Blur-out Plates

[Myk]

How come when we post pics, we blur out the plates.

I just posted for the first time yesterday, blacked out the plate, then thought to myself, "how come we do this?"

Anyone?

[ALS-protege]

Cause if there are any Bad Apples in this world that might really like an item off your vehicle...they can maybe track ya down...

That's my Guess...

[taxmasta]

might be a BETTER idea to cover up your vin numbers at ALL meets and events

maby someone can make up some tpc tags to put over them....

i always cover mine at shows

[ChopstickHero]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (taxmasta @ Mar. 30 2003,1:05)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">might be a BETTER idea to cover up your vin numbers at ALL meets and events

maby someone can make up some tpc tags to put over them....

i always cover mine at shows[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Kurt, you got anymore of those toprotege.com cards?

[Mike_Moss]

hehe, i dont have a VIN # on my dash. http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[Sky_high]

What I don't get is people blank out their licence plates, but they show off to eveyone how unique their car looks. If I can identify your car without plates, so can a car thief.

I am going to pick on Tax for a moment, but even if he covers his plates and VIN, I just have to follow the guy once on the road and eventually I will be able to steal his car (but I'm not into stealing station wagons) http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

His unique sticker design and misplaced foglights can be spotted a mile away!

Stealth mode is where it is at!

[Mike_Moss]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Sky_high @ Mar. 30 2003,8:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">What I don't get is people blank out their licence plates, but they show off to eveyone how unique their car looks. If I can identify your car without plates, so can a car thief.

I am going to pick on Tax for a moment, but even if he covers his plates and VIN, I just have to follow the guy once on the road and eventually I will be able to steal his car (but I'm not into stealing station wagons) http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

His unique sticker design and misplaced foglights can be spotted a mile away!

Stealth mode is where it is at![/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
unique sticker designs and misplaced foglights don't give you a persons address...license plates do.

unique sticker designs and misplaced foglights don't cut keys for you...VIN #'s do.


...I thought you were from Scarborough?

[rowan]

Some people in the US have also started removing/covering license plates for track days, time trials, and autocross competitions. I suppose they are paranoid about their insurance company finding a photo of their car at one of the affore-mentioned events and refusing coverage or &quot;adjusting&quot; their rates due to &quot;risky&quot; behaviour.

Some toprotege fakie plates woudl be allright. Weren't there some &quot;Mazda&quot; ones on the laptops at CIAS?

[KurtMP3]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (rowan @ Mar. 30 2003,10:14)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Some toprotege fakie plates woudl be allright. Weren't there some &quot;Mazda&quot; ones on the laptops at CIAS?[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Yup i think i still have them too....you want a few rowan for the autocross boys?

[rowan]

how many sets do you have http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif seems there are 4 of us regulars competing now.

[IceDragon]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (mike_moss @ Mar. 30 2003,9:37)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">unique sticker designs and misplaced foglights don't cut keys for you...VIN #'s do.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Show me which number on the vin tells you what and how to cut a key for a specific car and I'll believe you. Untill then I highly doubt, and almost 100% sure that it can't be done

[Mike_Moss]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (IceDragon @ Mar. 31 2003,01:14)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (mike_moss @ Mar. 30 2003,9:37)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">unique sticker designs and misplaced foglights don't cut keys for you...VIN #'s do.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Show me which number on the vin tells you what and how to cut a key for a specific car and I'll believe you. Untill then I highly doubt, and almost 100% sure that it can't be done[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
hehe, if i knew that, i'd have keys for Rowan's car! http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

I'm not sure how its done, but the dealership can do it! As noted HERE (http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19392), if you go to the right dealership, they'll do it w/out a hassel, too! http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif

[CarDemon]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Sky_high @ Mar. 30 2003,8:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Stealth mode is where it is at![/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
I know of an ass who practically gave an arm and a bit of his leg to buy a Brullen Attitude Exhaust system of which I may just track his Al ky_Hi da ass down for. http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[Sky_high]

Moss, I am not even going to answer your stupid response.

Demon, I'll take you on!!!!!

[Mike_Moss]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Sky_high @ Mar. 31 2003,10:11)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Moss, I am not even going to answer your stupid response.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif I'll just assume you're having a bad day... http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif

[midnightp5]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (IceDragon @ Mar. 31 2003,01:14)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (mike_moss @ Mar. 30 2003,9:37)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">unique sticker designs and misplaced foglights don't cut keys for you...VIN #'s do.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Show me which number on the vin tells you what and how to cut a key for a specific car and I'll believe you. Untill then I highly doubt, and almost 100% sure that it can't be done[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Mike is right on this one.

You CAN get a key cut from the vehicles VIN #.

I had to do it with my MX6 because I broke the key off in the door.

You normally have to show your ownership for them to do it, but at the time it was locked in the car.

A bit of smooth talking helped though.

[superdave]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (rowan @ Mar. 30 2003,11:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">how many sets do you have http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif seems there are 4 of us regulars competing now.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
I like this idea http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Mike_Moss]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (superdave @ Mar. 31 2003,1:13)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (rowan @ Mar. 30 2003,11:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">how many sets do you have http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif seems there are 4 of us regulars competing now.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
I like this idea http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
ditto. http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif

[Myk]

Not to beat this to death, but I used to work at Saturn/SAAB as a detailer, and when I locked the customers keys in the car, and I did it allot, they took the VIN down and made a new key to get them out.