 How to trailer your car to Mexico, Dr Evils Mexican adventure |
|
|
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
|
| Dr Evil |
 Jun 27 2005, 09:18 PM
Post
#1
|
|
Send me your transmission!  Group: Members Posts: 22,999 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
 |
I have seen a bunch of posts with bad information regarding trailering rollers down to Mexico over the years. I had been unable to give exact answers to questions about how, when, restrictions, etc. Well, todays events have been a real eye opener and I wish to enlighten all who care.
The story: I went to trailer my car down to TJ today to get it done before the big move. I forgot to bring my CURRENT registration. As I crossed the boarder into TJ I was waved down, as will all of those who are towning a turdly car be, to the MExican secondary inspection. They asked to see my registration for the vehicle in tow. I had last years in the car, and the new one at home. "Sorry sir, but you can not bring unregistered vehicles into Mexico," the officer told me and sent me through the fence into the line going back to the US (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) Myth - If you trialer a turdly vehicle across the boarder to TJ, they will confiscate your car..... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/bs.gif) This was posted some time ago on the bird board by someone who claimed to have talked to the US and Mexican consulates about this and was told this confenscated BS. As you can tell this is not true. I went home and returned with the current registration. After thye looked at it I was allowed to pass. No problem. More fun came after I took the car off of the trailer at the shop. I was in the right lane and was turning right to park on the curb when a cab driver decided to run over my trailer form the next lane over....the no right turn lane (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) Dumb ass. I felt a little jolt and then looked back to see the left wheel and fender of the dolly nicely tucked into his left front wheel well. After getting free he took off. I really did not care as I paid the $8 for the insurance so all was covered..."no really, it happend inthe WalMart parking lot. I swear (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) " Lesson re enforced; ALWAYS get the cheap insurance! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) Next lesson, how to avoid secondary inspection (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) When I was turned around the first time to go back for my registration I was still towing my car, obviously. Well the boarder crossing has changed a bunch over the years and so has the proceedures for pulling up to the booth. There are a series of stop signs and lights that were obviously designed by a civil engineer with a serious case of ADD who was off of his meds. Anyway, usually you come to the first stop pole and wait for the signal light that is just past it to change, then you go to the next stop sign before the gaurd waves you up to the booth. Hard to imagine, I know. The main point is this, when trailering a car across the boarder to the US do not pull forward between the big yellow things until the boarder gaurd waves you all the way forward. I almost did but he stopped me. He said that if I would have pulled up to the last stop sign, where I would have normally, that my trailer would have been stuck between the big yellow things with the sensors and would have triggered an alarm forcing him to have to send me to secondary inspection (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) Lucky me. I hope all of you can bennefit from my research today. It was a real drag, but in the end you sometimes have to make your own silver lining (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) |
   |
 
|
  |
Replies(1 - 19)
| Dr Evil |
Jun 27 2005, 09:21 PM
Post
#2
|
|
Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,999 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
|
Here is an example of an abandoned looking vehicle that was successfully towed across the boarder.
Attached image(s) 
|
|
|
|
| Dr Evil |
Jun 27 2005, 09:25 PM
Post
#3
|
|
Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,999 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
|
Here is the trailer damage.
Attached image(s) 
|
|
|
|
| Dr Evil |
Jun 27 2005, 09:30 PM
Post
#4
|
|
Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,999 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
|
Boarder crossing (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)
Attached image(s) 
|
|
|
|
| Eric_Shea |
Jun 27 2005, 09:33 PM
Post
#5
|
|
PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,275 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
Oooooooooooh with pictures and everything! We're so proud of ya (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
Can't wait to see it when it comes back. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) |
|
|
|
| smooth_eddy |
Jun 27 2005, 09:41 PM
Post
#6
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Seattle Member No.: 3,102 |
So what is being done to your car in TJ?
