Importing FD2 and JDM cars

**Philip Lee** · 19-09-2008 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by GReY_CVC

Hey does anyone have links to website with legal details regarding this... say for personal import from uk to sydney... what are the conditions?

google is your friend:

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roa...ral/index.aspx

Do the owner needs to be a citizen in the other country or can we be on a working holiday visa etc... I will be going to uk for more than a year on working holiday....

you don't need to be citizen of the overseas country but u need to be a citizen/PR of Australia.

**6-SpeedManual** · 21-09-2008 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by aaronng

FD2R won't pass because we have the Civic VTi and Sport. The only way to get an FD2R is through personal import or Honda Australia brings it in.

doesn't the fd2r have a different siloutte and chassis compared to the aussie fds?

**DreadAngel** · 21-09-2008 08:50 PM

It maybe different but to SEVS, its the same...

They look similar even though in reality they're differences...

**Philip Lee** · 21-09-2008 09:09 PM

well same chassis code, very similar exterior etc. won't pass SEVS.

**denot** · 23-09-2008 10:29 AM

so why cant we just bring it here unregistered and register it as Civic Sports?

**Philip Lee** · 23-09-2008 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by denot

so why cant we just bring it here unregistered and register it as Civic Sports?

because you need to get an import approval before you can bring a (whole) car in or risk fine + having your car sent back (according to the law/rule).

without an approval, you can't clear customs.

**denot** · 23-09-2008 10:44 AM

hohoho bring it here as a thousands pieces and built it back alltogether

hohoho

**SlobberGoat** · 23-09-2008 12:19 PM

... and if you smuggle one in without the proper paper trail, and customs find out.
The car will be crushed.

**Slash** · 23-09-2008 11:42 PM

What is the difference between the sports and the type r?

I know there is a cosmetic difference, but chassis is the same.. type r has a strenghtened chasis and the obvious performance differences. Is there anything else?