hello i have a 98 honda accord... i would like to do a Right Hand Drive Conversion... anyone know where can i get the dash from or where could i get a clip from???


thanks

ben

 

It's not possible, in a sense.

The '98-'02 Accords you see over here don't exist in Japan. It's an entirely different body style / car.

 

damn so i have to do a CD6? 94-97 dash conversion? and just do a front end conversion from what i have now just to get the firewall and ****?

 

Whatever you try to do will probably cost way too much money in the long run. A hell of a lot of fabrication will be needed.

You'll also struggle to find the needed parts.

In the end, is it really worth it?

You'd be better off just importing a car from over there.

 

6th gen accords that are usdm were designed for this market and the only other place that may exist outside of US Canada and Mexico are Taiwan. But as far as I know, the 6th gen cars were not in Taiwan unless someone imported one.

Although all of the accords from the 6th gen and up share the same platform, the American cars are wider. If you want to see what an european/jdm accord looks like, take a look at the acura tsx (that is the european accord)

 

6th gen usdm are in taiwan as well as hong kong but none in japan.

i was travelling abit last year in asia


hong kong accord are all RHD, they are all sedan no coupe

 

Youd have to swap the FIREWALL and all in front of it, its been done on civics....by idiots. Don't do it, just cruise for a few weeks, get some new speakers, maybe you'll forget. There are thousands of reasons against it, main being it may not be safe, second, your on the WRONG side of the car, so not only can you not use drive thrus, but....wlel you see where im goin

 

i regularly see RHD cars with big dents on teh rear left 1/4 panel cause the driver has issues with being on the worng side of the car.

 

Norway is particularly nice this time of year. Any country with r/h drive will have what you want, it's just getting it here; that's the problem.

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if you are really interested, i can direct you to what you need.

 

yeah i am.. i want to do it

 

good luck post pics if you ever finish

 

a RHD conversion is the dumbest thing you can do to a car in the united states, unles you are a spoiled mail-man. you COULD find the parts from a japanese car (accord inspire), but you'd be better off with something from another asian country. i only say asian country, because that way it will be JDM in your mind. i can already tell that will be a huge selling point for you. good luck destroying both the legality and structural integrity of your car.

ps, when you try to renew the registration, id like an exceprt of the conversation you have with the Sec. Of States office/DMV

 

i know a few people that have done firewall conversions, and when done properly they are just as safe...they all registered fine with no problems....

 

no, hes right. a RHD conversion in the USA is just plain stupid.

 

You might want to get it done by a really reliable shop or try finding out where the limo's around your town get there work done. If done right like a limo it could be pretty safe, but I wouldn't just trust any bodyshop to do something like that.

 

such a stupid waste of time and money, to be fake jdm yo! This **** is so gay

 

What's the point of doing a RHD conversion on this...



You can't salvage it dood, just chalk it up as a loss