i've seen people driving rhd cars here... heck, the mailman does it. I don't think RHD is the issue, just licensing, registration, insurance and whatnot, and makeing sure it passes crash and emissions tests.

 

It is NOT an issue and not hard to do at all!! A guy near me has a RHD Del Sol SIR,street legal and drives it everyday,everywhere.There was also an article in Honda tuning about a man from Ca. who imported a 91 SIR.Granted his came over in pieces but It is reg,insured etc...
http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/f...sir/index.html
It is not as hard as ppl are making it out to be.Hell if he can import,license,insure and have a 91 Sir pass Ca emissions tests,how hard can it be.Again time,patience and paperwork.

 

Yep, get a car and crash test it. I think it is a good idea to buy two cars.
There will be one left after a crash test.

 

RHD cars would be safer to drive on two lane highways. It would only be a pain when using toll booths etc. Good advice from everyone.

 

i wanna import a skyline and convert it to LHD. :chuckles:

 

I am new to the threads but I live over here in Okinawa Japan and was thinking about bringing my civic back and it not that hard to get registered. You just have to have everything converted over to U.S. spec. Example: doors have to be reinforced, Windshield, guages, bumpers, headlights pointed in other direction and a few other misc things and then the paper work. When all said and done to make it legal maybe around $5000 just take the stuff back off. The reason the milage is so low is because there are so many cars hear they arnt worth as much like the states, you cant drive that far or very fast before you have to stop because of the ocean or stoplight and so many people. People are allways getting new cars. I have seen almost brand new cars here in the junk yard and wonder why they are there. I feel like I am blabing on now.

 

I work at a shop here in florida its not hard to import a car and make it street leagal you have to pass emissions, the windows have to be changed to shatter proof glass, and you have to register the car in the USA. the city will give you all the approiate papperwork you fill it out make the changes to the car and have it inspected by a Police officer. part of the inspection may be a road test of some sort but normaly they just look for sound level on the exauhst ( att least here) and the appropriate colered side markers (turn signals , brake lights ect.) before the inspect the city will give you a temp regist. so you can get it insured and tagged you have to show that when you have the cop inspect your car. other than that i think its about all.

 

I also live in Japan (Tochigi) and I Have a 92 Civic SIR2. Im doing the research now to have my car imported to the US but Ive read about stories of people trying to import thier cars only to have them impounded at the port of entry. Its a stupid law that was erradicated in 2003 and its so far true that only a 1990-1999 skyline GTs/GTR can be imported bec there never existed any car like it in the US. I might have to say sayonara to my car that ive owned for 3 years. and have upgraded with many Japanese and American aftermarket parts. Its just a way for the U.S. to get sticky about control. Its ashamed because here in Japan you can import practically anything, hell, my Japanese friend has a 94 Cadillac Deville with full air ride its LHD and he drives it here...I feel like they have more freedom than we do.