# Japanese VINs help **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 8, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319 "2007-03-08T10:26:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SKYline\_r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@SKYline\_r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SKYline_r)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/1 "2007-03-08T10:26:45Z")
Hi guys, I’m on jspec-imports.ca and the car i’m looking at only has a 7 digit Vehicle ID, which i can’t enter into CARFAX or any other website because they require 17 digit numbers. Someone please help, I want to know the history of the car before I buy it. Is there a way I can check the history of the car? Thanks in advance.🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_N\_SourSauce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sweet_n_soursauce/32/5490_2.png) [@Sweet\_N\_SourSauce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sweet_N_SourSauce)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/2 "2007-03-08T10:31:30Z")
what the heck is car fax going to tell you on a japanese car that has no vehicle history in north america? funniest question of the week. ---
**Author:** ![SKYline\_r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@SKYline\_r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SKYline_r)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/3 "2007-03-08T10:47:12Z")
That wasn’t my question. I just wanted to know how i can get a history report on a car built in japan with a 7 digit ID. ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_N\_SourSauce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sweet_n_soursauce/32/5490_2.png) [@Sweet\_N\_SourSauce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sweet_N_SourSauce)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/4 "2007-03-08T10:52:11Z")
You can’t. The only way you’e going to get a vehicle history is if J-spec contacts the dealer selling the car and they have service records from the vehicle. The only other way is to have the car inspected in japan, or if it’s from an auction car, have the auction sheet translated. ---
**Author:** ![Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Jedi\_Car\_Fan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jedi_Car_Fan)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/5 "2007-03-08T10:56:14Z")
> [@what to use to dl music](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-to-use-to-dl-music/3760/24): > > That wasn’t my question. I just wanted to know how i can get a history report on a car built in japan with a 7 digit ID. Fly to japan and talk to dealer selling the car… oh, knowing how to speak and read japanese would also help since odds are very good you wont know what hes telling you and even if he gave you all tha paper work on the vehicle history, unless you can read japanese or have someone to traslate for you, then your shit outta luck ---
**Author:** ![SKYline\_r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@SKYline\_r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SKYline_r)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/6 "2007-03-08T11:36:37Z")
Thanks SweetnSour. 🙂 Jedi, I don’t know if that was a joke post or not, but I would never fly to Japan for that. ---
**Author:** ![mr200](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr200/32/5495_2.png) [@mr200](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mr200)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/7 "2007-03-08T12:57:03Z")
Spend $2Gs flying to Japan making sure the car is in good shape vs. spending $5gs getting it fixed here? Yeah. Better hurry up. Import law may be changing very soon. I haven’t gotten confirmation yet, but it seems likely. ---
**Author:** ![KoukiS14](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/koukis14/32/5522_2.png) [@KoukiS14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KoukiS14)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/8 "2007-03-08T15:31:33Z")
> [@Sunfire \> Black Dakota R/T](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunfire-black-dakota-r-t/11485/16): > > Hi guys, > > I’m on jspec-imports.ca and the car i’m looking at only has a 7 digit Vehicle ID, which i can’t enter into CARFAX or any other website because they require 17 digit numbers. > > Someone please help, I want to know the history of the car before I buy it. Is there a way I can check the history of the car? > > Thanks in advance.🆒 Just out of curiousity how old are you? ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/9 "2007-03-08T17:14:58Z")
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**Author:** ![SKYline\_r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@SKYline\_r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SKYline_r)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/10 "2007-03-08T19:48:30Z")
I’m 19. What’s the difference? Just because I am not familiar, does that make me some screeching 10 year old?? I just wanted some help, if you don’t have anything worth posting then don’t post. ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_N\_SourSauce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sweet_n_soursauce/32/5490_2.png) [@Sweet\_N\_SourSauce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sweet_N_SourSauce)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/11 "2007-03-09T05:27:24Z")
Go up to Japanese Imports, Or JDM Imports And talk to Gabe and Mitch, they’ve got cars on the lot and mechanics on site. Gabe’s prices are hard to beat. ---
**Author:** ![SKYline\_r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@SKYline\_r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SKYline_r)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/japanese-vins-help/104319/12 "2007-03-10T06:12:58Z")
Thanks for the help SweetnSour, I hope I can find a stock r32 skyline in excellent condition, that would make my day.