Il Salvage Vehicles and Titling

W_A_Watson_II · Post by **W_A_Watson_II** » Sat Aug 30, 2014 6:30 pm

OK gang, as I start looking to find Gabrielle a nice little Dakota for her and I to fix up for when she turns 16, I started looking at some salvage title trucks that weren't in too bad a shape. But then I looked at the IL SOS information and it looks like if I'm correct you can't license or register a vehicle that has a salvage title:

In Illinois only a Licensed Rebuilder or Dealer may perform repairs on a salvage vehicle that bring it back to road-worthiness, then they can apply to have the salvage title changed to a rebuilt title after it's gone through an Illinois SOS Inspection.

Anyone with better information or experience?

Matt Brown · Post by **Matt Brown** » Sun Aug 31, 2014 7:13 pm

In Illinois yes, you must be a licensed rebuilder to bring a car back to rebuilt status from salvage. But if you lived in Iowa and did it as a hobby not for profit, you only have to have it inspected and pay the fees.

Post by **wdln** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:27 am

I wonder if you could find a licensed rebuilder to sign off on your own work for a nominal fee? Seems like that might be illegal though.

W_A_Watson_II · Post by **W_A_Watson_II** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:54 am

Thanks, wondering if MO is like Iowa, will have to check into it.

Post by **Jill Martin** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:15 am

Don't you know some people in Iowa?!?!?!?

Mid-Illini Jeepers

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