!
Mil1ion, thanks for the info on build months. Code has been updated as of this morning so it should be able to give build months for trucks built January '75-August '79 (end of production).
I'm still looking for build months for 73, 74 model years as well as August 1974-December 1974 for the 1975 year trucks. Anyone with this info I'd really appreciate it!
Also, Mil1ion, thanks for letting me know about your VIN not working. The decoder treats serial number codes different depending on if the second character is a number (ex: W28500) or letter (ex: FG5787), sloppy coding on my part had both running thru the number decoder which came back as a bad VIN with your letter serial. Should work fine now!
Mil1ion, thanks for the info on build months. Code has been updated as of this morning so it should be able to give build months for trucks built January '75-August '79 (end of production).
I'm still looking for build months for 73, 74 model years as well as August 1974-December 1974 for the 1975 year trucks. Anyone with this info I'd really appreciate it!
Also, Mil1ion, thanks for letting me know about your VIN not working. The decoder treats serial number codes different depending on if the second character is a number (ex: W28500) or letter (ex: FG5787), sloppy coding on my part had both running thru the number decoder which came back as a bad VIN with your letter serial. Should work fine now!
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It worked for 2 of my trucks, F10GNY2 (77 2WD) and F14SNO8 (77 4WD). The other 2 it was a month off (early) on the build month, F14HLO7 (77 4WD) should have said December but your decoder said November and F14HLO4 (77 4WD) should have said November but decoder said October. Other than that it was very accurate and easy to use, Thanks! -Ed
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Ron,
Ah, yeah, should be the letter O & not the number zero. Good feedback though, I'll program the script to automatically correct this mistake.
77460f150,
hmmm... My 77 shop manual shows Oct to be O40000-O59000 & Nov to be O60000-O79000. How sure are you on the build month for those two trucks?
Thanks!
Ah, yeah, should be the letter O & not the number zero. Good feedback though, I'll program the script to automatically correct this mistake.
77460f150,
hmmm... My 77 shop manual shows Oct to be O40000-O59000 & Nov to be O60000-O79000. How sure are you on the build month for those two trucks?
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by satx77stepside
77460f150,
hmmm... My 77 shop manual shows Oct to be O40000-O59000 & Nov to be O60000-O79000. How sure are you on the build month for those two trucks?
Thanks!
hmmm... My 77 shop manual shows Oct to be O40000-O59000 & Nov to be O60000-O79000. How sure are you on the build month for those two trucks?
Thanks!
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mrrockdud,
Just make a new thread with your data plate info and I'll decode it for you.
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go here for Vin# decoding.
http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/~mrm/bronco/ftvin.cgi
Just make a new thread with your data plate info and I'll decode it for you.
or
go here for Vin# decoding.
http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/~mrm/bronco/ftvin.cgi
