Salvaged Title

n8huntsman · July 14, 2003

My truck has a salvaged title from Hawaii. The truck has been shipped to California but I havn't registered it yet. Does anybody know how I can get a clean title?

Truckman031 · July 15, 2003

Sorry I can't help with your question, but what happend to it to make it a salvaged title?

BlackSilver · July 15, 2003

what happend to it to make it a salvaged title?

In another forum he mentions that he had to replace the frame. I assume it was wrecked pretty badly to require that. I'd hate to be the unsuspecting soul who bought it under a new "clean" title!

99-2door · July 15, 2003

IMO nothing wrong with rebuilding a truck if it is done properly. However trying to obtain a clean title in order to hide the fact that it was wrecked is a big Full disclosure is a must.

Redapple · July 16, 2003

Amen to that! Anything less is fraud!

MarkD · July 16, 2003

I don't think you can get a clean title. Or at least you shouldn't be able to.

n8huntsman · July 16, 2003

You guys are all working under the assumption that I'm selling this truck. Who said I was doing that. This beast is my baby. I wouldn't have put so much work into it if I was just gonna sell it. I'm going down with my truck. The only reason that I want a clean title is so I can take out a small loan to finish it. No banks will give me a loan on a salvaged title.

MarkD · July 16, 2003

No banks will give me a loan on a salvaged title

That sucks! 9 out of 10 used car dealers around here would be out of business if that was true in SC.

silverado3500 · July 17, 2003

I might be wrong, but I thought that you could take a truck with a salvage title to an inpsection site, and (assuming it passes) get the title changed from salvage to rebuilt.

n8huntsman · July 17, 2003

In some states you can do that. Unfortuneately, California isn't one of them. It really sucks because the damage wasnt bad. The air bags never came out. It looks like it went into a ditch so it just pushed the frame up and subsequently bent the front sheet metal. The sheet metal was never even hit, it just bent due to the frame bending. The radiator doesn't even have a scratch on it. The only reason it got the salvaged title was because it was in Hawaii where everything is expensive. The frame would have cost a fortune to have shipped there. Then labor to get it done would also be expensive. Thats why they just shipped it here. So I'm kinda stuck with these tiny tires and primer for a while unless I get the title changed or come up with $6,000.

Professor · July 18, 2003

n8scstm,

Have you though of Hummer H2 Takeoffs? 35 Inch, you can pick them up dirt cheap, and it would look much better than the stock ones. When you have the coin for new wheels you should be able to get most of your money back. I've seen them go for less than $650. Your stock ones should bring $400.

n8huntsman · July 18, 2003

Have you though of Hummer H2 Takeoffs? 35 Inch, you can pick them up dirt cheap, and it would look much better than the stock ones

Thats not a bad idea, but I want 20 inch rims. Plus the truck's not even legal to drive yet so I need to take care of that first. Thanks for the idea.