Importing dismantled 79 Land Rover

[Barto]

Hi all my first posting,

I know there is a restriction and guidelines in importing vehicles to protect the car manufacturing industry in Thailand however I have an unfinished project back in Aust and would like to bring it to Thailand to complete it and eventually get it on the road for use doing overland weekend trips.

Can anyone tell me if this is possible and if so I need advise on how to go about it.The vehicle is fully dismantled

Thanks

[speedtripler]

its not illegal ,its just a very slow ,painful and expensive process to get it past customs and make it road legal

you could probably get a new land rover cheaper from a bkk showroom

[eeeya]

Saw 30 or so landrovers in an empty lot in phuket 2 months ago

[Somtamnication]

They are still there....72 rovers.

[Rooo]

Moving to motoring.

[BSJ]

They are still there....72 rovers.

Do you have pix's? I would like a short wheelbase Landy if the price is right.

[Langsuan Man]

There must be half a dozen posts here at TV on the same or similar subject, be it classic motorcycles, cars, trucks etc. and the consensus has always been that it is not worth it. Do a search and see for yourself

[tim armstrong]

Why are you doing this ? There are many old landrovers about here, especially as you drive north away from Bangkok. Between Nakhon Sawan and Singburi at least 2 garages with several vehicles. Keep the project at home and buy one here.

[Barto]

Thanks for the advice from everyone.

The reason I have of sticking with this Landy is that all the panels have been spayed reinstalled defender diffs, replaced engine with 2.0L TDi from the disco and its a vehicle I am not likely to sell.

Now knowing there are many other Landy's in Thailand I would be happy to buy another one as well if I can get hold of an open back LWB.

Can I get the details from Somtamnication, Where would I find them.

Cheers

[chiang mai]

A friend just imported a Nissan SUV from the UK, against best advice, the Thai law firm said no problem.

Six hundred Pounds later the vehicle arrived and my chum was told that it had been seized by Customs, he didn't state, allegedly, that it was an SUV.

He's going to try and buy it back at auction having driven the same for the past six years in the UK.

[billd766]

Even if you get it imported to Thailand and reassembled it will need a blue book.

One part of that process is the emmision checks which have to be done and are in the 50 to 100k bt range I believe with no refund if it fails.

I believe it will have to pass the latest standards whereas vehicles with existing blue books get a pass rate on the type and age of the vehicle.

I am sorry that I have no new information but I am sure that it is in the bowels of ThaiVisa somewhere or on the internet.

[Barto]

Thanks BillD766

Thats enough feed back I would say . . .

It would probably pass but as per the advise is risky

Thanks all for your feed back will go and see what I can find out there locally I am in the Loei province ban Huai Bo Suen

Cheers

[stevenl]

Thanks for the advice from everyone.

The reason I have of sticking with this Landy is that all the panels have been spayed reinstalled defender diffs, replaced engine with 2.0L TDi from the disco and its a vehicle I am not likely to sell.

Now knowing there are many other Landy's in Thailand I would be happy to buy another one as well if I can get hold of an open back LWB.

Can I get the details from Somtamnication, Where would I find them.

Cheers

Phuket, on Chao Fa Road west between Chalong Circle and Central intersection, on the opposite side of and close to Rolly Tasker Sails.

[stingray]

u can import it in parts, but u never get a blue book for it

[Somtamnication]

They are still there....72 rovers.

Do you have pix's? I would like a short wheelbase Landy if the price is right.

Here is the link.

http://landrover.lnwshop.com/

[BSJ]

Thanks for the advice from everyone.

The reason I have of sticking with this Landy is that all the panels have been spayed reinstalled defender diffs, replaced engine with 2.0L TDi from the disco and its a vehicle I am not likely to sell.

Now knowing there are many other Landy's in Thailand I would be happy to buy another one as well if I can get hold of an open back LWB.

Can I get the details from Somtamnication, Where would I find them.

Cheers

Phuket, on Chao Fa Road west between Chalong Circle and Central intersection, on the opposite side of and close to Rolly Tasker Sails.

That's great to know Steve. Do they have a business name so I can Google it?

[JesseFrank]

Even if you get it imported to Thailand and reassembled it will need a blue book.

One part of that process is the emmision checks which have to be done and are in the 50 to 100k bt range I believe with no refund if it fails.

I believe it will have to pass the latest standards whereas vehicles with existing blue books get a pass rate on the type and age of the vehicle.

I am sorry that I have no new information but I am sure that it is in the bowels of ThaiVisa somewhere or on the internet.

Yes it has to comply with Euro 4 emission standard, something which isn't achievable with the low grade gasoline that is available in Thailand.

I don't know for a car, but for a motorbike the test officially cost about 30.000 Baht and isn't refundable, however you can retry ( and repay ) many times.

The only way to pass the test is going through a specialised company, for my bike they mounted 3 catalysators in line to my bike.

[EvilDrSomkid]

Barto, you could import all the parts except the frame with VIN tag it sits on. Just buy a chassis with a book here, one in bad nick.

You can put a imported engine and trans into an existing vehicle in Thailand get that registered in the blue book. You do need to show a bill of sale or some other proof the engine is not stolen.

The panels and such should not be a problem.

[billd766]

Even if you get it imported to Thailand and reassembled it will need a blue book.

One part of that process is the emmision checks which have to be done and are in the 50 to 100k bt range I believe with no refund if it fails.

I believe it will have to pass the latest standards whereas vehicles with existing blue books get a pass rate on the type and age of the vehicle.

I am sorry that I have no new information but I am sure that it is in the bowels of ThaiVisa somewhere or on the internet.

Yes it has to comply with Euro 4 emission standard, something which isn't achievable with the low grade gasoline that is available in Thailand.

I don't know for a car, but for a motorbike the test officially cost about 30.000 Baht and isn't refundable, however you can retry ( and repay ) many times.

The only way to pass the test is going through a specialised company, for my bike they mounted 3 catalysators in line to my bike.

I put my Honda Phantom through this month easily and then took the Honda CB400 in and that passed too but both have green books anyway.

I was a bit concerned with the CB400 as it has 4 carbs but it was fine.

[JesseFrank]

Even if you get it imported to Thailand and reassembled it will need a blue book.

One part of that process is the emmision checks which have to be done and are in the 50 to 100k bt range I believe with no refund if it fails.

I believe it will have to pass the latest standards whereas vehicles with existing blue books get a pass rate on the type and age of the vehicle.

I am sorry that I have no new information but I am sure that it is in the bowels of ThaiVisa somewhere or on the internet.

Yes it has to comply with Euro 4 emission standard, something which isn't achievable with the low grade gasoline that is available in Thailand.

I don't know for a car, but for a motorbike the test officially cost about 30.000 Baht and isn't refundable, however you can retry ( and repay ) many times.

The only way to pass the test is going through a specialised company, for my bike they mounted 3 catalysators in line to my bike.

I put my Honda Phantom through this month easily and then took the Honda CB400 in and that passed too but both have green books anyway.

I was a bit concerned with the CB400 as it has 4 carbs but it was fine.

I guess you're talking about an emission test at the DLT, which is a bit different from the test they conduct when you import a vehicle.

That test is performed in a room that has a set environment and very sophisticated equipment , and there are only 3 or 4 in Thailand to my knowledge.