No More Orders to Japan

catalyst · Post by **catalyst** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:50 am

I need some help I may be getting orders to Japan and I want to bring my Neon. It should be easy to find info on what I need to do to modify my car to make it compliant but I can't find much info at all.

I'm told I'll need to pass Janaese emissions, that I may need to adjust my headlights or change the bulbs. The speedo will need to read KPH, I wonder if the KPH it has is good enough.

I'm wondering if anyone on here has ever done something like this. Also what steps to take to make sure I pass emissions testing.

Help me out, cause the alternative is storage or sale. I don't want to do either.

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:55 am

The KPH in your current Speedo would prolly suffice, but it is going to be more of a pain in your butt adjusting to the smaller scale.

IDK about emissions. If you met California specs, I can't imagine that not being good enough anywhere else in the world. But then again...

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:01 am

It has to be speed limited to like 108 or something ridculous.

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:06 am

Well, we are talking neons in a limited distance area. By the time it got over 100 mph, it wouldn't have enough distance to stop. It would end up in the sea.

J/K

Edit: Tho being in Hawaii it should count as experience, and he should be exempt from the speed limiter.

RADARsx 2.0 · Post by **RADARsx 2.0** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:29 pm

Unfotunately it is VERY complicated I believe to take a car over there. It's getting harder and harder to ship vehicles to another country.

I believe it's now NOT allowed to import any right hand drives now to Canada.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:53 pm

hes military, so its much easier for him to ship something over. my bro brought his vehicle back when he was stationed over in germany.

catalyst · Post by **catalyst** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:54 pm

I think your right esteinmaier, I remember watching Top Gear test the GTR in Japan. Clarkson said it was rediculous but all cars are limited to 112. I hope that is MPH not KPH cause that is slow.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:56 am

once you have your order, they should be able to explain everythin. you should get a package that has all the contacts where you can get that info... i wouldn't sweat it to much right now

v95 · Post by **v95** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:24 am

Japaness emissions are not as bad as NJ or CAlI standards. thats why they most japanese cars don't pass our emissions when they are brought here and why they don't suffice the DOT standard.

MY friend Tomako is currently stationed there I'll See what I can Find you But he brought his mustange Cobra over there and that thing was on running rich all the time.

catalyst · Post by **catalyst** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:59 pm

V95 that sounds good, if he has done it before get me his email so I can talk to him about it.

I found a nice write up on www.Japanbases.com while searching around. The guy said around $5000-7000 for all the inspections and paperwork, but he had a big SUV, I imagine that'd be more expensive and probably one of the bigger vehicles in Japan.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:56 pm

esteinmaier wrote:It has to be speed limited to like 108 or something ridculous.

So thats why the drift instead of drag race.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:55 am

heydockyle wrote:
esteinmaier wrote:It has to be speed limited to like 108 or something ridculous.
So thats why the drift instead of drag race.

I think they drift because drag racing is dumb.

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:22 am

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:
heydockyle wrote:
esteinmaier wrote:It has to be speed limited to like 108 or something ridculous.
So thats why the drift instead of drag race.
I think they drift because drag racing is dumb.

Hey, now!

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:45 pm

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:
heydockyle wrote:
esteinmaier wrote:It has to be speed limited to like 108 or something ridculous.
So thats why the drift instead of drag race.
I think they drift because drag racing is dumb.

Then go drift your neon!

Dylan-00Blue · Post by **Dylan-00Blue** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:52 pm

does tray sliding count?

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:12 pm

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:
heydockyle wrote:
esteinmaier wrote:It has to be speed limited to like 108 or something ridculous.
So thats why the drift instead of drag race.
I think they drift because drag racing is dumb.

and figure skating... I mean drifting isn't?

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:30 pm

Everytime I see this thread I think "HARRY I NEED OVERNIGHT PARTS FROM JAPAN!"

Dylan-00Blue · Post by **Dylan-00Blue** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:44 am

^ quote fail

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:03 pm

sidepipe87 wrote:Everytime I see this thread I think "HARRY I NEED OVERNIGHT PARTS FROM JAPAN!"

And Harry, I need it by tonight...

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:44 pm

^At least the ricers knew the correct quote

catalyst · Post by **catalyst** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:47 am

So, my wife now says if we go I have two choices: sell the SRT4, and save money in Japan so that I can buy "any car you want " or let my 60 year old father in law use it while in Japan.

Just want some other opinions, I think I made up my mind but...

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:20 am

Divorce?

catalyst · Post by **catalyst** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:02 pm

Yay for me! Orders to California again! No need to worry about getting rid of it!

C1DoG · Post by **C1DoG** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:07 pm

catalyst wrote:Yay for me! Orders to California again! No need to worry about getting rid of it!

That is definitly some good news!

andrewh530 · Post by **andrewh530** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:24 am

its a sing from god!

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:53 pm

You could have just given me the car, it would have been cheaper.

But congrats on staying in America (until Cali breaks off and go joins Hawaii)

catalyst · Post by **catalyst** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:34 pm

I'll be back in California around the first week of June!

BenAthar · Post by **BenAthar** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:23 pm

now the question is where to put the smog pump??? LOL!

Glad I don't have to live there and deal with that crap again. Was bad enough on a cheap/broke down corolla and had to floor it just to move on the 710 at times!

catalyst · Post by **catalyst** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 3:21 pm

I bought the car in California so polution should not be a problem. If it is I'm registered in Hawaii untill 2012 so I got a year or so to fix it