Those are trim tag rivets, not vin tag rivets.

If ya know the right people.... you can have one (VIN Tag) made.

I wouldn't know anything about that.

Thanks for the input guys.. I guess ill leave it alone.. ill just clean it up the best that i can and then paint.. unless i can find rivets that are the same as factory then ill break out the drill.. :D

I do not know the laws in your state but in ILL it is 100% ILLEGAL!! I think it is a fedral law?? And if you remember the guys with the Fosse Camaros and Mustangs (can't remember their name now) they got into alot of sh!t over not having vins on their cars and they where in your state

Nothing wrong with removing it and replacing it -- on the SAME CAR....

Do you guys take the tags off your mattresses after you buy them? Or the plastic off the lamp shades?? No police have ever visited my home looking for a VIN tag removal issue. :rofl: :rofl: :D

I've restored so many mid year vettes --- took the tags off all of 'em -- and replaced 'em... never gone to jail yet. Never tried to cheat anyone either.

My dash was replaced too. Just rivet the vin back on the new one. As long as you take pics along the way it shouldnt matter.

It is definitely against the law, and you can lose your car because of it. You get stopped for a normal speeding citation, and the officer goes to verify the last of your VIN against reg(it does happen), and oh wait, its been tampered with! At that point the cars getting towed until it can be verified. Your car has no fed tag anymore, and the engine/trans aren't original? Oh well looks like you're in a world of hurt.

Bottom line, dont touch your VIN, its against the law and its a bad idea.

Could you go to an authorized resto shop and have them remove it and reattach it once your car is finished without getting in trouble? Supply you with a notorized statement of such removal and replacement. Just a thought, it varies from person to person what type of risk your willing to take I guess.

Leave it on unless it is damaged.Here in kansas it's a nightmare if the state trooper think's you even touched the vin tag. They treat everybody as if you are a crook. That's why you remove -replace w/ rosette rivet's(Thanks Charely)and don't let anybody know what you have done.Even if the frame and body vin's match they still question everything about build.

yeah I had those copyed--mean't to copy and paste the rosettes on ebay
but noticed they were black---thought this thread was interesting-

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...te-rivets.html

I'm like Greg-never had a problem removing and replacing on my own vehicle with correct rivet--but better safe than sorry!!! jim