Any idea how to register rhd canadian plated car in Illinois?

 

Anyone have an idea?

 

Call your local equivalent of the DMV. They will be able to assist you in everything you need to know.

 

good luck. IL is pretty strict on the 25 year thing.

 

Joey at Top Speed has a R34, maybe you can ask him how he register it. Other than that I don't know if anyone here has successfully register a RHD FD as a fully street legal passenger car in Chicago, it's gonna be a tough task...

 

I would like to know how "Joey" registered an r34 fully street legal. Im very curious. Also, why would it be difficult to register a rhd fd? Especially if its being brought through canada?

 

He has the car for over 10 yrs, I don't know how he register it but it been thru a few different plates, none of them are IL plate other than the dealer plate it was on for a little while. He has a Purdue plate on there now, like my daily MX-6.

 

So I have to wait till 25 years old? Can I buy a lhd title and just say I got a swap? What is the easiest and cheapest way?

 

I see a lot of rhd rx7 in Florida craigslist. How do you do it?

 

Iirc the way a lot of guys were getting around it, was that they were using other cars titles. ie- r34 can still be registered locally even though they arent legal on the federal level, but if there were any problems, they would register it as an s14 or something like that. Idk it that makes any sense or if thats even something you want to do.

 

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So no one knows how to do it? I know that its not completely legal at federal level but I just want it to be plated in Illinois so I can drive around Chicago till it turns 25 years old.

 

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Your VIN can make bells ring for Customs Enforcement and they won't care how many Illinois registrations or titles you have, or how 'partially' legal it is. It's contraband in the U.S. and can be seized and crushed.

 

That is for a 96 that was never sold in the
Usa. If I were to buy a shell and title with the same year being a 93 would I be able to say that a rhd conversion swap was done on it?

 

Apparently you didn't read. No RHD was ever sold in the U.S. and the VINs are different. You want to forge/lie about the car, go for it. But know that it's a felony, and you're not any more clever than those guys who who've had their cars seized and crushed. Also know that while you might get away with it for a long time, all it takes is an enforcement push by Customs or driving past the wrong Federal employee.
You have two safe options....part it out and buy a LHD car, or sell it back to someone in Canada and buy a LHD car.

 

Buys said shell, then transfers parts from rhd. Dun

OR, make a sweet track car! Good luck out there.

 

Another question is it legal for me to drive a canadian plated car in Illinois? I have Illinois license.

 

Where I live (not Illinois) you have 30 days from the date of purchase to get the car plated, regardless of where it was bought....your city, the next state or a neighboring country. During that in-transit period you must have the ability to produce upon demand by L.E. "proof of ownership"...a title or bill of sale that refects that purchase date along with a detailed description of the car (proof of insurance is also required). After that in-transit period has past, you're subject to citation or, in the absence of proof of ownership, the car is impounded.
I suspect it's not much different in Illinois.

 

If the car is still registered to my canadian cousin and insured by him could I drive without him in the car. This is what I meant by driving a canadian plated car.

 

Research my friend. I'm in the same boat, because I live in St. Louis but I'm currently stationed out here in Japan. And I own a 96 FD3S with lots of goodies....Take 2 hours out of your day and you will finder your answer.

But I'll give it to you right away...

NO. No you can't. Don't believe me, talk to your highway patrol and DMV.