Under Bonnet Vehicle Identity Label (VIL)

TimEwins · Jul 16, 2007

Can anyone with a 2004 986 Boxster please confirm whether they have the VIL Options label under the bonnet or not ? I have been informed that at some point in 2004, Porsche only supplied one label, which is in the service book, and not one under the bonnet.

Tool Pants · Jul 16, 2007

In the US I have seen the sticker under the bonnet in 2004s. Here starting for model year (the 987) only one sticker came with the car.

MARK H. · Jul 16, 2007

Hi...I have a 2004 Boxster S and there is a label with the options etc stuck to the underside of the bonnet.

TimEwins · Jul 17, 2007

Looks like some did and some didn't then.

As the 987 doesn't have the label at all, I guess the fixing of the label started to become less frequent in 2004 - 2005 ?

Thats what I understand anyway

Tool Pants · Jul 17, 2007

For the 986 there were 2 stickers on wax paper. 1 of the 2 was partially stuck on the trunk lid at the port. Then wax paper was peeled away by the dealer and the remainder of the sticker stuck down. The second sticker was then removed from the wax paper and placed in the book by the dealer. So technically all cars had 2 stickers at the port unless the dealer subsequently did something to them. I was told they were stuck on at the port so the dealers could not screw up and put the wrong sticker on a car. I have seen a few cars where the first sticker was torn off the car - no clue why.

The 987/997s I have seen just off the truck have just one sticker in the glove box. I do not know if there is a "rule" as to where that sticker goes. I have seen it on the trunk lid or the book - depends on who is doing the PDI. The older mechanics are use to putting it on the lid because they sometimes write down the wheel lock code and/or radio code (for the older cars) on the sticker. That way when the car comes in for service the info is right there.

Picture is a 986. There are 2 stickers in the picture. One half of the first sticker is stuck on the lid. The second sticker is below the first sticker. The car came from the port this way.

Tool Pants · Jul 17, 2007

This is a first year (2005) 997 Cab. The car had just come off the truck from the port. The mechanic and I searched the car. Found just 1 sticker in the glove box. This mechanic is from the old school so he stuck it on the lid and wrote the wheel lock code on it.

Mark_Bennett · Jul 17, 2007

ORIGINAL: Tool Pants

I was told they were stuck on at the port so the dealers could not screw up and put the wrong sticker on a car. I have seen a few cars where the first sticker was torn off the car - no clue why.

I collected mine from the Factory - and the label was already attached as per your photo.

ORIGINAL: Tool Pants

The Porsche handover guy then did exactly as you describe right in front of me, peeled the backing paper off and smoothed the label on to the bonnet lid (trunk[

]). Then took the second copy from the backing and stuck into the Gurantee & Maintenance Booklet. Stamped it in the supplying dealer box, and handed it to me.

Mind you, this was in 2001 [

]

TimEwins · Jul 17, 2007

Little did Porsche realise how much we would be discussing labels on the Forum :0)

Not sure why they seem to have stopped the label thing .... but it seems some do, and some don't

Dapster · Jul 17, 2007

When I collected my 987 it had the sticker in the service book and none on the inside of the lid. The OPC service guy said that 987's come with only one sticker and that it's always put in the service book.

A few years ago I had a bump in my old 2001 986. The bonnet was replaced and the new lid had a sticker on it. I'm not sure if they steamed off the old one or were able to print a new one. Either way, if it's an OPC repair, it should have the sticker. If your can hasn't got the sticker, it's either a post '04 or a non OPC repair job. Or maybe the OPC forgot to replace it. Either way, the OPC can check it's provenance and the quality of any repair so don't fret too much.