RH drive to LH drive?
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Pikey
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Be easier and cheaper to sell your's, and then buy a left hooker from withams or similar.
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no idea but on a series the chassis is different, so you probelly wanna start by checking that out. just check a few chassis suplliers and see if they do a LHD aswell as a RHD one
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av i missed the point here
why would you want to change it form right hand to left hand,
wunt it be cheaper an a damn site easier to buy the car you need in the furst place
oh yeah nearly forgot welcome to looneyzone
why would you want to change it form right hand to left hand,
wunt it be cheaper an a damn site easier to buy the car you need in the furst place
oh yeah nearly forgot welcome to looneyzone
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It's been done, I have thought about it many a time but when you work out all the bits you need, time hassle etc..... soons calmes me down
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the price of landies and parts in france is well high compared to the same stuff in the uk. so if you could source the required parts second hand in the uk and you don't mind a bit of work it might end up cheaper.
i int paid much attention to the later models but even a run down series over here will fetch £1000 ish, unless yer reet lucky
i int paid much attention to the later models but even a run down series over here will fetch £1000 ish, unless yer reet lucky
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And the rest
Land Rover Serie III 88 de 1978 Voitures Charente Maritime - leboncoin.fr
Never seen nolt French for less than 2000/3000 eurkies
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thats had noo brakes and stuff on it, when ah sed run down i meant the sortta thing you could pick up in the uk for £200 or less.And the rest
Land Rover Serie III 88 de 1978 Voitures Charente Maritime - leboncoin.fr
Never seen nolt French for less than 2000/3000 eurkies
my 2a cost me just under 1000 E and that needs a fair bit doing to it, but it dint come with sapre 2ltr engine and a new toilet bowl in the back
Land Rovers in North America are rather rare (deisels even more so) and cost a fortune. I have the means to ship one very cheaply from the UK, so it would make it worth it if it's not too much of a job, parts wise. I have heard it is very straight forward, but thought I'd get another sounding from this website. Not very promising so far!
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why don't yer import one from continetal europe
My shipping contact operates from the UK. I feel I would be able to get a better deal buying from the UK and there would be no language barrier to deal with, which could make things very difficult when shipping things abroad. It's bad enough when everybody speaks English!
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well in that case have a look around as there are places that deal with LHD cars and stuff. there are a couple that have stocks of LHD landies.
i can't thinks of their names but they have bin mentioned on here before
i can't thinks of their names but they have bin mentioned on here before
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Just make sure that the one you buy is 25 years old or older - if you're in americaland. So that rules out all but the earliest 110 if you want a "defender", unless you want to get involved in the dodgy art of ringing a new car to the i.d. of an old un - but I've heard that the authorities are not stupid and will refuse a car at the drop of a hat if it's not original.
I know of one person bringing a 1983 110 to the states and it was refused as a significant part of the inner trim was date stamped 2001. Depends who you get I suppose.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/graymarket_RI_list12262007.pdf
Once its IN Americaland, thats when you can start changing the thing.
Best bet buy a hunk of crud early 110 and ship over all the bits in the same container. Then build it up to new in the usofa.
Or like everyone says buy a restored one thats already LHD.
I know of one person bringing a 1983 110 to the states and it was refused as a significant part of the inner trim was date stamped 2001. Depends who you get I suppose.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/graymarket_RI_list12262007.pdf
Once its IN Americaland, thats when you can start changing the thing.
Best bet buy a hunk of crud early 110 and ship over all the bits in the same container. Then build it up to new in the usofa.
Or like everyone says buy a restored one thats already LHD.
Just viewed the above mentioned website. Interesting stuff.
No, the car would be shipped to Canada, not the USA. But it looks like the Canadian regulations are just as firm.
I have seen one or two Defenders here, but like I mentioned at the beginning of this thread, they are extremely thin on the ground. And a deisel? Forget it!
No, the car would be shipped to Canada, not the USA. But it looks like the Canadian regulations are just as firm.
I have seen one or two Defenders here, but like I mentioned at the beginning of this thread, they are extremely thin on the ground. And a deisel? Forget it!
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The septics will tell you it's for emissions but in reality it's good old US protectionism in action and making it almost impossible to export cars to the US
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You get a much better choice for canada - 15 years or older, so that gives up to a 1993. When I emmigrate to NB I'll be bringing my turbo diesel 90.
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