importing a delux split from u.s

tracash242 Officially Full-On Dubber

261 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 20 Oct 2003, 9:09 pm

#101827

hi has any one some info on importing from u.s price ect,?also converting it,?and how many in oz and what are thay worth ?does any one want one too?im looking for ball park figures,as im working for a week with a mate seting up a spraybooth and might be able to get one any info would be great

tracash242 Officially Full-On Dubber

261 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 21 Oct 2003, 7:24 am

#101957

any thing at all,ive tryed the search not much came up,any one done it?

type_one Custom Title Time!

1,161 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 21 Oct 2003, 8:41 am

#101984

Mate if your importing a split oval I would just leave it left hand drive. Why go to the trouble when you don't have to chnage it to right hand drive any more. As for prices I was thinking the same thing but at around AUS$4000 for the transport it does become expensive. Guess it depends on what you can pick up.

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twoguns simply aircooled

4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 21 Oct 2003, 9:47 am

#101998

hey trash242.
i think maybe rob from split bus australia imported a bus a few years back. contact him and find out.

Simply Cruzin'...

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Oct 2003, 8:51 pm

#102282

i am pretty sure its gotta be a two car box. so u have to find someone doing the same thing or sort one out and wait for someone to find u.

maybe ask the hot rodders if anyone wants to share a container ?

any updates?

tracash242 Officially Full-On Dubber

261 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 21 Oct 2003, 9:50 pm

#102324

got a mate who does corvets,so the conversion would be easy, just thinking if it would be worth it,and how much it will cost.?as i might be able to squeeze it in with the corvets,the main thing is how much i should pay to get the convert done,i know i dont have to but if i did get one i would drive it alot,😀

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 Oct 2003, 10:12 pm

#102331

if ya can get one do it
personally i would convert but it'l be yours and if u drive it lots u will get out on the foot path and no need to walk around the bus and maybe get the door taken off...................

🙂

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Oct 2003, 2:50 pm

#102567

Are You talking about a oval split window beetle or a split window Kombi??
Neither would take much to change over from LHD to RHD....
You should be able to do it Yourself.... just get a similar donor vehicle... Corvettes are imported all the time.... that may be the way to go unless some one wants to bring in a Karmann Ghia or
Karmann Beetle Cabriolet...
there are many advertisements for companies bringing in cars in
UNIQUE CARS Magazine
Grab a few phone numbers from there...
best of Luck
Lee

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Unity-28 TOO LOW? NEVER

1,742 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 22 Oct 2003, 3:10 pm

#102574

Why is everyone calling them oval Splits? THey are a split, not oval split!!! Back to it, I would like to know the same thing, as I am very interested in bringing in a Karmann cab. Let me know how you go, or maybe we can bring ours in together?

Nectar!

Cam Custom Title Time!

1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Oct 2003, 3:21 pm

#102577

I would'nt change it to RHD. The cars are worth alot more in their original condition, not to mention look cooler 😉
Is it a bug or bus?

tracash242 Officially Full-On Dubber

261 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 23 Oct 2003, 7:53 am

#102861

a bus,looked in splitbus site and hes still out surfin,😀,thanks for the responses and will find out more details,cheers

splitbusaustralia Wolfsburg Wizard

487 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Oct 2003, 10:01 am

#102903

Here's the URLs to my RHD conversion and my double door conversion (remember a LHD bus will also have the cargo doors on the other side).

Coupla pix of the bus are here

RobKsold23

RobKsold23(2)

Conversion bits I did are here:

LHD to RHD conversion

Double door conversion

I took my web pages down largely because of the time they were taking to update - got lots of emails with tech questions etc etc and it was getting to the stage I wasn't answering people. Just pushed for time at the moment.

Would I import and another deluxe and do it again? I would and probably will...

Will cost you $4k Oz for freight and charges to get a bus here if your very careful with costing out your freight agents. Single vehicles can come roll on roll off (cheapest) or in a 20ft non op refrigerated container (if you want to container it).

Cost to convert? Its not hard but takes a lot of time. Probably a weeks full time labour for the front end/floor/dash and a weeks full time labour for the cargo doors - plus cost of donor parts of course.

If I was working commercially I would charge out at a fairly modest $40 per hour - ergo all the conversion stuff would run about $6400 plus donor parts and consumbles. .....

Hope this helps

RobK

tracash242 Officially Full-On Dubber

261 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 23 Oct 2003, 10:06 pm

#103267

thanks for the reply ,just what i wanted,:thumb,great work,love your bus,cheers dude,

tracash242 Officially Full-On Dubber

261 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 23 Oct 2003, 10:12 pm

#103273

i got the doner,i just might do this,😎

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Oct 2003, 11:52 pm

#103305

keep us posted hey !

SKEWtYpe3 Custom Title Time!

1,859 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Oct 2003, 5:33 pm

#103875

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