Removing the new VIN plate to expose the original foot box stamping might be the only definitive way to know the prior VIN#, but many of the parts also have the last 3 digits of the VIN stamped on them for the factory to keep track of which fitted parts went where. The underside of the headlight buckets is one place a three digit number can usually be found.
Julian
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