Any center consoles that have the hand brake on the other side?

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My hand brake is driving me nuts. I am so tall that even with the seat all the way back I still have to sit a little bow legged. An dthat causes my leg to be pressed up against the handle. Also any time I try to grab and use the brake to do a slide I can't do it correctly cause I am pressed up against the handle and my arms are not in good position. It works perfectly for me in my 300zx with the handle on the passenger side, so anyone know of a place I could get one to place it on that side? I haven't seen a good inside picture of a jdm version to see if they have it on the other side since they sit on that side.


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Apparently they do:)

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they do have it on the other side, but a coulpe things would be off if you switched them like that

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yeah I see what you are talking about. it overlaps to the right so it would not just go in on our cars. Dang, any ideas on how to make this idea work with or without using a JDM console?

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woah...i jus thought of somethin...on a JDM car, do the light and wiper stems switch sides?

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yep, sure looks like it:)

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MainEvent212 wrote:woah...i jus thought of somethin...on a JDM car, do the light and wiper stems switch sides?
if you looked at the picture you might know

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wow, even the tachs on the other side

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oh man! i'd be a wreck if it started raining and i was driving in japan haha!

i'd have no idea what to do!....lol i can see it now...

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the tach is the same... please go re-examine your car... and maybe you head while you're at it :pface j/k

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i dont know, i havent driven my s13 more than 50feet at a time in a year, been drivin a mitsu ecl, ,,, i have it,, wanna burn it???good wheels n stereo tho,, just a DD

any way i cant remember, is it same?

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yes it is... i'm just messin with you man! the usdm and jdm clusters are set up exactly the same... as are the pedals:)

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is the ignition on the same side in Japanese cars? I can't imagine turning the key with my left hand :o

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I don't belive so, in a video i have of a 9 second skyline you can see the keys dangle and bounce on the right side of the wheel

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Keys go on the outside of the column, as opposed to the inside on ours. Turn signals are on the outside, wiper controls are on the inside. I know firsthand, it tripped me up when I drove RHD the first time. It's kinda embarassing going to make a right turn and turning the wipers on instead.

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lol


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