changing Lhd to Rhd how hard

[DJ_B4L]

how hard is it to change a left hand drive to a right hand drive i have a donor car with the dash, steering rack etcc

what would i need and how hard can the job be? thanks

[Dr Firefly]

Don't do it!

[DJ_B4L]

why not?

i know you loose about 10 bhp?

[kunjani]

hey bro two days ago i saw a e30 on this site that had it done, there was i mad agenda with wiring loom


i reckon leave it alone,
just heard of 2 many f***up's

[DJ_B4L]

ok i get ya il prob get a e30 specialist garage to do it or give it a go but il look more into it first tho

[kunjani]

for what it will cost you im shure you can buy i nice e30

surley?

[Brianmoooore]

Shouldn't be too difficult. Main wiring loom is the same AFAIK, the locking windows loom is slightly different, in that it's installed as a mirror image, and the dashboard loom that plugs in behind the (RHD) glovebox is completely different.
Only bodyshell difference that I know of is part of the bracket that supports the steering column will have to be unstiched from the LH support and welded to the
RH.

[DJ_B4L]

yeh i prob leave it seems like quite alot of work
thanks for replys guys

[kevin316i]

It's not worth the hassle and cost unless you can do all the work yourself and the LHD car is cheaper than the equivalent RHD car in the UK. If it's an M3, the converting the rhd is a definite no-no as it will devalue the car and spoil the driving experience. However, a few were professionally converted by Birds UK.

[pacerpete]

Don't do it, sell it and buy a RHD car. Since LHD cars are worth substantially more than RHD you should be quids in , unless it's an '83 320 4 door that is !