I am curious, where were you able to get a VIN sticker that looks so close to factory?Well we've finally come to an end. I appreciate everyone's help on this no-so-fun ride. Today I had the window replaced and for all those that were curious, no the VIN sticker was not hidden behind it or under it.
I contacted the dealer earlier last week who stated their body shop are the ones that replaced the window. The body shop called me and essentially told me in so many words that "there was no possible way they removed or destroyed the sticker when replacing the window". The glass guys today said otherwise. They told me it happens all the time and that its actually more common than most think, especially when cheap places replace widows using grinding wheels/scuff sanders/etc. rather than the string removal method. As photos can show, the dealer (or dealers body shop) did an absolute shit job. As the window guys today even pointed out, its pretty obvious they cut through the original VIN and they even cut a slice into the metal with their grinder (see photos). The entire surrounding is scratched and repainted haphazardly. None of the scratches you see are from todays removal as they used a high tensile string to cut through the glazing, all the scratches and burrs are from the dealers replacement. Big shout out to Palmetto Ford-Lincoln in Charleston for amazing work....NOT. I have no issue placing them on blast here as their work speaks for itself and they are denying that its even possible a VIN sticker could be scraped off (Which it very much is and easily I might add). According to the window replacement fellas here, the dealer generally will use the cheapest 3rd party company they can find or cheapest removal method for these recalls so Id advise anyone who may have one to either use insurance and have a quality place do it, or be very adamant to the dealer that you wont tolerate crap work.
Anyways, new VIN sticker on and finally can put this to bed and get the vehicle registered.
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