Originally Posted by cossie350
Um im really confused now
Is my motorsport shell with the vin stamped on the strut ok then
Yes it is stamped in a structural location. They sometime also stamp them on the B pillar.
As warrenpenalver and Damo have aslready stated - the rules in a nutshell - reshell with a used shell and it goes on a Q - use a new shell and you can keep your VRM and VIN.