Well they are both air cooled !
Although it's more practical to have a lift up roof.
Also, I wonder why the owner didn't keep it in the "Dub" family, and put a Beetle on the roof.
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Pssst.......Don't let this company know about the conversion as they will bodge together several pulleys, and a few V-belts, and various other engineering, and safety related c#*k ups doing another dangerous conversion on a vehicle, and have the V.W being driven from the Citroen.
Here's a picture of one of their right hand drive conversions below, to show you what they do. (Although if they had any common sense, or concern for the safety of their customers then they would, and should stop making these CONversions).
Here's a picture of one of their right hand drive conversions below, to show you what they do. (Although if they had any common sense, or concern for the safety of their customers then they would, and should stop making these CONversions).
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No joke. It's done for rural postmen so that they can reach the letterboxes without getting out of the vehicle. It seems normal for postmen to drive used, sometimes well used, vehicles so the sensible option of just buying an RHD vehicle in the first place isn't available.
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They're for real alright. Here's another one:
http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/auctions/r ... 154511.php
And here's the company that installs them:
http://www.postalthings.com/
http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/auctions/r ... 154511.php
And here's the company that installs them:
http://www.postalthings.com/
Safe? But you cant work the indicators or see the speedo...Postal Things.com offers the postal carrier and rural route carrier right hand drive kits so you can do your own right hand drive conversion on your rural route RHD vehicle. RHD conversion vehicles help the rural letter carrier on their postal route by providing a safe right hand drive experience so you don't have to reach over the seat....
Further information on these CONversions can be found on this thread.
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=18153
http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=18153
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Nope.fastandfurryous wrote:Noticeable that they continually mention that these are for RURAL routes... which presumeably means they are not legal for normal road use.
Especially as the steering wheel is obviously offset to the middle of the vehicle.
I spoke to some American chums of mine and they are perfectly legal, and in fact considered a better option than a proper LHD because the modification can be removed.
Apparently getting out of the car and walking round can be classed as jaywalking though.
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Only in America could walking somewhere be unlawful, but slapping a Heath Robinson affair like that in a car be legal!Homer wrote:Apparently getting out of the car and walking round can be classed as jaywalking though.
"Gawd-dam! he was moovin' down the street by sorta movin' he feet about. Didn' look like he was burnin' any gas at all! We gotta make that illegal!"
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