Mirfster

Ack, posting is gone. Never got a response from the seller either.

Ex-Baker (Family used to own a Mr Donuts) - Up til my late teens Ex-Welder (MIG/TIG), Baler Operator, Bobcat Driver, Forklift Driver and Apprentice Mechanic (<-- Basic stuff for Semis) Nowadays, computer geek (for last ~20 years)

Man that is too bad they won't even reply to their own ad. I'll shoot him an e-mail, if he replies to me I will tell him to check his e-mail for yours... :)

Interesting idea, might locate an AMC decoder chart as well and add that to the data.

To avoid "cross contamination" I specifically kept each year separate since Jeep changed some values as well as which digit corresponded to what field. Everything is just based off of that one sheet from that site. If there is a more detailed sheet or information somewhere, I would be more than happy to incorporate it. Maybe the truck rolled out New Years Eve and they were a bit tipsy when assigning the VIN? :cheers:

Was just about to say that I ran a quick check with just changing the year (changed 10th digit) from "K" to "L" and this is what I got: Model Year: 1990 Country: USA Manufacturer: Jeep U.S.A. Type: Truck Engine Type: 4.0 Litre, I-6 GVW Trim: 4001 - 5000 GVW Transmission Transfer Case: Information N\A for this Model Year (Please see "Line" Section) Line: Cherokee or Comanche - 2WD Body Type Series: Information N\A for this Model Year (Please see "Body" & "Series" Sections) Body: Truck Series: Eliminator Check Digit: 8 Assembly Plant: Toledo #1 Sequence Number: 460303

For that year the 6th and 7th digits, are for the "Body Type / Series" Per the decoder sheet "66" = "Pickup - Comanche 4X2 (7 Ft Bed)" But the 5th Digit is for "Transmission Transfer Case"; which equates to "Auto (4 Spd) - Floor Shift - Full Time 4X4" Could it your 6th & 7th digits possibly be 65? That would result in "Pickup - Comanche 4X4 (7 Ft Bed)" Here is all they have for that year and code that I included just for Comanches: 63 = Pickup - Comanche 4X4 (6 Ft Bed) 64 = Pickup - Comanche 4X2 (6 Ft Bed) 65 = Pickup - Comanche 4X4 (7 Ft Bed) 66 = Pickup - Comanche 4X2 (7 Ft Bed Also, your 3rd digit "7", corresponds to a "Type" = "Truck" for 1990, but not 1989. Could your 3rd digit really be the letter "T"? This would then correctly correspond to "Truck" for 1988-1989..

Ahh, was a little glitch with it comparing "k" to "K". Just had the variable convert everything to Uppercase before the comparison. Should be good now. Weird thing is that I purposely left out information that I did not think would pertain to Comanches. For instance, your 8th digit is a "L"; which would be the "GVW AND/OR TRIM" for that year (1986-1989). According to the sheet at http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com/vin-decoder/jeep-truck.html, this would equate to either: L = 3,001 - 4,000 Cherokee "Laredo" L = 3,001 - 4,000 Wrangler "Laredo" So my decoder basically tells you that: "GVW Trim: Sorry 8th digit does not indicate a supported "GVW Trim" for this Model Year" I would think that perhaps in reality the 8th digit is a number "1"? This would properly equate to "Comanche "Base" (Std Payload)". Might be the same for your 11th digit too, but again for those years they really didn't provide much decoder information as far as the "Assembly Plant".

Try this one and let me know if it reports correctly. http://comancheclub.com/topic/46312-custom-vin-decoder-for-cc/?do=findComment&comment=472506

Glad, it worked for you. I based everything from that one listing of Jeep VINs. Learned a lot more about the Jeep VINs than I first anticipated. :) Output screen could use some polishing, but does the job for now. If there are other places that I should reference for additional information I would be happy to add that. All the data is basically stored in a text file (in json format) so it can be easily modified/updated.

All, Had a few hours to kill and decided to try my hand a Java Scripting. So, I threw together a VIN Decoder that is geared mainly for Comanches. Everything is "self-contained" and is 504 kb in size. So basically, it can be copied to any folder and ran from there (desktop or from a server). Doesn't need any special hosting or a database (data is in a json file itself) Anyways, I uploaded a copy to "http://aliassolutions.com/ccvindecoder/";if anyone wants to have a whirl feel free. If you good folks at CC want it for your site, I am more than happy to hand over a copy for you all to have and modify to your liking. I'm sure that some professional Java Script-er would say they could do it in lesser lines, but looks to work pretty good for first attempt at a VIN Decoder to me...

Ad is gone, guess it was sold

That does look tempting. Too bad I am all the way in VA. :)

Would think that there may be some nice parts still for someone? http://bham.craigslist.org/cto/4895831662.html

That is why I always ask for the VIN. If they say it is all original, VIN will let you know how it came from the factory. Now if they swapped parts afterwards, that will always throw a curveball into the mix.

Oh wasn't me. I am still trying to get my first MJ. Just posted it, to help really. Figured that there are a lot of good eyes here as well.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/cto/4898155948.html

Looks great. What undercoating product did you use?

Thanks for the info all, learning lots here.

Short, sweet and to the point. :) Thanks.

Just was wondering if there was any signifigant differences in the years as far a bodies go? From what I understand (still learning) one could pretty much get all the options that came in a high trim (Eliminator) and put them in say the Base Model. I know that there were different bed sizes, but aside from that are there really any major differences that would make a new year ('91 -'92) more desirable as opposed to the earlier years? Thanks for any advice

If you know a great body guy (or are one), maybe this is for you? http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/4880422061.html

Hello all, new member here. There is tons of great info here and I am glad I found this site. Learning a lot so far and will be making sure to get some of the great advice from this site. :thumbsup: While I am not a MJ Owner (yet), still shopping for one; here is what I have learned so far: Always get the VIN and check it (there are a couple great links in these forums for checking VINs). In my searching, I have tried to buy a couple MJs (3 so far), but have seen a lot of sellers who do not want to provide the VIN. For me that is a red flag, especially on the ones that are listed as Eliminators. Last thing you want to happen is to get your dream truck, find out it is not what you though and then have to face a "Possession" charge.