RHD to LHD conversion possible ?

[crypto]

I intend to buy a cerbera in the uk and import it to switzerland. Is it possible to convert it from RHD to LHD ? Are the chassis already prepared for LHD ? What are the changes apart from dashboard, steering and pedals ? Has anybody already done that ?

Thanks !

[tvrinbfg]

Charles, the Swiss dealer will do it for you for circa £6-8k. Personally I'd save the money and live with RHD abroad.

[mudstud]

There is less footroom on the passengers side so must be more involved to change from rhd to lhd.

[olly]

There is only less foot room, because the ECU is at the bottom of the footwell. I'm sure this could be moved across to the right hand foot well with no problems.

Do a search on the TVR news on this site (main site, not gassing), and there is a small article on a Yellow LHD Cerb....

[Alex]

Why bother?

[Antwerpman]

There was a yellow LHD cerbera for sale here in Belgium. In the ad the guy stated it was one of a limited run of Cerbs converted by either the in Switzerland or Sweden at a cost of (I think) €12,000

Unfortanately he wanted something like €50K for it, which considering its age, made it a bit over priced for my liking

As has already been said "why"

[rico]

You can buy LHD Tuscans for sure... the German TVRCC have a few about.

Christoff i believe is the name of the guy who runs the LHD importing in Germany.

do a search on PH

[Antwerpman]

Here it is for sale on the Belgian TVR club website. It does not say a price, but I am sure it was originally advertised at €50K which seemed a bit steep considering the age/mileage. It has been up for sale for about 1 year now, so the price may have dropped a little

www.tvrcc.be/tvccarclubeng.html

Actually there are 2 LHD cerberas there for you to choose from!

>> Edited by Antwerpman on Tuesday 16th March 11:25

>> Edited by Antwerpman on Tuesday 16th March 11:29

[olly]

That Black? LHD Cerb has floor hinged pedals (like in the Tuscan/T350 etc)....



Wonder if there are any RHD Cerbs with them ?

[cerby_mike]

As a driver of a LHD car in the UK (not a Cerb) I would say don't bother. It is highly unlikely to drive as TVR intended either.

Mike

[Thom]

Antwerpman said:

Here it is for sale on the Belgian TVR club website. It does not say a price, but I am sure it was originally advertised at €50K which seemed a bit steep considering the age/mileage. It has been up for sale for about 1 year now, so the price may have dropped a little

Isn't it the same car that is for sale on the carclassic website ?

[GCerbera]

Thom said:

Antwerpman said: Here it is for sale on the Belgian TVR club website. It does not say a price, but I am sure it was originally advertised at €50K which seemed a bit steep considering the age/mileage. It has been up for sale for about 1 year now, so the price may have dropped a little Isn't it the same car that is for sale on the carclassic website ?

Finally another Cerbera steering wheel with the main beam at the bottom!

However, the washwipe / wiper speed buttons are also reversed.

[j_s_g]

GCerbera said:

Finally another Cerbera steering wheel with the main beam at the bottom! However, the washwipe / wiper speed buttons are also reversed.

The speedo only goes up to 300kph, too. That's about 185mph by my reckoning... Interesting that it doesn't go as high as TVR claim the car'll do 195mph.

(Then again, the HTML version of TVR's site currently claims that a 4.2 has a 4815cc engine in it!)

[Jedsteel]

I've just returned from running a RHD Cerbera in Spain for 4 years. I never found it to be a problem (driving was mainly on dual-carriage roads). However, unlike the UK, some countries do not permit local registration of a car where the steering wheel is on the "wrong" side. What's the position in Switzerland?

[crypto]

Jedsteel said:

I've just returned from running a RHD Cerbera in Spain for 4 years. I never found it to be a problem (driving was mainly on dual-carriage roads). However, unlike the UK, some countries do not permit local registration of a car where the steering wheel is on the "wrong" side. What's the position in Switzerland?

RHD is not a problem in Switzerland. I imported an (RHD) Aston Martin 20 years ago and use it regularly.
However, sometimes it's really inconveniant for example when getting a parking ticket in the garage or when overtaking...

[ihana]

I had the only cerbie 4.5 in CH back in 2000 - the yellow one was then owned by a german dentist and had been converted by the swiss dealer. I drove that one and it was fine.
But having a RHD (mine was bought via the swiss dealer and left RHD) is no problem for overtaking as you can lean across a bit and see easily when alone. As for car parks etc. its a pain but in CH you can leave your car on the street and no one will bother it except to gawp!
But - if you import your uk car into CH you'll have to run it through the CH homologation tests as the cerbie is homologated there. i.e. noise test (v. difficult to pass) and other crap. This costs lots of CHFs....
And, when it breaks down you'll find the dealer hasn't got a clue....

tom
http:/www.ihana.com