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From: Banbury, Oxfordshire
Originally Posted by BleachS2k,May 7 2007, 02:26 PM
lemme see was quoted 6k for uk spec 2k for a jap spec with higher bhp...
You can't have looked very hard.
I don't think I'm paying more for an import, but it does limit your options, and you have to be careful of the online quotes as often they'll have "no imports" hidden in the small print.
You can't press a button on the speedo to convert to mph as the JDMs don't have that. And you'll need to wire up a fog light. I didn't import mine so I don't know beyond that what's required. It's all got a lot more difficult now they have model reports.
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From: Bluewater
Originally Posted by Dembo,May 7 2007, 05:59 AM
You can't have looked very hard.
I don't think I'm paying more for an import, but it does limit your options, and you have to be careful of the online quotes as often they'll have "no imports" hidden in the small print.
You can't press a button on the speedo to convert to mph as the JDMs don't have that. And you'll need to wire up a fog light. I didn't import mine so I don't know beyond that what's required. It's all got a lot more difficult now they have model reports.
Got really annoyed with some of the attitudes of the brokers such as adrian flux and some other who i forgot about ... ended up with A Plan. Rung them up and quoted me a fantastic quote for a DC5 which i was planning on getting.
And the guy seem really enthusiastic to help cos at the time i had no NCB and 3 points for speeding in a clio curtasy of a mobile speed camera (the was git hidden between trees)... and was able to work with the limits that i had. 2k was a brill figure comapred to 6??? don't u think :>
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From: Banbury, Oxfordshire
Originally Posted by BleachS2k,May 8 2007, 02:32 AM
2k was a brill figure comapred to 6??? don't u think :>
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From: Cheltenham
Originally Posted by Dembo,May 7 2007, 02:59 PM
You can't press a button on the speedo to convert to mph as the JDMs don't have that. And you'll need to wire up a fog light. I didn't import mine so I don't know beyond that what's required. It's all got a lot more difficult now they have model reports.
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From: Hertfordshire
Originally Posted by euan_s2000,May 6 2007, 07:23 PM
In that case, does anyone know what is needed to get it through the SVA?
Is it just the case of pressing a button to change the speedo or is there more to it?
Cheers
Euan
You need to get a model report. This outlines every thing that needs to be changed to make the S road worthy in the UK.
IIRC you need to
convert the Dash to MPH buy switching 2 wires.
Remove the K from KPH on the dash (done using a black pen)
Add rear fog light.
Change xeon bulbs - Normally over looked though.
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From: Perth, Australia
Originally Posted by chastmeister,May 8 2007, 02:43 PM
Really? My JDM has a button labeled something like kph/mph on the display panel. I've never tried pressing it though as it's in MPH already
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From: Cheltenham
Originally Posted by Bibbs,May 8 2007, 02:48 PM
same as, but that's cause Chris (above) got UK clocks in.
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From: St. Asaph, N. Wales
Originally Posted by little Chris,May 8 2007, 05:45 AM
convert the Dash to MPH buy switching 2 wires.
mine appears to have had the bulb removed from the kph and placed behind the mph
how does adjusting the wires affect the milometer? does it continue to count in k?