Posted by Steve on 11/05/06 00:46

"Not here Not Now" <"Not here Not Now"@nospamnospam.com> wrote in message
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|I have been searching for a PHP application to decode vehicle Vin numbers
|
| Using a SQL Database data included with an update feature to add a Vin
| not decoded
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| I do not want to subscribe to a service.

i am currently contracted with toyota. i wanted to provide the same
functionality for them. however, there is very little you can do if you are
trying to get the same kind of quality query function as that of carfax.

while vin's are standardized, the part of the number that represents make,
model, etc. are often coded in such a way that makes it only decipherable by
the manufacturer. toyota is probably the most standardized i've seen,
however there are a bunch of variations even still.

you can either determine that you will contact every manufacturer and ask
for their vin translation data...or just hack carfax. ;^) (guess which route
i take).

if you're interested, i can give you php code that handles *some* vins and
will give you a start should you decide to go it your own way. the only
information i found useful with my toyota project is being able to translate
the year of manufacture (if you've not looked at the rules for that, you
should...it is interesting).

anyway, let me know

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