IF ANYONE EVER WONDERED WHAT FEDERALIZATION Is-read this!

[uflnuceng]

buy 2 e30's one euro spec, one shitty matching US spec, register the US car, put plates on euro car. end of fucking story.

You never get receipt of your car. It is in holding, then it goes to the importer modifying it. You can't just drive it when it arrives on the dock.

[ultima]

buy 2 e30's one euro spec, one shitty matching US spec, register the US car, put plates on euro car. end of fucking story.

I actually contemplated doing this while in Germany. I had a Euro 89 320i and got a hold of POS U.S. spec 84 318i. I was going to pop the vin and all the little federalization stickers in from the 318 to it's Euro counterpart, and vice versa then just junk the 318i. It might have worked.....but didn't have enough time to do it, as I didn't get a hold of the U.S spec car til 2 weeks before I was leaving.

[YAN-3]

I CANT BELIEVE THE US DOT IS SO GAY!!!

damn man, so if i did decide to bring my e30 back some joe shmo would have to rape it???? AHHHH sometimes I just wanna get a cardboard box and live in germany for the rest of my life, preferably somewere near Nurburgring.[/b]

[YAN-3]

DanGillan wrote:

buy 2 e30's one euro spec, one shitty matching US spec, register the US car, put plates on euro car. end of fucking story.

dude isnt that like JAIL worth crap. I mean u can get into some serious crap for pulling that stuff off.

[Bimmerfanatik]

DanGillan wrote:

buy 2 e30's one euro spec, one shitty matching US spec, register the US car, put plates on euro car. end of fucking story.

dude isnt that like JAIL worth crap. I mean u can get into some serious crap for pulling that stuff off.

Sure is. Tampering with VIN's or swapping VIN plates will get you a nice cozy cell, if the courts decide it.

But, in Dan's defense, you have to get caught...

[YAN-3]

hmmm very, VERY tempting....

[uflnuceng]

I CANT BELIEVE THE US DOT IS SO GAY!!!

Yep... most government regulartory offices pretty much smoke cock all day long.

p.s. - don't ban me... they are only smileys :twisted:

[DanGillan]

no one would ever think twice to check such a POS e30 to see if its a properly imported gray market car. no one will ever check. ever.

[nando]

why not buy a US spec parts car and swap (or pay to have swapped if needed) all the neccesary parts? then you can simply swap whatever parts you want back at a later date. get some us spec bumpers so you don't have those nasty repeaters drilled into your fenders.

of course it's probably MUCH simpler to get a car from canada. I live just across the border so I might try that some day. there are no inspections or emissions checks here so no worries about that. they don't look at your car when you have it registered or insured either.

[Digitalwave]

Or just buy a US car and buy the 5 parts that separate the US and Euro spec cars...

[ultima]

no one would ever think twice to check such a POS e30 to see if its a properly imported gray market car. no one will ever check. ever.

True. Just swap out the VIN on all the necessary places, and grab the fed stickers. Then just have it shipped. No one is going to check if you have the side beams in the doors, proper windshield, bumpers, etc. They have better things to worry about than an E30. It can work.

[nando]

Or just buy a US car and buy the 5 parts that separate the US and Euro spec cars...

like the touring and a $2000+ mtech kit? right..

[Bimmerfanatik]

Or just buy a US car and buy the 5 parts that separate the US and Euro spec cars...

like the touring and a $2000+ mtech kit? right..

OOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SNAAAAAPPPPPPPP!

[YAN-3]

5? 5? yea right dude more like 50+

[CleanAzzE30z]

I know this is an OLD thread. But this is a serious question. Anyone have any info on any of these importation/federalization companies? I know an article came out in one of the Roundels, I believe about the whole process and someone importing their E34 3.8L ///M5. ANy idea which month issue? Thank you. Hey at least I used the "search" feature.