Rpo fun!

So after nearly 5 years of owning my '97 I finally went through and did my RPO code sheet. Pretty interesting stuff actually...

Pretty amazing how much the car has changed since me!



1997 PONTIAC FIREBIRD RPO CODES :

AAA : FACTORY TINTED WINDOWS, 4-WAY MANUAL SEAT ADJUSTER?
AH3 : ADJUSTER, 4-WAY MANUAL, DRIVER SEAT
AK5 : RESTRAINT SYSTEM, FRT SEAT, INFLATABLE, DRIVER
AR9 : SEAT, FRT BKT, EUROPEAN STYLE, PASS A DRIVER RECL
AU3 : LOCK CONTROL, SIDE DR, ELEC
A31 : WINDOW, POWER OPERATED, ALL DOORS
CC1 : ROOF HATCH, REMOVABLE PANELS, GLASS
C49 : DEFOGGER, RR WINDOW, ELECTRIC
C60 : HVAC SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONER FRT MAN CONTROLS
DE4 : SUNSHADE, REMOVEABLE HATCH ROOF
DG7 : MIRROR O/S, LH & RH, REM CONT, ELEC, PAINTED
DL5 : DECAL, ROADSIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
FE9 : CERTIFICATION, EMISSION, FEDERAL
F41 : SUSPENSION SYSTEM, FRT, RR, FIRM RIDE, HANDLING
GU4 : AXLE REAR, 3.08 RATIO
IPB: TRIM INTERIOR DESIGN (PB)
J41 : BRAKE SYSTEM, PWR, FRT DISC, RR DRUM, CAST IRON
K34 : CRUISE CONTROL, AUT0MATIC, ELECTRONIC
K68 : GENERATOR,105 AMP
L36: OVERHEAD VALVE 231 CU IN 9.0:1 COMPRESSION 200HP / 225 FT LB 3.8L V6
MX0 : MERCHANDISED, TRANS, AUTO PROVISIONS, O/D
M30 : TRANSMISSION, AUTO 4 SPD, HMD, 4L60E, ELECTRONIC
NF2 : EMISSION SYSTEM, FEDERAL, TIER 1
NG5 - 50-STATE EMISSIONS
N36 : STEERING WHEEL, 4 SPOKES, SPORT
N60 : WHEEL, ALUMINUM, PAINTED
QCB: 235/55R16 STEEL-BELTED TOURING TIRES
R7N - SALES ITEM NO. 39
STE - ST THERESE, PQ, CANADA
T78 : HEADLAMP CONTROL - DELETE
UB3 : CLUSTER, INST, OIL, COOL TEMP, VOLTS, TRIP ODOM, TACHU73
VK3 : LICENSE PLATE, FRT MOUNTING PKGVM3
V73 : ANTENNA, FIXEDW53
Y81 : MERCHANDISED PKG, FIREBIRD1SB
1SZ - OPTION PACKAGE
14B : TRIM COMBINATION, CLOTH, LT GRAY (B) (92)14I
6GM: SPRING, FRONT
7GM: SPRING, FRONT
8TB:SPRING, REAR
81U : PRIMARY COLOR, EXTERIOR, BRIGHT RED (91)
9TB: SPRING, REAR

BC / CC U 8774 14 B

[ITSSLOW]

Cool! How'd you find it? Would be cool to do that to my car as well.

[1qwikSS]

yea thats pretty cool....how do you guys figure out what # car yours is (like #156 out of 500..etc)...im curious to figure out some information about my specific car.

[81DaytonaPaceCar]

Cool! How'd you find it? Would be cool to do that to my car as well.

I've got most of them...

[81DaytonaPaceCar]

yea thats pretty cool....how do you guys figure out what # car yours is (like #156 out of 500..etc)...im curious to figure out some information about my specific car.

Some cars you can...some you can't...I think it's all been broken down for 01s-02s...and it's easier if you have a Pontiac thanks to PHS...

[WMCC Doug]

Pontiac Historical Services has been a wonderful recourse for years. I wonder what's going to happen to it now, with Pontiac going away? It would be a shame if all the data is lost.

[1qwikSS]

where would i even start to find out this information? dealership where it was purchased?

I have a car fax on it from when it was purchased and i think it says what dealership it was purchased at...or at least what city and im sure there can only be 1 chevy dealership in a city.

[81DaytonaPaceCar]

Pontiac Historical Services has been a wonderful recourse for years. I wonder what's going to happen to it now, with Pontiac going away? It would be a shame if all the data is lost.

PHS is privately owned (Jim Mattison) so Pontiac going away should not impact it at all...it may actually help PHS in a warped, twisted sort of way as Pontiac has been suing PHS to recover all the old documentation that they have...

where would i even start to find out this information? dealership where it was purchased?

I have a car fax on it from when it was purchased and i think it says what dealership it was purchased at...or at least what city and im sure there can only be 1 chevy dealership in a city.

On the inside of your console there should be a white sticker with all the RPO codes listed on it (other locations could be glove box or trunk lid depending on what year the car is).

PM me a list and I can decode them for you...

[WMCC Doug]

I know Jim Mattison. I knew he worked with the PHS, but didn't know he owned it. I have not seen him in several years now. Great guy. He worked in Chevrolet Central Office in the late 60's. All the COPO stuff came across his desk.