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Clear tape on leading edge of VIN stickers?
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From: Transporter
Clear tape on leading edge of VIN stickers?
As I was cleaning inside my door panels, etc. I noticed the VIN stickers on the panels all have a piece of clear tape on the one edge. I though, WTF... was the label not sticky on the one side or what? It wouldn't be so bad if the tape wasn't getting dirty 
Then I checked on our 99 CR-V, same thing. Under the hood, the front fender VIN stickers had lost their clear tape and left hardened adhesive behind. I guess the heat from the engine made it happen, the other VIN labels still had the dirtying tape. So I checked it out, there is no lack of adhesiveness of the VIN stickers.
Went back to the S2000 and found the same thing, the VIN labels stick fine. So I removed all that extra tape.
I won't be able to sleep tonight, the same as the night when I removed the "do not remove under penalty of law"
stickers from my matress. 
Then I checked on our 99 CR-V, same thing. Under the hood, the front fender VIN stickers had lost their clear tape and left hardened adhesive behind. I guess the heat from the engine made it happen, the other VIN labels still had the dirtying tape. So I checked it out, there is no lack of adhesiveness of the VIN stickers.
Went back to the S2000 and found the same thing, the VIN labels stick fine. So I removed all that extra tape.
I won't be able to sleep tonight, the same as the night when I removed the "do not remove under penalty of law"
stickers from my matress.
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I think you are referring to the "self-destroying" design of VIN stickers. In other words, if someone tried to tamper with or remove one of the vin stickers, it would come off in such a way that the stricker could not be used on another part (the number would not be readable anymore). It would also leave adhesive where the original sticker was.
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Aw, com'on Dan, I thought anyone who never noticed would HAVE to care
This isn't the VIN sticker itself, just an extra piece of tape that *looks* like was added to help keep the VIN sticker down.
This isn't the VIN sticker itself, just an extra piece of tape that *looks* like was added to help keep the VIN sticker down.
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