Meric,
McLaren has made it quite clear that they are not in the conversion business. Originally when they were designing the McLaren, they studied the regulations and requirements for every country, most importantly the US regulations because they were the most stringent. They were the toughest to meet. As they got deeper into the requirements, it became apparent that to meet the US requirements was more costly than they were willing to commit to and chose not to proceed with the US certification. Now thanks to the thoughts and efforts of several key people in the DOT, and car owners that wished to bring their cars to the states, the advent of the Show & Display Law at least makes the import of the McLaren possible.
McLaren Cars, Ltd, has remained true to their original decision, not to pursue any aspect of US conversion or EPA compliance. Since all of the original McLarens have been sold, there are no new cars and the money from sales rarely ever goes through the factory, unless a buyer contracts McLaren Cars directly. They do, however, still religiously maintain the cars in terms of service as do several Service Centers located in various countries.
Not only will McLaren Cars not pursue any conversion efforts, they will also not support any such effort. All conversion research and retrofit is solely the responsibility of other parties, not McLaren.
There is one exception. As a result of the 1994 and 95 EPA regulations for smog here in the states (pre OBD ii), McLaren will (at a customer's request) convert a '94 or '95 McLaren for use in the US. They will not do any such conversion for a 96 and newer McLaren (post OBD ii).
Regarding security, most owners don't install any system at all. They do not come with a security system when new, but it can be installed. I have seen customer cars that have had systems installed that are quite impressive. It is entirely up to the owner. Anything can be done. It is only money.
Denali Man. I know there is a lot of information here, as for the requirements of conversion, I have posted numerous posts regarding this subject. I would recommend a search on all of my previous posts or just snoop around in the McLaren forum. I am quite outspoken in this forum as you will find. If there is still a quesion that isn't answered, let me know, I will be glad to answer it.
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