vin plate refresh

[turbojolt]

these must have been left on when the front end was sandblasted and now they look really rough!

can these be remade and who can do it?

[turbojolt]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/954621_10151628006552118_90678607_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/7457_10151628006547118_1401605978_n.jpg


if these cant be remade, any ideas how to restore them?

[John]

I wouldn't worry too much, just refit them and paint them engine bay colour. All the vital parts can still be read.

[turbojolt]

might do that, I will paint them off the car then rivet them on so it doesn't just look like over spray

[The Simps]

Or maybe paint them, whether car colour or black maybe, then carefully sand off the tops off the lettering so the metal shows through (like people do with plug covers). Then lacquer.

Just a thought. No idea if it will look good or not.

[John]

Iirc the trim code plate is body colour anyway.

[dan23]

get then powder coated or chromed

[L14MNP]

Iirc the trim code plate is body colour anyway.

This.

TBH, if you don't care about originality, just do them body coloured.
ATM, they probs look better than they did beforehand.