There's no word on pricing yet, but these kind
of aftermarket conversions are usually rather pricey.
Not exact matches
As far as we can tell, the second - generation
of C / K wasn't available from the factory in crew - cab guise, so if you wanted four - doors, you turned to a handful
of GM - approved
aftermarket conversion shops.
The launch
of Jeep Wrangler pickup has been rumored for years; at one point, Jeep even offered an
aftermarket JK8
conversion kit (shown here) for customers to build their own.
The shared drivetrain with the F - Series marked the beginning
of aftermarket four - wheel drive
conversions.
If you see coil springs now in place
of the air springs, that means someone has converted the suspension to an
aftermarket coil spring system which is not an unusual
conversion...
There are quite a few
aftermarket companies that claim they can build you a Tesla Model S wagon
conversion but none
of them appears to be so advanced and elaborate as the project made by Qwest.
Help is already on hand in the form
of aftermarket dash kits for clean
conversion to a single - or double - DIN installation.
A number
of aftermarket modifications were also made available, with up to 1000bhp twin - turbo
conversions not uncommon.
That's because the roof
of the car can't just be chopped off in an
aftermarket conversion shop the way many other convertibles
of the past decade were made.
A truly «hot» Fiesta was never produced by the factory to avoid impacting on sales
of performance Ford Escort variants but many
aftermarket conversions were available, the best - known being that by the English firm Turbo Technics boosting power to a well documented 125 bhp (93 kW), which easily outclassed its «standard» rivals.
Aftermarket conversion companies fell short
of meeting strong demand for vehicles from utilities, governments and early adopters.
PLUG - INS COME TO CALIFORNIA: This year, a family like ours, in the early - adopter state
of CA, has the happy prospect
of replacing our Toyota Prius
aftermarket PHEV
conversion with a new PHEV, such as the Chevy Volt (or the pricier Fisker Karma).
Next year, whoever is President can build on this with incentives for more than 250,000 cars, inclusion
of high - quality
aftermarket conversions, a federal fleet purchase and other measures.
Last Friday, the Senatorial «Gang
of 10» had proposed a $ 7,500 tax credit, $ 2,500 for
aftermarket conversions, and a goal
of getting 85 %
of our cars off gasoline by 2020.
First
of three catch - up postings: CalCars» one - page presentation
of the case for gas - guzzler
conversions and a request for endorsements; a supportive analysis
of the retrofit opportunity; first orders for
conversions from REV and Bright; SEMA and the
aftermarket industry on retrofits; the little - recognized opportunity to reduce «black carbon» and address climate change; hybrid
conversions get cheaper.