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2004 OUTBACK H6 steering wheel problem
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 12:43 pm
by steptoe
And that ain't the only problem. I should have figured....It is SO weird driving along looking up to the right to look in rear view mirror , more so looking over to the usual external rear view mirror - need to look further. The one on my door just gives a view of the gutter. Buyer beware I suppose. Mark, I thought you were sending over an XT6 not an H6 ! It is here, or the Bommodore with yella plates in the background is an export product
, export label on Sube screen
Another downside to importing LHD now in NSW is they need to display in at least 75mm high letters LEFT-HAND DRIVE
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It has VDC badge on front guards, assembled in USA yet still has normal ID plate from Japan. Compliance sticker is on drivers door not inside door jam like here , so replace a door and you may need to transfer that sticker ? Also got wiper heater fields on the windscreen , do our market have those?
Indicator stalk is on the left with lights, the wiper is on the right - so Euro spec , what a PITA !
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 12:46 pm
by Alex
nice. Mcintosh stereo and all. Dont like the added woodgrain tho!
(all that stuff around the aircon vents isnt factory)
alex
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:03 pm
by steptoe
Guess that is the Woodie effect that happens on US assembly
You could tell McIntosh from that pic?
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:29 pm
by Alex
yeh mcintosh silver dials
that woodgrain isnt factory anywhere. Its a stupid ebay add-on. 95% sure.
alex
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 3:48 pm
by TOONGA
are you going to convert this fine piece of machinery to right hand drive or leave it as is?
I have seen a JDM H6 front cut with that "nice" wood grain finish advertised on Ebay but as Alex says it could be aftermarket.
I remember the Caution Left Hand Drive placards on cars in WA as a kid but the law must have been changed as I don't see it on LHD cars here anymore.
TOONGA
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 4:05 pm
by Alex
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 8:30 am
by bobbyjimmy
There's a 2004 - 2006 Outback XT (2.5 Turbo) imported from the US that lives a couple of blocks from me - no LHD sticker anywhere on it.
Looks weird when it's driving towards you with the driver on the wrong side of the car and a 10 y.o kid in the passenger seat.
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 9:08 am
by steptoe
Maybe not as weird as following a LHD Corsair of the late 60's - just the design of its rear end looks like a front end so it looks like it is coming straight at you in your lane.
The LHD sign is a NSW RTA requirement AUVIS Inspection Bulletin No.32 - possibly separating themselves from other states and territories in an effort to justify the costly state governing bodies - in being different
Alex has found a similar shot of those 'add ons' . Maybe just available in LHD trim. Always thought moulded plastic fake wood trims looked out of place in our cars, but seing as though this is US import - looks quite fitting
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 9:32 am
by 1111giles
Jonno - Have I missed somthing here ? Have you bought this ??
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 1:25 pm
by steptoe
Nah, just stirring
turned up in my mates workshop for an introduction to Oz roads for a few years. Major condition of its import permitted is that it must also leave by a certain date and must not be sold to be used on our roads by anyone else! 120 point fine , however much a point is valued in our penalty system. Had to take it for a drive to test the brakes with brake meter attached to the RHS front seat for a change
New regos on LHD cars over 30 years old no need to display LHD sign in NSW
