Conversion from RHD to LHD importing a UK car...
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Hoe moeilijk is het om bijvoorbeeld een RHD TVR Cerbera om te bouwen naar LHD en wat zijn de kosten ongeveer? je moet geloof ik ook de lampen bijstellen of vernieuwen?
En hoe doen ze dat met dat ingewikkelde dashbord van bv die Cerbera...
Weet wel dat er destijds een man in Friesland? zat die de oude wedge cars ombouwde, maar die zit nu samen met iemand anders elders in NL, iemand wel eens zoiets gedaan of laten doen? en hoe beviel dat?
cheers
GTRene
In English
How difficult is it for for example to convert a RHD TVR Cerbera to LHD and what are the costs approximately? you also have to adjust the headlamps I believe or renew? And how are they doing that wrapped dashbord of e.g. those Cerbera...there was a man in friesland? who have done some old TVR cars, but he sits now with someone else elsewhere in the Netherlands, someone did something like that or let do? can it be done for a nice price?
En hoe doen ze dat met dat ingewikkelde dashbord van bv die Cerbera...
Weet wel dat er destijds een man in Friesland? zat die de oude wedge cars ombouwde, maar die zit nu samen met iemand anders elders in NL, iemand wel eens zoiets gedaan of laten doen? en hoe beviel dat?
cheers
GTRene
In English
How difficult is it for for example to convert a RHD TVR Cerbera to LHD and what are the costs approximately? you also have to adjust the headlamps I believe or renew? And how are they doing that wrapped dashbord of e.g. those Cerbera...there was a man in friesland? who have done some old TVR cars, but he sits now with someone else elsewhere in the Netherlands, someone did something like that or let do? can it be done for a nice price?
Edited by GTRene on Wednesday 23 August 10:37
The Swiss importers did that to a couple of Cerbies (at high cost, I'd presume) so they'd be the first to ask, but why would you want to convert to LHD anyways? After an hour's worth of driving, RHD is not an issue anymore...
Apart from that, to get an RHD import (Chim/Cerb) approved, you'll have to replace the headlights, swap reversing and fog lights (IIRC) from side to side in the rear light clusters, and on older cars that use translucent rear license plates in the UK (pre-facelift Chimaeras only?) make provisions for lighting the license plates (the simplest, but not necessarily the best looking solution would be the illuminated license plate frame from Hella - well, if you get one and decide you don't like it, at least it's got you through inspection
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From Jan. 1st, 2006, you only need to go to the RDW station for registration identification and getting an NL registration if you're importing a car from within the EU, aprt from that you only need to do the APK (Dutch MOT for all of you Brits) anymore.
Apart from that, to get an RHD import (Chim/Cerb) approved, you'll have to replace the headlights, swap reversing and fog lights (IIRC) from side to side in the rear light clusters, and on older cars that use translucent rear license plates in the UK (pre-facelift Chimaeras only?) make provisions for lighting the license plates (the simplest, but not necessarily the best looking solution would be the illuminated license plate frame from Hella - well, if you get one and decide you don't like it, at least it's got you through inspection
) From Jan. 1st, 2006, you only need to go to the RDW station for registration identification and getting an NL registration if you're importing a car from within the EU, aprt from that you only need to do the APK (Dutch MOT for all of you Brits) anymore.
thanks for some more info...I always thought the Germans made a few LHD Cerberas or TVR did that for them(one on sale in the classifields) but those are all 1999 models and if I ever would decide to buy lets say a Cerbera I would like the for me better looking 2000 and on model...the Lightweight 4.5 or even better the Boss Cerbera
As you wrote there is more to do on such car then I thought...but I think the most expensive things are teh steering things and the dash...
Also in some TVR it looks like one space(seat place) is wider then the other side?? how is that in a Cerbera?
GTRene
As you wrote there is more to do on such car then I thought...but I think the most expensive things are teh steering things and the dash...
Also in some TVR it looks like one space(seat place) is wider then the other side?? how is that in a Cerbera?
