Paint Code?

He might have cross referenced a factory build DB that might have contained
the paint color code?


"Doug Miller" > wrote in message
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> In article >, "marx404"
> > wrote:
>>you are correct, Blah Blah, forgot about that one, but my old parts guy
>>would cross-reference the VIN #'s also to get the paint code. Dont know
>>why,
>>guess he was old-school.
>
> Never mind *why* -- I'm wondering *how* he could get the paint code from
> the
> VIN, since it isn't there.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
>
> It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

In article >, "Bob Shuman" > wrote:
>He might have cross referenced a factory build DB that might have contained
>the paint color code?

Maybe... but why bother? The paint code is on a separate badge on the car.
It's not necessary to look up the VIN in some database to find it.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"Doug Miller" > wrote in message
t...
> In article >, "Bob Shuman"
> > wrote:
>>He might have cross referenced a factory build DB that might have
>>contained
>>the paint color code?
>
> Maybe... but why bother? The paint code is on a separate badge on the car.
> It's not necessary to look up the VIN in some database to find it.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
>
> It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Maybe the car wasn't readily available to her or him....

In article >, "Steve" m> wrote:
>"Doug Miller" > wrote in message
et...
>> In article >, "Bob Shuman"
>> > wrote:
>>>He might have cross referenced a factory build DB that might have
>>>contained
>>>the paint color code?
>>
>> Maybe... but why bother? The paint code is on a separate badge on the car.
>> It's not necessary to look up the VIN in some database to find it.
>
>Maybe the car wasn't readily available to her or him....

You're reaching pretty far...

The car had to be readily available to *somebody* for him to get the VIN. That
somebody could have just as easily retrieved the paint code directly.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

"Doug Miller" > wrote in message
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> In article >, "Steve"
> m> wrote:
>>"Doug Miller" > wrote in message
. net...
>>> In article >, "Bob
>>> Shuman"
>>> > wrote:
>>>>He might have cross referenced a factory build DB that might have
>>>>contained
>>>>the paint color code?
>>>
>>> Maybe... but why bother? The paint code is on a separate badge on the
>>> car.
>>> It's not necessary to look up the VIN in some database to find it.
>>
>>Maybe the car wasn't readily available to her or him....
>
> You're reaching pretty far...
>
> The car had to be readily available to *somebody* for him to get the VIN.
> That
> somebody could have just as easily retrieved the paint code directly.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
>
> It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Why do you say that (The car had to be readily available to *somebody*
for him to get the VIN)? As long as I have my auto registration or proof of
insurance certificate with me (I keep it in my wallet), I can tell you my
VIN no matter where my car is.