[W126 Coupe] Differential swap

[Jonathan Hodgman]

I still think VIN'ing this car w/ US bits is by Far the easiest way to
go..Hell, make it a diesel and you won't have to worry about
emissions;-)

Jonathan



On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:01:00 -0500, gary peck <gary.peck at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>  
> Jim 
>   
> I have had this question before. I recently e-mailed Mercedes Benz Canada
> provided them with the Vin # and the Engine # and asked for their imput as
> to shipping the unit to the US. waiting for their response. I was on a
> import brokers site that listed allowable imports from Canada the 1988 560
> SEL shows can be imported, but that was if originaly exported to Canada, its
> unknown at this time if a grey market unit from Japan will be allowed. I had
> no problem passing our emmissions test in Ontario. I had to replace the cat
> to pass. I believe this unit has no oxygen sensors this may be a problem.
> Have you inquired with your local DMV and/or reviewed your EPA forum 3520-1
> and Dot forum HS-7 as to this unit. 
>   
> PS I believe you have a gov site that explains car imports from different
> countries. I do no any import has to go through a gov approved import
> broker, has to be steamed clean on the under carrige etc. 
>   
> Hope this helpfull imfo. 
>   
> I posted a friends Japan auto importing site on the W126 forums this
> morning. 
>   
> go...  http://www.skyeservice.com you might contact him his name is Martin
> possibly he has shipped cars to the US and may have some advise. 
>   
> Thanks 
>   
> Gary 
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: JR560SEC at aol.com 
> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:20 PM 
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Differential swap 
> 
>  
> Gary, is that Euro 560SEL eligible for USDOT and USEPA certification?  I'm
> told you can bring recent-model Euro cars into Canada easily, though you
> can't bring them into the US and title them; is that correct? 
>   
> Jim Rothrock 
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