EK half-cut / Dash-cut ....no motor
I finally found an importer who has one $500+$500 from CALI to ATL,GA

now what I need to know is what ALL components are required for RHD conversion

cause he said ""I ONLY HAVE 96-98""and he said it like it was a bad thing??is the 99-2000 CTR half cut more desirable?? I didn't know there was a difference??

I also confirmed that it CTR/EK9 and not the EK4..dont know if it even matters

and he said climate control was missing ""wouldn't I need this"" or can I use my USDM
a/c control panel??((the clusters missing ,but I know I can use mine))

he said he would give me the door panels??

thanks in advanced for any input....and I know some of you are going to say ,,this is stupid ,don't cut up your car ,but I've seen this done on a few cars in ATL and MAN I just love the way it looks not to mention the JDM and "whoa did you see that car ,the steering wheel is on the wrong side""shock factor

I SEARCHED ...(E.HONDA's was the best)but if you guys know any decent links on a HOW-TO that would be great 98% of the ones i found are cluttered with bullshit ...why does this happen some much ,most threads I find are 10%tehnical and 90%looks great,good job keep up the good work...yatayyattayaa?????


Modified by mikesEK at 12:03 AM 9/7/2007


Modified by mikesEK at 7:52 AM 9/8/2007

 

you need the dash and the friewall and possibly stuff like the master cylinder and such. toy might be able to use the ones on your car. possibly the climate control too. probably just throwing in door panels to be cool.

 

supposely u need the complete wiring harness too, like the whole wiring harness for inside the car and the engine wiring harness so your can swap all the Bs on the right side and put it on the left and vise versa ie computer and fuse panel

 

damn thats gonna be crazy

 

any threads on HOW-TO ,,,id love to chat with someone that has done it!!!

thanks HT

 

i cnat remember who did the write up. but there was a good write up on a rhd conversion. just try searching for it.

 

i did and I i came up with is junk!!!!found one with before and after pics,,I'd like to find one a little more technical!!!

 

If you have to ask how to begin then you're over your head already. Go to a reputable body shop and see if they'll give you a free quote on the install to give you an idea of how labor intensive this is to do. If done wrong, it could be unrepairable or dangerous. Good luck the the how-to hunt though.

 

96GSRcx...I've been cutting up cars/trucks since I was like 2 years old ,The R&R of the firewall does not intimidate me in the least ,The wiring is the part that scares me a little and just making sure I have all the components necessary to do from start to finish ,I don't want to be missing little bullshit parts that I need

 

I would think most of the rhd conversions people on here have done are their first ones. So they wing it with no real hard technical info because it's a learn as you go process. I have never had anything to do with rhd conversions, but some of the stuff just makes sense. You would need a dash wiring harness / heater core because the fuse box would be moved to the right side. I would imagine some of the problems would correct themselves if you do a wire tuck in the process though. If you know how to bend brake/ clutch lines you're almost home free. G/L.

 

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I don't think you can use your USDM climate control. The Type Rs (other foreign Civics had them too, I'm just not sure which ones) had a center vent in the dash and the lever for it is inbetween the two vents on the climate control which makes it different. If you don't care about having a lever for the center vent, then you MIGHT be able to use your stock climate control with some modification. The only other things that would be different is you wouldn't have the carbn fiber trim and the radio and pocket wouldn't be on the side that they are on right hand drives.

96-98 Type R climate (see the hole for the lever I'm talking about)


center vent


Lever for center vent

 

ohhhh wow I see what your talking about,,,see this is the type of stuff I need to know ,Thanks a million

do they make a air bag tray for RHD car's? ...I'm sure finding a jdm airbag Might be a bitch

 

I know you're probably not looking for opinions but..... DON'T DO IT!!!!

This is the absolute worst possible modification you could make to your car. Your changing the very frame of it, its not the same car anymore. RHD conversions are rare for the reason that they are impractical, pointless, incredibly involved, expensive, and not worth their work. Consider leaving the world of Hondas for two weeks. Come back, and see if you REALLY want to do this. For the cost and effort, you could have SO much more, and even with a RHD conversion, all else aside, you really have nothing to show for it except the inability to use drive thru windows on your own.

 

I've thought it over and ......my dream car is a REAL CTR ((I made my dream car a car Icould actually own one day)),,,but cant find one for under 16k so I already own this car and have probably $3000 worth of jdm ek9 parts lying around so F@#K it....I'm doing it....not to mention I love a challenge and love welding!!!


Modified by mikesEK at 12:02 AM 9/7/2007

 

Not the same years, but atleast it'll give you a general idea of the work that needs to be done. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1435957

(as you can see it went to like 38 pages over a 2 year period)

 

I read this one from start to finish earlier!!!!seems to be the best one on here

 

its alot of work and money but itll be worth it in the end !!

 

im confused, are you doing a 99-00 or 96-98?

 

Im looking to do the same conversion on my car too. who did u talk to that gave u that price for the jdm rhd clip?

 

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/warranty.html

i called up there and talked to some dude...i forgot his name, he was supposed to call me back with a quote "because I asked if 500 shipping was the best he cold do" but he hasn't called me back yet..we'll see

 

this is a big project, i've seen 2 in person, and bolth i wouldn't ride in. They just hacked up the firewall, spot welded the old, and called it a day.

I would do as much research as you can, then find a clip that you know works for you.

 

is there a difference?????

 

ttt

 

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The only difference I know of would be the climate controls.

96-98


99-00

 

WOW......the 99-2000 is much cooler and looks like it would hold a double din head unit perfectly!!!!!!