mit Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 It wouldn't surprise me if the entire chassis is different from RHD to LHD... Stuff like the steering wheel and pedal offset is much higher on a RHD compared to a LHD for example. And there might be differences in the transmission tunnel to accommodate the handbrake being on one side or the other, or the exhaust having to route around the steering column etc. Still, be interesting to see the project anyway. But I don't think this is a simple case of unbolting parts and bolting new ones on. If it was a unique car I'd understand but an E46 is far from unique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 If it were me i would be speaking with some breakers in Europe and possibly buying a rear ended donor car to take everything from. Wonder what the law over there is on dual controls, surely this would be a much easier route to go down, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 X-Man, cos01, mjn and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cos01 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 hahahaha classic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thepit Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 According to realoem, the LHD and RHD convertibles have different part numbers for the body skeleton. Unless that's just an identifier So it could be your project is doomed from the start?That's really inspiring lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepit Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 If it were me i would be speaking with some breakers in Europe and possibly buying a rear ended donor car to take everything from. Wonder what the law over there is on dual controls, surely this would be a much easier route to go down, lol.Yeah I will definitely try to contact breakers. Dual? Nahhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil278 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 It wouldn't surprise me if the entire chassis is different from RHD to LHD... Stuff like the steering wheel and pedal offset is much higher on a RHD compared to a LHD for example. And there might be differences in the transmission tunnel to accommodate the handbrake being on one side or the other, or the exhaust having to route around the steering column etc. Still, be interesting to see the project anyway. But I don't think this is a simple case of unbolting parts and bolting new ones on. If it was a unique car I'd understand but an E46 is far from unique! shell is different, this will never get off the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepit Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Ok guys the message is clear, I will keep you posted. Thanks for the replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepit Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Little update, I found a place in the UK that do the conversion for £800, plus £500 on parts (dash + sterring rack), the problem is that after asking for pictures of previous jobs and other info they came up with this... "We do not have any pictures as we never needed them , we have done over 25 cars ,in the past year, as people prefer to get them done in africa as it is cheaper.our work is guaranteed. You only pay us after you are fully satisfied. What we is change dash and steering rack , we make sure the car is retracked and drives in a straight line, also all your dash lights are going off. But if u have some that does this kind of work then u can buy the dash and rack from us and get them to convert for u. We dont mind at all. As our main business is selling lhd cars , and dash kits." So, I am not so confident about they work.. I'll keep looking, it would be great to have it converted here so i can drive it straight away when I arrive to Paraguay. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 For £800 I'd be surprised if they could do a good job! Nobody is that cheap these days! thepit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyZ Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Little update, I found a place in the UK that do the conversion for £800, plus £500 on parts (dash + sterring rack), the problem is that after asking for pictures of previous jobs and other info they came up with this... "We do not have any pictures as we never needed them , we have done over 25 cars ,in the past year, as people prefer to get them done in africa as it is cheaper.our work is guaranteed. You only pay us after you are fully satisfied. What we is change dash and steering rack , we make sure the car is retracked and drives in a straight line, also all your dash lights are going off. But if u have some that does this kind of work then u can buy the dash and rack from us and get them to convert for u. We dont mind at all. As our main business is selling lhd cars , and dash kits." So, I am not so confident about they work.. I'll keep looking, it would be great to have it converted here so i can drive it straight away when I arrive to Paraguay. Cheers. Sounds like a con to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepit Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Little update, I found a place in the UK that do the conversion for £800, plus £500 on parts (dash + sterring rack), the problem is that after asking for pictures of previous jobs and other info they came up with this... "We do not have any pictures as we never needed them , we have done over 25 cars ,in the past year, as people prefer to get them done in africa as it is cheaper.our work is guaranteed. You only pay us after you are fully satisfied. What we is change dash and steering rack , we make sure the car is retracked and drives in a straight line, also all your dash lights are going off. But if u have some that does this kind of work then u can buy the dash and rack from us and get them to convert for u. We dont mind at all. As our main business is selling