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Old 09-25-2013, 10:11 AM
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Mini VIN Options Decoder.

This place can give you your build sheet. There are a few about for BMW. This one does Mini too.

http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html
 
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Originally Posted by joylove
This place can give you your build sheet. There are a few about for BMW. This one does Mini too.

http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html
Awesome, always want the option sheet for my car. Thanks.
 
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Link seems broken...?
 
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Link seems broken...?
Works for me. The link should have redirected you to http://bimmer.work/
 
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you can look up car options by vin using http://myminivin.com it provides vehicles specs and generates full build sheet.

Enjoy
 
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There is one on NAM also:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...hp?vin=tf61707
 
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That one only decodes model and year from the VIN and displays every possible option, not the build of an individual car.

Instead, use http://bimmer.work/ or the link minilo posted.
 
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yea, its a simple one or if you want to see all the options.

bimmer.work does have the cool little picture with the interior and exterior options, but it does not show a picture of my older r52. Shows allot of the newer MINIs.
 
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Bringing this back up, Is there any vin decoders out there that works? Myminivin.com and bimmer.work seems to be down and the would like a bit more info than what the NAM decoder gives. I keep getting something went wrong message from the first two. Any other options?
 
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This one is working ...

https://decoder.bvzine.com/
 
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Here is a BMW one that only nneds the last seven of your vin:
http://bimmer.work/
 
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Here is a BMW one that only nneds the last seven of your vin:
http://bimmer.work/
Yeah, that does not work, keep getting something went wrong message
 
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You need to show you are not a bot. Make sure to fill out the robot area and it should work. It is a pain, but is showing up on many sites these days! Remember only the last seven numbers of your vin.
 
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You need to show you are not a bot. Make sure to fill out the robot area and it should work. It is a pain, but is showing up on many sites these days! Remember only the last seven numbers of your vin.
Yeah I have checked that box. I have tried on multiple computers, still not working. But the one mentioned couple post back works.
 
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Some of those work on and off. I just tried to decode something the other day and it was not working. A call to the local MINI dealership is a good backup.
 
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None of these are working to show a build sheet. Anybody know of a another?
 
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M decoder works for me the most.
 
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This worked for me today! Thank you as I used to always use myminivin but it hasn't seemed to work for the past 2+ years
 
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Marketing scam beware

Originally Posted by rkw
That one only decodes model and year from the VIN and displays every possible option, not the build of an individual car.

Instead, use http://bimmer.work/ or the link minilo posted.
a third party reseller is bombarding this thread to encourage us to pay for a VIN lookup. Don’t do it. Call your Mini dealer or MiniUSA
 
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Originally Posted by keithbickford
a third party reseller is bombarding this thread to encourage us to pay for a VIN lookup. Don’t do it. Call your Mini dealer or MiniUSA
And whom might that be?

bimmer.work works just fine is free and less hassle than calling the dealer.
 
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Originally Posted by lotter1
And whom might that be?

bimmer.work works just fine is free and less hassle than calling the dealer.
bummer.work brought me to a site leading through several pages of ads and junk and then to records finder.com. Mdecoder works great and is accurate. I called Mini and they listed the same options mdecoder stated I have.
 
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