vin plate

martin c brown · Jan 28, 2019

Hi all
Does any one know wihch is the best way of replacing the rear chassis vin plate next to the fule filtter on the chassis rail, as i am intending to take the car to spain and register it there later this year.
has any one been down this road ?
Thanks

marjon · Jan 28, 2019

First I would have to ask why?
But am guessing the numbers don’t match your paperwork. Which of course then brings up many questions as to why they don’t match?
I am not aware of where exactly chassis/VIN numbers are on a disco but would also think there is 1 stamped in chassis too.
Trying to change a vehicles identity is usually thought of as dodgy.

If the mismatch is genuine then why not get the paperwork changed?
I don’t know the laws regarding registration in Spain but if it’s anything like here then all numbers have to be present and correct and match paperwork or it’s a no go.

J

martin c brown · Jan 28, 2019

Hi
No i have all the documentation and all is fine, but i have put on a half chassis on as the old one was so rotton,and need to put back the chassis number but i dont know the font that was used by land rover used,all i have left is the rivetts where it was i still have the old chassis with no stamp marks so it must have been on a thin plate

marjon · Jan 28, 2019

Ok.
I wouldn’t have thought it was only on the plate.
Am pretty sure it should be stamped. But as I have never owned a disco I can’t help with location.
I will say they are often not easy to find, but if you did find it stamped it’s probably going to be the wrong number, if I understand it you think you have replaced the section with the number. Which could then make things really difficult.

I can only suggest clean up the area really well see what you can find.
Also what disco is it ? because I believe they might have changed where they stamp them.
Hopefully a knowledgeable disco owner will be along soon to help.
Good luck but at least it clears up the dodgy question

J

Rodeo Joe · Jan 28, 2019

Is it a disco 1?

berg450 · Jan 28, 2019

Rear chassis near to the fuel filter is a D2.? It is originally stamped not riveted. I do not know the rules in Spain but in hungary you have to take the car to a special MOT where they check if everithing is right ( for example the car is not stolen) and the lack of stamped vin is only missing because of repair (changed the rotten part) and they give a new chassis number which will be official but different than the original one.

Pawl · Jan 30, 2019

I replaced the rear section on our TD5 & was also wondering what to do about the VIN no. that I'd "lost"
As said earlier, it's not on a plate, it was marked into the leg by something like a computer controlled centre punch. I 'd taken a photo ours before I cut off that bit of the chassis.
I couldn't find an exact font / typeface match - but found something very close & created a paper stencil I taped onto the chassis leg in the correct position & then centre punched through it to mark the chassis.
For info, the letters are very large - so you can't just use letter / number punches. The force required would be enormous & it wouldn't look anything like the original markings.

Shippers · Jan 30, 2019

If it's like here in Portugal make sure you have an export cert and I would suggest a good local agent...if it's RHD you'll need to sort lights incl rear fog and reverse if in wrong position...

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