pics of my burned out 325i - Page 2 - United Bimmer Community

**jybute** · 09-23-2005, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by drz

How did they identify the vehicle? The VIN was still legible somewhere?

I asked that same question. Apparently there are VIN numbers hidden around the vehicle. They wouldnt tell me where though.
It actually took them about 5 days to ID the car, there are only a handfull of people in these parts that know how to properly ID these kinds of cars.

**jybute** · 09-23-2005, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bitcore

Whoa, That's messed up.
I'm interested in why, but even more so by HOW?

Why? who knows man, some little punk ass pyro I guess. How? No idea.

**bitcore** · 09-23-2005, 02:16 PM

its like it was sitting on a massive pile of oxidizer of some sort. That kidna shit burns HELLA hot because it oxidizes during combustion, creating more oxygen to burn...

nick_318is · 09-23-2005, 03:16 PM

Man that sucks, hope insurance comes through and you get somthing sweet

DEATH2000 · 09-23-2005, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jybute

I asked that same question. Apparently there are VIN numbers hidden around the vehicle. They wouldnt tell me where though.
It actually took them about 5 days to ID the car, there are only a handfull of people in these parts that know how to properly ID these kinds of cars.

theres the VIN in the window, on the sticker on ur drivers door. one one other door, under ur licence plate and on your trunk lid somewere

**kestrel325is** · 09-23-2005, 08:26 PM

There's also VIN tags on the front fenders under the hood, too.

Even still - that's a horrible sight.

thieves

**delmarco** · 09-24-2005, 08:46 AM

yeah but those are VIN stickers...The metal is literally melted....I'm sure vin stickers would'nt have stood a chance...
I'm sure once they recognized it was a BMW E36 and that a BMW E36 was recently reported stolen in the area...they would've linked it...

nick_318is · 09-24-2005, 03:59 PM

From what i understand about cars is that the Vin is usually in plenty of places which is part of the reason its hard to steal cars and get all of the vins off of them. So I think it would be possible that a few made it through and thats how they were able to identify the car.

**delmarco** · 09-24-2005, 04:40 PM

dudes the steel is liquified...I would love to know where BMW hides their nuclear-fireproof vins.
lol!

drz · 09-25-2005, 12:53 AM

^^ yo Del -- you ridin' on Jordan 92s? Tight man. Gotta love the retros.