RHD conversions experience

brapbrap8, May 4, 7:57pm

Anyone in the know about right hand drive conversions for new american vehicles?
Thinking about doing a North American road trip, and tossing up the idea of buying a vehicle over there, then bringing it home afterwards for personal use.
I would be keen for a new F250 Super Duty, I see Performax seems to bring them in and do conversions in Aussie but they are charging over $50k for the privilege.
Any idea what it could cost in NZ if I already had the vehicle?

snoopy221, May 5, 2:40am

moi brudda from annuda mudda-wasss wong wiff a leftie- mmmm

twink19, May 5, 5:24am

friend of mine has a chev truck, just ordered another, he had Bunce do his conversion, very happy with the work

kazbanz, May 5, 6:26am

brqap--I understand theres a range of "kits" you can buy in the states. Dash, steering etc then get bunce to install it

brapbrap8, May 5, 6:51am

Might have to do some more googling then, thanks.

serf407, May 5, 7:00am

There are a few right hand converters about, some are found by referral because they seldom advertise.
http://www.usadirect.co.nz/about.php https://youtu.be/wUrisZyhifk (2015 f250) I think I would take a European road trip and bring back the v8 Amarok. https://youtu.be/i3yIHUP5iUg (VW Amarok 4.2 diesel)
or the Chinese Road trip for the Range Rover Pickup.
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/04/15/brabus-startech-range-rover-pickup-shanghai-official/ https://youtu.be/o9sdXfR-tmM (Startech Brabus)
(Range Rover pickup - 5 litre diesel - 526 hp)

esky-tastic, May 5, 9:02am

You're looking at $28K+ to get it done in NZ

thunderbolt, May 5, 9:10am

http://www.wsv.co.nz/

Looks like these guys are still around/ are back and have experience with these trucks

robotnik, May 5, 11:05am

If you got a performance pickup such as the Ford F-150 Raptor I wonder if it could complied as a special interest vehicle which would then not require conversion to RHD. Woud need to be the two door model though I guess, not the crew cab.

seadubya, May 5, 11:19am

The F-650 would also be a special interest version.

daryl14, May 5, 3:09pm

Just so you know, F250 = COF + RUC. F150 = WOF only.

lookoutas, May 5, 3:30pm

You will find that no Trucks/Pick-ups/Utes can comply as a special interest vehicle. They all have to be converted, unless 20 years or older.

croco1, May 5, 7:05pm

These guy's are in New Plymouth, been around a long time, always see new USA pick up trucks and cars there getting converted, they even used to convert the Peterbilt trucks for LPG carrier Ulenberg transport in Eltham.

http://www.eagleautonz.com/

neville48, May 5, 8:23pm

yep, I think Eagle would be 30k for the F series Ford conversion.

lookoutas, Feb 12, 2:01pm

Correction to my above post - probably light Utes would be OK, but not an F Series type of Pick-up.

30K is the figure I've heard chucked around.

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