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Old Sep 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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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 08:59 PM
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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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Old Jun 25, 2014 | 03:30 PM
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Thank you!
 
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 09:01 PM
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Link seems broken...?
 
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Old Jan 31, 2016 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mod-Mini
Link seems broken...?
Works for me. The link should have redirected you to http://bimmer.work/
 
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Old May 11, 2017 | 12:05 PM
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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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Old May 11, 2017 | 12:28 PM
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There is one on NAM also:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...hp?vin=tf61707
 
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Old May 11, 2017 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ECSTuning
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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Old May 11, 2017 | 02:32 PM
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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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Old Oct 5, 2018 | 01:17 PM
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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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Old Oct 5, 2018 | 03:15 PM
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This one is working ...

https://decoder.bvzine.com/
 
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Old Oct 5, 2018 | 06:20 PM
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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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Old Oct 5, 2018 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ItsmeWayne
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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Old Oct 6, 2018 | 06:00 AM
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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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Old Oct 6, 2018 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ItsmeWayne
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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Old Oct 8, 2018 | 07:07 AM
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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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Old Jul 3, 2020 | 04:41 PM
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https://www.mdecoder.com/

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Old Jul 8, 2020 | 07:47 AM
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M decoder works for me the most.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2020 | 06:06 PM
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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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Old Nov 10, 2020 | 02:51 PM
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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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Old Nov 10, 2020 | 02:59 PM
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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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Old Nov 10, 2020 | 03:29 PM
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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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Old Jan 14, 2026 | 06:48 AM
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This one is working as of Wednesday, January 14 2026.

www.mdecoder.com
 
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