VIN Location on 88 Elite LX
Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 12:30 pm
First, thanks to everyone who contributes to this great site. It truly is a premier resource for all things Spree/Elite.
Here's my situation. I bought an '88 Elite LX a couple summers back. It needs a little work now and I'm looking for parts. I wanted to grab the VIN off it so that I know what exactly I have and am working with. I got out the title and copied down the VIN in the service manual I printed out from this site.
So the other day I was doing some maintenance on the elite. I had the manual out and for some reason I decided to see if the VIN from the frame and the VIN I wrote down matched up. They did not. Prior to buying, I never even figured I should look. I'm quite sure it's an '88 Honda Elite LX, white in color, which is exactly what the title describes. But the VINs don't match up.
My question is, before I go after the guy that sold it to me, is there another place that the VIN might be located on this scoot besides the frame under the floor board? I'm thinking that maybe a used frame was used as a repair/replacement or something. Although I would have liked to know that, too, before buying.
This guy sells a ton of old scooters and mopeds. His garage is like a huge scooter stable. I'm worried that he had a title laying around for an Elite that he parted out, and a decent elite with no title and put them together to make mine.
Thanks in advance for any help. I'm going to start looking into any way to clear up the title here in Minnesota, but I'm not optimistic on that end.
Josh
Here's my situation. I bought an '88 Elite LX a couple summers back. It needs a little work now and I'm looking for parts. I wanted to grab the VIN off it so that I know what exactly I have and am working with. I got out the title and copied down the VIN in the service manual I printed out from this site.
So the other day I was doing some maintenance on the elite. I had the manual out and for some reason I decided to see if the VIN from the frame and the VIN I wrote down matched up. They did not. Prior to buying, I never even figured I should look. I'm quite sure it's an '88 Honda Elite LX, white in color, which is exactly what the title describes. But the VINs don't match up.
My question is, before I go after the guy that sold it to me, is there another place that the VIN might be located on this scoot besides the frame under the floor board? I'm thinking that maybe a used frame was used as a repair/replacement or something. Although I would have liked to know that, too, before buying.
This guy sells a ton of old scooters and mopeds. His garage is like a huge scooter stable. I'm worried that he had a title laying around for an Elite that he parted out, and a decent elite with no title and put them together to make mine.
Thanks in advance for any help. I'm going to start looking into any way to clear up the title here in Minnesota, but I'm not optimistic on that end.
Josh