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Offline 1979ta1978

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Cowl tag question
« on: March 04, 2009, 07:38:24 PM »
Can you buy a reproduction cowl tag my 73 did not have one but has the all important VIN that I know you cannot get
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Re: Cowl tag question
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2009, 08:50:05 PM »
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Re: Cowl tag question
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2009, 09:48:40 PM »
on that matter does anyone know who can reproduce vin tags? mine is alittle rusty and i fear one day it will be nothing
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Re: Cowl tag question
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2009, 11:13:04 PM »
Quote from: y88rick on March 04, 2009, 09:48:40 PM
on that matter does anyone know who can reproduce vin tags? mine is alittle rusty and i fear one day it will be nothing

I don't think you're going to find anybody who's willing to do that as a legitimate business.  VIN swapping is highly illegal in the US and Canada.  It's possible to construct all kinds of legitimate reasons for changing/replacing one, but the lawmakers and the police face such an onslaught of fraud and chop shop operations that they've pretty well stamped out any possibility of doing it legally.  xtrme_ta's brother (IIRC) did time for getting hooked up with some kind of VIN change deal.  Bottom line is that if/when your car gets so rusty that the VIN is in danger of falling off the dash, it's time to part it out and start over.
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Re: Cowl tag question
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2009, 05:01:45 PM »
well my vin has surface scaling on it and i fear that when i clean it up after repairing the dash corner, it will not be readable that is my fear. and i dont want to have it rot away so im in a situation of what do i do here?
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Re: Cowl tag question
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2009, 08:02:29 PM »
I've yet to see a bird VIN tag with anything more than surface rust ...not heavily rusted or rusted through....I've hit them lightly with media when blasting the dash without issue.
If it IS that bad (rusted/pitted/pinholes) that it's on the verge of being a goner, ask what the possible replacement procedure is at your DMV.
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Re: Cowl tag question
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2009, 10:09:51 PM »
Yeah, I need a VIN from a crushed SE.
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Re: Cowl tag question
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2009, 02:09:38 PM »
mine isnt bad bad just surface scales but i dont want to blast it and destroy it but i want to treat it some how to keep it from rusting anyfarther and also make it look new just like the rest of the dash will be.
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Re: Cowl tag question
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2009, 02:54:32 PM »
Blasting won't destroy it if you move quickly and use lower pressure.
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Re: Cowl tag question
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2009, 05:22:24 PM »
my fear is not moving fast enough with it and then having an illegal car per say that is a good thought, i could contact the dmv on my concerns and see what they have to say about it.
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