Are RHD cars legal in the states?
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Are RHD cars legal in the states?
Hi everyone, Im thinking of moving to NE next year and was thinking of shipping my JDM FD over there. Im just wondering if it will be street legal?
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ok, cheers fellas.
Mite as well by a cheap FD shell and transfer parts over then, heres what she looks like at the moment. And yes i know the side mirrors are ugly before you guys jump on it!!!!
Mite as well by a cheap FD shell and transfer parts over then, heres what she looks like at the moment. And yes i know the side mirrors are ugly before you guys jump on it!!!!
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Yes. RHD cars are legal in the US. It has to be brought in by a registered importer and you have to prove to the gov't that it meets DOT specs. that means usu. new bumpers, headlights, tail lights & blinkers, emissions, etc.
If you have the budget import the car for parts and buy a salvaged FD... you concoct the rest.
Please do not argue with me, i've seen rhd cars all over central md that were imported by people in the military. for some reason i don't think RHD conversions are a big hit on land rovers.
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If you have the budget import the car for parts and buy a salvaged FD... you concoct the rest.
Please do not argue with me, i've seen rhd cars all over central md that were imported by people in the military. for some reason i don't think RHD conversions are a big hit on land rovers.
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eh... there's ways to get around it... so I've heard... it really depends on if you can prove that it meets dot safety standards. One of my buddies has a street legal r33 skyline gts-t and it's right hand drive.
One thing that can be done is to swap out vins (illegal) and register it in a place that doesn't do visual or emissions... they give you the plates right then and there... if you get in a wreck though... the car will be cut in half and shipped back over seas and you'll get a fatty fine or jail... thats if you can get it through customs first... which really isn't difficult since we have a legal version produced here. Just gotta make it meet DOT standards... like replacing bumper beams and windshields...etc.
One thing that can be done is to swap out vins (illegal) and register it in a place that doesn't do visual or emissions... they give you the plates right then and there... if you get in a wreck though... the car will be cut in half and shipped back over seas and you'll get a fatty fine or jail... thats if you can get it through customs first... which really isn't difficult since we have a legal version produced here. Just gotta make it meet DOT standards... like replacing bumper beams and windshields...etc.
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Originally Posted by scoomfd
ok, cheers fellas.
Mite as well by a cheap FD shell and transfer parts over then, heres what she looks like at the moment. And yes i know the side mirrors are ugly before you guys jump on it!!!!
Mite as well by a cheap FD shell and transfer parts over then, heres what she looks like at the moment. And yes i know the side mirrors are ugly before you guys jump on it!!!!
If you decide to sell your wheels, let me know, ill buy them!!!
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Originally Posted by NissanConvert
Please do not argue with me...
Originally Posted by NissanConvert
i've seen rhd cars all over central md that were imported by people in the military.
Originally Posted by NissanConvert
RHD cars are legal in the US. It has to be brought in by a registered importer and you have to prove to the gov't that it meets DOT specs. that means usu. new bumpers, headlights, tail lights & blinkers, emissions, etc.
Originally Posted by NissanConvert
i need to copy this for the next time this question is asked
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One of my buddies has a street legal r33 skyline gts-t and it's right hand drive.
Again, search, this subject has been beaten to a pulp long ago...
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Why bring it back? I'll just be shipping my parts and placing them on an FD that I will find in the states. RHD isn't really all that practicle when you drive on the right side of the road with oncoming traffic on the left. Yeah, there's a cool factor, but for me to bring back a RHD car, it would have to be uber unique
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lol same here, wtf, the gov't always screws us!!!
and what the hell does it matter if the states run all of those emissions tests, for global warming and all of that bs, if no one else does. wtf, i swear if i hear one more person complain about the white smoke that comes out of my car.
and what the hell does it matter if the states run all of those emissions tests, for global warming and all of that bs, if no one else does. wtf, i swear if i hear one more person complain about the white smoke that comes out of my car.
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