Ford Transit Forum

by **wcorkgrp4rep** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:48 pm

Anyone know how easy or hard it would be to change from left hand drive to right hand drive?

by **Luke** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:55 pm

just been having a descussion about this :lol:

see here

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=24013
personally i think for any competent diy mechanic its an easy job

mk2 would be easier than mk1 as the dash's are the same lhd to rhd on the mk2 :!:

by **wcorkgrp4rep** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:16 pm

Luke wrote:personally i think for any competent diy mechanic its an easy job

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By competent do you mean good at putting it back together? I'm good at taking things apart!!

by **madmark** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:04 pm

it took me about 6 weeks for the first mk1 :wink:

the wireing is a nightmere! :wink:

by **wcorkgrp4rep** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:07 pm

Isn't the wiring just a case of extending the dash loom?

by **madmark** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:09 pm

its all on the wrong side ,this is the worst part i think of the conversion ,but dont be fooled there is alot to do even the gearstic has to be cut and rewelded and the bigest pain is the handbrake! :evil:

by **wcorkgrp4rep** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:16 pm

madmark wrote::? its all on the wrong side ,this is the worst part i think of the conversion ,but dont be fooled there is alot to do even the gearstic has to be cut and rewelded and the bigest pain is the handbrake!

Would it be easier with newer replacement gearbox etc?

by **Luke** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:21 pm

for the wiring just take out the loom and put it back in upside down :!:

so the loom comes dow the opposite side and all the switches terminate in the right place

by **madmark** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:22 pm

its not as easy as that! :lol:

by **Luke** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:23 pm

madmark wrote::lol: its not as easy as that!

enlighted us then mark :idea:

by **madmark** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:28 pm

loads of it has to be extended takes a day to mess with it all ,unless you were lucky to get a perfect loom from a scrapper ,

but on both i have done i have extended the loom and fitted the fuse box in the correct place for a english mk1 :wink:

i want to do a mk2 oneday but getting a van is a problem :lol:

by **transitgeoff** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:31 pm

Luke wrote:for the wiring just take out the loom and put it back in upside down so the loom comes dow the opposite side and all the switches terminate in the right place

i did this, all was well run the loom to the rear lights down the oposite side of the van and that, one downfall :lol: