Hi everyone,


I'm going through a salvage inspection for the first (and last) time with a 2004 RX-8 I recently bought. I made the mistake of buying a bumper from a body shop that had taken it off a customer's car who was in to get aftermarket bumpers installed. The body shop gave me the VIN for the donor car, but the inspectors are refusing to pass me because I don't have a copy of the title for the donor car.


Is there anyone here who could provide me a copy of their title that I could use to pass this inspection? I'd be glad to pay someone for their trouble. My only other option at this point is to buy a brand new bumper from the dealer, have them take off the one I purchased, swap the new with the old, get the car re-inspected, and then have the dealer swap the bumpers again, leaving me with an extra bumper.


Thanks everyone!

 

Post your location. This will help.
I would but my bumper has headlight washers (i'm in Canada).
Good luck!

 

This sounds exceedingly odd.


I caution anyone to get more information before providing a copy of your title to a first time poster on the web.

Why would a copy of the title of the donor car of a bumper be needed at all, for any reason. If it fits, it's clearly from the same make and model. I get that it's a salvage inspection, but this makes zero sense. The bumper isn't even a structural component!

 

I wondered the exact same thing and asked why I would need the title; I was told that the receipt with VIN was not sufficient to prove ownership of the bumper; that for all they knew, the body shop had received them as stolen and that if I wanted to use the replacement bumper I would need to prove ownership with a copy of the title. I will send a copy of the rejection slip to anyone who is able to provide the title so they know I'm not trying to do any scamming.

Thanks!

 

+1 like whoa alarm bells are going off cats and dogs living together the streams are crossed run run

 

Thanks for your concern, but this was a post asking for help; not warnings. If you'd ever gone through one of these inspections then you might know what a nightmare it's been.

I'm only looking to pass this stupid thing so I can register the car I bought.

Again, anyone who is willing to help can see a copy of my rejection notice before they send me a copy of the title so they know I'm not trying to scam them.

Thank you to everyone who is willing to help a fellow RX-8 owner.