Get Reg 488c

Visit your Motor Vehicle Agency. To get a new title, visit the motor vehicle agency in your community with the documents you must submit, which typically include the current salvage title and proof of purchase of the vehicle. ... Take your Car for Inspection. ... Apply for Rebranded Title and Registration.

A completed Application for Title or Registration (REG 343) form, signed by the current vehicle owner(s). A junk receipt issued by DMV. ... Brake and light adjustment certificates. Applicable fees.

In California car title rules it is possible for a salvage vehicle to be given a rebuilt title, thereby becoming a revived vehicle. The only non-repairable vehicles that can't receive salvage title California (CA) are those that have no resale value, or that have been burned, or stripped of their parts after theft.

A completed Application for Salvage Certificate or Nonrepairable Vehicle Certificate(Form Reg 488C). Proof of ownership with a properly endorsed: Certificate of title. Application for Duplicate or Paperless Title (Form REG 227). Any available bills of sale.

To register your Revived Salvage Vehicle, you will need: Proof of ownership, such as a Bill of Sale (REG 135) form or a Vehicle/vessel Transfer and Reassignment (REG 262) form from a licensed dismantler (make sure you include the dismantler's vehicle acquisition number).

Q In California, what are the costs to register a salvage title car? A The basic registration fee for a vehicle with a salvage title is $46, but there are other fees you're likely to pay, including a $50 Salvage and Dismantled Vehicle Inspection fee and a $2 Prior History fee.

Q In California, what are the costs to register a salvage title car? A The basic registration fee for a vehicle with a salvage title is $46, but there are other fees you're likely to pay, including a $50 Salvage and Dismantled Vehicle Inspection fee and a $2 Prior History fee.

David Cavano, manager of the car-buying service at the Automobile Club of Southern California, does not recommend buying a salvage vehicle. Run, don't walk when it comes to a salvage title vehicle, says Cavano. It might seem like a good deal until you see how the maintenance and repair costs add up.

You'll want to get rid of the Salvage Certificate which you received after the vehicle was declared a total loss. ... You'll turn in your old salvage certificate for a new California title. The new title will be identical to a non-salvage vehicle title except it will indicate the vehicle has been revived from salvage.