Posted By: jsully
VIN Tag removal - 08/29/08 12:12 AM
I have removed the dash and dash pad from my 70 Challenger getting ready to ship / deliver to UR in El Paso.
What is the easiest way to romove the rivets from the dash pad frame / VIN tag? I started to drill the VIN tag side, but noticed it may be easier to grind off the back of the rivet?
I have drilled out many rivets over the years.......I just do not want to damage anything!
Posted By: BloFish
Re: VIN Tag removal - 08/29/08 12:15 AM
Why do you want to remove it?
Posted By: jsully
Re: VIN Tag removal - 08/29/08 12:17 AM
I cannot ship it with the dash pad
Posted By: Pacnorthcuda
Re: VIN Tag removal - 08/29/08 12:39 AM
uh, because if he's sending it out for resto, he won't get the tag back.
I ground the back side off, You don't want to damage the 'rosettes' if you're going to reuse.
I glued mine back on. Looks perfect, functions perfect, good enough for me.
Posted By: jsully
Re: VIN Tag removal - 08/29/08 01:04 AM
Perfect! Thanks, I will go grind them off from the back.
(I do not have another good answer as to why I must remove the tag--Arizona is picky about dash VIN tag # matching the VIN tag # on the drivers door or they will not 'verify' the odometer reading- so I am safekeeping the tag while it goes to get resto'ed)
Posted By: jsully
Re: VIN Tag removal - 08/29/08 02:58 AM
I just removed the tag. I ground the backs of the rivets flush and then drilled the back (slightly) with a 1/4" bit to free them (they are countersunk).
Thanks for the info!
