Cladding coding

[maxprime]

I am wondering if someone has a piece of the cladding off or has seen the coding number that is stamped "chasing arrows" symbol. I am wondering what number is listed.
I did a search and didn't find anything.

[vt_maverick]

Why do you ask? Are you looking for the part # for the cladding?

[maxprime]

No, I am going to alter my cladding on the 99 and was wondering if anyone had the coding number so I could order the correct material and I wouldn't have to take mine off to check. I know i'm lazy,hehe.

[yellowgizmo99]

I've got a piece at home and will check if no one else has answered by then.

[maxprime]

Cool and thanks. I nearly finished my jdm style light mount and plan on redoing the turn signal in the front cover and this will be a great help.

[atilla_the_fun]

Please post on the JDM style light mount. There are many on this board looking for the original light bar.

[tysamigo]

I have all of my cladding off. In fact, all interior panels, seats, carpet, headliner, etc. is off as part of a restoration process.

What do you need me to look for?

Tyler

[maxprime]

There is a resin identification code that shows what material it was made with. It is a triangle made up of arrows with a number in the center.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resin_identification_code

[Vendetta]

I think our cladding actually has http://www.rabanco.com/images/recycling_images/household_hazardous_waste_symbol_sm.jpg on it instead.

Just a guess though...
-V

[maxprime]

lol

[tysamigo]

I'm confused. I looked at EVERY part and searched all surface area, flipping the parts upside down, front to back... and I don't see it. I see the part numbers and I see < PP > but that's it.

Just about every part has a part number and separately a < PP >. The front bumper has a chart with numbers and dots but aside from that, every part only has the part number and the P's...

All of my cladding parts are clean and I used a VERY bright flashlight and even looked at it at an angle to make sure I saw everything...

I guess I could have missed it but I looked very good :confused:

[tysamigo]

Do you know if this number is normally in a particular place? I can look again. I'll have my cladding off for at least a couple more weeks.

[Vendetta]

Everything I've read about the VX since the mid-late 90's indicates that the cladding is made from polypropylene - which kinda jibes with the <PP> code reported by Tyler. That would line up with "5" on the chart.

-V

[maxprime]

It should be in the center of the triangle

[tysamigo]

It should be in the center of the triangle

I understand what it is now. I've seen this symbol many times but never knew what it was.

I was not able to find 1 triangle, not one...

Just the < PP > , a part number and in one case, a chart with numbers and dots, almost like small spreadsheet type of layout.

[maxprime]

Cool, vendetta is correct The "pp" should make it polypropylene.
That was a big help.

[yellowgizmo99]

that was all I could find, I am guessing the spread sheet is the month date and year the part was either made or put on. The piece I have isn't from mine so cann't see if it works.

[vt_maverick]

that was all I could find, I am guessing the spread sheet is the month date and year the part was either made or put on. The piece I have isn't from mine so cann't see if it works.

I think that's right. If you look at the inside of your wheel caps you'll see the same thing.