Vin number question
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From: Los Angeles, CA
2007 E550 Sports
Vin number question
I hate buying used cars. Do any of you know where I can find the vin numbers besides the drives front windshield? Because my vin under the windshield doesn't look stright, I just wanted to make sure other vins matches the windshield's vin number.
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Eurocharged 2004 E500, Eurocharged ECU/TCU 2005 SL600, 2010 Caddy SwaggerWagon
Door jamb, and behind your rear plate. At least, my E500 has it there too.
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2007 E550 Sports
Now I have another question. Just noticed the vin number looks almost like printed on a label printer or something. Because the letters looked all jagged. Is that normal? I don't have access to another w211. I saw others w210 and theirs looked fine.
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W211 Elegance Saloon
Plug your VIN in here and see if anything jumps out at you as obviously incorrect:
http://old.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/?lng=eng
http://old.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/?lng=eng
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2005 E500, 2011 ML350
Not a very convienent nor common car to do a "vin swap" on, if that is your worry. The vin# is also embedded in all control units for car. Have a dealer do a short test to verify vin# is matching.
