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[HK]240sx · 02-05-2006, 08:25 AM

I was curious, I wanted to buy an S13 Silvia (JDM RHD), I wasn't sure how much it would cost to get it legalized in the states though. Does anyone have a rough estimate of how much it'd be to make it legal on the streets?

ramblux · 02-05-2006, 12:19 PM

Talk to your local department of motor vehicles. It varies, and often can't be done.

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EchoOfSilence · 02-05-2006, 12:23 PM

lol. depends which state. and even then, they have to crash test, bar-aprove it, blah blah blah. search the government site

**ThatGuy** · 02-05-2006, 12:29 PM

What is your neccesity for having a RHD vehicle? Planning to deliver mail? Never planning to pass anyone on the left? Want to be the coolest JDM fan-boy in your car club?

Just wondering, as I see no practical reasoning for purchasing a RHD S13.

ramblux · 02-05-2006, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ThatGuy

What is your neccesity for having a RHD vehicle? Planning to deliver mail? Never planning to pass anyone on the left? Want to be the coolest JDM fan-boy in your car club?

Just wondering, as I see no practical reasoning for purchasing a RHD S13.

I think he's planning the coolest April Fool's joke ever -- can you imagine the look on people's faces when they think his dog is driving?

TheTimanator · 02-05-2006, 12:47 PM

I remember reading somewhere that Canada has a law in place that allows you to legalize JDM cars after 15 years meaning that older S13's and R32's would now be legal in Canada.

If this is true, then it still doesn't help you! ha

ChukiRPS13 · 02-05-2006, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TheTimanator

I remember reading somewhere that Canada has a law in place that allows you to legalize JDM cars after 15 years meaning that older S13's and R32's would now be legal in Canada.

If this is true, then it still doesn't help you! ha

This is true... and there's a shitload of s13s, r32s, Z32s, Cefiros, Cosmos, old school skylines, and a bunch of funky looking JDM stuff driving around.

future240owner · 02-05-2006, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ChukiRPS13

This is true... and there's a shitload of s13s, r32s, Z32s, Cefiros, Cosmos, old school skylines, and a bunch of funky looking JDM stuff driving around.

Yup and they can be had for dirt cheap, quite a few with mods already!

Here's some good sites to look at if your in the market and also if its legal where you live...

www.jdmconnection.ca
www.terra2imports.ca
www.importconcern.ca
www.j-specimports.ca/

ryangreg · 02-05-2006, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ThatGuy

What is your neccesity for having a RHD vehicle? Planning to deliver mail? Never planning to pass anyone on the left? Want to be the coolest JDM fan-boy in your car club?

Just wondering, as I see no practical reasoning for purchasing a RHD S13.

Because he feels like it, hes just putting a legitimate quesiton out there. What more of a reason would one need to purchase something that has caught his eye.

I have a friend joining the marines....what a wet quim he is. I tried to tell him, that real men join the navy....not to waste his time with the pussy marines.

Although you yourself do seem like one raw chap....perhaps when he returns 4years from know, I will be eating my words!

**ThatGuy** · 02-05-2006, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ryangreg

Because he feels like it, hes just putting a legitimate quesiton out there. What more of a reason would one need to purchase something that has caught his eye.

I have a friend joining the marines....what a wet quim he is. I tried to tell him, that real men join the navy....not to waste his time with the pussy marines.

Although you yourself do seem like one raw chap....perhaps when he returns 4years from know, I will be eating my words!

You are right, he posted a question. I posted a question in response to his, in the hopes that if he didn't have a legitimate reason, he might come to his senses. If he does have a legitimate, then I'd like to hear it. Thus I asked the question. You however added nothing useful to this Thread. In other words, STFU. If you'd like to discuss my profession with me, tough. I really don't give a damn about your personal outloook on the U.S.Military.

Back on topic.

***S14DB*** · 02-05-2006, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ryangreg

Because he feels like it, hes just putting a legitimate quesiton out there. What more of a reason would one need to purchase something that has caught his eye.

I have a friend joining the marines....what a wet quim he is. I tried to tell him, that real men join the navy....not to waste his time with the pussy marines.

Although you yourself do seem like one raw chap....perhaps when he returns 4years from know, I will be eating my words!

Worst British Accent Evar1!!

TheTimanator · 02-05-2006, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChukiRPS13

This is true... and there's a shitload of s13s, r32s, Z32s, Cefiros, Cosmos, old school skylines, and a bunch of funky looking JDM stuff driving around.

sweet! and thanks for the links future240owner

too bad they're still not legal in the US.

oh well.

