Replacement Dasboard Vin Tag

[gnosez]

Did I read that there was a worry about the font not being right? Is there someone at the Registry that knows what the font should be for a 40 yr old Datsun? Wow...

[Oiluj]

Ran into this with my old MG.  California DMV officer told me the firewall VIN is the "primary" VIN marking. 

The dashboard plate can be remade / replaced.   What's critical is that you make certain it's correct. 

If it's incorrect, that CAN be interpreted as your trying to change the VIN, and that could land you in jail...

[Captain Obvious]

Haha! That was me who mentioned that the font (of a tag made at a generic metal fab shop) would be different. If I were to look at a car and notice that the VIN tag wasn't the original one and I could tell that it was a repro because the font was different, it would raise all sorts of red flags for me. Explanation from the owner or not, I'd be concerned. I'm not sure if I would be less concerned if the tag was missing altogether. (As explained away by "I replaced the dash because it was cracked."

 

But here is the real issue:

I pretty much wanted it because it annoyed me that I didn't have it. Paperwork wise I should be good*knock on wood*.

 

Potholez doesn't NEED a VIN tag. He wants a VIN tag. And if he gets a repro with the wrong font, is that "good enough"?

 

I wonder if there are commercial letter/number stamps easily attainable for making better repros... I mean, they're obviously available somewhere to someone, but just wonder if they're available to the general public. Someone with good google-fu ought to look into that.

 

I got stamps, but I have the same ones that almost everyone else has.  
 

[hatepotholez]

Haha! That was me who mentioned that the font (of a tag made at a generic metal fab shop) would be different. If I were to look at a car and notice that the VIN tag wasn't the original one and I could tell that it was a repro because the font was different, it would raise all sorts of red flags for me. Explanation from the owner or not, I'd be concerned. I'm not sure if I would be less concerned if the tag was missing altogether. (As explained away by "I replaced the dash because it was cracked."

 

But here is the real issue:

 

Potholez doesn't NEED a VIN tag. He wants a VIN tag. And if he gets a repro with the wrong font, is that "good enough"?

 

I wonder if there are commercial letter/number stamps easily attainable for making better repros... I mean, they're obviously available somewhere to someone, but just wonder if they're available to the general public. Someone with good google-fu ought to look into that.

 

I got stamps, but I have the same ones that almost everyone else has.  

 

 

 

Captain Obvious is correct, I don't need a plate I prefer to have it. Kind of bothers me not seeing a vin tag !

[ZCurves]

You could get a thin metal or aluminum strip and metal stamps from Harbor Freight and create a close facsimile.  As others have said, It is more for decoration since the real mccoy is on the front firewall.