JDM Fit RS vs. USDM Fit Sport
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02-04-2013 | 07:52 PM
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JDM Conversion Costs
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i do not advise anyone else to do this conversion. not only has this cause me the BIGGEST headache of all time, its cost me a bundle! i do not wish to disclose the final price cuz it is a ridiculous amount. i now wish i had invested in a K20 swap...btw my mechanic is going to have a ball when he puts that in. i have already told him im just going to drop off the car and the parts and have him deal with it.
i do not advise anyone else to do this conversion. not only has this cause me the BIGGEST headache of all time, its cost me a bundle! i do not wish to disclose the final price cuz it is a ridiculous amount. i now wish i had invested in a K20 swap...btw my mechanic is going to have a ball when he puts that in. i have already told him im just going to drop off the car and the parts and have him deal with it.
With all of the parts and labor for the install, along with the paint, I wouldn't be at all surprised if this dude dropped something like seven grand. So your nice, affordable $18-19k Fit gets turned into a $25-26k ride with questionable legality and negligible resale value. Imagine trying to insure such a ride. What will insurance cover if you get into an accident?
And he didn't even upgrade to an RS. With a mechanically risky 6MT conversion and RHD, you could blast out into outer space on the costs. I'd put it lowball at 10 grand along with the parts mentioned by lilaznphatboy.
No thanks on a $28,000 Fit which can't be sold except at a punitive loss. But hey, if you have the guts or the bankroll, go for it.
Last edited by Praxis; 02-04-2013 at 07:53 PM. Reason: Adding a link
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02-04-2013 | 07:59 PM
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honestly dude you don't want to go thru all the labor its a b*tch!!!! just ask AJ racing. They had their front end mounted on since last year and even til this day, they are missing some nickel and dime pieces. but yea, you're gonna spend more than 4gs on parts and shipping plus labor and paint
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