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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 02:40 PM
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Production Date?

I tryed looking for this on the search, but nothing. I have the sticker price flyer from the window, and I was trying to find when & where my car was made, and shipped? I have the VIN # also. Is there somewere you can look to find out details of the car?
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 02:54 PM
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There was a sticker on the front passenger-side headlighet that said "November 2001". I'm not sure if thats the head light production date or the car's date.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 02:54 PM
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the door sill. look on the driver side youll see the VIN, paint code, weight etc.. it will show the month and year the car was made. mine says 12/02. i know mine was built the 17th of dec. because i was email the VIN and build date a couple days after it was built from my saleman about a month after i ordered the car.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 07:54 PM
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I'm feeling old.... my car was produced on the 07/2000.
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 11:25 PM
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ahhh, dont feel old. mine turns two in a little under two months. PTS, UHI and interior motion sensors are all for her second birthday!
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 11:48 PM
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my buddy got his car a few months before I got mine and his car was made at the stuttgart plant and he got a "mercedes" decal. Mine was made at bremen in August and i got the "daimler" decal
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 12:06 AM
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i thought all the new decals look like the top one. every MKB ive had has had the bottom one. the loaner ML i got, built in Vance, Alabama, USA by the way had the same decal as the top one, that ive seen on all the new MB's.
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 12:13 AM
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I don't care for the first one. Looks cheesy. Both of mine have the Diamler sticker.
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 12:16 AM
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i dont like the Mercedes one either. it looks like the old Mercedes writing before they merged with Benz. i still prefer the old one!
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 02:35 AM
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here's a picture of my windshield decal:



and a couple of more that can be found on Mercedes-Benz:
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 02:40 AM
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car's birthday !

Originally Posted by vishaL iZ mE
I tryed looking for this on the search, but nothing. I have the sticker price flyer from the window, and I was trying to find when & where my car was made, and shipped? I have the VIN # also. Is there somewere you can look to find out details of the car?
Besides the door sill, like Citron mentioned, you can find out the actual production date (to the day) of your car from the dealer. They have all those details in your car's service record history. The door sill only reads month & year.

Also, if you ever get your car serviced, the MB invoice they give you has two blocks up near the top left corner. One says: "Delivery Date" meaning the day you bought your car, and the other says: "Production Date" = your car's birthday.

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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 02:58 AM
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Thanks's everyone for the input .. much apprecaited!
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 03:45 AM
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ask you dealer for the VMI, there you can get the car's b-day!
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 06:16 AM
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mine has none of those
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 01:43 AM
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Time to buy my car a cake. haha
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 01:45 AM
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lol, invite friends over for a b-day party. see what kinda mods youll get for presents.
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 01:46 AM
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sounds like a plan. haha
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