Lost_To_A_K-Car wrote:Originally posted by SpeedRacer1 "]No offense KCar but you arent 100% correct, the issue isnt importing a RHD
Hey man, you brought it up...
Silviagirl: "No actually I believe you began the arguments."
you want an RHD S13, how do you get it?... Import it ... OR weld an RHD firewall into your S13
Do you realize that you're arguing two contradictory views on this subject in two different threads?
Silviagirl: "Soooo, he is simply making the point of HOW to have a RHD car in the US."
Where I'm from, we call that "thrashing".
Silviagirl: "Who cares?"
it is driving it legally on the road that is the issue, show me one street legal RHD S13 or S14 in the United States. You havent proven your point with an actual car (being evidence), you merely show that the law can be interpreted by different points of views.
It is impossible to prove a negative, and I cannot prove that a law does not exist.
Silviagirl: "Yes you can, you prove thru references of those who have been affect by a non-existant law, aka those who were clearly accepted with these vehicles, by law enforcement, with no penalites."
You asserted that operating (and now importing) a RHD car is illegal. The onus is on you to cite the law or regulation that contains this prohibition. You have not been able to do that, so I can only assume you're talking out of your *ss.
Silviagirl: "Actually the law is not specific enough. What you both need to do is site a reference of someone who has gotten a ticket for HAVING a RHD car, AND/OR someone who a cop has let go with no penalties. The law always has exceptions, one cop may have one opinion another, another."
Since when was removing the firewall not messing with the safety equipment of a car? It in itself is a piece of safety equipment.
By that argument, swapping your seats is also illegal.
There is a canonical definition for "safety equipment". It means lights, belts, brakes, tires...things that are covered in a safety inspection administered by the state for the sticker. Anything that is not explicitly listed in a particular state's definition is not covered.
So, find me the Washington state safety equipment list - I posted one, you might be able to find a better one - that includes the firewall.
If you can get Nissan Japan to tell the states that their RHD firewalls have the same strength when welded into a LHD car then you've won your case.
You're still missing the point. There is no case.
Silviagirl: "That's you're opinion but I think both of you have cases."
Here is what the CA gov has to say about altering equipment and registering faulty cars:
Ok, so we're going to talk about Canada now. Ok.
Silviagirl: "No, California. lol"
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-...-8804
Probably referring to:
"(b) When the department determines that a registered vehicle ismechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon thehighways."
Again, you're missing the first sentence of the act:
"The department may suspend, cancel, or revoke theregistration of a vehicle"
There's "may" again. This act creates the authority for the regulation, not the regulation itself. Show me the regulation that states that swapping a firewall is viewed as inherently "unfit or unsafe" for operation on Canada's roads.
Silviagirl: "California! And that law is not specific enough, but just becuase it isnt does THAT mean it is LEGAL?! Not necessarily. They have to be general, or else these codes books would be several thousand pages long!"
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-...24016
I don't know what you're referring to there. Care to be a little more specific?
