How would you get a Vin

[Coronet 14]

Would it be illegal to use the Vin from the donor car.

http://www.classicindustries.com/product/mopar/parts/me175918.html

 

[Bruzilla]

That's a good question.

 

[eldubb440]

bolt in your dash and go........ its just sheet metal replacement

 

[GetX'd]

My intuition is it would be illegal to do so. That donor or project car could have some nefarious activity related to it that would negate using its vin for another car. Probably nothing associated with it - but there's always that chance and you know how the law works. I'm not a cop - just my gut opinion as an insurance professional. At the very least I would check with the dmv and give them a hypothetical to respond to. Safe vs. sorry.

 

[Lionized]

Yup. Find yourself a rotted out donor car and go to town.
Re-body.

Also this:

"...Please check your state laws for registration."

 

[eldubb440]

its not like the new metal is a stolen car with a vin swap........ geez

how bout this? cut the belly out of it and replace, then cut the roof off of it and replace........ silly, right?

with all the guys on this site replacing vast amounts of sheet metal, the FBI could do a huge round up

 

[WP29440SE]

happens every day without a second thought

 

[WileE]

The only correct answer you will get is at youe state DMV... not here.

 

[mopar 3 B]

Big question here do you have all the legal documents required to plate to vin you are trying to use and at least billing of sales for all other vin panels on the car?

 

[WileE]

For the correct answer, ask your state DMV.

 

[747mopar]

The state troopers (inspection station) are the ones to ask, they do the inspections and DMV workers often have never come across these situations or at least in my case it was that way. From what talking I've done with the troopers it is illegal but this may be different, I would think they'd title it as a self built and issue a state vin

 

[smb03]

just bolt ur dash to it and go with it, no one would ever be the wiser. its not illegal anywhere, technically you are just doing a mass metal replacement lol

 

[Matrix2]

I'm here in Cal and my experience is the DMV here looks for the VIN in two places that must match. I'm no lawyer or police officer, but I would also assume no contradicting VIN anywhere else (but I have not seen anyone look for such specifically). Use of donor cars is common, so must be a line somewhere.

 

[WileE]

You don't go ask the regular schlep worker at the DMV. That's like asking he drive-thru order-taker at the fast-food burger joint what the profit ratio is on a given item.

 

[smb03]

if you stamped the new body with the correct vin it would be impossible to argue against it aslong as you cut out those vin numbers on the old body, because there cant be 2 existing cars. you are no creating a new car just sacraficing the rotted shell for a new replacement

 

[GetX'd]

The question was originally would it be illegal - not is there a way to make it work either way......

 

[PP1RT]

Jack up your tags and roll the other car under.......




Out of stock anyway.....

 

[Richard Cranium]

if you stamped the new body with the correct vin it would be impossible to argue against it as long as you cut out those vin numbers on the old body, because there cant be 2 existing cars. you are no creating a new car just sacrificing the rotted shell for a new replacement

I would run the question by the DMV and then do exactly what is stated above.

 

[flyingfarley]

Its definetly illegal....but its done every day!!!!!

 

[Icecobra]

It is illegal to modify a vin tag. That said it is legal to do the proper steps in California to remove a vin and place it on a new shell, it is a process. You will also in the end get a blue metal tag that must also be affixed to the new body. Its not impossible but in this world of automotive collector cars etc. Do you want to buy a re-bodied car no matter what the reason is?