***UNDERSTAND THE OVAL PLATE SYSTEM ON YOUR CAR***
ON NEW VEHICLES YOUR OVAL PLATE IS A PARTS ID TAG ON YOUR B POST (OPEN YOUR DRIVERS DOOR AND ITS ON THE INNER SILL HALF WAY UP) IT WILL LOOK LIKE THIS - CBOA F025156
E2 SAN 913 SAN 513
NV 640 DRAPO1 HARMO2
5/ ACFK NRTV
THIS IS WHAT THEY REPRESENT. CBOA TELLS YOU THE TYPE OF CAR IE - C IS 3 DR BOA MEANS 1.2 D7F ENGINE (DIET) FITTED - OVAL PLATE NUMBER
F025156 TELLS YOU THE YEAR AND MONTH IT WAS BUILT IN CODE - ONLY USEFUL TO A DEALER FOR PARTS FINDING. FABRICATION NUMBER.
E1 BASIC SPEC - E2 AVERAGE SPEC E3 - TOP SPEC
SAN 913 SAN 513 INTERIOR TRIM CODES
NV 640 - COLOUR CODE
DRAP01 HARMO2 - ADDITION TO INTERIOR TRIM CODES
5/ UK SPEC
ACFK NRTV WILL TELL YOU IF IT HAS ABS, AIRCON, P/STEERING , STRENGTHENED SHOCKERS ETC.
ITS ALL IN CODE BUT YOU CAN DECIPHER IT ON THE RENAULT DIALOGYS COMPUTER - SO NEXT TIME YOUR DEALER SAYS CAN I HAVE YOUR OVAL DETAILS YOU KNOW WHAT HE MEANS. OBVIOUSLY EACH CAR IS DIFFERENT & THE ONES I HAVE GIVEN ARE AN EXAMPLE.
CBOA 1.2 --/ CBOC 1.4 --/ CBOF 1.2 16V -- /CBOM 2.0 OLD 172 --/ CB1N NEW 2.0 /-- CB05 1.216V /CBOP 1.4 16V / CBOE 1.9 D / CB1A V6 AND SO ON.
EARLIER CARS ITS UNDER THE BONNET ON O/S/F INNER WING - METAL PLATE.
