In a message dated 3/26/04 7:01:52 PM Pacific Standard Time, rocky@tri.net
writes:
> Wouldn't "doing enough work that it is indistinguishable from..." have to
> include changing the VIN plate to make it truly indistinguishable?
>
> But then, isn't changing the VIN plate illegal? Fraudulent?
>
> Seems like Catch 22, affirming the rule Alan quoted.
>
I agree with Rocky. Though I can see a situation where you are replacing
significant numbers of parts, possibly all at the same time, possibly at
different times, and end up with a vehicle which has very few parts that were
on the
original car. As long as the VIN says it's a 2004, and it has all the right
parts to be a 2004, how would a PC determine that it's made from parts of cars
that were not 2004's?
A different situation than the original question, though... I doubt the
owner of a 2002 will want to go find 2004 parts with VINs on them to justify
his
2004 CF hood...
Charlie
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