Importing to Canada, don't worry, not another GT4 topic Options

[946thGenGT]

Hey, this is mostly directed towards the Canadians but I'm grateful for any help anyone can offer. Any of you Canadian owners import your Celicas from the US? I've been looking into bringing one up for a friend of mine since they're so much cheaper down there. I've read a bunch of articles on it like this one and this one (which is actually regarding an MR2 specifically) but I'd like someone to actually talk to about it to ask questions and whatever else.

The articles talk about having to convert the speedo from MPH to KPH, but I was wondering since the speedo displays both MPH and KPH if you have to change it so KPH is the primary?

I can think of an easy way to change it to KPH, just scan my current bezel and print off inserts to put in the new Celi but then you're left with an odometer that still reads miles... anyone know how, if at all possible, to make the car start recording in kms instead of miles? That's not really a big issue but it would be cool if possible.

So if there's anyone out there who has tried importing a car (not necessarily a Celica even) from the US I'd love to hear about your experiences and get your advice. Thanks.

[exxtractor]

My celica St was imported by myself just over 2 years ago, after I moved back to Canada. The big thing is to make sure all the paper work is in order. In regards to the speedo, you do not need to change it since it has both Kmh and mph. You also don't need to change the odometer, though you might read it says you need to put a sticker on it (Canadian Tire who does the federal inspections for the government isn't too particlar on this). Just do the following as it says below and your good to go, you can even call them or Canada customs to confirm what the tax rate is. I drove mine accross, so not sure if you have different paper work, if its not done that way. Best thing is to call RIV.

RIV

[946thGenGT]

My celica St was imported by myself just over 2 years ago, after I moved back to Canada.  The big thing is to make sure all the paper work is in order.  In regards to the speedo, you do not need to change it since it has both Kmh and mph.  You also don't need to change the odometer, though you might read it says you need to put a sticker on it (Canadian Tire who does the federal inspections for the government isn't too particlar on this).  Just do the following as it says below and your good to go, you can even call them or Canada customs to confirm what the tax rate is.  I drove mine accross, so not sure if you have different paper work, if its not done that way. Best thing is to call RIV.

RIV
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Thanks a lot for the tips. Another thing I was wondering about is do I have to worry about doing some rewiring to setup daytime running lights? Cars newer than 1990 require it here but I know in the US it wasn't required until a few years ago so I'm not sure if the 6gc's down there have DRL's or not.