How do you recertify a vehicle?

[big A]

So they are writeing my 1999 Expedition off and giving me an insult of a payout but the surprise part is it is only a few hundred bucks to buy the truck back from them. I am largely sure the damage is just cosmetic so I am thinking about doing my best at home to fix the damage and having it recertified provided it wasn't to crazy of a thing to pass with body damage.
Has anyone had a vehicle recertified??? What do the look for, is it some kind of inspection you have to pass.Can my regular mechanic at Advantage Ford do this??
Thanks for any advice.

[spacerz]

What you require is a salvage inspection. There are only certian licensed shops around town that are able to do this. Your advantage ford dealer is not one of them. I have had a couple of the salvage cars passed without flaws at Modern Auto for around 250$. The damage must be 100% repaired. Things such as the brakes/rotors/tires/signal blinkers must all be in an acceptable/functional condition for the vehicle to pass. The front wind screen must also be crack free. You also need an alignment with a sheet that has the specs on it to provide to the place that will pass it. That should be about it.

[tom_9109]

Apparently theres a place inTaber thats a good choice for salvage re-certifications. Thats all I'm saying.

[big A]

To help others so they don,t have to spend a week asking around, phoneing the registries,AMA and so forth I finally found a website.
http://www2.infratrans.gov.ab.ca/vis/production/vishome.asp