'84 Capri RS Buck and Door tag

[Mustang Kid]

Can you decode these for me FoxChassis




Thanks

[eeprete]

wow, thats pretty cool, number 373 for the 84 year... here's some info to start, I am sure Mick will chime in.

some tag info (but not all)
CRS = Capri RS
MBW = 5 speed
1C / 1E = black and silver bottom trim stripe
M (8th digit in vin, and solo M on tag) = 5.0L 4BB
I do believe DF may be defroster and ST stereo.. but Mick will confirm for sure, he knows the tags well.
The mysterious NLR... awesome

VIN 1MEBP79M5EF600373
1 - Country of Origin, USA
ME = Mercury
B = Active Seatbelts
P = passenger car
79 = capri hatch
M = 5.0L engine
5 = check digit
E = 1984
F = Dearborn Plant (DAP)
600373 = Capri #373 to be assigned a VIN


door tag
10/83 = October 83 mfg date
1C / 1E = black and silver bottom trim stripe
DS) 53 = Kansas City
61D - capri hb bodystyle
HH - tan sport seats
R (radio) = B = AM/FM Stereo Cassette
Sunroof C - sunroof
Z rear axle is a 3.08 traction-loc unit
TR = spring codes 2 signifies 5 speed cars

[Mustang Kid]

Thanks! This is an interesting Capri. I have made a thread about it already.
My 83 Capri was the 696th assigned a vin neat how we have two low vin capris.

[FoxChassis]

The four-digit number in the upper right corner of the buck tag, is it 0053 or 0055? (Flip it over to the back side will make it easy to figure out.)

VIN
1ME = Capri vehicle manufactured in USA
B = manual seatbelts, no airbags
P = passenger car
79 = Capri 3-dr sedan (hatchback)
M = 5.0L engine
5 = VIN check digit
E = 1984 model year
F = Dearborn Assembly (DAP)
600373 = 373rd 1984 Capri scheduled for production at DAP

VC Label
Date - 10/83 = October 1983 build
F0091 = 91 lbs front accessory reserve load
R0026 = 26 lbs rear accessory reserve load
Exterior Paint Colors - 1C 1E = Black (1C) w/ tri-color lower paint/tape treatment (1E)
DSO - 53 = Oakland district sales office
Body - 61D = Capri 3-dr sedan
Int Trim - HH = cloth Sport seating (1st H), Desert Tan interior color (2nd H)
A/C - 1 = Coral and Yellow-Orange "RS" fender and hatch decal (?)
R - 8 = AM/FM stereo auto-reverse cassette
S - C = sunroof
Ax - Z = 3.08:1 axle ratio, Traction-Lok differential
Tr - 2 = T-5 transmission
KK = E0BZ-5310-R front springs
JJ = D9BZ-5560-G rear springs

Buck Tag
CAPRI = Capri model line
600373 = 373rd 1984 Capri scheduled for production at DAP
61D = Capri 3-dr sedan
M = 5.0L engine
MO = sunroof
0055 = body & paint rotations #0055
1CC = Black exterior
RS = tri-color lower paint/tape treatment
DF
ST
AC = air conditioner
06
HB = rear defrost
CRS = Capri RS trim level
DL = power door locks
MBW = T-5 transmission
02
ELECTRIC
-H = Desert Tan interior
NLR

[eeprete]

Thanks! This is an interesting Capri. I have made a thread about it already.
My 83 Capri was the 696th assigned a vin neat how we have two low vin capris.

a few yrs ago, I was trigger shy on getting capri #75 for 1985. I was sorry ID didn't do it.

I see Fox got a few things more than me.. LOL.. Why did I have it as the KC sales office?? odd... sorry about that.

[FoxChassis]

Some of the DSOs for Ford are different than for Lincoln-Mercury, even though the number is the same.

Ford DSO 53 = Kansas City
L-M DSO 53 = Oakland

[Mustang Kid]

Do you know what the ELECTRIC and NLR on the BT stand for?
Thanks for decoding it FC and you too eeprete

[FoxChassis]

Don't know what ELECTRIC means. It was shortened to EL in mid '84.

Don't know what NLR means.

[SVT Rob]

Do you know what the ELECTRIC and NLR on the BT stand for?
Thanks for decoding it FC and you too eeprete

Don't know what ELECTRIC means. It was shortened to EL in mid '84.

Don't know what NLR means.

I think ELECTRIC means it's power windows, power door locks, remote hatch/trunk popper.

Casper, the 83 RS I gave to my brother has ELECTRIC on the buck tag, and it's got all three of those. My 84 RS does not have that on the buck tag, and it's manual windows, door locks, and no hatch pop, just the fuel door button.

You might be able to correlate that in your database, Mick.

[eeprete]

I think ELECTRIC means it's power windows, power door locks, remote hatch/trunk popper.

Casper, the 83 RS I gave to my brother has ELECTRIC on the buck tag, and it's got all three of those. My 84 RS does not have that on the buck tag, and it's manual windows, door locks, and no hatch pop, just the fuel door button.

You might be able to correlate that in your database, Mick.

I thought the same, and you may be close, but this car appears to have manual windows. Now we do know that there is DF and there is a rear defrost light on the instrument panel, so perhaps the DF means that.

Maybe the ELECTRIC -X stands for electric release for the trunk/hatch? Mick do you know of any cars that have ELECTRIC or EL and have manual locks/windows but still have the trunk release option?

