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Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

This can normally be found in three places:
  1. On a sticker on the inside of the windscreen.
  2. On a sticker in the front services compartment.
  3. Stamped vertically on the chassis, approximately level with the front of the rear offside wheel.
From the Elise service notes for 96 & 97 model:

SCC in pos 123 is manufacturer code
111 in pos 456 is Elise
YN1 in pos 789 is Engine type of 1.8 K16
Model year is pos 10
T=96
V=97
W=98
X=99
Y=2000
H in pos 11 is plant (Hethel)
A in pos 12 = RHD
F in pos 12 = LHD
pos 13 is Engine emission spec - no values given
0 in pos 14 is model (Elise)
15,16 and 17 is the serial number

From the Elise service notes for 98 onwards:

SCC in pos 123 is manufacturer code
G in pos 4 is the standard 1.8 K-series engine, J if the VVC version
A in pos 5 is Restraint (Active belts)
111 in pos 678 is Elise
pos 9 is check digit
Model year is pos 10
W=98
X=99
Y=2000
plant is pos 11 (H=Hethel, B=Shah Alam)
C in pos 12 = RHD
D in pos 12 = LHD
3 in pos 13 is model (Elise)
8 in pos 13 is the Exige
14,15,16,17 is the serial number
 

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