General LSX Automobile Discussion - Does your car have the VIN on the side windows? *pic *poll

Is mine the only one that has the vin on the side windows? somebody was trying to tell me that it didn't come like this from the factory...i could be wrong
lol need to wash my car
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i dont know if its stock or not. my 96 doesnt but i will be getting it done soon. i do know you can get it done for free many places and some insurance agencies will give you a disount for it.

mine doesn't but it's not the original glass, I have heard others say that it is on there's before

Mine is, I'll go get a pic.

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It's also on the side windows.

Mine does as well.

Mine to

i have that on all my glass including my t tops, i think it was a option and i think you might be able to get a insurance discount for it to but im not sure.

mine does too

This is NOT a GM option. None of them came that way off the assembly line.

VIN etching on the glass is a dealer provided service (at extra charge) at the time you buy the car. Supposed to be a theft deterent.

This is NOT a GM option. None of them came that way off the assembly line.

VIN etching on the glass is a dealer provided service (at extra charge) at the time you buy the car. Supposed to be a theft deterent.
more like a theft enabler

mine has it on all the glass & it has Z28 SS on the side windows. Anyone Z28 SS etched on their side windows??

mine has it on all the glass & it has Z28 SS on the side windows. Anyone Z28 SS etched on their side windows??
hey whats up man? haven't talked to you in a while...we put my headers on a couple of weeks ago

how did it go??

how did it go??
hijack of my own thread...lol...we used a lift..and I was by myself for the first day(never done anything like this before)...and got everything off of the car...had to call it quits for the night because the shop was closing...then my dad decided to show up for the easy part the next day...headers slid right in.

Anyone Z28 SS etched on their side windows??[/QUOTE]


anyone??

No VIN on my windows.

i cant understand why someone would want there vin on there windows..you people do know that its very easy to break into your car if you have the vin number..

it's not on mine...

it's not an option from the factory as far as I know.

i cant understand why someone would want there vin on there windows..you people do know that its very easy to break into your car if you have the vin number..
yeah iknow...and it's even more plainly at the bottom of the windshield

it is not a factory option, dealers put it on as a dealer option (as y'all have already said.) i have put a couple thousand of those on cars when working for a dealership. the reason it is a "theft deterrent" is because (in theory) windows are one of the most expensive items for car theifs to replace, and if one window is broken, they will have to replace them all so as to not have only one with out the etch. i think that it doesnt make sense personally, but that is the logic behind it.

Is mine the only one that has the vin on the side windows? somebody was trying to tell me that it didn't come like this from the factory...i could be wrong

I knew this tread was coming! :jest:

it is not a factory option, dealers put it on as a dealer option (as y'all have already said.) i have put a couple thousand of those on cars when working for a dealership. the reason it is a "theft deterrent" is because (in theory) windows are one of the most expensive items for car theifs to replace, and if one window is broken, they will have to replace them all so as to not have only one with out the etch. i think that it doesnt make sense personally, but that is the logic behind it.

My understanding is that the idea is to keep theives from being able to part out the glass, thus making the car a less attractive target to steal.

There are still more valuable items on most of our cars than the glass and they have only the GM part number it that on them. I personally think that glass etching is a waste of money option. But to each their own.

more like a theft enabler
Thats what I was thinking... geez. I don't want my VIN plastered all over my car for any thief to see. :judge:

1) Get VIN #
2) Go to dealer, get keys made
3) Enjoy your new F-body

Thats what I was thinking... geez. I don't want my VIN plastered all over my car for any thief to see. :judge:

1) Get VIN #
2) Go to dealer, get keys made
3) Enjoy your new F-body

I don't know of any dealer in my area that will cut keys based on the VIN alone. They require proof of ownership and photo ID. Anything less would be stupid on their part.

A dealer cutting keys with only the VIN would be shooting themselves in the foot:

1) Thief sees car on dealer's lot that he likes.
2) Thief takes VIN number off car's dash, window sticker, or dealer's website.
3) Thief gets keys made at the parts department.
4) Thief enjoys new ride, free of charge.

If they want your VIN, they're gonna get it, window etching or not. There are many ways to get a car's VIN even if you can't see it on the car, so long as you know where to look. It's pretty scary really.

I know, I was exaggerating lol. But still, I know people that cover up the VIN on the dash as it is for safety. Why add it to more visible locations?

Why add it to more visible locations?

I agree 100%. :) No point in making the VIN any more obvious than it already is.

All I meant was, for someone that knows what they're doing, there are some pretty easy ways to get the VIN even if you cover it on the dash. ;)

mine dont have it

Mine does not have it.

Bill
:drive: :chug: :chug:

Thats what I was thinking... geez. I don't want my VIN plastered all over my car for any thief to see. :judge:

1) Get VIN #
2) Go to dealer, get keys made
3) Enjoy your new F-body

hate to tell you this but it's already plastered on the car for any theif to see. lower left corner of behind windshield on the dash... :slap: