I snagged one of those VIN plates off of Ebay to put in my pile of
advertisements, brochures, etc...something to have I guess.
Personally I don't understand why the VIN plate would be placed in the
engine compartment subjected to wear and tear like that...I guess with a
convertible there might not be any good place if your car is left to rot.
Part of the reason I wanted one was to see the lettering on it since mine
has worn away. I have also looked on the internet and found very few decent
pictures of VIN plates.
Mine is not the condition I would want with a restored engine compartment
(it's in ok shape but nothing special). So my thoughts were to polish the
old plate up a bit. Duplicate the lettering from another plate on my
computer as close to original as possible then have them printed onto a
clear plastic film or maybe a clear decal and stick that over the top of
mine original VIN plate so I would have the best of both worlds...original
plate and nicer looking...and could be removed easily if needed.
Paul
>From: "MSN" <w_pierzga@msn.com>
>Reply-To: "MSN" <w_pierzga@msn.com>
>To: "'Steve Laifman'" <SLaifman@socal.rr.com>
>CC: <tigers@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Regarding the Law
>Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:30:48 -0400
>
>Steve:
>
>My two cents worth: If you want to install a "clean" VIN plate then make
>sure you can produce the original as proof. I restored my MKII by dipping
>the car to remove paint, rust and other goop. Clearly, if I had left the
>aluminum VIN and JAL plates on the car they would be no more. I have been
>toying with installing a "clean" VIN as the original is not up to the same
>standard as the now restored car......
>
>Any ideas where I can get my old VIN "restored"?????
>
>Best regards,
>
>Wayne
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