"JoeBeem" > wrote
> Does anyone know how to tell what month the car was manufactured? Can
> you tell by a digit in the VIN? There is nothing on any of the door
> jams. Help, I need to order some strut replacements and for some
> reason it matters if made before June or after July. Thanks.

Hmmm. On my '91 525i, there's a date on the lower manufacturer's sticker
on the driver's door jamb. (This is in the US.) Maybe things were
different
a year earlier. Check the stickers in the engine compartment, particularly
the emissions sticker.

If you're missing stickers, it's a good sign that the car was repaired
(or stolen/rebuilt) in that area from a wreck.

Last choice (in the US at least; might be able to do the same in EU),
is to create an account in bmwna.com in the owner's circle and enter
your VIN - it should tell you all about it.

Floyd