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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: pandavan on February 05, 2012, 06:33:43 PM

Title: HELP!
Post by: pandavan on February 05, 2012, 06:33:43 PM
how do i know what year my van is and weres the vin/chassis numbers
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: wendyh on February 05, 2012, 07:12:20 PM
Hi they should b on ur compliance plate which is usually on drivers step wall..they r usually little plates pot rivitted on....chassis no is on fire wall on passenger side under bonnet...
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: ben on February 05, 2012, 09:08:55 PM
if you have an early model van pre '74 the chassis number is in the passenger foot well. otherwise on the firewall like wendy said:)
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: pandavan on February 05, 2012, 09:59:17 PM
i cant find a year anyewere
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Abodator on February 06, 2012, 07:05:25 AM
You can try to find a chassis number first.
Look here:

1. (http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/10/original/18122011120.jpg)
2. (http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/10/original/18122011121.jpg)
3. (http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/10/original/18122011122.jpg)
4. (http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/10/original/18122011123.jpg)

Hope you find something. If yes, pls, write it here or send me PM with full number.
I will try to decode it for you.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: ben on February 06, 2012, 07:12:08 AM
i have never seen the chassis number in that spot. ive taken photos of where they are in australia but i am struggling to upload photos to this site and photo bucket:(
ill try again later
ben
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Sweet Shock on February 06, 2012, 07:12:37 AM
My chassie number was covered up with something, paint etc Took vicroads bout 1/2 hr to fine it above the heater year 77. we had to scrap and scrap to get it. The numbers were fairly big  pete
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Abodator on February 06, 2012, 07:26:18 AM
Ben, I thought that Holden, Vauxhall and Opel must have one rules about where must be placed the chassis numbers of the vans.
Sorry if I was wrong. I just want to help.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: ben on February 06, 2012, 12:55:56 PM
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Ben, I thought that Holden, Vauxhall and Opel must have one rules about where must be placed the chassis numbers of the vans.
Sorry if I was wrong. I just want to help.

seems they dont ay? i checked 5 vans i have here and none of them have it where yours is?? bit strange ay.

ben
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: obsession on February 06, 2012, 02:52:37 PM
My chassie number was covered up with something, paint etc Took vicroads bout 1/2 hr to fine it above the heater year 77. we had to scrap and scrap to get it. The numbers were fairly big  pete

that would be the body number

Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: pandavan on February 06, 2012, 06:18:54 PM
chassis number was on passenger side gj 546019
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Abodator on February 06, 2012, 06:51:26 PM
Is your van CF1 type?
If yes, so ...
G - year = 1976
J - assembly plant = ? (some Holden plant?)

Also you can check the year on your brake drums (if you don't have all disk brakes):
(http://www.cf280.in.odessa.ua/img/archive/02/original/IMG_1976.jpg)

The year of my CF1 van is 1980 (see "23.3.80" (date/month/year) on picture).
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: pandavan on February 06, 2012, 07:04:12 PM
cf1? non plastic front?
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Abodator on February 06, 2012, 07:15:34 PM
CF1 body (1969-1980)looks like:
(http://s3.images.drive2.ru/car.journal.photos/x6/0400/000/000/1d9/c56/88ce5d5fa23f31a6-main.jpg)

CF1 "facelifting" (1980-1984):
(http://s3.images.drive2.ru/car.journal.photos/x6/0400/000/000/1d9/c58/88ce5d5ff20931b5-main.jpg)
Note: all drum brakes.

CF2 (1984-1987):
(http://s3.images.drive2.ru/car.journal.photos/x6/0400/000/000/1d9/c5a/88ce5d600bb307a9-main.jpg)
Note: Disk brakes (forward) and drum brakes (rear).

Note: All information above is correct for european manufacturers (Vauxhall and Opel) only. I don't know for sure when Holden stop producing the Bedford vans. :-(
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: pandavan on February 06, 2012, 07:18:21 PM
its a cf1 then
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Abodator on February 06, 2012, 07:24:34 PM
So. ;-)
Your year is 1976.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: pandavan on February 06, 2012, 07:27:06 PM
SWEET
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Sweet Shock on February 06, 2012, 09:08:05 PM
Hey obsession, Are you takin the micky out of me or did I write something unintellagent. While introduceing the weather guy on the radio this morning I said his last name wrong I said lindsay small instead of smail, A bit imbarassing, speacial when i say his name often It was not my best morning.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: obsession on February 06, 2012, 09:59:28 PM
Hey obsession, Are you takin the micky out of me or did I write something unintellagent. While introduceing the weather guy on the radio this morning I said his last name wrong I said lindsay small instead of smail, A bit imbarassing, speacial when i say his name often It was not my best morning.

no? not at all I always thought the body number was stamped just above or below the heater housing and the chassis number was on a plate.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: ben on February 07, 2012, 07:33:56 AM
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Hey obsession, Are you takin the micky out of me or did I write something unintellagent. While introduceing the weather guy on the radio this morning I said his last name wrong I said lindsay small instead of smail, A bit imbarassing, speacial when i say his name often It was not my best morning.

no? not at all I always thought the body number was stamped just above or below the heater housing and the chassis number was on a plate.

not in our state victoria. the number above the heater is the chassis number.

i have had many vans registered without the compliance plates on them.

cheers
ben
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: tiwaz_nz on February 07, 2012, 07:19:22 PM
been wondering this as well ... nothing in door wells and nothing above, below heater hole in the engine bay ... will have to remove alot of underbody sealer in wheel arch , think ill cheak the brake drum while i still have some
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: Bas / NZ on February 07, 2012, 08:05:11 PM
Whats the tag on the org seat base for, haven't had a close look at it.
Title: Re: HELP!
Post by: tiwaz_nz on February 07, 2012, 08:11:27 PM
i dont have the seat bases  :( whoever moded this van used chipboard to make new bases  :o :o
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