Matthew_1
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| posted on 19/3/04 at 11:14 AM |
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Making a VIN plate
Out of intereste how have people made up VIN plates? Is there any particular design that should be followed? I assume a flat piece of ali with the
relevant info stamped on is ok ?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 19/3/04 at 12:35 PM |
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Yep, we've made one. Flat piece of Ali, 17 digits alpha/numeric. Whatever you want as long as no-one else has the same VIN number
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Jasper
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| posted on 19/3/04 at 12:49 PM |
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Got mine in three days from local DVLA office - then stamped onto an ali plate, then rivetted on.
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Markp
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| posted on 22/3/04 at 09:18 AM |
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I did as hellfire, a bit of ali and about 10 atempts to stamp 17 digits in a STRAIGHT line, Not as easy as I first thought but got there in the end,
then just rivetted on.
Mark.
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SeaBass
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| posted on 22/3/04 at 01:35 PM |
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DVLA stipulate on VIN issue form that if alu VIN plate is rivetted on, stamping steel chassis in separate location is required. This is inline with
current production vehicles. Many vehicles now have the VIN clearly visible at the very bottom of the windscreen for checking by polis etc.
Having said that, DVLA Local Office Edinburgh don't physically inspect the car as they assume SVA inspectors have checked for presence of
VIN.
I have pop rivetted alu plate and also intend to weld on thin steel plate vin to chassis member at the front. Just to be on the safe side with
Inspector Chump.
Cheers
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britishtrident
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| posted on 22/3/04 at 05:25 PM |
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A couple of years ago I floated the idea on the Yahho of getting a batch of proper chassis number plates made but nobody supported the idea..
For work I have had batches of plant ID plates made by screen printers they aren't that expensive and look really cool.
[Edited on 22/3/04 by britishtrident]
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James
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| posted on 22/3/04 at 05:59 PM |
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Any idea what sort of money they'd be?
James
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 22/3/04 at 08:37 PM |
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I once reshelled a MGB and a TR6 using heritage shells (the MG one was OK, but the TR6 was diabolical quality), and one of the finishing touches was
new shiney chassis plates, there is a company which specialises in them. I think they were about £15 each, but the company must have made the blanks
up in bulk
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Peteff
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| posted on 22/3/04 at 08:46 PM |
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there is a company which specialises in them.
They used to advertise in Exchange and Mart but I haven't bought one for ages. I think they used to put one in Autotrader as well.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 25/9/04 at 10:03 PM |
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Old thread, but I welded mine on today, the guy from the LVLA will inspect it on wednesday, I think he is going to give me an age related plate before
the SVA
 
Rescued attachment ChassisPlate.JPG
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 25/9/04 at 10:05 PM |
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Sorry wrong image
 
Rescued attachment Chassis Plate.jpg
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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