Vehicle Build Sheet (VBS) - The build sheet is the “birth certificate” of the 8 Series.  It reports the technical specifications, colors, and options of a particular vehicle. Dealer add-on accessories are excluded from the factory build sheets. 

Vehicle Build Sheets are available upon request to registered and approved 8Coupe.com users in almost ten languages. They can also be requested through the BMW customer support and from most BMW dealerships.

The report comprises of four sections:

1.   Vehicle information – This is the top section of the report. It lists the following:

• Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
• Type code
• Type
• Type (e.g. model and leading market version, such as: 850CI (EUR))
• Dev. Series (for the 8er, it would be E31)
• Line (always “8”)
• Body Type (always “coupe”)
• Steering (e.g. LL = left hand drive, RL = right hand drive)
• Door Count (always “2”)
• Engine
• Cubical capacity
• Power (horsepower)
• Transmission
• Gearbox
• Colour
• Upholstery
• Prod. Date

2.   Order options – The second section lists equipment added to the vehicle over and above the standard offering. It lists the option code and description.

3.   Series options – The third section lists equipment for a specific model variation of the 8 Series depending on specific vehicle (e.g. 850CSi) or market requirements (e.g. USA). The term "options" may be mis-applied as Series Options usually means Standard Equipment for a specific model and/or market. This section is mostly aged off from the BMW IT systems after 10 years.

4.   Individual data – The last section of this report are items that were either processed by BMW Individual or an expanded explanation of option codes 490 (Special Exterior Paint), 9990/Z1XX (special order upholstery), or 940 (Special Request Equipment).