robgeev Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 The chassis plate for my 6 is very nasty looking, any good ideas for supply of new, stamped item? Cheers. Rob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Crawley Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 The chassis plate for my 6 is very nasty looking, any good ideas for supply of new, stamped item?Cheers. Do you actually mean the chassis plate or are you referring to the aluminum VIN plate on the top of wheel arch under the bonnet? The one that has chassis number, weight, paint code etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rarbowman Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Do you actually mean the chassis plate or are you referring to the aluminum VIN plate on the top of wheel arch under the bonnet? The one that has chassis number, weight, paint code etc. I bought mine from www.sportscarsupplies.com and a local engraver filled in the blanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robgeev Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Richard, yes, the plate on the wheel arch. Rob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonlar Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Hi Rob, the Commission plate, the Comm No. digit were stamped in by the makers of the plates, so numbers are correctly spaced and straight, if it was fitted with O/D, a letter O was stamped on by hand and spacing/position is variable. Comm. No. is in 7/32"/5mm size, the Paint No and Trim in 4mm. They're illustrated in the Moss, catalogue - wording altered over the years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robgeev Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Got one coming from MOSS. Part no CNTR6 I think. Rob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Crawley Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 There were 2 different types, depending on the year. I stamped my own but you need to be careful & I managed to mess the first one up. You need to make up some form of guide to get the characters in line or it will look like a pig’s ear & the MOT man might not like it either! Other problem from memory is there are 2 different character size; the smaller one was no problem & I bought a die set from an auto jumble for around £6 I think; the larger size I couldn’t find for sale anywhere but eventually managed to borrow a set from on of my companies workshops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John L Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 The O for the overdrive on mine is right to the right of the serial number but on all the documents V55 its been added into to the serial number , is this correct? Should I leave it or should it really be changed? Regards John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonlar Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Hi John, I've had a running battle with the Swansea joke factory for some time, they claim they can only put a zero (0) at the end not an O. They manage to get the CR in so why not, and modern cars have all sorts of mixes of letters and digits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianhoward Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) My 'Six' has a 'D' instead of an 'O'... And it is the same on the V5! (Is that 'Dozerdrive!!!) Edited March 8, 2007 by ianhoward Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonlar Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) Hi Ian, send it back to Swansea, they should change it without any argument - or are you near one of the local DVLCs? Edited March 8, 2007 by jonlar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianhoward Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hi Jon Yes - I am not too far from one (25miles each way) - I will then have to get a replacement plate stamped up then!!! Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonlar Posted March 9, 2007 Report Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hi Ian, get the plate first, they may want to see the vehicle complete with plate - have you got a Heritage Certificate with the "O" on, they will usually accept that, but take, don't send the original document, they don't accept photo-copies or laminated, but if you send the original, they'll almost certainly hang on to it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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