Are car parts unique to each vehicle? Say a headlight assembly or something else was found on the street intact after an accident is there anyway to prove that it belonged to a certain vehicle? It is easy to determine that it belonged to a vehicle typle (i.e. monte carlo, ford focus, or w/e) but I am wondering if you can match it a specific vehicle VIN or something.
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2007-03-16 12:31:05 · 5 answers · asked by kosh 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Certain major parts (electronic or mechanical) have individual numbers. Most just have manufacturer part numbers that will only show what type of vehicle.
If it was a property damage hit and run that would be about it. Now if it was something more serious and you had a suspect vehicle; the part may be able to be matched to the vehicle by an exact match on the batch of paint or comparing dust or other particles that had attached to both the part and the car.
2007-03-16 12:57:36 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if the part has a unique number on it. A Monte Carlo headlight assembly is going to be the same as any other Monte Carlo headlight assembly unless they each have a unique number of their own.
2007-03-17 08:22:15 · answer #2 · answered by the_mr911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know if this helps but We had a guy run into our mail box a few times so after time two, we dug a 3 foot deep hole in the ground and filled it with concrete...when he hit the mailbox for the third time it really *7^%$ his car. He left a part of his bumper and several pieces of his headlight. I went to confiscate the pieces after we heard the bang...anywhoo, DUMBAZZ tried to speed off in the car and it was easy to match the pieces of the car to the part he drove off in. The radiator started to smoke and the car died a few block from his house. When the police went to talk to him, the hunk that was taken off of his bumper was a HUGE clue as to who did what.
I guess my point is that if you have a clue about who did it, just hold onto the 'evidence' if the 'suspect' comes around with a new paint/repair job it might not be to hard to figure out who did what.
The guy did not get any jailtime (I didnot think he should have) However, our last mailbox ($100.00) ended up costing him about $5k in car repairs, legal fees and court costs...Karma is a bytch!
(Kicker to the whole ordeal was we had just moved into the house about 6 months prior to the first incident, as it turns out the people who owned the house had a son who 'stole' this guy's girlfriend!!)
2007-03-16 20:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by lisa s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some parts that are orginal can be matched by serial number, but a head light assemy does not break off in one piece so you can match it to the car in an accident just like putting a puzzle togetther.
2007-03-16 22:19:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would be able to tell what type of vehicle, but you wouldn't be able to get the VIN of what vehicle it belonged to.
2007-03-16 19:34:50 · answer #5 · answered by sweetpea22306 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