Saturday 9 January 2016

The Basics Of Right Hand Drive Conversions

By Mary Powell


Controversy has always spired on the way converting drives in cars from left to right is done. With some arguing that what is basically involved is alternating the dashboards from the left to the right side, others maintain that what is applied is the chain-drive formulae, though it is majorly considered inferior. What is extensively used is criteria called mirror image, whereby all the parts and components are designed in such a way that they fully resemble the parts that were previously there. Though this cannot be done in all areas, Right hand drive conversions in such events may entail innovating safer approaches in designing and redesigning of vehicles.

This process can only be executed if it accords with the law, as under the National Codes and Practices. It should also meet what is provided in the Vehicles and Safety Standards Act. The process of changing drives in vehicles encompasses an order of events. First of all, when the vehicle being changed is presented to a converting company, it is initially jacked up, and then raised on stands. From there, other subsequent operations are carried out.

When the vehicle being converted checks in, it is first jacked up, and then put on stands. From that point, other successive operations on the vehicle can commence. Some people argue that only the position of the steering wheel is changed, but this is however untrue, baseless and invalid. There are other operations, air conditioning being the next step. It is at this stage that conversion heating is done, from the left to the right side. Experts acclaim that this is usually the most tasking stage in the entire operation.

The next stage involves air conditioning. This is whereby heating is done from left to right sides of the drives. This stage is arguably the most grueling and tasking, of all the stages. The heater box that is usually on the drivers seat, in this case the left side, has to be transferred to the right side, in such a way that it fits in accurately. There are people who have been of the opinion that converting drives in cars basically entails changing only the steering wheel, but this step clearly disputes those contortions.

Companies offering conversion services have devised many ways of ensuring parts fully resemble the old ones, so there is usually not much difference between the previous form of the car, and the present one. They pre-fold, pre-drill and even cut these components so that they can assume new shapes and fit accurately where they are intended to fit. At the end of the production process, total conformity is realized.

Companies have in the recent past become more innovative, as far as ensuring resemblance and conformity of components is concerned. This is made possible by the making of pre-folds and pre-drills and also cutting some of the components, with the intention of fostering cohesiveness in that they are ultimately similar to the previous ones. In the long run, the car being changed positions of the drives ends up totally resembling its previous form.

All these and many more measures are usually taken with the ultimate intention of ensuring uniformity, cohesiveness and conformity, at the very end of the conversion process. Spot-on quality is also ensured during production, and motorists desires of having their drives alternated from the left to the right sides, are fulfilled.

All these measures are aimed at ensuring consistency and enhancing spot-on quality, alongside ensuring optimum resemblance and conformity during production. There has been an influx in the number of companies venturing in the business of converting positions of drives in vehicles, the most notable ones being RHD Vehicle Conversions Corporation, Performax Corporation and American Automotive Australia.




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