If nothing else, I suppose that you could modify a DeLorean exhaust system to fit onto the car. :-) It shouldn't be too hard to obtain/modify directional lenses. As for the bumpers, I'm sure that there's a way to get around those. Otherwise, maybe it would have been easier entering the car in thru Canada, and/or an importing company? But once you get the car back into your possesion, just swap everything back. See what you can do to keep it as a classic car, and off the road at that to avoid emissions testing. If you don't plan on driving it anyways, insure it as a classic, and register it as non-operational with the DMV. As for exhaust, I prefer to have mine as silent as possible. i don't like people to hear me headed their way. It makes it easier to pass them at stoplights. If they can't hear me, they usualy don't see me, and that makes for a easier advantage to get ahead of them when the road narrows ahead. Or if nothing else, it most of the time keeps people from getting the urge to race me. Which is another nice "perk" of having a rear-engined car. The motor is far back enough most people can't tell I'm next to them until I get ahead of them. -Robert vin 6585 "X" --- In dmcnews@xxxx, Senatorpack@xxxx wrote: > > I am having a hell of a time trying to import my Renault Alpine PRV V-6. > It is sitting in a customs warehouse in Baltimore for almost a year. > The big issue with the Fed., is the non catalytic exhaust. The lights > and bumpers are a small item on the long list of conversions. > In addition, the DMC sounds better without the catalytic converter, > however the HP and performance gain is minimal...in my opinion. > > Best Wishes, > Michael Pack