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Tips On Right Hand Drive Conversions

  • lundi 7 mars 2016
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  • By Mary Powell


    Controversy has always spired on the way converting drives in cars from left to right is done. With some arguing that what is basically involved is alternating the dashboards from the left to the right side, others maintain that what is applied is the chain-drive formulae, though it is majorly considered inferior. What is extensively used is criteria called mirror image, whereby all the parts and components are designed in such a way that they fully resemble the parts that were previously there. Though this cannot be done in all areas, Right hand drive conversions in such events may entail innovating safer approaches in designing and redesigning of vehicles.

    This process can only be executed if it accords with the law, as under the National Codes and Practices. It should also meet what is provided in the Vehicles and Safety Standards Act. The process of changing drives in vehicles encompasses an order of events. First of all, when the vehicle being changed is presented to a converting company, it is initially jacked up, and then raised on stands. From there, other subsequent operations are carried out.

    When a car that is to be converted is brought into a converting company, it is first and foremost jacked up, and consequently uplifted on stands. Then, it is disengaged and disassembled, and this marks the beginning of the process of converting it. The parts are stored in respective compartments, for instance in a dedicated bay. The vehicles number is always tagged on each part, so as to prevent cases of mismatching.

    The next stage involves air conditioning. This is whereby heating is done from left to right sides of the drives. This stage is arguably the most grueling and tasking, of all the stages. The heater box that is usually on the drivers seat, in this case the left side, has to be transferred to the right side, in such a way that it fits in accurately. There are people who have been of the opinion that converting drives in cars basically entails changing only the steering wheel, but this step clearly disputes those contortions.

    Then, rattling components or parts that produce squeaks are eliminated from the dashboards by dint of extra body deadeners that have the ability to mold up and heat metals into new intended forms and shapes, for resemblance. Ultimately, the parts end up resembling those that initially existed.

    Another measure that is usually undertaken to minimize on instances of misfit, mismatching and other mistakes during replacement processes, is part numbering. This ensures all the parts are placed exactly where they are supposed to be.

    What makes many companies produce copyrights of the vehicles in terms of conformity and resemblance even after converting them is the pre-folds, pre-drills and cuts made to make components adopt the desired shapes and forms. The parts are also respectively numbered, therefore replacements are accurately done since it is clear what belongs where.

    All these measures are aimed at ensuring consistency and enhancing spot-on quality, alongside ensuring optimum resemblance and conformity during production. There has been an influx in the number of companies venturing in the business of converting positions of drives in vehicles, the most notable ones being RHD Vehicle Conversions Corporation, Performax Corporation and American Automotive Australia.




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