*kognition* · 02-05-2006, 03:07 PM

The truth is, if you really want a real Silvia, you need to keep it on the track. Jumping thru all of the ridiculous hoops to "try" and legallize it is such a waste of valuable time. If you are in the business of making parts for these cars, then it is
a great business card to have. They really are not safe to drive on US streets on many levels. IMHO

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Originally Posted by [HK]240sx

I was curious, I wanted to buy an S13 Silvia (JDM RHD), I wasn't sure how much it would cost to get it legalized in the states though. Does anyone have a rough estimate of how much it'd be to make it legal on the streets?

SilviaNinja240 · 02-05-2006, 03:25 PM

Do you think its possible to ship the car to canada, legalize it there (aka register it), then drive it across the boarder??

*kognition* · 02-05-2006, 04:01 PM

I do not know canadian law. But i did do some fabrication work for a celebrity client in B.H. who owns a Ferarri F1 and it had Ontario plates on it. This particular F1 would be called gray market here, hence not able to be registered in the states. So it appears that Canada is more flexible.

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Originally Posted by SilviaNinja240

Do you think its possible to ship the car to canada, legalize it there (aka register it), then drive it across the boarder??

*NemeGuero* · 02-05-2006, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryangreg

Because he feels like it, hes just putting a legitimate quesiton out there. What more of a reason would one need to purchase something that has caught his eye.

I have a friend joining the marines....what a wet quim he is. I tried to tell him, that real men join the navy....not to waste his time with the pussy marines.

Although you yourself do seem like one raw chap....perhaps when he returns 4years from know, I will be eating my words!

or 4 years from now?

ryangreg · 02-05-2006, 05:00 PM

i have such a terrible habbit of mixing those two up!

thank you for pointing that out.

[HK]240sx · 02-05-2006, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ramblux

I think he's planning the coolest April Fool's joke ever -- can you imagine the look on people's faces when they think his dog is driving?

LMAO, that was actually freakeshly funny.

kazuo · 02-05-2006, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SilviaNinja240

Do you think its possible to ship the car to canada, legalize it there (aka register it), then drive it across the boarder??

Luka, I was thinking the same thing.

I would think you'd need some sort of permanent address there to register it, and you'd (presumably) have to be a Canadian citizen.

Those are assumptions, of course... any America Junior residents want to let us know what the deal is exactly?

andrewmp6 · 02-05-2006, 11:10 PM

i dont understand the whole rhd is cool bs go drive a old mail truck and tell me you love it after that and why spend money importing a car we already have

RB26Sileighty · 02-06-2006, 01:10 AM

i imported my first skyline threw www.batfa.com...just about the hole car stayed stock with the exception of the exhaust and a few minor peaces....mostly paper work...hell all paper work...i would say for an s13 silvia you could get away with just having to do a lot of paper work...theres no one year law. Some believe that you can only have the car for a year in the states before it will get shipped back...Not true just don't get caught driving it on street...

jame5x · 02-06-2006, 01:54 AM

Ive seen a RHD del sol and crx driving around town..whats so special about them anyways

andrewmp6 · 02-06-2006, 03:57 AM

jame5x all the kiddies think anything jdm or rhd is the best its just a waste of money

TheTimanator · 02-06-2006, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jame5x

Ive seen a RHD del sol and crx driving around town..whats so special about them anyways

I could care less about RHD drive or not...I'd just really love to have a Gti-R.

killjoy · 02-06-2006, 08:59 AM

Exactly. If I could get a fricken GTR with a rb26 and convert it to lefthand drive i would. Its not about the gaydm rhd, its about owning one of the best cars ever made.

ledzeppelin240 · 02-06-2006, 12:16 PM

Hah in Canada as long as the car is 15 years or older all you need is a Federal and Provincial Safety inspection. Once it passes that you can register it.

SilviaNinja240 · 02-06-2006, 03:26 PM

grrr... there has to be a way!! there just has to! *shakes fist*

Omarius Maximus · 02-07-2006, 01:21 AM

You can import right hand drive MR2 turbos, NSXs, RX-7s etc and legalize them because they have the same chassis and engine already established in the U.S. With the silvia, in order for you to legalize it, you'd have to go to japan and search for a super special onevia with the KA24 option(I believe the japanese refer to it as the Nismo 155R). < this is the only way you'll get a JDM RHD silvia over to the states legally.

90RS13 · 02-07-2006, 11:24 AM

even if they share the same excact chassis, the manufacturer (nissan,toyata,etc) still has to make a formal statement saying that the chassis will react the same in a crash as it's us counterpart. Which no JDM auto maker has ever done so far. Without the manufactuer's statement you have to crash multiple cars, and spend a great deal of money to make it possible for anyone to legalize them. Which is what was done with the 2-door 32-34 skylines.

Just keep in mind, just because you see people driving around true jdm cars, doesn't mean that they're legal. And with a front clip it's pretty easy to make an unsafe rhd jdm wanna be, car, so you can tell people it's jdm tyte.

