Quote: Dave, are your labels made of "tamper resistant material" like all compliance labels are supposed to be? They are supposed to tear or are destroyed if removed. Not that it makes any difference and just asking but that's the reg for compliance labels....don't ask how I know
MikeR
Hi Mike, As of September 2008, all replacement VIN labels (for newer vehicles) are required to be manufactured with "self destructive" tamper resistant adhesive material. ECS has another branch of our company that supplies licensed replacement VIN decals to the collision industry across the country. Check us out at ESCVIN.com. We are licensed and approved to obtain all types of select materials that were/are used by the various automobile manufacturers. Our "vintage" decals are not under the same guidelines or jurisdiction as the ones that were made for the model years 1990 to present. We use a product that is twice as durable as the original only because the customers asked for the "better" material from the outset. Some of those pioneer customers complained that they were not able to move the decal if they placed it in a wrong location. They couldn't reposition it even if only a small part of the decal was stuck to the painted surface. The tamper resistant material we use for the Chrysler VINs will destroy the surface artwork or print if you try and remove them. If anyone ever requests the older style tamper proof material, we can certainly provide that particular type. Since our customers are not buying these to see if they can be destroyed upon removing them, the variant "tamper resistant" material we use has not been an issue whatsoever. Keep in mind that the material label stock used by Chrysler (throughout the years) has changed numerous times.
