Hey guys i am being station to the UK in November and would like to know if i have to change anything from my american crossfire...i heard i have to put a fog light in the back or something.

Other questions, where do i go to get maintenance done and warrenty stuff fixed in the UK? there a chrysler dealership?

Anything else i should know? thanks guys

- Clive

 

yes, all dealerships of chrysler supports your guaranty...(well that's what guy of chrysler told me) and about the fog rear light, my xfire already has it, i think yours too check it out... after you turn the light on pull twice...

 

You will need a rear fog light fitted. I guessing the only way to keep the rear end looking nice is to get one of the rare clusters converted to a UK one with the fog light in. Otherwise you will have to stick a third party on somewhere. The good news is you can leave your steering wheel on the wrong side. ;-)

I've bowled at Lakenheath a few years back. Lakenheath is in the county on Suffolk which is where Ipswich is.

 

Forgot to mention don't forget about pointing you headlights the other way.

 

Clive, I am also in the military but moving to Germany in a couple of months so I've already looked into similar problems. Of course, your unit's standing orders will be different to ours, but . . .

If you want to register the car in the UK, then you will have to submit your car to an "MoT Test" (that's Ministry of Transport). I don't know if you have to have this, or whether you can keep it on US registration - that will be down to your local standing orders at Lakenheath.

For the MoT, you will have to have the fog light fitted (on the right side, not the left) as you have already mentioned. You will also need new headlamp units - our orders do not allow us to use "beam benders" (plastic film that you attach to the outside of the headlamp to "bend the beam" (surprisingly enough!) to the left, rather than the right) - perhaps your orders allow you to use them.

You may also have to have the indicators changed to yellow - I think the US variants are red at the rear, right?

The best advice I can give you is to speak to someone who is already at Lakenheath and check on the registration rules there. If you need to register the car under UK rules, then feel free to e-mail me and I'll get some more info for you.

Alternatively, you can email the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) and ask them for advice about importing a vehicle from the US. The address you would need is: vehicles.dvla@gtnet.gov.uk (that link should work).

Best of luck and enjoy your new job!

Regards,
Clive

 

Holy cow thanks pongo for the reply. Changing the red to yellow lights is going to suck and i think i am just going to sell my car in the UK, i am being told american cars sell for more so... =-) and gl in germany.

 

Hi Clive, like Pongo say its mainly a question of lighting regs. The amber indicators may not be a big deal as the lenses are actually clear but have amber bulbs. Looking at pics of US cars these seem to be the same. The rear fog is a pain since it will be on the wrong side. You may be able to just put a red bulb in your reversing lamp and remove the red part of the lens on the fog, and obviously swap the wiring over. The big cost will be changing the headlamps for RHD like Mark pointed out. I have two US imports a 124 Spider and an old 911. The spider only needed a fog lamp and new headlamps; the indicators were already amber. The 911 actually runs amber bulbs in the reversing lamps as indicators!