#29463974 information wanted

[gwb72tii]

Can anyone help identify model and year 2002 with the above VIN?

 

thanks

[Preyupy]

That is too many numbers for a 2002 VIN.  They are 7 digits

[Aaron R]

Even if you drop the last digit, 294 isn’t a 2002 VIN series. You can run it through the BMW club of Colombia’s VIN decoder here: 

Services :: BMW Club Clásicos Colombia - EN

WWW.BMWCLASICOS.COM

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Grab some Official Merchandise from BMW Club Clásicos Colombia.

It works really well. There’s also this table: 

which will show you all the possible VIN sequences.

 Hope that helps! 

[gwb72tii]

This why I’m asking

BMW 4 sp transmisson Getrag 232 - auto parts - by owner - vehicle automotive sale - craigslist

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See photos I think it came out of a '71 2002 Seems to spin and shift smooth, all 4 forward +R gears 4 bolt output flange

 

[Son of Marty]

As far as I know BMW never stamped the vin/motor number on the trans.

[TobyB]

'71 is boo- scary.  If there were more dots around 71, it might be B/W synchros, but it's likely a coarse- spline output shaft.

 

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macked one like that up pretty good one afternoon in Mission.

[gwb72tii]

19 hours ago, Son of Marty said:

As far as I know BMW never stamped the vin/motor number on the trans.

my tii has the car vin stamped on the top flat part of the bell housing

[Conserv]

11 hours ago, gwb72tii said:

my tii has the car vin stamped on the top flat part of the bell housing

How about a photo of this? I’ve never seen anything like this. Are you certain the VIN is on the aluminum bellhousing and not on the flat boss at the very rear of the cast iron block, where all original blocks were stamped? In 51 years of ‘02 ownership, I’ve never seen an ‘02 transmission marked by the factory with the car’s VIN.

 

Below, circled in red, is the boss on the engine block — machined flat by the factory — where engine numbers (VIN’s) are stamped.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[gwb72tii]

My bad, and you are correct. 

[Conserv]

The serial numbers stamped into each transmission could be useful if someone, with too much time on their hands, simply collected the serial numbers on every transmission for which the housing’s casting date is also available. Thus: A.) transmissions currently not in cars, and B.) transmissions for which we have photos of the serial number and casting date. I’m betting there is a clear correlation between casting dates and serial numbers!

 

With sufficient samples, one could look at a transmission in an ‘02 and approximate its date from the serial number without having access to the casting date. Great? Not certain about that, but it could be done! 
 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[visionaut]

2 hours ago, Conserv said:

With sufficient samples, one could look at a transmission in an ‘02 and approximate its date from the serial number

Sounds like a job for…..