I really like how this Capri is optioned. Very interesting.

[FoxChassis]

I'll have to go through the data later and see what it looks like. The remote trunk/hatch release was part of the power lock group

[Mustang Kid]

The # on the BT is a 5 not a 3
it's got power locks, fuel door release, power trunk release, rear defrost, and pb.
I'm liking this car even more

[FoxChassis]

Fuel fill door release was part of the light/convenience group in '84 and the power lock group in '85 and later.

[FoxChassis]

Of the 630 '81-'86 Dearborn-built Capri and Mustang buck tags that I have in the database, 188 of them have ELECTRIC (through '84½), 199 of them have EL ('84½ and later) and 243 have neither. When ELECTRIC changed to EL, code V (visibility/light group) seems to have been dropped.

DL = power door locks (manual windows)
PW = power windows (manual door locks)
WD = power windows and power door locks
none of the above = manual windows and manual door locks

V = visibility/light group
no V (through '84½) = no visibility/light group

Of the 188 tags that have ELECTRIC...
5 have DL only
23 have PW only
47 have WD only

15 have DL and V
19 have PW and V
22 have WD and V

18 have V only

39 have none of the above

Of the 199 tags that have EL...
10 have DL
37 have PW
128 have WD

24 have none of the above

Of the 243 tags that have neither ELECTRIC nor EL...
10 have DL only (all 84½ and later)
14 have PW only (all are '86)
32 have WD only (one from '83, the rest are '85 and '86)

37 have V only

150 have none of the above

[SVT Rob]

I'll have to go through the data later and see what it looks like. The remote trunk/hatch release was part of the power lock group

Fuel fill door release was part of the light/convenience group in '84 and the power lock group in '85 and later.

Of the 630 '81-'86 Dearborn-built Capri and Mustang buck tags that I have in the database, 188 of them have ELECTRIC (through '84½), 199 of them have EL ('84½ and later) and 243 have neither. When ELECTRIC changed to EL, code V (visibility/light group) seems to have been dropped.

DL = power door locks (manual windows)
PW = power windows (manual door locks)
WD = power windows and power door locks
none of the above = manual windows and manual door locks

V = visibility/light group
no V (through '84½) = no visibility/light group

Of the 188 tags that have ELECTRIC...
5 have DL only
23 have PW only
47 have WD only

15 have DL and V
19 have PW and V
22 have WD and V

18 have V only

39 have none of the above

Of the 199 tags that have EL...
10 have DL
37 have PW
128 have WD

24 have none of the above

Of the 243 tags that have neither ELECTRIC nor EL...
10 have DL only (all 84½ and later)
14 have PW only (all are '86)
32 have WD only (one from '83, the rest are '85 and '86)

37 have V only

150 have none of the above

Hmm ... Looks like it's consistent with nothing

Where would you go or who could you talk to, that could identify something like that?

[FoxChassis]

Dearborn tags are pretty much the same from '81 through '87 so the best source as to what these unknown codes mean would be the people that worked on the assembly line at Dearborn within that time period, and were looking right at these tags while they were building the cars.

[eeprete]

I'd almost think too that certain employees may have only known what a specific code meant, whereas some others may have had more insight (perhaps line supervisors etc)?

[K PONY]

I'd almost think too that certain employees may have only known what a specific code meant, whereas some others may have had more insight (perhaps line supervisors etc)?

Bingo bingo, your the winner Ed... line workers looked for the specific code they had to but who you would really want to find were the people in the scheduling department where the buck tags were made along with the V.I.N plates and window stickers.

Back in the early 80's my dad knew the plant manager from Dearborn... who knows where he is now

[Mustang Kid]

Found a metal tag under the seat today(its 3 3/8 by 5/8 with a bolt hole on the left). I don't know what its from, but I'm pretty sure its from the car. And a paper tag fell off the drivers seat as I was taking it out. I think the seat upholstery is original.

The metal tag reads-
*upside down triangle*E4ZR-7003-DJA2533
13-52-065 13691

The seat tag reads-
*upside down triangle*E4ZB-6160005-AE7UB L205A
LSI M(96799) TAN, C, DRIVER.
*upside down* AUG 20 1983

If you want pics of what I'm talking about I can get some pictures
And I there was no build sheet under the rear seat or carpet (but I did find a partial roll of tape that factory workers used to tape build sheets)
I will look behind the rear quarter plastics tomorrow or when I have time

[FoxChassis]

The metal tag you found under the seat is a trans ID tag from a T-5, probably from the original in your RS. Can you post an image of the that tag? I will decode it below.

The paper seat tag is indeed from the original upholstery. (LSI = Lear Seigler Inc.) That company also did the "P" code Articulated Sport seating.

Transmission Tag
E4ZR-7003-DA = 1984 standard duty (SD) T-5 transmission
J2533 = built September 10, 1983 on 3rd shift (J = month, 253 = day, 3 = shift)
13-52-065 = Borg Warner ID # -- 1984 Capri/Mustang SD T-5
13691 = Borg Warner serial number

[Mustang Kid]

Thanks Foxchassis!
May not have the trans, but atleast I have the original tag

[FoxChassis]

Made correction to trans tag decode. The "J" is actually part of the build date. I thought it was odd that the engineering number ended in DJA. I've always seen it as DA.