Windshield VIN tag replacemnt, Need one! |
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Windshield VIN tag replacemnt, Need one! |
Cap'n Krusty |
Nov 9 2004, 08:54 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Anybody here have any BTDTs for getting a new VIN tag for an original 6? Gotta car w/o one, and dunno where to begin.
Suppositions, speculation, WAGs, and the like might sound good to you, but they count negative points with The Cap'n in his big book of good guys and baddies .......... We're looking for the real way to do it! TIA, The Cap'n |
Gint |
Nov 9 2004, 08:56 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,093 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Crabby ole goat. I *think* you oughta use a Pepsi can and a hand punch.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Or one of those electric hand engravers. |
Cap'n Krusty |
Nov 9 2004, 09:01 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
"No Pepsi, Coke........................" The Cap'n
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Gint |
Nov 9 2004, 09:10 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,093 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
On that we can definitely agree.
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spare time toys |
Nov 9 2004, 09:22 PM
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hooked on grilling food. Group: Members Posts: 4,059 Joined: 3-April 04 From: West Plano Tx Member No.: 1,884 Region Association: Southwest Region |
If you want to have fun give it that number that someone thinks is his car that an unknown person stole (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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nickg |
Nov 9 2004, 10:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 501 Joined: 30-August 04 From: franklin, nj Member No.: 2,652 |
not all 914's have the serial plate on the post. european spec cars did not have that. i know my 914-6 does not have a post serail, but it has the serila plate on the inner fender and the passenger headlight bucket
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davep |
Nov 9 2004, 10:32 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,195 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
The best I can offer is: tell the owner it is a euro spec model, and it didn't come with one. Getting a decal made is tough enough and you have to go through PCNA. Getting a stamped tag is going to be even tougher. I did see one GT (one of the Meaney cars) that had been rebodied with a 914/4 chassis that had the VIN tag on the windshield pillar where the original tag had been covered with a "Dymo" label of the original 914/6 VIN. Note that the 914/4 tags are raised letters, where the 914/6 tags are recessed letters.
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boxstr |
Nov 10 2004, 11:22 AM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Speed Channel had a show called Car Search, now repeats. They had a drag car that had no VIN tag. A Dodge or ??. Anyway they called CHP and they made an appointment to take the car to a designated CHP facility, seems like it was an all day process. The car was completely reserached by the CHP and finally given a VIN tag.
CCLINVINCHP??? |
Cap'n Krusty |
Nov 10 2004, 01:03 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
I have the vin tag in the trunk, I have the door sticker, I just wanna get the window tag ........... Shouldn't need to get the CHP involved. The car's even registered. The Cap'n
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914werke |
Nov 10 2004, 03:32 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,542 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Creating the alum "tag" wouldnt be that hard but Finding the funky german # punches may be danm difficult (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
You could prolly fudge the Astrisk (*) but if you notice the 4 & 7s uses are pretty specific from what is available at your corner harbor frieght tools. Is a set of these still available somewhere? |
SirAndy |
Nov 10 2004, 03:39 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,815 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Nov 10 2004, 12:03 PM) Shouldn't need to get the CHP involved. The car's even registered. i would think CHP and/or DMV is the way to go ... the factory had nothing to do with the windshield-pillar VIN tag's, there are no VIN tags in germany. that was a "federalization" thing, so probably DMV or CHP is your best bet ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) Andy |
SirAndy |
Nov 10 2004, 03:39 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,815 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(spare time toys @ Nov 9 2004, 08:22 PM) If you want to have fun give it that number that someone thinks is his car that an unknown person stole (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) :rolleyes: that car never had a VIN tag ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Andy |
914werke |
Nov 10 2004, 04:47 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,542 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE the factory had nothing to do with the windshield-pillar VIN tag's, there are no VIN tags in germany. So Andy your suggesting that the cars were imported sans glass then all tags and stickers were applied states-side? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) |
SirAndy |
Nov 10 2004, 05:18 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,815 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(rdauenhauer @ Nov 10 2004, 03:47 PM) So Andy your suggesting that the cars were imported sans glass then all tags and stickers were applied states-side? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) huh? mine is pop-rivetet on the a-pillar ... take the plastic molding off and you can see the rivets. no need to mess with the glass ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Andy |
Mike D. |
Nov 10 2004, 05:36 PM
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OK, It runs now, and pretty good too! Group: Members Posts: 1,446 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Santa Clarita, Ca Member No.: 85 Region Association: None |
I'd go with the Euro Car explanation
I had a 280z stolen several years ago and the thief popped the vin off the dash and put a fake one on. I ended up at the CHP/DMV, whatever, referee office and the guy there took the fake one off, made a new one, and pop rivetted it to the door jam! <_< -Mike D. |
Slowpoke |
Nov 10 2004, 06:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 116 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 768 |
If you want a new vin tag you need to go to a DMV in the state you reside in, with a good reason to get it (ie lost, damaged, stolen etc). They will make up a state assigned number, that will resemble the number on the motorcycle trailer I made, if you live is AZ. I know (at least in AZ) you can"t just tell them you want a new vin number if there's already one on the car that is legit. If you want a reproduced vin tag to match the numbers of the other tags on your car, there is no way to legally do that. I 've taken a badly stamped tag off my motorcycle (Norton Combat Cammando) and bought a new one from Norton and had it engraved, to make it look better, but I kept my old one. Motorcycle restorer people do this all the time. That's why they sell blank vin tags in the bike world. In the Porsche world you will be labeled as some kind of a fraud at best and Brad would be mad at you, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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anthony |
Nov 10 2004, 07:31 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
If it's not a euro car then why not just make one and then rivet it on?
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