anyone know what the part number is , or do you have a blank one? this is the plate that is pop riveted on the trunk latch panel with the v.i.n. stamped in it. Client's car needs one to be completed
thanks!
anyone know what the part number is , or do you have a blank one? this is the plate that is pop riveted on the trunk latch panel with the v.i.n. stamped in it. Client's car needs one to be completed
thanks!
I have been trying to get one through Stoddards since Dec., plus an A-pillar plate for my 72. I have been told that the older gentleman who used to get these made at the factory has retired, and Porsche is still trying to come up with a solution to the demand for these plates. Not sure where else to go.
There seems to be some demand for these VIN plates, so hopefully, the factory or an aftermarket supplier will respond.
Gib Bosworth
Call me crazy but...
If someone produced exact reproductions of those VIN plates, a less-than-honest person could then imprint faux VIN numbers...
Sandy Isaac
'69 911E
#543
I too need one of those. painter must have misplaced it. I just realized I didn't have one!
where do we find this dave assee
Dave will be looking when he returns to his shop late today. i will post what he has when i get the message
I, too, need a vin plate. Someone have a number for Dave Assee? Also need the vin sticker and paint code plate (po's made a real mess of this car). Thanks.
You're kidding, right? BLANK plates??? IMHO, the only way such plates and/or VIN decals should be supplied is through authorized dealerships, after documented proof of ownership is presented. They then should be presented stamped. If not? Hell, we could all be driving RS's or R's. "numbers matching". Caveat Emptor...Originally Posted by kurtzimmerman
Paul D. Early S Registry #8 - Cyclops Minister of West Coast Affairs
"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have the radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent." -Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. 1973)
Paul, don't worry. The plate is more of a convenience in the world of auto registration. When CA DMV checks out a car, they have a guide to all the locations of numbers and are trained to be on the lookout for things such as welded in clips containing the stamped numbers. Only a fool would weld in less and try to pass muster.
First of all, I know these things because I worked for a Corvette dismantler when I was 19 (that would be 40 years ago) and they weren't above glueing two cars together to make one. We've come a long way since then, but there was a way to do it right and legally, a way to do it illegally, and a way to get caught if you didn't have the right paperwork, even then. The least of the worrys was any of the pop rivet VIN plates.
Disclaimer: I'm not saying I ever did anything that was illegal, let's just say that I left that place when things didn't seemright. They were busted by dectectives 2 weeks later. All the employees were interviewed but not booked. Can't say the same for the owners. Glad I didn't even have to testify, but I saw enough to know how cars were "tagged" then.
If someone is going to do wrong with VIN plates, he is going to do it. The underground will see that what is needed is available. Honest people like you and me should be able to buy repros of things like this. I got all new nomenclature plates for my '44 Jeep including the VIN from a place in TX and they are very nice, but they don't fool anyone. How can a no. plate on a 60 year old vehicle look new? (I have the original.) Same for a 40 year old Porsche.
If I were going to buy an RS, the last thing I would expect to see is a perfect VIN plate. If I did, I would be relentless about documentation. There is no worry about having repro plates available, IMHO.
I.D. plate
The blank VIN plates that Dave Asse sells are ORIGINAL Porsche and NOT reproduction. Trust me on this one guys, they ARE the REAL thing!
All the best!
Roger Grago
Parts Sales Manager
Porsche Motorsport of North America
R Gruppe #27
I bought one from Aase last year. I compared it to my original which and it is a perfect replica. I saw that Aase just had a new one being auctioned on EBay a few days ago. Anyone know who to send it to in order to stamp it correctly with my VIN numbers etc?
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