Contact your local DMV or County Court Clerk. They will tell you exactly what you need to do to get a title. Save all the receipts on everything you spend on the car. This will save you money on taxes.
Florida is one state where you can change a CD title for a salvage title. Another state where you can change a CD title for a salvage title is Tennessee.
You first need to change the title to a salvage tile. You can go from salvage to rebuilt but with a Junk title you can not. to get a salvage tile for a Junk you need to find a state that converts Junk to salvage. Usually because the state does not have a junk title. after it is salvage you need to have it inspected in your State to make sure it meets all Vehicle title Service company that has a guaranteed title service. they will have experience with this process.
There are states where you can "wash" a salvage title but that's unethical so you are on your own.
You cant make a salvage title clean in any state. Once it has salvage on it, it can not be reversed.
As of 2013, the best way to determine if the department of motor vehicles has issued a salvage title for a vehicle is on the title it will state that it is a salvage title. A salvage title is a note that states that the vehicle has been damaged or deemed a total loss.
is a salvage title?
When you bought the salvage, the junk yard should've given you a 'salvage' title. You don't buy cars without getting a title. Talk to your state DMV and hopefully it's not stolen! Good luck.
Apply for a replacement title through your state DMV.
depending on your state youll have to go to the local title agency, in Ohio you would have to rebuild it take it to be inspected, present your bill of sale along with a list of replaced parts and then be issued a salvage title
This depends on your state. Most states, that will clear the title, require you to pass a thorough inspection of the car by a state official; or an assigned agent.
SALVAGE VEHICLE When you dismantle, destroy or change the character of your car so that it no longer is a complete car, you must surrender your Certificate of Title to the Clerk of Courts for cancellation. When you sell your car to a salvage dealer, you must surrender your Certificate of Title to that dealer with the assignment completely executed. To convert a Salvage Title to a Regular Title, a HP 106 inspection must be made by the State Highway Patrol. A fee of $50.00 is charged. The HP-105 application for the inspection may be obtained at the State Highway Patrol. In the State of California a Salvage Title is just that, it exists for a specific reason. A vehicle is assigned a Salvage Title because the car was written off as a loss by the insurance company. There are various reasons which would cause this to happen. A Salvage Title does not always mean that the car was involved in an accident. It may have been a theft recovered vehicle, it may have water damage, it may have been in a fire, these are just some examples of why a vehicle may receive a salvage title. The State of California does not distinguish between different salvage types as some states do. Once the car receives a "branded" title there is no legal way to wash the title in the State of California. The reason for this is to protect the consumer. If there were a way to remove the salvage designation from a vehicle then the purpose of issuing that title in the first place would have been defeated.
You cannot change a salvage title legally. Period.