QuintinG
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Does anybody know about where or how i can get a rebuilt write off recerticied so it can be registered again?
What is written off?
The quad was stuck in a water hole and had to be left ovenight . It took in water and upon recovery the aluminum subframe and fender and bumper got wrecked. The dealership did my buddy a bit of a favor and claimed it had frame damage (it doesnt), engine damage (it never ran with the water in the engine) and all the cosmetic damage so the insurance company wrote it off. I repaired everything and rebuilt lots of other parts of it and changed all the fluids except the brake fluid. It looks like nothing ever happened to it now.
Always nice to advertise insurance fraud
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I've bought and recertified lots of written off motorcycles, from my dealing with the dealerships and auctions while doing this I believe quads and sleds are basically the same. When it is "written off" it is given a status as either "Salvage" or "Non-Repairable / Parts Only". You can only re-certify a Salvage vehicle, if it has a Non-Repairable status then that VIN number can never be re-certified again - basically that frame is junk. Once it passes the Salvage Inspection it will now show as a "Rebuilt" status on your registration instead of "Active". You don't need to get an Alberta Assigned Vin, you would only require that if you purchase a brand new frame from the manufacturer as it will not come with a VIN, or you see Assigned VINs sometimes in the case of theft recovery vehicles. An Alberta Assigned Vin comes with a whole new can of worms....
I've gotten salvage inspections done through three dealerships in Edmonton before. You'll have to go to the registry office to get a form called Request for Inspection first and then you give it to the shop doing the salvage inspection. Once the bike passes the shop will give you another form you return to the registry office and they update the status to Rebuilt, thats it. I've never been asked for parts receipts before by any shops, I get it is a bit sketchy.....but the shop you take it to for the inspection has no idea what the bike was written off for in the first place if you've fixed all the damage.