January 10, 201610 yr Hey, I am after getting some after market bits for my suzuki swift, I have seen Klong Thom Night Market seems the best place to go, my friend is also coming from the UK today so thought he might enjoy looking about too... Does anyone know if it is open on a sunday evening? also what specific areas or streets are the car parts section? what is the best BTS station to go to and then taxi from? sorry for all the questions but any replies appreciated. Cheers all
January 10, 201610 yr Don't know about hours or operation...but the best train option is MRT Hua Lamphong station...not BTS.
January 10, 201610 yr The government has cracked down recently on klong Thom market and removed all the street vendors. Apparently everything is now inside not on the streets. Not been recently to check this out but in any case should not be a problem as most of the car parts are in the main building the name of which I forget. Also , within 100 yards of the Worajak intersection there is a mall on several floors with all sorts of after market parts. No need to wait for night time ... Go in the daytime.
January 10, 201610 yr On a related note...does anyone know if the guitar/music shops in the area (Thieves Market - Nakhon Kasem) are open on Sundays ?
January 10, 201610 yr Author Thanks guys for the replies appreciated.... The government has cracked down recently on klong Thom market and removed all the street vendors. Apparently everything is now inside not on the streets. Not been recently to check this out but in any case should not be a problem as most of the car parts are in the main building the name of which I forget. Also , within 100 yards of the Worajak intersection there is a mall on several floors with all sorts of after market parts. No need to wait for night time ... Go in the daytime. Good info cheers, problem is my friend does not arrive till later and by the time we will arrive in china town probably be 9/10, do you think the mall you are reffering too will still be open then? thanks p.s from googling it seems to be called 'Khlong Thom Center' the mall?
January 10, 201610 yr A lot of the mainstream shops in Chinatown are closed on Sunday, but the Khlong Thom market is open and there are dozens of scooter and car parts kiosks in the bowels of the market (I can't refer to it as a mall and keep a straight face). Sorry I don't know what time they close on Sunday evening because I try to get out of there by 11:00 AM when it gets too hot and crowded. There are also several streets of shops that focus on car, truck and scooter parts to the north and to the west of the Khlong Thom market. Just wander around and you will find hundreds of shops. There's also a building full of 3 floors of aftermarket car and scooter parts on Luang Road, about 50 meters east of the corner at Worachak. That's the building with 100 scooters parked out front and scooter parts on the display windows. https://www.google.co.th/maps/@13.7451955,100.5079179,16.75z?hl=en Sadly, I suspect most of (all?) the mainstream shops are regular businesses that will close up by 17:00- if they even open on Sunday. The place has a very different feel on Monday-Saturday.
January 10, 201610 yr Author A lot of the mainstream shops in Chinatown are closed on Sunday, but the Khlong Thom market is open and there are dozens of scooter and car parts kiosks in the bowels of the market (I can't refer to it as a mall and keep a straight face). Sorry I don't know what time they close on Sunday evening because I try to get out of there by 11:00 AM when it gets too hot and crowded. There are also several streets of shops that focus on car, truck and scooter parts to the north and to the west of the Khlong Thom market. Just wander around and you will find hundreds of shops. There's also a building full of 3 floors of aftermarket car and scooter parts on Luang Road, about 50 meters east of the corner at Worachak. That's the building with 100 scooters parked out front and scooter parts on the display windows. https://www.google.c...79,16.75z?hl=en Sadly, I suspect most of (all?) the mainstream shops are regular businesses that will close up by 17:00- if they even open on Sunday. The place has a very different feel on Monday-Saturday. Cheers bud, we will have a gander around later on and I will reply with my findings, thanks again all
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