Chester89

That was fast. Thank you sir!

partysover

Hi Rob,

I just bought this car. Do you know what kind of stereo head unit this car came with originally? No cd changer or holes or anything so I would have to assume a Blaupunkt Bremen?

Rob Edwards

The short answer is that I'm not sure- There are 28 Italian market GTSs for 1992 and only two of them list any radio at all. Both of those have I327 Blaupunkt Symphony RDSs. However, 100% of the cars have option M423 for cassette holding in the center console. I'd like to believe that they all got a cassette/radio headunit. Guessing that that would have been the Blaupunkt Symphony .

Samuel says he sees only 4 radio codes for 1992:

327: Blaupunkt Symphony RDS
331: Porsche CR-1
690: CD-Player "CD-10"
691: CD-Player "CD-2"

But the CR-1 was only listed in US market cars between '93 and 95.

About 60% of the German market '92s had the Symphony RDS as well, another 8% have a CD-10 and the rest have nothing specified for radio. 3 of 21 Swiss cars have the CD-10 listed as well, otherwise nothing.

None of the French '92s have a radio spec'd.

And so on.

I can't imagine that the dealerships were installing country-specific radios in every car not explicitly optioned with a radio (?)

Sorry I don't have a more definitive answer.

partysover

Thanks Rob. I ended up buying this car but it has a nice Becker head unit in it now and it looks very nice and clean so I'll probably just leave this one in there. And Blaupunkt Symphony radios just aren't available here in the US. They are on European eBay, but not here. If you happen to know of someone with a Blaupunkt Symphony radio that they would part with, please let me know Rob. But as I've learned with my last couple 928's, a lot of the extra OCD stuff that I seek out and have done doesn't always pay off at the end. Original stereos, unneeded timing belt changes, etc. This one is going to be a detail it and sell it car. It honestly doesn't need a single thing anyway. Not even a detail. You'll see it on BaT soon. Thanks again Rob for all of your help.

Tlwev

Rob if you would please: WPOJB2923LS860286

Thanks

Rob Edwards

WP0JB2923LS860286

1990 S4 automatic
C36 - Canadian market
M28.42 - engine serial # range 81 L 50001 >60000
A28.16 - transmission serial # range A 2816 3L 00001>20000

M139 - Adjustable Seat Heating - Left
M340 - Seat heating - Right
M418 - Protective side mouldings
M650 - Sunroof
I691 - CD-Player "CD-2" with radio

Juandotto

Hi Rob,

I´m in the process of purchasing a 928 that it´s different to the last that I was thinking.

In this case is a 1987 Euro 928 S, with the S4 brakes and suspension.

Please, I need to decode the following VIN: WPOZZZ92ZGS840278

Thank you in advance!!!

Juandotto.

Rob Edwards

This car has some Z-options for interior pieces- please share pics of the interior if you can, it'd be helpful to identify what's non-standard from the regular 1986 color options.

WP0ZZZ92ZGS840278

1986 Euro S 5-speed

C27 - Spanish market
M28.21 - engine serial # range 82G 00001>05000
G28.10 - transmission serial # range 11G 00001>05000
S2- Garnet red metallic
Special interior, code 98
Carpet color 999 (?)
Seat code WWW (?)


M261 - Outside mirror - plain-passenger's side, electrically adjustable and heatable
I319 - Changed set-up of fan (additional engine cooling for hot climate countries) - 86 mm pulley instead of 106 mm
M462 - Sekuriflex windshield
I490 - Hi-Fi sound system ( 8 speakers, balance control, 1980-86.5) ("Equipment Group IV")
M533 - Alarm
M650 - Sunroof
00311 - Greybeige seats (?)
00321 - Greybeige (something? dunno...)
02101 - ?

Juandotto

Many thanks Rob!!!

I share a few photos of the car. The date of the purchase was in June of 1987.

Best reg









ards,

Juandotto.

Rob Edwards

Thanks for the pictures! The in-service (warranty start) date is listed as July 11, 1986, and the invoice date is October 21, 1985, so it sat for 8 months between being built and being sold. Is the sale date of June 1987 listed in the warranty book or is that the date that the car was first registered? (I have no idea how cars are registered for road use in Spain... )

Juandotto

I don´t have this information, because the car hasn´t the book warranty neither the book service. The only information that I have of the car is the number plate and the data sheet of the spanish rules.

I think that the shape of the car give me an idea of the good conservation of this unit. It has only 95.000 km, approximately about 59.000 miles....

Best regards,

Juandotto

swehedman

Hello Rob! Its not a vin decoding but Can you help me how to tell MY of an engine. Im buying a OB car that has an GTS engine in it.

i just want to check that it is not the problematik 92-93 engine.

thsnks!

h2pmr

hi Rob
i don't suppose you know how many red 89GT's were produced for the UK market?
cheers
Phil

Farginicehole

Beautiful shark, Juandotto!

Rob Edwards

GTS motors with 1R rods are all of the '92 and '93s, and early '94s up through mid-September '93 production. 2R rods started 9/14/93, with engines #00533 (5-speeds) and 50597 (autos).