|
|
|
|
| Dr Evil |
Jun 27 2005, 09:50 PM
Post
#7
|
||
|
Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,999 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
|
Covering the side marker light holes, antenna hole, mirror holes on door. Fill in the seams to the fenders by the windshiled. Grind out any rust, treat, prime, paint. Place black tar heroin into my rockers and tranny case. Fix my flares, smooth and paint my targa top, spray sealant onto my floor, remove and replace the seals on my front and rear windows, chem strip the old crappy paint off, fix, prime and paint the whole dang thing. There may be more, but I am going off of memory. I'll be posting a progress thread for the rest with pics (especially for you, Eric (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) ) |
||
|
|
|
||
| Aaron Cox |
Jun 27 2005, 09:58 PM
Post
#8
|
|
Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
mike - DO NOT fill the fender to cowl seal. it will crack your new paint.
ask john rogers. he had panchos weld it...and it still cracked... AA |
|
|
|
| smooth_eddy |
Jun 27 2005, 10:02 PM
Post
#9
|
||
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Seattle Member No.: 3,102 |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) I saw a friend of mine at the classic auto show here in Seattle last weekend. Someone had done that to his Datsun 2000 and it cracked. I asked him why someone would do that. He did not know, and said he was not looking forward to using a dremel to remove it. Eddy |
||
|
|
|
||
| swood |
Jun 27 2005, 10:04 PM
Post
#10
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,839 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Strong Beach Member No.: 251 Region Association: None |
Don't you have to have the side marker lights??
|
|
|
|
| SLITS |
Jun 27 2005, 10:09 PM
Post
#11
|
||
|
"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
Legally yes, but it's so "Euro" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) and after all they know best. |
||
|
|
|
||
| SirAndy |
Jun 27 2005, 10:09 PM
Post
#12
|
||
|
Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,648 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) major stress point on the chassis. the early prototypes didn't have that seam. the factory added it later. for a reason ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif) Andy |
||
|
|
|
||
| Dr Evil |
Jun 27 2005, 10:12 PM
Post
#13
|
||
|
Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,999 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
|
He had it welded, or bondoed? There are folks that have done it succesfully, what made theirs work? I am getting mine done by their top guy, and we talked about a "tip" in exchange for a top notch job. He is a car guy and I saw how he was looking at my car, and he gets it. If I don't get to him intime to ask him some questions, I am not gonna worry. If it works it will be better as it will be stiff and will not allow for rust to form there. |
||
|
|
|
||
| Dr Evil |
Jun 27 2005, 10:13 PM
Post
#14
|
||
|
Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,999 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
|
I have more modern ones that I will be mounting farther back. |
||
|
|
|
||
| smooth_eddy |
Jun 27 2005, 10:14 PM
Post
#15
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Seattle Member No.: 3,102 |
So what happens if you ever have to change the front fender?
|
|
|
|
| Dr Evil |
Jun 27 2005, 10:16 PM
Post
#16
|
||
|
Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,999 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
|
Besides being sad about having to do so, you just cut and reweld. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
||
|
|
|
||
| Aaron Cox |
Jun 27 2005, 10:17 PM
Post
#17
|
|
Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
welded - and it flexes...and cracks the paint.
MAYDAY MAYDAY.... your car.,...your paint... |
|
|
|
| Dr Evil |
Jun 27 2005, 10:18 PM
Post
#18
|
|
Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,999 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
|
Fine, I will have them leave it. What about Markydoo's car. Didn't he do this successfully? I honestly like the seams there. I just don't want to have a cancer start there like it was doing currently. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif)
|
|
|
|
| mightyohm |
Jun 27 2005, 10:21 PM
Post
#19
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Let's see some pics of cracks, not anecdotal reports...
|
|
|
|
| Dr Evil |
Jun 27 2005, 10:45 PM
Post
#20
|
|
Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,999 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
|
I will post a question in another thread to fish for pros and cons. However, those that have spoken up about the cons, sans Aaron (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/tongue.gif), are very knowledgable and not usually prone to anecdote.
Shall we see? |
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 19th May 2024 - 04:53 PM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2024 IPS, Inc.