There's an inexpensive deterrent against having your vehicle stolen. This process marks a vehicle with it's own set of fingerprints which make the vehicle easily traced when stolen.
Chop shops are only interested in the profit of selling untraceable vehicles and their parts.
A typical professional thief knows this and will pass up etched vehicles and steal an easier to sell, unetched vehicle instead. All Rights Reserved Auto VIN Etch 6335 York Rd.