*kognition* · 02-07-2006, 11:32 AM

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[HK]240sx Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chi-town Age: 34 Posts: 60 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How much $ to legalize JDM S13? I was curious, I wanted to buy an S13 Silvia (JDM RHD), I wasn't sure how much it would cost to get it legalized in the states though. Does anyone have a rough estimate of how much it'd be to make it legal on the streets? __________________ Junkhouse.us/blog \| RWB \| Touge Factory

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EchoOfSilence Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles/Berkeley, CA Posts: 2,238 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	lol. depends which state. and even then, they have to crash test, bar-aprove it, blah blah blah. search the government site __________________ Petition Nissan to Make the IDx on http://IDxClub.co !

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ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 44 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What is your neccesity for having a RHD vehicle? Planning to deliver mail? Never planning to pass anyone on the left? Want to be the coolest JDM fan-boy in your car club? Just wondering, as I see no practical reasoning for purchasing a RHD S13. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

02-05-2006, 12:47 PM	#6
TheTimanator Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Nashville Age: 41 Posts: 2,535 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: TheTimanator Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I remember reading somewhere that Canada has a law in place that allows you to legalize JDM cars after 15 years meaning that older S13's and R32's would now be legal in Canada. If this is true, then it still doesn't help you! ha __________________ 89 S13 hatch/////98 Subaru 2.5RS

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SilviaNinja240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Shibukawa, Gunma Posts: 1,152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Do you think its possible to ship the car to canada, legalize it there (aka register it), then drive it across the boarder?? __________________

02-05-2006, 12:19 PM	#2
ramblux Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 735 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Talk to your local department of motor vehicles. It varies, and often can't be done. http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...ght=legalizing http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...ght=legalizing http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...ght=legalizing http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...ght=legalizing http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.p...ght=legalizing

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ryangreg Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: exeter Posts: 216 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have such a terrible habbit of mixing those two up! thank you for pointing that out.

02-05-2006, 11:10 PM	#20
andrewmp6 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: kentucky Posts: 376 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i dont understand the whole rhd is cool bs go drive a old mail truck and tell me you love it after that and why spend money importing a car we already have

02-06-2006, 01:10 AM	#21
RB26Sileighty Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Machida, Japan Age: 40 Posts: 242 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i imported my first skyline threw www.batfa.com...just about the hole car stayed stock with the exception of the exhaust and a few minor peaces....mostly paper work...hell all paper work...i would say for an s13 silvia you could get away with just having to do a lot of paper work...theres no one year law. Some believe that you can only have the car for a year in the states before it will get shipped back...Not true just don't get caught driving it on street... __________________ Lswan for the win

02-06-2006, 01:54 AM	#22
jame5x Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: --- Posts: 386 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Ive seen a RHD del sol and crx driving around town..whats so special about them anyways

02-06-2006, 03:57 AM	#23
andrewmp6 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: kentucky Posts: 376 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	jame5x all the kiddies think anything jdm or rhd is the best its just a waste of money

02-06-2006, 08:59 AM	#25
killjoy Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 215 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Exactly. If I could get a fricken GTR with a rb26 and convert it to lefthand drive i would. Its not about the gaydm rhd, its about owning one of the best cars ever made. __________________ stolen s13 new stock non-stolen s13

02-06-2006, 12:16 PM	#26
ledzeppelin240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sinse Posts: 688 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hah in Canada as long as the car is 15 years or older all you need is a Federal and Provincial Safety inspection. Once it passes that you can register it. __________________ Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. Looking for: JDM S13 OEM Sideskirts

02-06-2006, 03:26 PM	#27
SilviaNinja240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Shibukawa, Gunma Posts: 1,152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	grrr... there has to be a way!! there just has to! shakes fist __________________

02-07-2006, 01:21 AM	#28
Omarius Maximus Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 564 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You can import right hand drive MR2 turbos, NSXs, RX-7s etc and legalize them because they have the same chassis and engine already established in the U.S. With the silvia, in order for you to legalize it, you'd have to go to japan and search for a super special onevia with the KA24 option(I believe the japanese refer to it as the Nismo 155R). < this is the only way you'll get a JDM RHD silvia over to the states legally.

02-07-2006, 11:24 AM	#29
90RS13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2004 Location: Newark, Arkansas Age: 40 Posts: 348 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	even if they share the same excact chassis, the manufacturer (nissan,toyata,etc) still has to make a formal statement saying that the chassis will react the same in a crash as it's us counterpart. Which no JDM auto maker has ever done so far. Without the manufactuer's statement you have to crash multiple cars, and spend a great deal of money to make it possible for anyone to legalize them. Which is what was done with the 2-door 32-34 skylines. Just keep in mind, just because you see people driving around true jdm cars, doesn't mean that they're legal. And with a front clip it's pretty easy to make an unsafe rhd jdm wanna be, car, so you can tell people it's jdm tyte. __________________

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