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ed
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   7th Jan 07 at 22:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have a feeling I might have lost the VIN plate on my Corsa. Bugger. Is it possible to get a replacement one made up?
Robin
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7th Jan 07 at 22:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it is possible, yeah, after all, they're only a bit of pressed metal

dunno where though, probably some dodgy backstreet garage
STEvieXE
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7th Jan 07 at 22:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cant imagine why not??

go to vaux and explain and cant see why u couldnt get another one...
jr
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7th Jan 07 at 22:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my ones im "making" are bling
jammo20
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7th Jan 07 at 22:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have seen a couple of cars at kent modded this year with carbon vin plates on the slam panel looked pretty cool

[Edited on 07-01-2007 by jammo20]
ed
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7th Jan 07 at 22:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What stuff do they have on them? I could just get one engraved, but I guess if I were to sell the car I would really need an original, and the Police might not like it either. The chassis numbers are all intact though and that's the most important bit really.
Robin
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7th Jan 07 at 22:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Brett warburton had carbon ones.

they have the chassis number, paint code, engine number (i think) and some random weights on them too.
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7th Jan 07 at 22:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the carbon ones were just printed irrc then rivited on looked bit bling .whats wrong with yours ?
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7th Jan 07 at 22:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So the only relevent bit for my car would be the chassis number. Oh, I know they have the weight of the car and it's max towing load

Does anyone know what the other plate has pressed into it? I took that one off too and it was in the same bag as the VIN plate...
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7th Jan 07 at 22:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jammo20
the carbon ones were just printed irrc then rivited on looked bit bling .whats wrong with yours ?
If you read the first post you will see that I have lost it.
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7th Jan 07 at 22:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my bad
deano87
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7th Jan 07 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
On new Corsa B's the VIN plate is a black sticker on the drivers door post (not sure of the name) - I started to panic when I couldn't find mine under the bonnet!
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
So the only relevent bit for my car would be the chassis number. Oh, I know they have the weight of the car and it's max towing load



yeah, but it would be a nice touch if you had your engine number and paint code on it
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7th Jan 07 at 22:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Will have to get something engraved. On a piece of silver of course
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7th Jan 07 at 22:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have it engraved in perspex/similar, cut a section out of the slam panel, sit the perspex in the cutout, and backlight it so it glows where it's been engraved.
ed
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7th Jan 07 at 23:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats a cool idea
Sandsy
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8th Jan 07 at 00:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What a cool idea, hmmm do it ed !
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8th Jan 07 at 13:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A simaler thing happened to me when i had my corsa so i wandered myself on down to the local Vaux garage with my V5 and the car and they happily charged me £90 +VAT for a nice shiny plate and some pop rivets!!

Nasty the things you have to do when selling a car!
liam8888
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8th Jan 07 at 13:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fuck that I wouldnt pay that for a vin plate
Phi
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8th Jan 07 at 14:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by liam8888
Fuck that I wouldnt pay that for a vin plate


#id rather pay that then get in trouble with Police etc

or id look after it so it wouldnt get lost

Personally i thought it was illegal to remove the Plate with the VIN anyway?
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8th Jan 07 at 14:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Surely you can get some1 to do it alot cheaper and so long as it has the legit stuff it suppost to have it would be alright, unless obviously its been stolen but if you can prove its yours it should be alright shouldn't it?
deano87
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8th Jan 07 at 15:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_phi
Personally i thought it was illegal to remove the Plate with the VIN anyway?

I thought that also. Oh and I thought that it would fail an MOT without.

As mentioned, those that have never seen theirs since they bought the Corsa, check the drivers door pillar - it's like a black sticker, that's the VIN plate!
M2RTY
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8th Jan 07 at 16:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they sell them in back of max power etc or buy online
Wonderboy
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8th Jan 07 at 16:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I didn't get one wth my car when i bought it :O
Phi
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8th Jan 07 at 16:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wonderboy
I didn't get one wth my car when i bought it :O


have you had a HPI check?? lol

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