LHD Conversion and Manufacturers

Changing a car’s primary driving components from RHD to LHD or vice versa necessitates knowledge, experience and a conversion kit, and it may be more straightforward to purchase your left hand drive from a specialist dealer or check online for the best deals: local car dealers may simply not know how to get hold of left hand drive cars.

Remember that it’s more expensive to purchase left hand drive cars in left side traffic countries and to buy a RHD in a right traffic country - they are more difficult to sell for a start.

Popular LHD cars: Aston Martin DB5 left hand drive, Lincoln Navigator left hand drive, Mazda MX-5 Roadster, Mitsubishi Pajero GDI V6 3500 left hand drive, Toyota MR2 Spyder left hand drive. Other popular models for left hand drive include the Toyota Camry, Nissan Infiniti, Land Rover Discovery, BMW 525, BMW 316, KIA Carnival, Renault CLIO 1.2, the Citroen Picasso 1.6 and the BMW 340. The sixth generation Golf is produced for both left and right hand, while the Cadillac CTS V may be difficult to acquire as it is designed strictly for LHD.

Other models may be converted by professional mechanics, and this may be an option if you are relocating overseas, as this is likely to be less expensive than forking out for a new vehicle. For those brave enough and competent enough, conversion kits for LHD cars are available on the market - whose primary components include steering wheel, dashboard and pedals - but for safety purposes and for those lacking the required expertise, it’s wisest to approach a professional.

A final option may be to import your LHD. While importing special parts may increase the cost, it will be easy enough to find a mechanic who can repair left hand drive cars as they operate in the same way as right hand drives.