GTRene
900T-R said:
The Swiss importers did that to a couple of Cerbies (at high cost, I'd presume) so they'd be the first to ask, but why would you want to convert to LHD anyways? After an hour's worth of driving, RHD is not an issue anymore...
One of the x4 LHD Cerbera was recently for sale on Pistonheads. I just checked and it is no longer list. They are not cheap, I think it was 30,000 pounds. For that money you could have any RHD Cerbera, but probably not 'The BOSS'. That is one cool car and goes like you would not believe ...
The big issue about Cerberas is the BPM ! Check that out before you buy - I have heard it can be very expensive. Having said that the first Cerbera were made in 1996, so only 10% BPM. Get a good one - and you have one hell of a car.
I think there are currently x4 Cerberas in the Netherlands on Dutch plates.
thefarmer said:
900T-R said:
The Swiss importers did that to a couple of Cerbies (at high cost, I'd presume) so they'd be the first to ask, but why would you want to convert to LHD anyways? After an hour's worth of driving, RHD is not an issue anymore...
One of the x4 LHD Cerbera was recently for sale on Pistonheads. I just checked and it is no longer list. They are not cheap, I think it was 30,000 pounds. For that money you could have any RHD Cerbera, but probably not 'The BOSS'. That is one cool car and goes like you would not believe ...
The big issue about Cerberas is the BPM ! Check that out before you buy - I have heard it can be very expensive. Having said that the first Cerbera were made in 1996, so only 10% BPM. Get a good one - and you have one hell of a car.
I think there are currently x4 Cerberas in the Netherlands on Dutch plates.
The LHD Cerbera is back in the ads today ....
Edited by thefarmer on Tuesday 29th August 11:43
Oi, they're asking 30K . . . looks the bizz though.
Had a go in the first and only LHD Sagaris last week.
I'd have a 'new' 2nd hand Sag over an older Cerb: www.pistonheads.com/sales/86901.htm
It's 25% on top but it's a new car, built to the latest TVR standards . . . reliability warranty and damn quick. Big Six is gracefull at low rpm and an absolute menace above 3-4k . . . up to 7800 revs
Just because there are 4 LHD Cerbs wouldn't be the reason for me to buy one.
On the other hand: the Cerb is an absolute classic and has the V8 . . .
Had a go in the first and only LHD Sagaris last week.
I'd have a 'new' 2nd hand Sag over an older Cerb: www.pistonheads.com/sales/86901.htm
It's 25% on top but it's a new car, built to the latest TVR standards . . . reliability warranty and damn quick. Big Six is gracefull at low rpm and an absolute menace above 3-4k . . . up to 7800 revs
Just because there are 4 LHD Cerbs wouldn't be the reason for me to buy one.
On the other hand: the Cerb is an absolute classic and has the V8 . . .
Must say when the Cerbera's came out and I saw them on Top gear I loved them...then I saw them at Zolder and they where lookig longer then I thought they would be...
So I think the Sagaris and 350T had some better looks to me in the real world I think, but stil the interior specialy from the 2000 and newer cars I realy like to see.
I can't commetnt on the 6 speed lump sadly...but I trust you on that one Albert see and maybe hear it on 10 sept in Winterswijk 
GTRene
So I think the Sagaris and 350T had some better looks to me in the real world I think, but stil the interior specialy from the 2000 and newer cars I realy like to see.
I can't commetnt on the 6 speed lump sadly...but I trust you on that one Albert
see and maybe hear it on 10 sept in Winterswijk GTRene
yep..its a strange animal and therefore I love it
Also when you look at the mighty Boss or the speed 12 based on that car...lovely monsters...
I still see J C in Top gear in the purple Cerbera V8 sprinting away with a lovely burble and talking about like it was like Jou Cocker with some nails in his throot? or how you say that in English
anyone else remembered that Cerbera and Jeremy?
GTRene
Also when you look at the mighty Boss or the speed 12 based on that car...lovely monsters...
I still see J C in Top gear in the purple Cerbera V8 sprinting away with a lovely burble and talking about like it was like Jou Cocker with some nails in his throot? or how you say that in English
anyone else remembered that Cerbera and Jeremy? GTRene
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