Thanks Jeff!!

Found out this morning there IS a VIN#, so no upgrades for me. Not a big deal, if I want 'em bad enough I'll get them aftermarket I suppose...

 

D'oh!


It's not too bad though - the Bullitt comes standard pretty well equipped. About the only make or break option for the Bullitt are the HIDs - and if you haven't used HIDs before you should be fine without them.

I'm sure someone will have an OEM swap kit for adding HIDs to at least '08 Mustangs shortly though if you really want them later.

 

Hey Lynda, just because there is a VIN, doesn't mean you can't make changes. If the order sheet says BUCKED, then no you can't but if it says scheduled, then you can. Trust me, some of the people who work for dealers don't know what each of the ordeing terminologies means.

 

PM'd you regarding my wheels. Just ordered my GT500 wheels !!
Should have them on by the 12th. The Windveil Blue GT500 conversion
will almost be complete. Still have the interior to do, then repaint the
car w/ stripes.

Enjoy your new car.

 

Agree - I think I had a VIN on my '07 and the salesperson found an error in the options (I wanted spolier delete) and they made the change. Get 'em to do it!!

 

That should look cool! Post the photos when you are ready.

 

He did say it was "bucked" and that's why it can't be changed.

Oh well, poor me, I guess I'll get by.......

 

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What are all the different Production Stages, and what do they mean?
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Receipt Date: The date that MS&S recorded the order.
When the order is received from the dealers

Serialize Date: The date that MS&S transfers the order to MP&L and the VIN is created.
When the order is received by Material Planning and parts are ordered

Segment Date: The date that MP&L determines which week the order will be built.
When they figure what week that parts will be able to be delivered to the plant to build the vehicle

Sequence Date: The date that MP&L determines which day the order will be built.
When they figure what day that parts can be at the plant to build the vehicle

Blend Date: The date that MP&L determines when the order will be built within the assigned day.
When they figure the specific order that vehicles will be built. This depends on options and line constraints.

Produced Date: The date that VO finished assembling the vehicle
Your unit has been built!

Gate Release Date: The date that VO transfers the vehicle to Transportation Carriers for shipping
Your unit has left the building, and is in the hands of the shipper (rail or truck)

Ship Date: The date the vehicle left the Assembly Plant
Your unit has left the load site, and is on it's way to the dealer

Arrival Date: The date the Dealership received the vehicle
Your dealer has the unit in hand, doing the dealer prep thingy

Sold Date: The date the Customer picked up the vehicle
You came in, looked it over, said, "I'll take it!" and signed the papers

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wow... thanx for that link!!

 

What's the deal with HID headlamps. I saw them today on a GT and I think they look kind of anti-Bullitt. What so special about them, aren't they just halogen lamps?

Mike

 

see here:
HID

 

Thanks RCSignals,

So looks like they have sub'd out halogen for xenon. What do you think of the appearance of the lens as opposed to the non-HID? I think the HID looks HIDeous on the grill when compared to the non-HID.

Your opinion is?

Thanks,

Mike

 

Well they do look different, but it's not so bad that it isn't worth getting them. Their performance over halogen is the deciding factor in my opinion.

 

OK, I don't see the word "bucked" anywhere here

At what point in this process is it bucked?

 

Hey Lynda, alot of the terms above are internal ones. When you get your VIN #, jump over to blueovalnews.com and some of the posters are factory employees. They can fill in all the dates for you. Most of the ones above (Gate release, blend, etc) aren't dates that we get at the dealer. To answer your question, when you get your VIN, and a week later get your build date, a week or 2 before the build week, the status changes to BUCKED, letting you know they are getting ready to build it.

 

I put my vin# on blue oval, but the folks that do the tracking aren't back until Jan 8. I was hoping I could tell from that info if it had been bucked or not for real, and then call the dealer if it had not. Considering it has an approximate delivery date of Jan 16, Jan 8th will probably be too late anyway.

Oh well, what the heck. HID or not, I'm getting a Bullitt!!!! Should I have such big problems (HID).......

Happy New Year Jeff and thanks as always!

 

You should hear something from them tomorrow....the guy that does most of the tracking is out (like you mentioned), but there are others that have been helping out. My car is posted up over there, and the last update they posted for me included my window sticker.

My car is supposed to be built any day...so I'm also anxiously awaiting an update from them.

 

Those guys at BlueOval are quick. I posted up yeaterday afternoon trying to get a pdf of my window sticker from 2006. Been waiting over 2 months for the dealer to get me a reprint and ViperPilot had a copy posted in less than 6 hours.

 

Yeah they are definitely very cool people over there!