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  • Pat F.
    Very Frequent User
    • April 1, 1981
    • 853

    C4 hood date code etchings

    At the Regional at Lakeland and individual who worked at the company that made the hoods for the C4's pointed out to us a date code etching on the underside of the hood. It was present on two 1996 Corvettes. He said that the employees were instructed to etch the date code on the hood under side of the hood before it was shipped to Bowling Green. He admitted also that one etching could look like it was put on by scraping your finger nail and on the other hand really deep. It all depended on the mood/interest of the line worker.

    I am attaching a photo of the hood etching date code off a 1996 Grand Sport and a CE. We are trying to get a handle on this process.

    So all you guys who had your little flash lights out looking for over spray on the hood hinges, get them out again.
    These date code etchings could be any place under the hood. The photos that I am attaching shows the date code etching on the passenger side near the headlamp assembly. I have already gotten a response from an individual stating it was on the driver's side in the same location.

    Any information would be appreciated. Even if you can not take a photo, let me know if you have one and the build date of your Corvette.

    Thanks for any help in advance.
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    PAT, Central New Jersey and Florida Chapters
  • Keith B.
    Extremely Frequent Poster
    • September 15, 2014
    • 1582

    #2
    Re: C4 hood date code etchings

    I could not find a date on on my early 94

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    • Pat F.
      Very Frequent User
      • April 1, 1981
      • 853

      #3
      Re: C4 hood date code etchings

      Keith, I could not find one on my 1995 with a build date of 8/4/94.
      PAT, Central New Jersey and Florida Chapters

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      • Paul S.
        Expired
        • December 13, 2013
        • 83

        #4
        Re: C4 hood date code etchings

        Pat, I can't find one anywhere on the underside of my hood...Paul

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        • David K.
          Very Frequent User
          • September 30, 1979
          • 241

          #5
          Re: C4 hood date code etchings

          Pat, mine is on the left side near the headlight, 6/29/93.. Mfg date of 7/93044.jpg

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          • Keith B.
            Extremely Frequent Poster
            • September 15, 2014
            • 1582

            #6
            Re: C4 hood date code etchings

            David my 94 was built in Nov of 93 and could not find one. But your car had one. This should keep Pat on his toes

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            • Pat M.
              Extremely Frequent Poster
              • April 1, 2006
              • 1575

              #7
              Re: C4 hood date code etchings

              Pat, my early June build 96 has a date code on the front hood's passenger side - it appears to read "53-0" or "531-0". I guess it could stand for May 3rd or 31st, but I wonder what the (apparent) "0" stands for? See pic.

              Also, my passenger side middle inner wheel well lip has a stamped code that appears to read "29/96/2" - ever seen one of these?
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              • Paul M.
                Expired
                • June 12, 2012
                • 83

                #8
                Re: C4 hood date code etchings

                Pat,My '96 CE built 5/22/96 has no markings, but I will look 1 more time.

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                • Ed H.
                  Very Frequent User
                  • November 1, 1999
                  • 626

                  #9
                  Re: C4 hood date code etchings

                  Pat, my June 90 build date Convt has no date code or etching

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                  • Pat F.
                    Very Frequent User
                    • April 1, 1981
                    • 853

                    #10
                    Re: C4 hood date code etchings

                    Keith, Paul S and Paul M, thanks for your input. Your negative responses also agrees with our initial information. I will go into that later in this post.
                    Pat , thanks for the photos. A lot of what we see does not make sense, but the meaning of the etchings are being developed.

                    As far as the date code on the lip, I have never seen that before. Out to the garage with my little light again.

                    I have asked Tom if we could possible locate the individual who gave us the initial information at the South Florida Regional. I would like to asked him more questions as this information develops.
                    To summarize what he said, the etchings could be anywhere on the hood or not on the hood at all. Does this mean that they could be under the wheel well splash panels also?
                    Were these splash panels but on by his former company or added at Bowling Green.
                    This gives us something to do since it is suppose to be around 4 in Southern New Jersey this weekend.
                    Again, I want to thank all you folks who have taken the time to help out in this survey.
                    PAT, Central New Jersey and Florida Chapters

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                    • Pat F.
                      Very Frequent User
                      • April 1, 1981
                      • 853

                      #11
                      Re: C4 hood date code etchings

                      Ed, thanks for the response and join the club of no etchings.
                      PAT, Central New Jersey and Florida Chapters

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                      • Joe L.
                        Beyond Control Poster
                        • February 1, 1988
                        • 43219

                        #12
                        Re: C4 hood date code etchings

                        Here's the code from my original owner 1992. It's located on the left side, far forward. It's dated 10-21-91 which is just about the build date of the car.


                        DSCN3087.jpg
                        In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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                        • Rich C.
                          Expired
                          • January 1, 1994
                          • 383

                          #13
                          Re: C4 hood date code etchings

                          Didn't find any on our 12/95 built '96 CE. It was fun looking though! HIGH temperatures forecast in the single digits with wind chills of -35 this week-end, after looking for etchings...noticed some under-hood detailing could be done...maybe a good week-end for that!


                          1973 LS-4 454 coupe owned 24 years
                          1996 LT-4 CE coupe
                          Victory Hop Devil Ale- currently on tap!

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                          • Pat F.
                            Very Frequent User
                            • April 1, 1981
                            • 853

                            #14
                            Re: C4 hood date code etchings

                            Rich, thanks for your effort. It is 9 right now in Southern NJ.

                            Joe, thanks for the information and photo. I will be sending it along to Tom Barr for inclusion in our data base as I have done with all the photos that our members have been great in supplying..
                            PAT, Central New Jersey and Florida Chapters

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                            • Pat F.
                              Very Frequent User
                              • April 1, 1981
                              • 853

                              #15
                              Re: C4 hood date code etchings

                              Folks, a couple of things:
                              Joe in magnifying your etching the Capital Letter A could be seen after the 91. This is the first time we have seen this, or the first time we could distinguish an additional character.

                              Tom Barr furnished me with a photo of his hood etching on his 1996. This corvette has a build date of 1/6/96. The etching appears to be 12 12 18. But also under magnification the last number 1 in 18 has a line over it and it could be a 7. These etchings are very difficult to read under good circumstances. We can understand the 12 12 for a build date of 1/6, but we do not know what the 18 or 78 represent.
                              With Tom's permission, I am attaching a couple of photos of the hood etching on his 1996.

                              Any thoughts would be appreciated.
                              If you can locate additional samples, please pass them on.
                              Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond.
                              Attached Files
                              PAT, Central New Jersey and Florida Chapters

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