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Old 06-17-2006, 11:36 AM
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Default Do 911 panels come with VIN stickers?

I know some cars have VIN tags on fenders, door, trunk, etc but wasn't sure if Porsche did this as well for the 996. If so, where are the tags. I'd imagine there should be at least something on the dash and the door?

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There is a technology clled DataDots that all new Porsche cars have here:
http://www.datadotdna.com/dtl_techno...rtechs_dot.htm
Here is a US link:
http://www.datadotusa.com/index.htm

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Why? Looking to strip one down
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Thought the same thing too
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... or maybe he wants to know if a car he's looking at has been smacked up since it has no VIN stickers or if there were none there to start with...

no reason to jump to all the wrong conclusions right off the bat guys!
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easy Mike, my response was meant to be comical........BUT it does make you wonder. You know, like the threads from newer users with low post counts and ask "how do I remove my headlights since I can't seem to locate my manual"
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Haha...I understand fellas. But no, lowside67 is correct. My previous cars have all had VIN tags and when I bought a Infiniti G35 coupe last year, it freaked me out a bit that the car I was looking to buy didn't have a single VIN tag on the panels. I was so used to using them as a dead giveaway if the car has ever been hit.
I recently test drove a 2000 which the fenders didn't have any visable VIN tags but yet, the metal didn't look like it had been repaired. Wasn't sure what the case was.

It's definitely good to keep the community safe though so we'll all keep our eyes open for those headlight questions lol.



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