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ron · 06/01/2012, 15:08

For those of you who have powdercoated/sandblasted bike frames my question to you is do you remove the VIN plate? Or does the VIN plate simply get taped up?

Churrs

Chrissybenn · 06/01/2012, 15:09

taped up ive heard.. i think ive seen the question asked here before but the most common answer was taped up iirc

em sea 19 · 06/01/2012, 15:11

Drilled and re-riveted.
Use sealed rivets. And deffinately not stainless.

ron · 06/01/2012, 15:50

aaah good info. i would much prefer to remove the VIN plate than to have it taped up. think i would do this along with the headstock plate also

em sea 19 · 06/01/2012, 15:56

They can't argue with it re-riveted, as every plate is riveted. /thread

Lane · 06/01/2012, 23:58

Technically you need to use those blind rivets.

If you use a standard issue rivet it will look dodgy as.

Tampering with VIN plates is a big no no unless you can do it mickeymouse.

Be careful.

ron · 07/01/2012, 04:08

yeh i'm concerned about them fuckin up and spraying over the plate or stripping it which I've read has happened to a few people on other forums cos then i'd really be in the crapper...just trying to eliminate any potential headaches

jlyall · 08/01/2012, 00:22

(06/01/2012 23:58)Lane Wrote: Technically you need to use those blind rivets.

If you use a standard issue rivet it will look dodgy as.

Tampering with VIN plates is a big no no unless you can do it mickeymouse.

Be careful.

I believe you mean "as long as it's not mickey mouse.."

sir.b · (This post was last modified: 08/01/2012 01:00 by sir.b.)

(08/01/2012 00:22)jlyall Wrote: I believe you mean "as long as it's not mickey mouse.."

"Mickey Mouse" has two opposite meanings.

The positive version is rhyming slang for "fuckin' grouse". The negative means shoddy/cheap/worthless.

Stupid English (I mean the language, not the people or putting curve on a ball Smile

).

Justin.

studricho · 08/01/2012, 08:24

If you ever see any of my project thread on my major rebuilds you may notice that I either cover up the vin plate area or take it from another angle. Basically I remove and rivet. Just put them some where safe. I lost the hornet one for about 2 days after doing a major rebuild. I sweating bolts I tell you.