These trim tags confuse the hell out of me, so many random numbers! Here's a pic of the tag. Any help would be great.

Thanks, Mike

 

on the first line
F - is the build year = 1985
01 - build month = january
A - build week = 1st week
2FS87 - body style = 2-door Coupe, All Firebirds share the same body style code
L - assembly plant = Van Nuys, California
612666 - Vin Sequence Number = Body Number, This is also the last six of the VIN

30l - Lower Body Color
30u - Upper Body Color
Water - Paint Type = Water Based Paint
AR9 is the seats

that's as much as i know for sure, i decoded it from
http://82firebird.com/DecodeCowlTag.aspx
it's for 82 -84 but much of it is the same for 85, it just didnt give me the color for your color codes

 

Cool thanks man! So did all under hood trim tags, Trans Am and Firebird, have the S code in the body style? I'm finding some conflicting information on my body trim tag and my actual VIN tag number.

 

i think the body style code would be different in later years for the convertibles
as for your vin being different on the tag i am not sure of that

 

30U and 30L are the exterior color codes for Bright Blue Metallic.

 

By the time the convertibles were being built, the trim tag was no longer being applied to the car with these details.

 

I can not seem to find ANY information on decoding trim tags. Not the 1986 Post RPO codes, but the tag on the rad support, here is a pic of mine, any thoughts? Thanks

 

Without digging out the books, the first line are date codes and partial VIN numbers. Second line is the interior color/options, Lower and Upper paint codes. Third line has AR9 for the seats, and CC1 for ttops. 4th line says it's a Z28, with a spoiler (iirc). B18 and B33 are probably option codes.

Honestly the trim tags don't tell a lot on thirdgens, so there's not much in the way of how to decode them. A blurb in a book here, or there, occasionally on a website. Nothing on that tag is going to unlock a huge markup in collector value.

There's a chart in this book, if you can find a copy.

 

D = 1983 Model Year
01C = January, 3rd week build
1FP87 = Camaro
N = Norwood Assembly plant
126377 = VIN

17C = Charcoal custom cloth interior
75L = Red Lower Exterior
75U = Red Upper Exterior
E = Enamel Paint
AR9 = Seat type
CC1 - T-Tops
Z28 = Z28 Camaro
D80 = Rear Spoiler (Standard Z28)
PT = Unknown

The last lines are job sequence and scheduled dates, internal to the plant so I don't think those have any sort of decoding to us.

 

Greatly appreciate your time, Thanks.

 

Super, appreciate all the detail. Just seems strange that there is not simply a "pic" with per line item explaining these tags out there. But that explains why these forums are so important. Thanks again. I think I am going to try sending a message through the GM Heritage site on this subject, probably waste of time, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Happy Summer (finally) all.