All cars imported under the new SEVS scheme must be unmodified, or for the occas out there "stock as a rock".
this means no aftermarket rims and body kit, steering wheel and gearknob, etc.
15 yo cars are ok at the moment but, changes are proposed and will be enforced soon.
This change has been a painful process and has been introduced to cut the 'cowboys' out of the industry, however it has affected some genuinely good compliance workshops who are still waiting for compliance rights. And it is a fact that it has left a hole in the jap import industry that has affected us all in some way.
Safe to say that most cars imported under the new rules will be of a higher standard, and any car imported that is not up to standard will be cubed.
DOTARS are busy.............