Dear community.. I have been looking everywhere. Lol
I have a 1995 xjs 4.0 .. and am looking desperately for the model plate.
I see the stamp in the middle below the windshield.
I see the one next to drivers below windshield.
I have a catalytic sticker below the hood..
But I can't find the metal plate...
Do you guys have an idea where to look?
Not in the doors for sure

 

Vasco Pridat,

Not sure which "metal plate" you are looking for?

The two that you have found are the official VIN stamps. On Home Market (UK) cars and most of the rest of the world, there is a sticker above the LH headlamp. And I believe that on US cars there is a sticker in the door jamb. Not sure what country you are in, so you may have either of those stickers.

Cheers

Paul

 

In the US it is a sticker below the driver (left) door striker, and there is a body number tag on the rear body panel on right side- visible under the bumper. No metal tag…

 

Sorry. Yes..it's a US market xjs.. and I want to register it in Germany and been asked for the metal plate.. or something that has not only the vin but also the year and other details.
The older car used to have a metal plate..
I have nothing in the doors.. below the striker is some plastic vent

 

Is there a sticker above the LH headlight?

Paul

 

Whatever you do, do not try to remove the sticker on the pillar by the door striker; they are designed to self-district by partially peeling in a pattern that defies realignment. It was a USFederal anti-theft mandate.
In the US, usually you can request a written verification of the information from the local police agency, they inspect the vehicle stickers and VIN and verify authenticity.

 

US market cars for that model year would has a permanent label that would have the VIN, the date of manufacture, and a statement to the effect that the vehicle complies with all Federal emissions and safety standards in effect at date of manufacture; some include an engine or emissions family if more than one system was offered. Always on the drivers door jamb (standardized).
This information was necessary for localities that did periodic emissions tests, so they knew what standards apply. Frequently those labels are destroyed when the car is refinished (solvents remove the lettering). Search the internet for images of “vehicle certification label”to see what it should look like.

 

My car has a sticker on the door below the latch.

 

All of the above re: the sticker are true, but if the car has been painted, or if there was a collision and the door was replaced, you may not still have the sticker. It would be on the driver's side.

That said, what information is needed? The 17 digit US VIN, on the stamped medal plate driver's side windshield, will indicate the year, engine, model, seat belts (motorized, air bag, etc.), transmission, and other relevant information.

 

Yes, the older cars, like E Types and Mark 2 did have a metal plate. As far as I know, those had been dropped by the time the XJS came into production. I don't think metal plates were used after the mid 1970's. Definately not in the 80's and later.