hey i was wondering if anyone out their really knows about the right hand drive laws in the us if their is any please no bullshit i really need to know because i want to buy a right hand drive s2000 and have it shiped to the us...
just post what u know
thanx alot,
Undergroundking

 

I read about this today, from a JDM car exporter.. it says and i quote
Firstly, the Japanese specifications (JDM) vehicle is a Right Hand Drive model. We are sorry to say that it is very difficult to import it into the US at present.
Unless you wish to present crash test data for any Right Hand Drive car, it cannot legally be imported to the US. And we do not support to present crash test data.

It may be possible to import of some JDM cars under regulations regulating these cars to race(competition) use only.
Race cars cannot be registered for street use.

here is a link
http://www.j-garage.com/imports.htm
I guess that it can be done but you have to get the car tested and stuff..
I also heard that it is legal on highways, just not on streets... may have to check that... god luck

 

If you know the right people you can make it legal. There are people in my city driving R34 Skylines, JDM Type-R's, stuff like that. There is a shop close to me that sells fixable rhd silvia's and sti's.

 

uh.

rhd/lhd would not effect the "crash" testing of a vehicle.

it all depends how you register it with the dmv.

 

Ok there are a few things

IF the car exists in similar trim w/ the same standards in the US you DO NOT need crash test data. IE ALL HONDAS.

If it doesn't, to reg. it as a personal vehicle you do need crash test data. (R34)

Now, if you have a car dealers license and dealer plates (or access to them) slap those on and you never have to reg it or make it meet any standards (Exhuast, Height, Tint, etc...) as long as you can get it off the docks, which can sometimes be a problem if you don't know the right people.

For cars like EVOs buy a mirage (3-5) or a lancer (7-8), take the vin, burn it to the ground, put VIN on EVO, drive EVO forever.

 

is there a diff between s2k here and in japan?

 

Err...I think you are wrong...there is a difference in the front bumper support and the emissions. You would have to have several items coverted and then have it pass an inspection.

 

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so? why crash test?

 

i saw a rhd integra at the meet in s.f. last sunday. it was registered. the guy that owned it said it is completely legal. even showed me his regs. it has jdm vin

 

Not ITR related.