In case you were looking for a RPO sticker on a 2018 or newer GM, they don't have them any more. Instead they're using a QR code in the drivers side B pillar. https://sandyblogs.com/techlink/?p=7888
No More GM RPO Stickers
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You would think that black speckled square of gibberish will get all screwed up and become illegible after a few years. I'm thinking the info now can be pulled right from the Body Computer and be displayed on a GM scantool without having to resort to a Smart Phone App that might auto pay GM $25 from your Chase account just to be able to DeGibberize it. -
Any QR reading app will work I think. I needed the RPO for an 18 Silverado suspension for an alignment and found this info after futile search for the label. I don't have a cell phone much less a smart phone so I had to have someone else read it for me. Maybe a new scanner app is in order. I've never seen the RPOs in the body control module. I have GDS 2 so maybe I'll look some time with that.Comment
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You would think that black speckled square of gibberish will get all screwed up and become illegible after a few years. I'm thinking the info now can be pulled right from the Body Computer and be displayed on a GM scantool without having to resort to a Smart Phone App that might auto pay GM $25 from your Chase account just to be able to DeGibberize it.
I definitely would agree with Witsend about the stick on label getting “ damaged “ and / or torn.
Here in the UK where I currently am, I have come across the labels they stick onto B pillars and similar, getting caught and torn or scraped which does make them utterly unreadableComment
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In case you were looking for a RPO sticker on a 2018 or newer GM, they don't have them any more. Instead they're using a QR code in the drivers side B pillar. https://sandyblogs.com/techlink/?p=7888
Too bad. The Regular Production Option labels helped everyone make sure they got the CORRECT parts for the vehicle the first time.
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Nope...
On this particular customers vehicle I called one of the few good dealers, and they confirmed that the RPO labels are no longer being put onto the vehicles.
They would be in the glove box, on the glove box cover, in the centre armrest console at the bottom or on the lid. They would be on the trunk lid, on the spare tire cover (either top or bottom) and on one of the trunk side panels.
There are times large corporations make decisions that ultimately work negatively, this move is one of them.
One manufacturer parts department (Ford) insisted that I had to find the number on the sticker tag on an EGR valve (that probably cooked off 80,000 miles ago) before they could get us the correct EGR valve. The parts guy was a very good experienced person and the listings were many for that model vehicle, and the wrong one could have caused problems.
We got lucky but an RPO label would have identified the correct part right away had that manufacturer had them.Comment
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That's 100 times better than stickers. Most cars still have them, but now that it's digital, it'll be super easy. Thanks for the info greasybobComment
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That's 100 times better than stickers. Most cars still have them, but now that it's digital, it'll be super easy. Thanks for the info greasybob
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I also cant seem to find out how to get temperature to display in Fahrenheit on a 2018 Chevy Trax. Guess I'll see what I can Access with my Maxi Cyst and report back later.
Well, went to scan the 2018 Trax with a Maxi Cyst and it read and auto ID'ed the VIN just fine but after Id , but before continuing , it prompts you to select the correct 3 digit engine code for the 1.4L. I call and get from dealer. I paint it on the VECI label where it belongs. The Maxi Cyst then prompted me to select the correct 3 digit radio code that I had to call a dealer again and enter code IOR before doing an Auto Scan which scanned 14 modules . If you do GMs with a Maxi Cyst , even old ones ,you know you do have to select engine and RPO codes and be able to access the RPO codes some how if you have 2 or 3 choices for same engine sizet . I am not sure if it really matters for just doing an AutoScan if you were to just guess and enter wrong RPO code , but live data, active tests, special functions, and coding without having errors, that is dependent the correct RPO code for the prompts. Not sure if Snap On requires such selection prompts to be made for GMs , but if it doesn't require selection of specific RPO codes ( IF THE SNAP ON SCANNER HAS AS MUCH FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUT FINDING OUT THE CORRECT RPO CODE ) then that's a good thing to not have to deal with that Bullsh@t.
I was wonderingLast edited by Witsend; 09-19-2018, 06:34 PM.Comment
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Not really, when GM is being a Pr@ck and putting stickers too far back in a tight spot that makes it very very difficult to get a Smart phone with a reader App in between the B-pillar and front of the rear door and focus a camera properly to read the Gibberish that's meant to F@ck the aftermarket and it actually screws their own poor Parts guys that have to deal with way more of their time getting wasted with nuisance phone calls requesting option codes.
I also cant seem to find out how to get temperature to display in Fahrenheit on a 2018 Chevy Trax. Guess I'll see what I can Access with my Maxi Cyst and report back later.
Well, went to scan the 2018 Trax with a Maxi Cyst and it read and auto ID'ed the VIN just fine but after Id , but before continuing , it prompts you to select the correct 3 digit engine code for the 1.4L. I call and get from dealer. I paint it on the VECI label where it belongs. The Maxi Cyst then prompted me to select the correct 3 digit radio code that I had to call a dealer again and enter code IOR before doing an Auto Scan which scanned 14 modules . If you do GMs with a Maxi Cyst , even old ones ,you know you do have to select engine and RPO codes and be able to access the RPO codes some how if you have 2 or 3 choices for same engine sizet . I am not sure if it really matters for just doing an AutoScan if you were to just guess and enter wrong RPO code , but live data, active tests, special functions, and coding without having errors, that is dependent the correct RPO code for the prompts. Not sure if Snap On requires such selection prompts to be made for GMs , but if it doesn't require selection of specific RPO codes ( IF THE SNAP ON SCANNER HAS AS MUCH FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUT FINDING OUT THE CORRECT RPO CODE ) then that's a good thing to not have to deal with that Bullsh@t.
I was wondering
If a scanner can read the VIN, then it SHOULD be able to find the 8th digit, (they seem to be pretty good at finding the year), but sometimes it can't seem to recognize the engine digit.
As for the radio, IDGAF, unless there are issues that are related to the radio. If other things don't look right, just select another radio option code.
There are some websites that will decode a VIN, but it's still another wasted step.
The RPO code stickers must cost all of 1/4 of a penny.......BIG gain for the company to eliminate those, waste peoples time, wrong parts ordered, etc.
As for the dealer parts systems that want the VIN entered to search for parts, they're not always correct either.
I ALWAYS have the VIN ready for any parts person, and I can't count the number of times I've had to tell them to take the VIN out of their computer to find the right parts, dealers AND aftermarket.
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Unless they've changed, what I believe are legal requirements for vehicle VIN/Serial numbers, the 4th digit is the carline (trucks the 5th), then the engine is the 8th digit, and the year is the 10th digit.
If a scanner can read the VIN, then it SHOULD be able to find the 8th digit, (they seem to be pretty good at finding the year), but sometimes it can't seem to recognize the engine digit.
As for the radio, IDGAF, unless there are issues that are related to the radio. If other things don't look right, just select another radio option code.
There are some websites that will decode a VIN, but it's still another wasted step.
The RPO code stickers must cost all of 1/4 of a penny.......BIG gain for the company to eliminate those, waste peoples time, wrong parts ordered, etc.
As for the dealer parts systems that want the VIN entered to search for parts, they're not always correct either.
I ALWAYS have the VIN ready for any parts person, and I can't count the number of times I've had to tell them to take the VIN out of their computer to find the right parts, dealers AND aftermarket.
Everybody "thinks" technology has all the answers....(sigh)
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