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Old Jul 1, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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no vin plate

So i have been trying to find my vin plate and just noticed that it is missing. So how do I get my paint code for my car. Can someone tell me the paint code for my car.
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 01:31 PM
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Hmm.. Theres a vin under the hood near the firewall, then the one thats right by the windshield. Do you have atleast one of those?
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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well i have the vin number but I dont have the little metal vin plate on the fire wall that has my paint code on it. so i need someone to purdy please tell me what my paint code may be.
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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http://www.courtesyparts.com/paint/touchup_howto.html
http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...3&postcount=16
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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That is Pebble Beige.
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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thanks all
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 04:39 PM
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That is Pebble Beige.
It might be champage as well.. o but your profile says bebble beige...
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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Ruby Pearl Clearcoat AL0
Dark Blue Pearl Clearcoat BN6
Pebble Beige Metallic Clearcoat CG2
Forest Green Pearl Clearcoat DP0
Black Clearcoat KH3
Dark Purplish Blue Pearl Clearcoat KN6
Light Purple Silver Metallic Clearcoat LP0
White Pearl Tri-coat QN0

There was no color offered called "champage'' or champagne if thats what you meant...
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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The VIN should also be on the door shouldn't it?
Old Jul 1, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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you can give the dealer your code and they will be able to tell you what color ur car is..
Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:49 AM
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i would be more concerned about the fact that you have no vin # than what color it is. sounds like it could have been stolen
Old Jul 2, 2006 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 96i30azn
It might be champage as well.. o but your profile says bebble beige...
The only year ever in the history of Maximas to have a color offered with that name in it was 2004.
Old Jul 2, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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The VIN should also be on the door shouldn't it?
Isn't there one spot where supposedly only the FBI knows where it is? I would think that if the car were taken apart piece by piece, the VIN should be stamped in several places (as opposed to the paper labels). Then the car can be reassembled and the paint code written down on a piece of paper that will get lost eventually, and the process of dismantling can be done again...
Old Jul 2, 2006 | 08:46 AM
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Isn't there one spot where supposedly only the FBI knows where it is?
Sounds like a wives' tale to me.
Old Jul 2, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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the VIN is stamped all over the damn car....if u cant find any of them u got issues
Old Jul 2, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Tatanko
Sounds like a wives' tale to me.
It isn't! I worked for the CHP and we would have to look in several locations to confirm the vin was the same throughout.

Old Jul 2, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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It isn't! I worked for the CHP and we would have to look in several locations to confirm the vin was the same throughout.

I wasn't arguing that. I know it's stamped all over the place. If you didn't notice, I quoted the part about some place "only the FBI knows about."

Old Jul 2, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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WelL I have all the vin NUMBERS but i needed the vin PLATE to see what the paint code was. but its all good now
Old Jul 2, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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It isn't! I worked for the CHP and we would have to look in several locations to confirm the vin was the same throughout.

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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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Take ur gas door off and bring it to a dealer or any auto paint store they will tell you the color code
Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:08 PM
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i would be more concerned about the fact that you have no vin # than what color it is. sounds like it could have been stolen
im kinda worried about mine cuz im missing the plate under the hood. the bolt points are there but no plate.
Old Jul 2, 2006 | 11:56 PM
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oh well, there goes my unique feelin', you know the one where you have call the dealer for "secret code" info cause SOMEBODY forgot to put the D@^# plate on the car!! did you atleast get the 2 plastic studs in the firewall where the plate is SUPPOSED to be? yes, i got mine, thank you very much. no it's not a stolen issue, it's more like an oops thing.
Old Jul 3, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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i've NEVER heard of an assembly line(forget the dealer, they get in in one piece) forgetting to put a vinplate on a car, EVER. and i'm in the insurance business, i look for vins all the time to make sure im looking at the right car. either your cars were in severe accidents and they had to replace enough of the structure that they took it off and forgot to put it back on, or the old owner took it off for some reason, or the car is stolen and you dont know about it. all your doors should have a vin sticker, as well as the wheel well areas on the 1/4 panels, one on the hinge pilar on the driver side, one on each fender and hood. as far as a plate goes, one under the hood and one on the engine/trans block one on the dash. my 89 had a plate instead of a sticker on the hinge pilar. and last but not least there should be and engraving of your vin on the firewall right in the middle. if they all match, and math your title, you're all good, if a bolt on one doesnt match or is missing, chances are the part was replaced. so long as dash and firewall match your title you're all good.
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