How do you convert a salvage car title to a clean title?

November 19, 2009 | Car  

Re: “How do you convert a salvage car title to a clean title?”
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    TENNman says:

    I’m not completely sure but I don’t think you can do that. The title is a document that shows the cars previous owners and potential accidents or if it has been rebuilt. If the title is altered from the truth, you could get into serious trouble.

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    gremlingts says:

    About the only way I know to do this is A) have the title transferred to a state with no salvage title ( Virginia doesn’t have any ), or B) get a receipt for it thru Alabama, they don’t even use titles to register an older car, not sure if that would translate into a regular title once you try to retitle it to your home state. But I think you’ll need to go to a state that doesn’t have salvage titles to get the car retitled first, then transfer it back. Good luck!
    - The Gremlin (car) Guy -

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    Clevis D says:

    No legal way to do this. The Gremlin guy is nuts — Alabama has been a title state since 1974.

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    CarMan says:

    Take your car to a state that does not use salvage titles. Here’s a list of such states:

    Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont

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    bundysmom says:

    Are you wanting to go to jail for insurance fraud? There’s no way you can turn a salvage vehicle into a non-salvaged vehicle. and believe you me, there’s alot of VIN history the general public doesn’t have access to…so don’t try it, you’ll get caught.

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    irish24 says:

    This website is an awesome resource for information regarding slavaged vehicles:

    According to this information, “If the buyer repairs the vehicle, he or she may apply for a new certificate of title. When the car is sold again, it has a clean title.”

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    ucantcme says:

    YOU…DON’T….AND …NEVER…WILL.

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    zzebra says:

    YOU CAN`T..

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