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• Where do you find the chassie & engine number on a mk 3 by maddog007 on 28 Feb, 2006 22:12
• Hi all
  
  Newbie from New Zealand, I dont think pre mk 4 diesel golfs are that common in nz,so look foward to surprising a few gassers once i pick up a few tips from the forum.
  
  My first question is ,
  Where is the identification plate or stamp on my Mk 3 Cl.
  I need to know exactly what im dealing with before i fiddle  :wink:
• #1 by maddog007 on 01 Mar, 2006 23:15
• Hi again, thought id put some pics on of our little rattler.
  Also i found a WVWZZZ..... number on the firewall, is this the original chassis number ?
  it doesnt seem to have the normal plate that most cars over here have,regardless of being imported or nz new ?
  the reason im asking is i dont really know what type of model i have or what engine & turbo it is, im not a car novice by any stretch but i brought from work as traded,so didnt get any info.
  
  
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• #2 by maddog007 on 01 Mar, 2006 23:48
• ok after some serious googling, i have discovered that the  1HZ code after the WVWZZZ is a big clue,so how does this convert into some of the lingo i see on the forums , ie A2,3,4 etc.
• #3 by bhtooefr on 02 Mar, 2006 05:24
• Do you guys have a 17-character VIN on your cars? Because that's what this is.
  
  Here's a decoder: http://www.abvwc.org.uk/vw_vin.htm
• #4 by Adam on 02 Mar, 2006 17:30
• Your Golf would be an A3 (made between 1993-1998), with (I believe) an AAZ-code motor (The 1.9TD, not a TDI.)
• #5 by maddog007 on 02 Mar, 2006 23:04
• Quote from: "bhtooefr"

  Do you guys have a 17-character VIN on your cars? Because that's what this is.
  
  Here's a decoder: http://www.abvwc.org.uk/vw_vin.htm

  
  
  comes out as a Mk 3/Vento, built in wolfsburg .....
  Is this good  
• #6 by bhtooefr on 03 Mar, 2006 13:46
• Comes out as a Vento?
  
  Hmm...
  
  This is odd, as the Vento is the same as a JETTA, not a Golf.
  
  I'm wondering if the VIN plate came off of a Jetta or something, and your car has a different VIN.
• #7 by maddog007 on 03 Mar, 2006 18:55
• Quote from: "bhtooefr"

  Comes out as a Vento?
  
  Hmm...
  
  This is odd, as the Vento is the same as a JETTA, not a Golf.
  
  I'm wondering if the VIN plate came off of a Jetta or something, and your car has a different VIN.

  
  
  nah its ingraved into the firewall, its probably just the website decoder playing tricks.