what would it take?

muha22752 · Post by **muha22752** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:12 am

ok so i found a jdm front clip. what would it take to accurately install this, i only want to get the body and right hand drive set up. dose any one kno what work would need to be done, and ho long would my car b out of commission.

v-tecivic · Post by **v-tecivic** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:24 pm

usuallly the front end panels, motor/trans, interior, dash, wire harnesses,and front windsheild will need to be taken out. the lhd fire wall will need to be removed and the new one from the rhd car will get welded in. there could also be some rewiring or extending of some wires depending on where the ecu and other components are at.

risktypes · Post by **risktypes** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:58 am

v-tecivic;124905 wrote:usuallly the front end panels, motor/trans, interior, dash, wire harnesses,and front windsheild will need to be taken out. the lhd fire wall will need to be removed and the new one from the rhd car will get welded in. there could also be some rewiring or extending of some wires depending on where the ecu and other components are at.

He just hit the nail on the head. If you have no experience in this, this would take a very very long time. It's not an overnight or weekend job. This actually takes time and planning.

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:35 pm

in order to do it right, you need door panels so that your window/lock switches are on the drivers door, trunk/gas door releases so those are on the drivers side again, new mirrors so the drivers side doesnt say 'objects in mirror are closer than they appear', and sunvisors.

iamosolo · Post by **iamosolo** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:09 pm

I def agree with the last two posts. It all really depends on your experience i guess. The only thing that seems "hard" though, IMO, is the firewall and windshield removal/reinstall. The rest just seems REALLY time consuming. Just my .02

liquidcooled247 · Post by **liquidcooled247** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:09 am

Unless you are a master welder, fabricator and have a rack I would not even attempt this. There is no real reason to do this as well. Youll also be making yourself succeptable to having to use some RHD only parts and will be SOL when they break on you.