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RHD --> LHD temporary conversion
matara - August 30th, 2005 at 04:01 PM

Does anyone know how hard it would be to do a RHD to LHD conversion for a temporary period only. Thing is I might be moving overseas to Paris for a few years and I have a nice 68 RHD beetle in Ireland with my folks.

I don't really want to butcher the dash too much, and wondered what I'd need to change over from RHD to LHD to make it easier to drive in local traffic with a view to reversing it back one day.

Just a thought!

Steve

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nn[ Edited on 30-8-2005 by matara ]


koolkarmakombi - August 30th, 2005 at 04:20 PM

dont bother, plenty of ppl go from uk to europe with rhd. would be cheaper to buy a goer there as paris is really hard on cars. some even have a 'paris car' to go in the city. insurance doenst cover you on the arc d triumph roundabout either where the traffic on the roundabout gives way to the oncoming traffic and there are no lanemarkings. suicidal scooter pilots everywhere too


VWCOOL - August 30th, 2005 at 05:20 PM

You might be able to get away with keeping the dash RHD and simply mountinging the column under the glovebox with a longer wring harness to the indicator switch... everything else should be a bolt-up rather than cut 'n weld


matara - August 31st, 2005 at 12:22 AM

What about the beam/steering box/pedals. Can I just swap over the steering box on the beam?

Cheers

Steve


vw54 - August 31st, 2005 at 07:19 AM

Steve

I would drive it RHD easier to abuse the driver beside you in the traffic hehehehe


VWCOOL - August 31st, 2005 at 10:56 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by matara
What about the beam/steering box/pedals. Can I just swap over the steering box on the beam?

Cheers

Steve

U will need a RHD pitman arm on the box and cut off the bracket for the steerin damper OR fit a ccomplete LHD beam when you get there. Pedals etc should just bolt up to holes already in floornn[ Edited on 31-8-2005 by VWCOOL ]


helbus - August 31st, 2005 at 06:38 PM

Just double everything up and have two of everything. :)