In a message dated 10/12/99 12:32:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, james@xxxx writes: << Sorry, but the wheels were made elsewhere, not at the factory, and the dates on the wheels are the dates that the wheels were cast, not the date that the car was made. >> Yes,I know that,but the wheels were made close to the time of manufacture of the car,in other words if all four wheels have the same date,and your vin plate has the same month,then you are very close to your build date.Correct? Claude Vin006383