Replace Missing Final Edition Plaque & FE Number lookup?

[Larz]

Is it possible to look up what number FE number you have by Vin number? I am planning to buy a FE with a missing Plaque on the console. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[C O D Y]

Here's a place to start....

http://www.feviper.com/VIN.html

 

[C O D Y]

Does it have red stiching on the steering wheel and shifter?

 

[Bob K]

What Cody asked. If it doesn't have that then it is likely not an FE but rather a red GTS with white stripes added. You should feel a definite ridge on the stripes if they are factory whereas most after market ones are flush. I hope someone is not trying to pass a fake FE off. That would be a new twist.

Bob K

 

[TCKTPLZ]

Why are the FE stripes not flush? I remember watching the Barrett-Jackson car auction where the hosts on the floor were praising cars that had stripes with no ridge between the paint. They said this was a sign of a good job, where as the ridge is a sign of a lesser quality job. Is this the case with our FE's?

 

[Larz]

Yes the steering wheel and ship knob has the red stitching, however the plaque is missing. I tried to look it up through the FE website but found nothing.

 

[PaViper]

What happens if you plug in the number on the viper registry
http://ivr.viperclub.org/search.php

 

[PaViper]

Also if you google the vin number, you might come up with something

 

[Bob K]

TCKTPLZ,
The stripes on all Vipers are raised leaving a ridge. When I first got my '96 I was convinced that they were tape. My FE is exactly the same. Check out some other Vipers with factory stripes and compare with after market ones.

 

[TCKTPLZ]

But what is the purpose of raising the stripes and leaving a ridge? It does not look as nearly as nice as flush stripes. Perhaps some cost cutting measures? This the only area in which I was disappointed with my car.

 

[C O D Y]

The factory stripes are laser aligned and the staightest out of any stripes.