Mirfster Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillithium Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 This is pretty awesome! I put in my 86 (notorious year for not having complete information) and it even confirmed that I have a part time tcase with a five speed. That is something no other vin decoder has ever done for me. Thank you for this! I bookmarked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirfster Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj5 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 says sorry 10th digit is not a supported model year, must be k,l,g,h...except my 10th digit is a k and says this?...not working 1j7ft66l8kl460303 is my vin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirfster Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 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". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj5 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 all it says is that my Comanche is 4x2 with 7ft bed and auto floor shift... that is all opposite :hmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirfster Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj5 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 is it possible I have a late model 89 so my vin is off because of that?I don't know month my vehicle came off the line because the tag in door jam is completely fadedbut the vin I provded is straight from my dash and title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj5 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 my vin # lines up perfectly with the 1990 sheet decoder...only difference is where it says L for 1990 model year, mine is a K...which I would assume is 1989 model year and all else on my vin matches perfect for 1990... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirfster Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 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: 1990Country: USAManufacturer: Jeep U.S.A.Type: TruckEngine Type: 4.0 Litre, I-6GVW Trim: 4001 - 5000 GVWTransmission Transfer Case: Information N\A for this Model Year (Please see "Line" Section)Line: Cherokee or Comanche - 2WDBody Type Series: Information N\A for this Model Year (Please see "Body" & "Series" Sections)Body: TruckSeries: EliminatorCheck Digit: 8Assembly Plant: Toledo #1Sequence Number: 460303 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirfster Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj5 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 ya...I'm guessing it maybe rolled off the line in 1990 but is a 89 model with 89 parts?but I feel they would have marketed it as a 1990 if that were the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboisen Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 ya...I'm guessing it maybe rolled off the line in 1990 but is a 89 model with 89 parts? but I feel they would have marketed it as a 1990 if that were the case thats amc for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirfster Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Interesting idea, might locate an AMC decoder chart as well and add that to the data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 moved to the pub... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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