Can Anyone Decode This?
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The VIN will not tell you everything. F15 just means F150, not what trim or options on the truck. The vin will tell you model, engine, build plant and sequence number.
The door tag will offer more info, but not all options either.
The punch card has the same info as a build sheet, just takes more to decipher.
You guys need to lighten up on the newbees!!!! We were all new here once and didn't like smart *** answers then and I do not care for or will tolerate them now.
The door tag will offer more info, but not all options either.
The punch card has the same info as a build sheet, just takes more to decipher.
You guys need to lighten up on the newbees!!!! We were all new here once and didn't like smart *** answers then and I do not care for or will tolerate them now.
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Hmmm - I found my punch card last night and I did a search and came up with this very recent thread I somehow missed.
Good thing I didn't ask someone to decode it. If you guys are this harsh on a newbie - I couldn't image the crap I'd take for it
Anyways - in looking at this thing you should be able to decode it. It has the VIN on it and then 80 lines of "options" or #'s that are punched 0-9
Yeah these aren't as easy to "decode" as a build sheet, but this punch card I found (taped to the back of the dash - under the glove box) is in much better shape than the build sheet I found 6 months ago.
I'm willing to bet this thing tells pretty much the same info (much more than a VIN tag). Now to figure out if a key exists for these things. I doubt I will find anything though...
*edit* - nevermind. Found this thread shortly after posting https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...y-*******.html
It's still a cool thing to have
Good thing I didn't ask someone to decode it. If you guys are this harsh on a newbie - I couldn't image the crap I'd take for it
Anyways - in looking at this thing you should be able to decode it. It has the VIN on it and then 80 lines of "options" or #'s that are punched 0-9
Yeah these aren't as easy to "decode" as a build sheet, but this punch card I found (taped to the back of the dash - under the glove box) is in much better shape than the build sheet I found 6 months ago.
I'm willing to bet this thing tells pretty much the same info (much more than a VIN tag). Now to figure out if a key exists for these things. I doubt I will find anything though...
*edit* - nevermind. Found this thread shortly after posting https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...y-*******.html
It's still a cool thing to have
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