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Old 08-19-2020, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Taylorguy74
I don't follow - or is this only for MY 2015? My 5th letter is an A - I have a RWD V8S. (SAJWA)
My 5th letter is a J, and I have an AWD R...
 
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Originally Posted by Phil Edwards
Full Doc attached published 22-Jun-2017 taken off Topix !
That isn't even close, for mine. VIN pos 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and possible others are all drastically different.
 
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My '16 AWD is SAJWJ which, according to that document, isn't even an F-Type as the 4th letter is not a D.
 
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And my 5th letter is a C so again not a "real" F-Type!
 
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Originally Posted by Phil Edwards
Full Doc attached published 22-Jun-2017 taken off Topix !
Fake news obviously Phil! Looks like you really got the thread moving though!
 
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Me too. Cant believe I’ve been posting here - back to the 1995-1997 Kia spectra forum.....
 
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The info in the VIN decoder in SDD looks like it is more accurate then:

Attribute Name="Market" Char="4"
"A" Decode="ROW"
"B" Decode="Canada"
"C" Decode="ROW"
"D" Decode="USA"
"E" Decode="USA"
"F" Decode="Canada"
"G" Decode="Canada"
"J" Decode="USA"
"K" Decode="Japan"
"L" Decode="Japan"
"P" Decode="Mexico"
"R" Decode="Mexico"
"T" Decode="Mexico"
"W" Decode="USA"
"X" Decode="Canada"
"Y" Decode="Mexico"

Attribute Name="Driver" Char="5"
"A" Decode="LHD"
"B" Decode="LHD"
"C" Decode="RHD"
"D" Decode="RHD"
"E" Decode="LHD"
"F" Decode="LHD"
"G" Decode="RHD"
"H" Decode="RHD"
"J" Decode="LHD AWD"
"L" Decode="RHD AWD"
 
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SSD thinks mine is LHD? I've been sitting in the wrong seat all this time!
 
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Originally Posted by Phil Edwards
Full Doc attached published 22-Jun-2017 taken off Topix !
FWIW, that’s a MY18 doc.
 
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Except for the badge on the trunk, there is no way to distinguish the AWD. I have driven it in the snow twice and you can certainly feel the difference from a rear wheel drive.
 
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Every AWD F-Type I've seen has the AWD on the right rear of the car with either the "S" or "R".
 
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Originally Posted by 2018Sportbrake
Except for the badge on the trunk, there is no way to distinguish the AWD. I have driven it in the snow twice and you can certainly feel the difference from a rear wheel drive.
The hood vents are different. Perhaps read the thread.
 
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Originally Posted by Slyder
Every AWD F-Type I've seen has the AWD on the right rear of the car with either the "S" or "R".
They stopped putting the AWD badge on in 2019, I beleive.
 
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Originally Posted by eeeeek
They stopped putting the AWD badge on in 2019, I believe.
My MY18 doesn't have an AWD badge. And it's an early one - built 25 March 2017.
 
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Inspection also gives a clue - the driveshaft for the front wheels as I recall comes forward from the left rear of the transmission, then goes through the oil pan to the right side (as I recall). Hard to miss the shafts

My 2016 was built on April 13 of 2015.
 
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Originally Posted by scm
My MY18 doesn't have an AWD badge. And it's an early one - built 25 March 2017.
My memory has a 1-2 times margin for error.
 
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Originally Posted by inmanlanier
Inspection also gives a clue - the driveshaft for the front wheels as I recall comes forward from the left rear of the transmission, then goes through the oil pan to the right side (as I recall). Hard to miss the shafts
But still easier to look at the hood vents ...
 
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I would just look to see if it has a front differential and halfshafts going to the front wheels.
 
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Originally Posted by Taylorguy74
Fake news obviously Phil! Looks like you really got the thread moving though!
Yep looks like I started something now ! Looks like they change it every few years, This could cover just cover MY17 and MY18 VIN's...

2013 - 2015 is on the forum.. https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/g...#&gid=1&pid=24
 
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Nice topic. It seems shocking but all you need to do is.... turning your wheels max to one side and look for the drive shaft.... Old school method. Is it not... ;D Still easier than identification of iPhone model.
We went so far with technology that we've missed the basics.

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