good idea or not !!

[tan top]

we all know these are available ,  but seeing these advertised in the latest mopar mag    , think its  advertising a vin swap
          repoped vin rivets

the add is a a quarter of the page  big color picture of two repoped vin rivets  , &  saying get taged

http://www.johnsonsmusclecarsandparts.com

not pointing the finger at the company or anything , but making them visible out in sort of a public place , sort of thing  to anyone  ,  not sure where i'm going  , i sound a little confusing to my self ( not first time )




i know i have just advertised them also  

[Ghoste]

I suppose they need to get people thinking about how they are going to legitimize those Dynacorn shells if they come through.  Also makes it easier for those "reskinning" jobs as some like to refer to them.

[earthquake68]

They're still pop rivets. Factory rivets don't have the "nail" stuck in the middle of them. These are nothing new. These can easily be reproduced with a small triangle file and a can of black spray paint on a run of the mill pop rivet. 

[twodko]

$45 for 2 rivets? Ripoff.

[tan top]

$45 for 2 rivets? Ripoff.

few years back someone/ or still  was selling  NOS ones for 65 a pair or each i think !! 
forget the name though , but think they delt in E body only 

[Old Moparz]

I always wondered about these rivets & the negative attention they'd get, but I feel they are okay. In some cases removing a tag from the dash frame would be a necessity, like if there was rust damage to the dash frame or pad. When I had my '71 Barracuda with a cracked dash, I bought a used dash core because Just Dashes made it clear they would remove the VIN tag & destroy it when you sent the dash to be redone. I sold the car before I ever got that far, but sold it along with the core & explained to the buyer why.

I think the VIN rivets are in a similar category as certain reproduced components on the Hemi cars, like torque boxes. They're unique to a Hemi car & could be used to deceive a potential buyer if it was a car that had a VIN tag swap done to create a fake one. How far can you take the argument as to whether reproducing a part is a good idea or not? Making the tag is an obvious illegal move, but everything else can be in a gray area depending on who the buyer is & what car they are selling.

[tan top]

I always wondered about these rivets & the negative attention they'd get, but I feel they are okay. In some cases removing a tag from the dash frame would be a necessity, like if there was rust damage to the dash frame or pad. When I had my '71 Barracuda with a cracked dash, I bought a used dash core because Just Dashes made it clear they would remove the VIN tag & destroy it when you sent the dash to be redone. I sold the car before I ever got that far, but sold it along with the core & explained to the buyer why.

I think the VIN rivets are in a similar category as certain reproduced components on the Hemi cars, like torque boxes. They're unique to a Hemi car & could be used to deceive a potential buyer if it was a car that had a VIN tag swap done to create a fake one. How far can you take the argument as to whether reproducing a part is a good idea or not? Making the tag is an obvious illegal move, but everything else can be in a gray area depending on who the buyer is & what car they are selling.

thats True also OP

[ACUDANUT]

 Those VIN rivets are too long to work on a dash.  The dash frame is ....What 1/8 thick...Those rivets look almost a full inch....No I am not measuring the "nail" portion either.