Hi guys, I think this is the correct forum to ask this. Anyways, I am in the market for a used S2000. I am from Canada, and since the current Canadian dollar is extremely strong against the US Dollar, I am seriously considering buying from down south. The only concern I have is to do with the intrument cluster.

I know that US Models all read out in MPH, where as Canadian S2K's are in KMPH.

I was wondering if it would be possible to swap out a US Cluster for a Canadian (or even a JDM, since they are in KMPH too)?

I know physically they are the same, I am just wondering about electrical issues?

Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

 

In my 2006 US S2K, you can toggle between miles and kilometer settings with push of a button. I don't know if this holds true for all model years though.

 

You can do the same in my 2002, AFAIK its the same in all years.

 

yea you can switch between km/h and mph in my AP1. i love to switch to km/h and make my parents and girl friends think that I'm insane

 

Can also do it in a MY00. I would think Honda would not remove such an option......cheaper to produce the same part for all markets than 2 separate ones.

John

 

Thank you guys for the input! So this is also an option for the 2000-2001 models? Thats probably the year I will be looking at getting. Thats such good news!

 

I believe all S2ks have it... You press/hold a button on the dash for a couple seconds, it beeps, and everything changes. I'm a canuck temporarily living in washington state and just bought a 2002 here. The button to switch it works just fine.

 

my 2004 has it.

 

All years. No problem.

 

Be careful when purchasing a vehicle from the states and importing it to Canada. Double check what the procedures and taxes are.

My brother imported his car (a 1999 BMW 323i) from US (Oregon) to Canada (British Columbia) in 2003. He paid over 4,000 of tax in Canadian dollars, and also paid approximately 200 to 300 to change his sunvisors -- because his car had Spanish warning labels for child seats, and Canada required French labels. Then, he spent another 150 to enable his day-time running light in a local BMW dealership.

I'm not sure how big of a difference there is between taxes on Japanese and German cars, and how much of a difference the "vintage" will make in the tax rate. In addition, I do not know whether prior ownership of the vehicle will lower the tax rate as well. The fact that you are purchasing the vehicle and importing immediately may yield different results.

Something to keep in mind: It's much more difficult to sell a US vehicle within Canada. Car dealers (including second-hand car dealers) are likely to give you a harder time and lower offer -- at least that's what my brother experienced. They argue the speedometer is harder to read and customers don't like that, since US cars will have km/h in smaller font size in the inner side of the speedometer circle. Also, the "history" of a vehicle in the US is less transparent than that in the Canada -- at least in BC, because any repairs over 3,000CAD are required to be recorded by ICBC, but I'm not sure if such laws apply in the states. The fact that one could toggle the speedometer between km/h and mph easily may help a little. It kind of makes a US S2000 indistinguishable from a Canadian one in daily driving, other than the "BRAKE" light as opposed to the "(!)" light for e-brake warning ...

Good luck!

P.S. As a hedge, short US dollars