Okay, so I just found out that I should have a numbered plaque on the interior of my xB rs1. I can't find it! Help! I feel like an idiot!

 

passenger side above glove box..?

metal oval thing that says what number you are.

looks like this:

except there's your number on the bottom instead of the "Los Angeles 1/5/04"

this one doesn't have a number because it's special.. VERY special... either #1 or #2.. thinking #2.... cause i believe Scion or Toyota actually keeps #1.

the car was given out as a big prize/award thing by Gamespot.

 

Thank you sooo much! I'm on the phone right now with scion looking into this. If I really don't have one, I need to get one. Again, many thanks!

 

Can't remember where, but somebody posted pics of R.S. 1.0 #2 a couple of months ago. Car's owner was on the east coast, but that's all I remember.

You should ask your regional Toyota about the badge date vs number on your car. Doesn't make sense . .

 

is the RS# limited?? or does EVERY Scion have one..

I know my xB doesn't.. and it's a 06.. BSP Manual...

if it's ON every one. mine is missing.. or are there RS#'d one's and NON RS#'d??

Sorry New box owner... only had mine for a week..

 

That plaque is only on the RS toasters.

 

The following paragraph can be found in Announcements: History of the Scion XB , as well as other interesting little tid-bits.

"The Release Series line of Scion vehicles was a limited-release option package that began with the Scion xB RS1 in March 2004, continued with the Scion xB RS2 in March of 2005, the Scion xB RS3 in February 2006 and the most recent RS4 that is still yet to be announcd. Only 2100 RS1s, 2500 RS2s and 2200 RS3s were produced, each with a plaque mounted inside the vehicle stating the edition number. Each release got it's own exclusive special color not found on any other xB: the RS1 was dipped in Hot Lava, the RS2 was layered with Solar Yellow and the RS3 is a unique Envy Green."

If you look around Scion Life, you can find alot of information.

 

Good luck with getting the right number. Unless you know what it was, you may get someone elses number on the new badge. I would have checked to see it was there before buying. Maybe the place you got it from can give you the previous owners name to get the right number and find out what happened to the plaque. Keep us updated with your results please.

 

uhhh.. even if not.... duh.. the VIN!

worst thing is someone just painted it to look like an RS1.0 and it's really not.

also to add on the RS1.0 that's unnumbered above, it doesn't have the color-matched upholstery, too. either date or numbered... it is an RS1.0 and that badge is real. it's odd.. yes.. i know... and i couldn't believe it either.... hmm.. maybe it was the prototype? haha.. number 0!

again.. i dunno why it's not numbered. i can ask my regional rep. if you want for clarification, but yeah.. everyone else should have numbers. and i'm sure they can find out via your VIN.

 

Duh nothin! The vin has nothing to do with the RS1.0 badge number. They just stick the badges on at port. No rhime or reason. This is why it will be next to imposible for him to get the right number if it is an actual RS1.0.

 

i can't honestly believe they'd slap on numbered plaques on whatever cars they feel like. cars come off the line in a certain order, and probably put on the badges just as such.

 

I've heard the same thing from many different people that this is what they do at port and the vins and numbered badges heve no connection. I think a few have confirmed this by checking their production #'s with the badge #. (some with earlier production# have later Release#) The topic came up when during the RS2.0 release, they had a shafu at one port where they lost many of the badges and the cars were held up while waiting for replacements.

 

I take it you did not buy it new from the dealer. I would imagine the original owner took it off. It would be interesting to know if Toyota has a record of the RS cars.......

 

I now have a case manager at Scion because it was bought new. He has the vin # and is working on the problem. He's been quite nice and is working on finding out what happened and what we can do about it. Thanks for all the posts. I'll write back and let you know the results.

 

Hate to say this, but your badge doesn't look like any other I've seen in person or on line, and not just because of the date. The typeface and design are slightly different. And why does your date predate the R.S. 1.0 release? Interesting . . .

 

i KNOW that... this car was made before the release. it was made specially for Gamespot to do whatever they wanted with it. in the end, Gamespot gave the car out as a big award/prize, and is now owned by someone. this car still goes to alot of Scion events in my area, and that's the story.

well anyway... here.. i found a numbered one

yeah.. the "SCION" and the date are the only things pretty much different

 

Unique!

 

Heres mine on my RS3:

 

Well, Everyone on the scion planet has weighed in, scion and the dealership where I bought my xB. They have concluded that there is no badging for my car. I would like to know if there is anyone out there with a hot lava rs1 that has a numbered badge on it.

 

They all came with badges. my guess is before the previous owner sold the car he took the badge off as proof that he owned one.