Converting to LHD

[josharb87]

Anyone any expience of converting a vehicle (TD5 Defender) to LHD, the V5 change, Insurance problems and or even Exporting problems?

 

Thanks:001_smile:

[Le Sanglier]

Anyone any expience of converting a vehicle (TD5 Defender) to LHD, the V5 change, Insurance problems and or even Exporting problems?

 

Thanks:001_smile:

 

out of curiosity why would you do it? I see you live in Sweden, is it to drive out there?

[GreenGui]

I gave consideration to a conversion when bringing my RHD 110 TD5 to France. Registering a brit plated vehicle here is not difficult but there are several hoops to jump through and in the end I decided that the risk of a bit of paperwork not matching (the french really LOVE paperwork) and the cost of the conversion, I was better off keeping it standard and just changing the headlights.

 

I sold it last year and got a similar price to what I would of got in the UK. If however the wheel had of been on the left, I would of seen a significantly increased sale price, in the region of 30-40% more. All vehicles here are damn expensive - even moon mileage bangers!!

[tommer9]

Josh it would be prohibitively expensive- changing the bulkhead is the most involved job there is on a defender- its less work to change the chassis!!!

[Charlieh]

why not just buy a lhd version?

[Tom D]

Having re-built a defender fron the chassis up IME this would be madness. Just buy a LHD one.

[Rich Rule]

As for exporting I would speak to the Swedish Authorities. My mate did it in Finland and had an special as it was his first vehicle. If he did it now he would have to pay the difference in Purchase price and tax on that. To stop (for example) buying expensive cars from Europe and shipping them there and making a hug profit. Eg. 5-6 year old 911 from germany, LHD around 26 k. Probably sell over there for 50+.