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Door VIN / Restoration Question
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:50 am
by 72 RR fan
I have been thinking about this...
I have never been a fan of the VIN being on the door, rather than the door jamb. My driver's door is very marginal on my car. When I resore it, I may want to replace the door. Of course, I loose the VIN. I'm sure those decal stickers were made to come apart if pulled off when new. Reproduction ones? I doubt it - illegal. Cut out the metal of the door and weld it onto the replacement door? Fun. Or maybe spend too much time on a door with some rust issues. I'd really be more prone to repairing a sorry panel and keep the VIN.
What do most folks do in this situaton?
Re: Door VIN / Restoration Question
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:32 pm
by rr6pak
Don't cut the metal, get a repop one. Contact
www.ecsauto.com or its
www.ecs.com. They make EXACT repro decals what you're looking for. They need a copy of either broadcast sheet or fender tag before they make it. They are also a sponsored vendor over on Moparts.com (if not a member, maybe you should join?

) Anyway, contact them and they'll tell ya what you need to do so they can make it for you.

Re: Door VIN / Restoration Question
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:50 pm
by 72 RR fan
Cool, thanks, real good to know...I got my fender tag....broadcast sheet to be determined...but I'm covered. Thanks for the info!
Re: Door VIN / Restoration Question
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:04 pm
by rr6pak
Not a problem, glad to help.

Re: Door VIN / Restoration Question
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:10 pm
by fourforty6pac
Here,s one for a 71. I see them quite often for other years. If I remember correctly the nos ones are two pieces, there is a clear film sticker that goes over the door vin. sticker.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/70-71-DO ... dZViewItem
Re: Door VIN / Restoration Question
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:41 pm
by rr6pak
Looks good. You are right, I think about the film over the decal. The ebay item would work as well but to put the vin number in, let alone the correct type of lettering, would be hard to duplicate. I've seen what ECS does and they are VERY correct

Re: Door VIN / Restoration Question
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:36 pm
by 74rr400
hey.
i tried the links for ecs and it just brought up search engines. what is the correct website?
Re: Door VIN / Restoration Question
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:15 pm
by 72RoadRunnerGTX
I just received my replacement door label from ECS. Address should be
http://www.ecsautomotive.com . I recommend them.
BTW I believe that label was considered more a safety info/production date label rather than an official VIN identification.
Oringinal label

Replacement

Re: Door VIN / Restoration Question
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:07 pm
by rr6pak
The new tag looks great!