I'm coonfuuused.......

[kendelrio]

I was looking around the forums and saw the thread about replacing your data plates. I checked out the site and decided I wanted to replace mine. Two problems:

1: The info on the plates is **almost** illegible. The parts I could make out led to the second problem

2: According to my SF97 and all associated paperwork, my truck is a 1969. According to my dataplate, it was manufactured in 1968. Which is right?


I know, I should post pics of the data plates on my truck, but they are too illegible to make out the info in the pics; ergo, the pics would be worthless.

Is there anyway to clean off 40 years of crud without destroying the plates?

 

[Bozor1000]

RE: I

If it was manufactered in late 68 then it is a 69.

 

[kendelrio]

RE: I

Manufacture date is 06/68

 

[Elwenil]

RE: I

I don't think MVs go by "model year" as with car manufacturers. MVs have a build date, not model year, so I would think that whatever the build date is would be it's actual "model year". Paperwork discrepancies are pretty common with MVs.

 

[kendelrio]

RE: I

So it's possible.... or probable...... Ok. Thanks for the info.

 

[Elwenil]

RE: I

I think if you talk to most of the MV gurus here, like David Doyle, that you will find that going with the info that is on the truck is the better bet. As for the paperwork, it's probably not worth the effort to try deal with the local DMV to get any of that changed in the long run so as far as they are concerned, you might be better served by just going with the flow in that case. I think with the numbers off the frame that a definite year can be determined but others would know better than I.

 

[kendelrio]

RE: I

Who would I talk to about the frame numbers?

 

[bigbee]

RE: I

One other thing you can try on the data plates is to rub over the numbers with a black sharpie marker, then wipe the excess off. Sometimes that puts enough ink in the engravings to make them easier to read.

 

[kendelrio]

RE: I

Good idea. Thank you. I was also thinking of doing a pencil rubbing.

 

[WillWagner]

Re: RE: I

One other thing you can try on the data plates is to rub over the numbers with a black sharpie marker, then wipe the excess off. Sometimes that puts enough ink in the engravings to make them easier to read.

Grease can work too. As for the frame numbers, if you post them, maybe medlog, AKA Carnak, can find something out about yer truck.

 

[kendelrio]

RE: Re: RE: I

I did that. Got the info... Karnack ROCKS!