can i take my vin number to a dealership and would they be able to look up the rpo codes the car came with?

 

If its 1990 or newer.

 

figures... i got an 88. thanks for the response

 

Do a search for factory invoice and you'll find a discussion that you can contact GM Media Archives. They will send you a copy of the original factory to dealer invoice that also lists the RPOs. It does cost though and I'm not up on their current price structure for this service.

 

So I can take the vin from my 91 to the dealership and have them print off a sheet with all the codes? Sweet!

 

You can go to compnine.com and access the same information the dealer has from the comfort of your home...

 

Or if it's Canadian. The pre 1990 years that are in the database are Z49 (Canadian Exports). There's been a few members here who have stated they've gotten RPO codes from their VIN from their local dealership, or Compnine, as a Z49 car.

 

And just to add to JT's response, GM Canada kept records from 1980 on. So, I've run all of my VINs and got the results. This has been great for comparing with the accuracy of CompNine - which so far has been great for Canadian cars.

The problem is that US cars are not in the system. I've tried to run at least a half-dozen US cars through my local GM dealership and no results.

It seems that Canada and US had two independent record systems (and never the twain shall meet). So, I don't know if the information will ever be complete.

 

You can also find them inside your console, under the lid IIRC. Then you can download the RPO decoder from Thirdgen and have fun.

 

i don`t have the original rpo sticker under the armrest of my 87 iroc but would like to know all the options it does have. does anyone have the link to the canadian website i could type in my vin to find out all the info?

 

Try Compnine.com

 

THATS THE STUFF THANKS