James, I would absolutely NOT drill holes and rivet the VIN back on. Instead I would carefully reattach it with epoxy (JB weld) or some adhesive to affix it as it was. If you were to rivet it back on, you will have to drill non-original holes, and use non-original rivets to secure it in place. Tampering with a VIN plate is a federal offence, and if a 300 expert gets involved and sees a riveted VIN plate they would say it was tampered with. As a consultant for the 300 Inc Club, if I got a call from someone telling me the VIN was riveted on I would tell them the VIN was tampered with and to stay away from any consideration of purchasing the car if it were offered for sale. Don’t do it. Bob J From: 'James Douglas' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> I was working on the 300K the other day and my boot caught the plate on the driver’s side door pillar. It came clean off. The factory spot welds were not too deep on this one. So, since I do not have a spot welder, how would one put it back on. There are alignment holes in the door pillar as well as the plate. In fact the assembly manual shows to line up the holes and spot weld it just below on the inside of the holes. My thoughts are:
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