lhd cars , and dash kits." So, I am not so confident about they work.. I'll keep looking, it would be great to have it converted here so i can drive it straight away when I arrive to Paraguay. Cheers. Sounds like a con to me.... yeah..sounds fishy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Spelling and grammar is a bit off, so yeah not so great. Keep looking there has to be a reputable company out there. thepit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Wind up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Little update, I found a place in the UK that do the conversion for £800, plus £500 on parts (dash + sterring rack), the problem is that after asking for pictures of previous jobs and other info they came up with this... "We do not have any pictures as we never needed them , we have done over 25 cars ,in the past year, as people prefer to get them done in africa as it is cheaper.our work is guaranteed. You only pay us after you are fully satisfied. What we is change dash and steering rack , we make sure the car is retracked and drives in a straight line, also all your dash lights are going off. But if u have some that does this kind of work then u can buy the dash and rack from us and get them to convert for u. We dont mind at all. As our main business is selling lhd cars , and dash kits." So, I am not so confident about they work.. I'll keep looking, it would be great to have it converted here so i can drive it straight away when I arrive to Paraguay. Cheers. So, 2 days work (based on £50/hour)? Lols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cos01 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 dash and steering rack only? dash yeah but surely you can use your old steering rack? or are they different ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepit Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Little update, I found a place in the UK that do the conversion for £800, plus £500 on parts (dash + sterring rack), the problem is that after asking for pictures of previous jobs and other info they came up with this... "We do not have any pictures as we never needed them , we have done over 25 cars ,in the past year, as people prefer to get them done in africa as it is cheaper.our work is guaranteed. You only pay us after you are fully satisfied. What we is change dash and steering rack , we make sure the car is retracked and drives in a straight line, also all your dash lights are going off. But if u have some that does this kind of work then u can buy the dash and rack from us and get them to convert for u. We dont mind at all. As our main business is selling lhd cars , and dash kits." So, I am not so confident about they work.. I'll keep looking, it would be great to have it converted here so i can drive it straight away when I arrive to Paraguay. Cheers. So, 2 days work (based on £50/hour)? Lols Damn, they are quick! lol Seriously.. they take 7 days they said.. so.. its £14 per hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepit Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 dash and steering rack only? dash yeah but surely you can use your old steering rack? or are they different ? Steering rack is different, steering column is the same, but there are other details as well and if you want to do it correctly you need to get wiring set and pipes for the vents, so you can keep all functionallity re A/C / Heater and ventilation. I am investigating quite a bit, dash and steering rack is the absolute minimum you need to leave it "working", but I want it perfect cos01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepit Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Little update, I found a place in the UK that do the conversion for £800, plus £500 on parts (dash + sterring rack), the problem is that after asking for pictures of previous jobs and other info they came up with this... "We do not have any pictures as we never needed them , we have done over 25 cars ,in the past year, as people prefer to get them done in africa as it is cheaper.our work is guaranteed. You only pay us after you are fully satisfied. What we is change dash and steering rack , we make sure the car is retracked and drives in a straight line, also all your dash lights are going off. But if u have some that does this kind of work then u can buy the dash and rack from us and get them to convert for u. We dont mind at all. As our main business is selling lhd cars , and dash kits." So, I am not so confident about they work.. I'll keep looking, it would be great to have it converted here so i can drive it straight away when I arrive to Paraguay. Cheers. So, 2 days work (based on £50/hour)? Lols What I don't get is "in straight line" what does mean? that the car wont turn ? also, all dash lights are going off? is that a good thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimp Choker Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 This has to be a wind upSent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kib Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 that's what he will be doing when he wants to drive it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepit Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Update, I found a guy I know that is now back in Paraguay, he took his 3 series with him and did the conversion over there, he says it's very happy with the result, everything works, he didn't need to buy any parts and the total cost was around £500. He will be sending pictures of the work, so as soon as I have them I will share it with you. Can't wait to see that Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cos01 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 boy neither can we...500 notes all in, hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Does he want you to send the money by Western Union in advance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
